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Alternative lengthening of telomeres renders cancer cells hypersensitive to ATR inhibitors

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Flynn, Rachel Litman, Cox, Kelli E., Jeitany, Maya, Wakimoto, Hiroaki, Bryll, Alysia R., Ganem, Neil J., Bersani, Francesca, Pineda, Jose R., Suvà, Mario L., Benes, Cyril H., Haber, Daniel A., Boussin, Francois D., Zou, Lee·2015·Science

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Cancer's alternative means to an end: To stay alive and proliferating, tumor cells must maintain their telomeres: the DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes. The majority accomplish this by activating the enzyme telomerase. However, certain tumor types favor a different mechanism called alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT), which involves DNA recombination. Flynn et al. delineated the molecular events that occur at the telomeres of ALT-proficient tumor cells by studying the function of a protein that is altered by mutation in these tumors. The analysis revealed a specific protein kinase that is essential for ALT, which could in principle be targeted to halt tumor growth. Science , this issue p. 273

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Flynn, R. L., Cox, K. E., Jeitany, M., Wakimoto, H., Bryll, A. R., Ganem, N. J., Bersani, F., Pineda, J. R., Suvà, M. L., Benes, C. H., Haber, D. A., Boussin, F. D., & Zou, L.
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Science
Published
2015-01-16
Volume
347
Issue
6219
Pages
273-277
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  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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Flynn, R. L., Cox, K. E., Jeitany, M., Wakimoto, H., Bryll, A. R., Ganem, N. J., Bersani, F., Pineda, J. R., Suvà, M. L., Benes, C. H., Haber, D. A., Boussin, F. D., & Zou, L. (2015). Alternative lengthening of telomeres renders cancer cells hypersensitive to ATR inhibitors. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1257216

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