DNA repair

The way in which a cell corrects potentially damaging or mutagenic errors in its DNA. ( See mutagen .) DNA bases may be directly replaced by enzymes , or part of a strand may be replaced by enzymes using its opposite, paired strand as a template.

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“We see a lot of genes for DNA repair get activated, like the body is detecting some of the damage and then repairing that damage, which is a normal adaptive response.”

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The team compared a mouse model with reduced levels of ERCC1-XPF, a DNA repair enzyme, with both young, healthy mice and naturally aging mice.

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This knowledge offers opportunities to improve cancer therapies and other treatments where DNA repair is essential.

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This makes it important to study DNA repair in individual cells.

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By understanding more about how cells repair DNA breaks, researchers can target specific DNA repair mechanisms.

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DNA probe DNase

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