Breaks in our genetic code termed “DNA double-strand breaks” create cellular stress and cell death if not rapidly repaired. Environmental mutagens including UV light can cause DNA breaks, and these ...
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have been studying DNA repair by homologous recombination, where the RecA protein repairs breaks in double-stranded DNA by incorporating a ...
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Boosting precision gene editing: Autophagy shifts DNA repair toward homologous recombination
Precision gene editing is crucial for treating genetic diseases, as it enables targeted correction of specific mutations. A Korean research team has become the first in the world to significantly ...
A recent study, undertaken by researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (both Japan), unravels key steps in the process of homologous ...
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