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Involvement of amino acids 361 to 364 of human topoisomerase I in camptothecin resistance and enzyme catalysis.
Biochemical pharmacology - 4 Apr 1997
Li X G, Haluska P, Hsiang Y H, Bharti A K, Kufe D W, Liu L F, Rubin E H
Abstract excerpt
Camptothecins are antineoplastic drugs that specifically target the enzyme DNA topoisomerase I. Prior work has identified a human topoisomerase I mutation, F361S, that confers resistance to camptothecin. We now demonstrate that substitutions in the 361-364 region can alter DNA cleavage/ligation by the enzyme. The defective catalysis exhibited by certain mutants likely relates to an impaired interaction with DNA,...
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