Cells deficient in PARP-1 show an accelerated accumulation of DNA single strand breaks, but not AP sites, over the PARP-1-proficient cells exposed to MMS.
(2009)
Journal Article
Pachkowski, B., Tano, K., Afonin, V., Elder, R., Takeda, S., Watanabe, M., …Nakamura, J. (2009). Cells deficient in PARP-1 show an accelerated accumulation of DNA single strand breaks, but not AP sites, over the PARP-1-proficient cells exposed to MMS. Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 671(1-2), 93-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.09.006
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is a base excision repair (BER) protein that binds to DNA single strand breaks (SSBs) and subsequently synthesizes and transfers poly(ADP-ribose) polymers to various nuclear proteins. Numerous biochemical studie... Read More about Cells deficient in PARP-1 show an accelerated accumulation of DNA single strand breaks, but not AP sites, over the PARP-1-proficient cells exposed to MMS..