Description
VE-821isaninhibitorofataxiatelangiectasiaandRad3-related(ATR)kinase,achromatin-remodelingproteinthatsensesDNAdamageandactivatestheDNAdamagecheckpointtoinducecellcyclearrest.VE-821exhibitsanticanceractivity,inducingchromosomefragmentation,apoptosis,andcelldeathinvitro.VE-821decreasesphosphorylationofChk1andinducesG2phasecellcyclearrestinpancreaticcancercellsandleukemiacells,sensitizingthemtotheeffectsofrADIation.
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