2017
DNA polymerase beta participates in DNA End-joining
Ray S, Breuer G, DeVeaux M, Zelterman D, Bindra R, Sweasy JB. DNA polymerase beta participates in DNA End-joining. Nucleic Acids Research 2017, 46: 242-255. PMID: 29161447, PMCID: PMC5758893, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-strand breaksAlternative NHEJHomologous recombinationDNA polymerasePol βX-family DNA polymerasesFamily DNA polymerasesDNA polymerase betaDNA pol βDeleterious lesionsDNA endsGenomic instabilityNHEJ pathwayDNA proteinProcessing enzymesDefective repairCellular sensitivityCell deathStrand breaksPolymerase betaSubunit inhibitorPolymeraseSmall deletionsMechanistic insightsNHEJ
2005
Genetic instability and the tumor microenvironment: towards the concept of microenvironment-induced mutagenesis
Bindra RS, Glazer PM. Genetic instability and the tumor microenvironment: towards the concept of microenvironment-induced mutagenesis. Mutation Research/Fundamental And Molecular Mechanisms Of Mutagenesis 2005, 569: 75-85. PMID: 15603753, DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic instabilitySuch genetic instabilityDNA repair pathwaysOxidative base damageSuch DNA lesionsGenome integrityTumor microenvironmentRepair pathwaysDNA strand breaksDNA lesionsBase damageDNA damageStrand breaksMutagenesisInduction of mutagenesisAdverse conditionsTumor progressionMicroenvironmentRecent studiesSignificant threatPotential mechanismsNumerous typesInductionPathway