The TET1 enzyme steers us through fetal development and fights cancer
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 14:01
in Health & Medicine
To ensure normal fetal development and prevent disease, it is crucial that certain genes are on or off in the right time intervals. Researchers in Professor Kristian Helin's group at BRIC, University of Copenhagen, have now shown how the TET1 enzyme controls the activity of our genes. The results are just published in the journal Nature.