News tagged with checkpoint
Study supports DNA repair-blocker research in cancer therapy
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have uncovered the mechanism behind a promising new approach to cancer treatment: damaging cancer cells' DNA with potent drugs while simultaneously preventing the cells from repairing ...
Firm providing US airport 'fast lanes' shuts down
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Clear, a company which pre-screened travellers and issued high-tech cards allowing them to whisk through security lines at US airports, is going out of business.
Researchers illuminate mechanisms that regulate DNA damage control and replication
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have demonstrated important new roles for the protein kinase complex Cdc7/Dbf4 or Cdc7/Drf1 (Ddk) in monitoring damage control during DNA replication and reinitiating ...
Stem-cell sentry sounds the alarm to maintain balance between cancer and aging
Oct 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like a sentry guarding the castle walls, a molecular messenger inside adult stem cells sounds the alarm when it senses hazards that could allow the invasion of an insidious enemy: Cancer. The alarm bell halts ...
Scripps research team unravels new cellular repair mechanism
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Aug 06, 2008 |
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A Scripps Research team has unraveled a new biochemical pathway that triggers a critical repair response to correct errors in the DNA replication process that could otherwise lead to harmful or fatal mutations in cells. Though ...
Death, division or cancer? Newly discovered checkpoint process holds the line in cell division
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Each day, a staggering number of cells perform a feat that still amazes researchers with its complexity: they divide to produce perfect replicas of each other. The process is called mitosis, and an inability to control it ...
