Werner syndrome protein, WRN, protects cells from DNA damage induced by the benzene metabolite hydroquinone

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-375

  Ren, Xuefeng ^a   Lim, Sophia ^a   Smith, Martyn T ^a   Zhang, Luoping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis and poly (ADP ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP 1); Benzene induced hematotoxicity; DNA damage; Werner syndrome protein (WRN)

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 7; HYDROQUINONE; POLY(ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSE); SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; WERNER SYNDROME PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA DAMAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOSS; GENE SILENCING; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

APOPTOSIS; BENZENE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASE 7; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; RECQ HELICASES; RETROVIRIDAE; RNA; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 59349116567     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn254     Document Type: Article

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