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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437992603321

Titolo

Advances in DNA repair in cancer therapy / / Lawrence Panasci, Raquel Aloyz, Moulay Alaoui-Jamali, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-93366-7

1-4614-4741-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Cancer drug discovery and development

Altri autori (Persone)

PanasciLawrence

AloyzRaquel

Alaoui-JamaliMoulay

Disciplina

616.99

616.99/4061

616.99406

Soggetti

Cancer - Treatment - Genetic aspects

DNA repair

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Repair of DNA Interstrand Cross-links Produced by Cancer Chemotherapeutic Drugs -- DNA-PK, a pharmacological target in cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy? -- Growth factor receptor signaling, DNA damage response, and cancer cell susceptibility to chemotherapy and relapses -- The relationship between DNA-repair genes, cellular radiosensitivity and the response of tumors and normal tissues to radiotherapy -- Important Roles of ERCC1 in DNA Repair and Targeted Therapy -- The role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in anticancer drug therapy -- DNA-PK in CLL Chemotherapy -- Poly(ADP) ribose polymerase at the interface of DNA damage signalling and DNA repair -- Cellular protection against the antitumor drug bleomycin -- ATR as a Therapeutic Target -- Telomeres, Telomerase and DNA Damage Response in Cancer Therapy -- RAD51 is a key protein of DNA repair and homologous recombination in humans -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the emerging role of various DNA repair proteins and the regulatory elements which are implicated in cancer therapy such as DNA cross-linking agents, radiotherapy and bleomycin.  The



DNA repair genes discussed include those involved in BRCA/Rad51-related homologous recombinational repair, DNA-PK related nonhomologous endjoining and the nucleotide excision repair gene, ERCC1.  Moreover, the role of regulatory genes such as PARP, ATR, telomerase, growth factor receptors and downstream kinase signalling  is examined.