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How cells tolerate DNA damage -- start signal for cell survival program identified


Cancer researchers from the Max Delbrueck Center, Berlin, Germany, have gained new insights into how cells react to DNA damage. They have shown that the protein PARP-1, which detects DNA damage within seconds, activates the transcription factor NF-kappaB. ...

Source: Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Monday, November 16, 2009