3-Methyladenine-DNA-glycosylase and O6-alkyl guanine-DNA-alkyltransferase activities and sensitivity to alkylating agents in human cancer cell lines

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 861-865

  Damia, G ^a   Imperatori, L ^a   Citti, L ^b   Mariani, L ^b   D'Incalci, M ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 methyladenine glycosylase; Alkylating agents; O6 ATase

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLADENINE; 6 O ALKYLGUANINE DNA ALKYLTRANSFERASE; ALKYLATING AGENT; CISPLATIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MELPHALAN; MESSENGER RNA; NITROSOGUANIDINE; RACHELMYCIN; TALLIMUSTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0029670361     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.153     Document Type: Article

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