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Abstract
The human DNA damage responses are modulated by both nonessential and essential pathways. The extensively studied ATM kinase and p53 are examples of the former. While loss-of-function mutations in genes that encode ATM and p53 cause marked predispositions to cancer, the loss of these proteins does not appear to impact basic cell growth and proliferation. In contrast, the checkpoint kinase Chk1 and its upstream activator ATR are essential.(1-4) What do these proteins do in undamaged cells?Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19282670 PMCID: PMC2774453 DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.8.8148
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Cycle ISSN: 1551-4005 Impact factor: 4.534