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Both hMutSα and hMutSß DNA Mismatch Repair Complexes Participate in 5-Fluorouracil Cytotoxicity
2 Dec 2011
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BACKGROUND: Patients with advanced microsatellite unstable colorectal cancers do not show a survival benefit from 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy. We and others have shown that the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) complex hMutSα binds 5-FU incorporated into DNA. Although hMutSß is known to interact with interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) induced by drugs such as cisplatin and psoralen, it has not been demonstrated...
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