Involvement of DNA polymerase iota in hypermutagenesis and tumorigenesis: An improper model can lead to inaccurate results

Immunology Letters

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-199

  Gening, L V ^a   Tarantul, V Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

129 J mice; Hypermutagenesis; Improper model; Polymerase iota; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID POLYMERASE IOTA; DNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; CARCINOGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LETTER; LUNG ADENOMA; LUNG TUMOR; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 33747131046     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2006.05.002     Document Type: Letter

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