| Literature DB >> 22941607 |
Puck Knipscheer1, Markus Räschle, Orlando D Schärer, Johannes C Walter.
Abstract
Interstrand cross-links (ICL) are one of the most hazardous types of DNA damage as they form a roadblock to all processes that involve strand separation. Repair of these lesions involves several different DNA repair pathways, but the molecular mechanism is unclear. Here we describe a system that allows the examination of ICL repair, via a physiological mechanism, in vitro. This system, which uses Xenopus egg extracts in combination with a DNA template that contains a site-specific ICL, represents a unique tool to study the molecular mechanism of ICL repair.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22941607 PMCID: PMC4100613 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-998-3_16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745