Controlling gene expression with hydrogen peroxide 'switches'
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) -- Hydrogen peroxide doesn't just come in bottles from the drugstore the human body makes it as well. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to use naturally occurring hydrogen peroxide inside cells to switch on gene expression. Their method also serves as a highly sensitive hydrogen peroxide detector, which may help scientists determine the molecule's role in cellular health and disease.