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The role of DNA polymerase eta in determining cellular responses to chemo-radiation treatment

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DNA polymerase η (pol η), a crucial component of the cellular translesion synthesis pathway, allows cells to bypass and thereby temporarily tolerate DNA damage. Inherited deficiency of pol η, as reported in the variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum, predisposes to UV light-induced skin cancers. To date, pol η is the only DNA polymerase shown to exhibit a causal link to the formation of cancers in humans. However, the role of pol η in the cellular response to forms of DNA damage other than...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Oncology
Sub department:
CRUK/MRC Ox Inst for Radiation Oncology
Oxford college:
St Cross College
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Publication date:
2013
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
Oxford University, UK


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English
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Deposit date:
2013-09-09

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