Title | Navigating the nucleotide excision repair threshold. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Liu L, Lee J, Zhou P |
Journal | J Cell Physiol |
Volume | 224 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 585-9 |
Date Published | 2010 Sep |
ISSN | 1097-4652 |
Keywords | Animals, Biological Clocks, Circadian Rhythm, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Transcription, Genetic, Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein |
Abstract | Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is the primary DNA repair pathway that removes helix-distorting DNA strand damage induced by ultraviolet light irradiation or chemical carcinogens to ensure genome integrity. While the core NER proteins that carry out damage recognition, excision, and repair reactions have been identified and extensively characterized, and the NER pathway has been reconstituted in vitro, the regulatory pathways that govern the threshold levels of NER have not been fully elucidated. This mini-review focuses on recently discovered transcriptional and post-translational mechanisms that specify the capacity of NER, and suggests the potential implications of modulating NER activity in cancer prevention and therapeutic intervention. |
DOI | 10.1002/jcp.22205 |
Alternate Journal | J Cell Physiol |
PubMed ID | 20458729 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2897951 |
Grant List | R01 CA098210 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01 CA098210-01A1 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R56 CA098210 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States CA098210 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |
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