Scripps scientists uncover mimicry at the molecular level that protects genome integrity
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 15:49
in Biology & Nature
The new study, which was published on April 12, 2009, in an advanced online edition of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, draws new parallels between the Rad60 DNA repair factor and SUMO, a small ubiquitin-like modifier, which are both essential for maintaining genome stability during replication.
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