DNA repair in cancer: emerging targets for personalized therapy

R Abbotts, N Thompson… - Cancer management and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is under constant threat from endogenous and
exogenous DNA damaging agents. Mammalian cells have evolved highly conserved DNA …

Molecular basis of aflatoxin-induced mutagenesis—role of the aflatoxin B1-formamidopyrimidine adduct

YC Lin, L Li, AV Makarova, PM Burgers… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a known carcinogen associated with early-onset
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is thought to contribute to over half a million new HCCs …

A comprehensive strategy to discover inhibitors of the translesion synthesis DNA polymerase κ

K Yamanaka, D Dorjsuren, RL Eoff, M Egli, DJ Maloney… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Human DNA polymerase kappa (pol κ) is a translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerase that
catalyzes TLS past various minor groove lesions including N 2-dG linked acrolein-and …

N-Aroyl Indole Thiobarbituric Acids as Inhibitors of DNA Repair and Replication Stress Response Polymerases

GE Coggins, L Maddukuri, NR Penthala… - ACS chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Using a robust and quantitative assay, we have identified a novel class of DNA polymerase
inhibitors that exhibits some specificity against an enzyme involved in resistance to anti …

Leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitor MK886 impedes DNA polymerase activity

A Ketkar, MK Zafar, L Maddukuri… - Chemical research in …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Specialized DNA polymerases participate in replication stress responses and in DNA repair
pathways that function as barriers against cellular senescence and genomic instability …