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TFIIH: New Discoveries Regarding its Mechanisms and Impact on Cancer Treatment

Mario Zurita, Grisel Cruz-Becerra

Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62250, México.

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Zurita M, Cruz-Becerra G. TFIIH: New Discoveries Regarding its Mechanisms and Impact on Cancer Treatment. J Cancer 2016; 7(15):2258-2265. doi:10.7150/jca.16966. https://www.jcancer.org/v07p2258.htm
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Abstract

The deregulation of gene expression is a characteristic of cancer cells, and malignant cells require very high levels of transcription to maintain their cancerous phenotype and survive. Therefore, components of the basal transcription machinery may be considered as targets to preferentially kill cancerous cells. TFIIH is a multisubunit basal transcription factor that also functions in nucleotide excision repair. The recent discoveries of some small molecules that interfere with TFIIH and that preferentially kill cancer cells have increased researchers' interest to elucidate the complex mechanisms by which TFIIH operates. In this review, we summarize the knowledge generated during the 25 years of TFIIH research, highlighting the recent advances in TFIIH structural and mechanistic analyses that suggest the potential of TFIIH as a target for cancer treatment.

Keywords: Anticancer drug, Cell cycle inhibitors, DNA damage, Natural anticancer compounds, Transcription modulators.


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Zurita, M., Cruz-Becerra, G. (2016). TFIIH: New Discoveries Regarding its Mechanisms and Impact on Cancer Treatment. Journal of Cancer, 7(15), 2258-2265. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.16966.

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Zurita, M.; Cruz-Becerra, G. TFIIH: New Discoveries Regarding its Mechanisms and Impact on Cancer Treatment. J. Cancer 2016, 7 (15), 2258-2265. DOI: 10.7150/jca.16966.

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Zurita M, Cruz-Becerra G. TFIIH: New Discoveries Regarding its Mechanisms and Impact on Cancer Treatment. J Cancer 2016; 7(15):2258-2265. doi:10.7150/jca.16966. https://www.jcancer.org/v07p2258.htm

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Zurita M, Cruz-Becerra G. 2016. TFIIH: New Discoveries Regarding its Mechanisms and Impact on Cancer Treatment. J Cancer. 7(15):2258-2265.

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