Structure of the helicase core of Werner helicase, a key target in microsatellite instability cancers.
Newman, J.A., Gavard, A.E., Lieb, S., Ravichandran, M.C., Hauer, K., Werni, P., Geist, L., Bottcher, J., Engen, J.R., Rumpel, K., Samwer, M., Petronczki, M., Gileadi, O.(2021) Life Sci Alliance 4
- PubMed: 33199508 
- DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202000795
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6YHR - PubMed Abstract: 
Loss of WRN, a DNA repair helicase, was identified as a strong vulnerability of microsatellite instable (MSI) cancers, making WRN a promising drug target. We show that ATP binding and hydrolysis are required for genome integrity and viability of MSI cancer cells ...