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Alkbh2 protects against lethality and mutation in primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts.
DNA repair - 1 May 2012
Nay Stephanie L, Lee Dong-Hyun, Bates Steven E, O'Connor Timothy R
Abstract excerpt
Alkylating agents modify DNA and RNA forming adducts that disrupt replication and transcription, trigger cell cycle checkpoints and/or initiate apoptosis. If left unrepaired, some of the damage can be cytotoxic and/or mutagenic. In Escherichia coli, the alkylation repair protein B (AlkB) provides one form of resistance to alkylating agents by eliminating mainly 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine, thereby...
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