Molecule Stops DNA Replication In Its Tracks
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 21:14
in Biology & Nature
When a dividing cell duplicates its genetic material, a molecular machine called a sliding clamp travels along the DNA double helix, tethering the proteins that perform the replication. Researchers have discovered a small molecule that stops the sliding clamp in its tracks.
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