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Lack of DNA Polymerase θ (POLQ) Radiosensitizes Bone Marrow Stromal CellsIn Vitroand Increases Reticulocyte Micronuclei after Total-Body Irradiation
24 Jul 2009
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Abstract Mammalian POLQ (pol theta) is a specialized DNA polymerase with an unknown function in vivo. Roles have been proposed in chromosome stability, as a backup enzyme in DNA base excision repair, and in somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes. The purified enzyme can bypass AP sites and thymine glycol. Mice defective in POLQ are viable and have been reported to have elevated spontaneous and...
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