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A mouse model of ATR-Seckel shows embryonic replicative stress and accelerated aging.
Nature genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Murga Matilde, Bunting Samuel, Montaña Maria F, Soria Rebeca, Mulero Francisca, Cañamero Marta, Lee Youngsoo, McKinnon Peter J, Nussenzweig Andre, Fernandez-Capetillo Oscar
Abstract excerpt
Although DNA damage is considered a driving force for aging, the nature of the damage that arises endogenously remains unclear. Replicative stress, a source of endogenous DNA damage, is prevented primarily by the ATR kinase. We have developed a mouse model of Seckel syndrome characterized by a se...
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