The identification of a novel gene, MAPO2, that is involved in the induction of apoptosis triggered by O⁶-methylguanine.

O⁶-Methylguanine, one of alkylated DNA bases, is especially mutagenic. Cells containing this lesion are eliminated by induction of apoptosis, associated with the function of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins. A retrovirus-mediated gene-trap mutagenesis was used to isolate new genes related to the induc...

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Main Authors: Ryosuke Fujikane, Masayuki Sanada, Mutsuo Sekiguchi, Masumi Hidaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23028632/?tool=EBI