A protein thought to play a supporting role in DNA replication actually facilitates the whole process

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During ...

New therapeutic target for breast cancer involves double-stranded RNA-binding proteins

A Purdue University team has discovered a new therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer. The research, led by Kyle ...
RMD Open

RA-risk synovium exhibits DNA damage coupled with impaired DNA repair in fibroblasts

Objectives Understanding the molecular changes in the preclinical synovium is crucial for identifying factors that drive ...
Nanowerk

Base Pair: The Building Blocks of DNA and RNA

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...
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Mechanism linking acute exercise and DNA repair in colon cancer cells uncovered

Acute exercise triggers circulating changes that improve DNA damage repair and remodel gene expression in colon cancer cells, ...
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Super-enhancers: Cancer's double-edged sword of growth and DNA damage

New study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...
The Scientist

DNA Polymerase Works in Short Bursts Rather than One Long Stretch

Biology lectures teach students that when a cell’s replication machinery comes together, DNA polymerase takes off down the double-helix like a car on a highway ...