A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that ...
Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...
Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia: Study ...
Houston Methodist scientists have uncovered an unexpected side of a protein best known for its link to brain diseases. The ...
Proteins PIF1 and PCNA gather at sites of DNA damage in SETX-deficient cells, indicating activation of the BIR repair system. LA JOLLA, CA—The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one ...
New research sheds light on how cells repair damaged DNA. For the first time, the team has mapped the activity of repair proteins in individual human cells. The study demonstrates how these proteins ...
A protein, TDP43, previously linked to dementia and ALS, has been found to control DNA repair. Researchers say abnormal ...
Like jewels in a vault, our precious genetic material is stored in the nucleus of a cell--sequestered away from potentially damaging cellular components and toxins so that no harm can come to it. Yet ...