O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase
"O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that transfers methyl groups from O(6)-methylguanine, and other methylated moieties of DNA, to a cysteine residue in itself, thus repairing alkylated DNA in a single-step reaction. EC 2.1.1.63.
| Descriptor ID |
D019853
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.555.500.800.650
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| Concept/Terms |
O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase- O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase
- Methylated-DNA-Protein-Cysteine S-Methyltransferase
- Methylated DNA Protein Cysteine S Methyltransferase
- S-Methyltransferase, Methylated-DNA-Protein-Cysteine
- O(6)-Methylguanine Methyltransferase
- O(6)-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase
- O(6)-MeG-DNA Methyltransferase
- O(6)-Methylguanine DNA Transmethylase
- Guanine-O(6)-Alkyltransferase
- O(6)-AGT
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Below are the most recent publications written about "O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Weingart J, Grossman SA, Carson KA, Fisher JD, Delaney SM, Rosenblum ML, Olivi A, Judy K, Tatter SB, Dolan ME. Phase I trial of polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant plus continuous infusion of intravenous O6-benzylguanine in adults with recurrent malignant glioma: new approaches to brain tumor therapy CNS consortium trial. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Feb 1; 25(4):399-404.