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Ribonucleotide Excision Repair Is Essential to Prevent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin.
Cancer research - 15 Oct 2018
Hiller Björn, Hoppe Anja, Haase Christa, Hiller Christina, Schubert Nadja, Müller Werner, Reijns Martin A M, Jackson Andrew P, Kunkel Thomas A, Wenzel Jörg, Behrendt Rayk, Roers Axel
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Because of imperfect discrimination against ribonucleoside triphosphates by the replicative DNA polymerases, large numbers of ribonucleotides are incorporated into the eukaryotic nuclear genome during S-phase. Ribonucleotides, by far the most common DNA lesion in replicating cells, destabilize the DNA, and an evolutionarily conserved DNA repair machinery, ribonucleotide excision repair (RER), ensures...
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