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ASSAYS FOR O6-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE
ASSAYS FOR O6-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE
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机译:O6-甲基鸟嘌呤-DNA甲基转移酶测定
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Assays for the DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) are provided which employ monoclonal antibodies prepared using MGMT having transferase activity, as opposed to denatured MGMT or MGMT fragments. The monoclonal antibodies are able to recognize MGMT in single cell preparations (immunohistochemical staining assays) and in cell extracts (immunoassays). In connection with immunohistochemical staining, the use of a fluorescent readout coupled with digitization of the cell image allows for quantitative measures of MGMT levels in, for example, tumor biopsy samples. Such quantitative measures can be used to determine which patients are likely to benefit from chemotherapy using alkylating agents since tumor cells having low MGMT levels are more likely to be killed by such agents than those with high MGMT levels.
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