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UV-induced mutations in epidermal cells of mice defective in DNA polymerase η and/or ι.
DNA repair - 1 May 2015
Kanao Rie, Yokoi Masayuki, Ohkumo Tsuyoshi, Sakurai Yasutaka, Dotsu Kantaro, Kura Shinobu, Nakatsu Yoshimichi, Tsuzuki Teruhisa, Masutani Chikahide, Hanaoka Fumio
Abstract excerpt
Xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V) is a human rare inherited recessive disease, predisposed to sunlight-induced skin cancer, which is caused by deficiency in DNA polymerase η (Polη). Polη catalyzes accurate translesion synthesis (TLS) past pyrimidine dimers, the most prominent UV-induced lesions. DNA polymerase ι (Polι) is a paralog of Polη that has been suggested to participate in TLS past UV-induced lesions,...
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