Fluorescent reporter assays provide direct, accurate, quantitative measurements of MGMT status in human cells.

The DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) strongly influences the effectiveness of cancer treatment with chemotherapeutic alkylating agents, and MGMT status in cancer cells could potentially contribute to tailored therapies for individual patients. However, the promoter me...

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Main Authors: Zachary D Nagel, Andrew A Beharry, Patrizia Mazzucato, Gaspar J Kitange, Jann N Sarkaria, Eric T Kool, Leona D Samson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208341