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The progeroid phenotype of Ku80 deficiency is dominant over DNA-PKCS deficiency.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Reiling Erwin, Dollé Martijn E T, Youssef Sameh A, Lee Moonsook, Nagarajah Bhawani, Roodbergen Marianne, de With Piet, de Bruin Alain, Hoeijmakers Jan H, Vijg Jan, van Steeg Harry, Hasty Paul
Abstract excerpt
Ku80 and DNA-PKCS are both involved in the repair of double strand DNA breaks via the nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway. While ku80-/- mice exhibit a severely reduced lifespan and size, this phenotype is less pronounced in dna-pkcs-/- mice. However, these observations are based on independent studies with varying genetic backgrounds. Here, we generated ku80-/-, dna-pkcs-/- and double knock out mice in a...
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