New step in DNA damage response in neurons discovered

Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 14:21 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have identified a biochemical switch required for nerve cells to respond to DNA damage. The finding, scheduled for advance online publication in Nature Cell Biology, illuminates a connection between proteins involved in neurodegenerative disease and in cells' response to DNA damage.

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