Article
Replication-independent repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks.
Molecular cell - 13 Jul 2012
Williams Hannah L, Gottesman Max E, Gautier Jean
Abstract excerpt
DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) are cytotoxic lesions that covalently link opposite strands of the DNA helix and block DNA unwinding. ICLs are repaired during and outside S phase, and replication-independent ICL repair (RIR) is critical to maintain genomic integrity and to allow transcription in nondividing or slowly dividing cells. Here, we show that the Y family DNA polymerase kappa (Pol κ) is essential for...
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