Comparison of two POLQ mutants reveals that a polymerase-inactive POLQ retains significant functionin tolerance to etoposide and γ-irradiation in mouse B cells

Genes to Cells

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 973-983

  Li, Yingqian ^a,b   Gao, Xiang ^a   Wang, Ji Yang ^b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION INDUCED CYTIDINE DEAMINASE; CISPLATIN; DNA POLYMERASE; ETOPOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ETOPOSIDE; GAMMA RAYS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; MICE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 80052263796     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: 13652443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2011.01550.x     Document Type: Article

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