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Ablation of XP-V gene causes adipose tissue senescence and metabolic abnormalities.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Aug 2015
Chen Yih-Wen, Harris Robert A, Hatahet Zafer, Chou Kai-ming
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Obesity and the metabolic syndrome have evolved to be major health issues throughout the world. Whether loss of genome integrity contributes to this epidemic is an open question. DNA polymerase η (pol η), encoded by the xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-V) gene, plays an essential role in preventing cutaneous cancer caused by UV radiation-induced DNA damage. Herein, we demonstrate that pol η deficiency in mice (pol...
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