Ancient protein-making enzyme moonlights as DNA protector

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 14:20 in Biology & Nature

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that an enzyme best known for its fundamental role in building proteins has a second major function: to protect DNA during times of cellular stress.

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