8-Oxoguanine rearranges the active site of human topoisomerase I
Lesher, D.T., Pommier, Y., Stewart, L., Redinbo, M.R.(2002) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99: 12102-12107
- PubMed: 12209008 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.192282699
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1LPQ - PubMed Abstract: 
7,8-Dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) is the most common form of oxidative DNA damage in human cells. Biochemical studies have shown that 8-oxoG decreases the DNA cleavage activity of human topoisomerase I, an enzyme vital to DNA metabolism and stability. We present the 3 ...