A role for dormant origins in tumor suppression

Kathleen Klotz-Noack, J. Julian Blow

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Abstract

In this issue of Molecular Cell, Kawabata et al. (2011) show that mice hypomorphic for the replication licensing protein Mcm4 show spontaneous DNA replication defects due to a lack of dormant origins, potentially explaining why these mice are cancer prone.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)495-496
Number of pages2
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Mar 2011

Keywords

  • REPLICATIVE STRESS
  • EXCESS MCM2-7
  • CANCER
  • MICE

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