new aspect of gene regulation, possible target for cancer drugs discovered
Sunday, December 13, 2015 - 16:40
in Biology & Nature
The expression of about three-quarters of active genes in a cell is controlled by a process in which the DNA-transcribing enzyme hesitates before going to work. Experiments have identified the complex of proteins that helps restart this enzyme when it stalls, and so helped to explain how some promising cancer drugs work.