Blocking DNA repair protein could lead to targeted, safer cancer therapy
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 15:51
in Biology & Nature
Inhibiting a key molecule in a DNA repair pathway could provide the means to make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation therapy while protecting healthy cells, according to new research. The findings provide new insights into mechanisms of how the body fixes environmentally induced DNA damage and into the deadly neurological disease ataxia-telangiectasia.