The sensitization of cells treated with O6-methylguanine to alkylation damage is affected by the number of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase molecules escaped from inactivation

Mutation Research - DNA Repair

Volumn 409, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-179

  Citti, Lorenzo ^a   Mariani, Laura ^a   Capecchi, Barbara ^a   Piras, Antonio ^a   Leuzzi, Rosanna ^a   Rainaldi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Mitozolomide; O6 methylguanine; O6 methylguanine DNA methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

6 O METHYLGUANINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; MITOZOLOMIDE;

ALKYLATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUANINE; HUMANS; MUTAGENS; NITROGEN MUSTARD COMPOUNDS; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0031743805     PISSN: 09218777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8777(98)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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