New gene involved in obesity: Link between telomeres and obesity discovered
Friday, June 21, 2013 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
The discovery of an unexpected function for a gene that was associated to another process in the organism might be a solution in search of a problem, a clue to unsuspected connections. That is what has happened with RAP1, a gene that protects telomeres -- the ends of chromosomes -- after researchers surprisingly discovered its key role in obesity.