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Heterozygous colon cancer-associated mutations of SAMHD1 have functional significance.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Apr 2016
Rentoft Matilda, Lindell Kristoffer, Tran Phong, Chabes Anna Lena, Buckland Robert J, Watt Danielle L, Marjavaara Lisette, Nilsson Anna Karin, Melin Beatrice, Trygg Johan, Johansson Erik, Chabes Andrei
Abstract excerpt
Even small variations in dNTP concentrations decrease DNA replication fidelity, and this observation prompted us to analyze genomic cancer data for mutations in enzymes involved in dNTP metabolism. We found that sterile alpha motif and histidine-aspartate domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1), a deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase that decreases dNTP pools, is frequently mutated in colon cancers,...
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