Menin links the stress response to genome stability in Drosophila melanogaster.

The multiple endocrine neoplasia type I gene functions as a tumor suppressor gene in humans and mouse models. In Drosophila melanogaster, mutants of the menin gene (Mnn1) are hypersensitive to mutagens or gamma irradiation and have profound defects in the response to several stresses including heat...

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Main Authors: Maria Papaconstantinou, Alicia N Pepper, Ying Wu, Dahlia Kasimer, Tim Westwood, Ana Regina Campos, Pierre-André Bédard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2987805?pdf=render