Molecular biology: Salvaging the genome

• Autores: Sharanya Sivanand, Kathryn Wellen
• Localización: Nature: International weekly journal of science, ISSN 0028-0836, Vol. 524, Nº 7563, 2015, págs. 40-41
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Overexpression of the enzyme cytidine deaminase allows the incorporation of abnormally modified nucleotides into DNA, leading to cell death. This discovery might point the way to treating some cancers. See Letter p.114