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- Title
Mouse models of DNA polymerases.
- Authors
Menezes, Miriam R; Sweasy, Joann B
- Abstract
In 1956, Arthur Kornberg discovered the mechanism of the biological synthesis of DNA and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 for this contribution, which included the isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I. Now there are 15 known DNA polymerases in mammalian cells that belong to four different families. These DNA polymerases function in many different cellular processes including DNA replication, DNA repair, and damage tolerance. Several biochemical and cell biological studies have provoked a further investigation of DNA polymerase function using mouse models in which polymerase genes have been altered using gene-targeting techniques. The phenotypes of mice harboring mutant alleles reveal the prominent role of DNA polymerases in embryogenesis, prevention of premature aging, and cancer suppression.
- Publication
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 2012, Vol 53, Issue 9, p645
- ISSN
1098-2280
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/em.21731