- Artemisinin Derivatives Target Topoisomerase 1 and Cause DNA Damage
Artemisinin Derivatives Target Topoisomerase 1 and Cause DNA Damage
Frontiers in pharmacology (2017-10-25)
Onat Kadioglu, Ariel Chan, Alena Cong Ling Qiu, Vincent Kam Wai Wong, Vanessa Colligs, Sabine Wecklein, Halima Freund-Henni Rached, Thomas Efferth, Wen-Luan Wendy Hsiao
PMID29062278
ABSTRACT
DNA topoisomerases 1 and 2 are enzymes that maintain DNA topology and play important essential genome functions, including DNA replication and transcription. Aberrant topoisomerases cause genome instability and a wide range of diseases, cancer in particular. Both Topo 1 and 2 are the targets of valuable anticancer drugs, such as camptothecin. It has been previously shown that artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone from
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