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ATR-Chk1 signaling pathway and homologous recombinational repair protect cells from 5-fluorouracil cytotoxicity.
DNA repair - 1 Mar 2012
Fujinaka Yoshihiko, Matsuoka Kazuaki, Iimori Makoto, Tuul Munkhbold, Sakasai Ryo, Yoshinaga Keiji, Saeki Hiroshi, Morita Masaru, Kakeji Yoshihiro, Gillespie David A, Yamamoto Ken-Ichi, Takata Minoru, Kitao Hiroyuki, Maehara Yoshihiko
Abstract excerpt
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has long been a mainstay antimetabolite chemotherapeutic drug for the treatment of major solid tumors, particularly colorectal cancer. 5-FU is processed intracellularly to yield active metabolites that compromise RNA and DNA metabolism. However, the mechanisms responsible for its cytotoxicity are not fully understood. From the phenotypic analysis of mutant chicken B lymphoma DT40 cells, we...
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