Fluorescent Microscopy Captures The Repair Protein Rad51 As It Assembles Into A Filament On DNA

A key phase in the repair process of damaged human DNA has been observed and visually recorded by a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis. The recordings provide new information about the role played by a protein known as Rad51, which is linked to breast cancer, in this complex and critical process.

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on February 2nd, 2009