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DNA REPAIR
Volume 3, Issue 8-9, Pages 1175-1185Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2004.03.039
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DT40; gene disruption; conditional mutant; homologous DNA recombination; genome instability
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In the 'post-genome' era, reverse genetics is one of the most informative and powerful means to investigate protein function. The chicken B lymphocyte line DT40 is widely used for reverse genetics because the cells have a number of advantages, including efficient gene targeting as well as a remarkably stable phenotype. Furthermore, the absence of functional p53 in DT40 cells enables identification of DNA damage using chromosome analysis by suppressing damage-induced apoptosis during interphase. This review summarizes the contribution of DT40 cells to reverse genetic studies of DNA damage response pathways in higher eukaryotic cells. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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