atm

ATM serine/threonine kinase, symbol ATM, is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is recruited and activated by DNA double-strand breaks. It phosphorylates several key proteins that initiate activation of the DNA damage checkpoint, leading to cell cycle arrest, DNA repair or apoptosis. Several of these targets, including p53, CHK2, BRCA1, NBS1 and H2AX are tumor suppressors.
An earlier name for the protein that is still widely used, ataxia-telangiectasia mutated, reflected that the disorder ataxia-telangiectasia is caused by mutations of ATM.

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