title: Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase (ATM) as a central regulator of radiation-induced DNA damage response.
abstract: Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase (ATM) is a DNA damage-inducible protein kinase, which phosphorylates plethora of substrates participating in DNA damage response. ATM significance for the cell faith is undeniable, since it regulates DNA repair, cell-cycle progress, and apoptosis. Here we describe its main signalling targets and discuss its importance in DNA repair as well as novel findings linked to this key regulatory enzyme in the terms of ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage.
authors.affiliation: University of Defence in Brno, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Department of Radiobiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. tichy@pmfhk.cz
authors.forename: Ales
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tichý
authors.forename: Jirina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vávrová
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pejchal
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezácová
mesh_terms: D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000235:genetics; D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000502:physiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C576324:ATM protein, human; D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases