Dianov Grigory L
MRC Radiation and Genome Stability Unit, Medical Research Council, Harwell, OX11 0RD Oxfordshire, UK.
Toxicology. 2003 Nov 15;193(1-2):35-41. doi: 10.1016/s0300-483x(03)00288-9.
Base excision repair (BER) is the major mechanism for processing of mutagenic and genotoxic DNA base lesions caused by cellular environmental or exogenous mutagens. In vitro base excision repair assays have been used in studies aimed at understanding the nature of various human diseases, aging and mechanisms of genome recovery after mutagenic stress. This review describes the key base excision repair assays and addresses their advantages and limitations.
碱基切除修复(BER)是处理由细胞环境或外源性诱变剂引起的诱变和基因毒性DNA碱基损伤的主要机制。体外碱基切除修复分析已用于旨在了解各种人类疾病的本质、衰老以及诱变应激后基因组恢复机制的研究中。本综述描述了关键的碱基切除修复分析,并阐述了它们的优点和局限性。