| Literature DB >> 19005492 |
William M Bonner1, Christophe E Redon, Jennifer S Dickey, Asako J Nakamura, Olga A Sedelnikova, Stéphanie Solier, Yves Pommier.
Abstract
Histone H2AX phosphorylation on a serine four residues from the carboxyl terminus (producing gammaH2AX) is a sensitive marker for DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). DSBs may lead to cancer but, paradoxically, are also used to kill cancer cells. Using gammaH2AX detection to determine the extent of DSB induction may help to detect precancerous cells, to stage cancers, to monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapies and to develop novel anticancer drugs.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19005492 PMCID: PMC3094856 DOI: 10.1038/nrc2523
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Cancer ISSN: 1474-175X Impact factor: 60.716