Upon entry into our cells, SARS-CoV-2 immediately gets to work replicating itself. The process is nothing short of impressive: A suite of enzymes and proteins work to copy the virus’s genetic material into thousands of more copies, wrapping each in proteins and lipids, and ultimately sending them bursting out of the cell-like confetti from a...
Unraveling the action of the DDX11/CHLR1 helicase enzyme in DNA repair TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Italy have uncovered a previously unknown function of the DDX11 helicase enzyme. Mutations in the gene which codes for DDX11 are known to be implicated in Warsaw Breakage...
