DNA repair

DNA repair is the process by which all living cells deal with damage to their genetic material.

His main interest is still the DNA repair system.

DNA repair defects can cause both an accelerated aging disease and an increased risk of cancer.

DNA repair genes are often affected by loss of function mutations.

But the DNA repair enzymes greatly speed up the process.

Many of these mutations cause DNA repair to be less effective than normal.

They are also used in DNA repair and genetic recombination.

To compensate, they have evolved a sophisticated DNA repair mechanism.

Some kinds of cancer are caused by inherited defects in DNA repair mechanisms.

Homologous recombination is a major DNA repair process in bacteria.

The encoded protein may play a role in single-stranded DNA repair.

Individuals with an inherited impairment in DNA repair capability are often at increased risk of cancer.

Numerous examples of rare inherited conditions with DNA repair defects are known.

The underlying disorder is a defect in a DNA repair mechanism.

Scientists hope to use the new insights about DNA repair to better understand several steps of cancerous transformation.

This leads to a reduction in DNA repair.

Deficiencies in expression of DNA repair genes cause increased mutation rates.

He demonstrated through his classical experiments the inducible nature of the DNA repair system.

Deletion mutations result from missing base pairs after DNA repair.

Her research focused on plant hormones, seed biology and plant DNA repair.

Because of inherent limitations in the DNA repair mechanisms, if humans lived long enough, they would all eventually develop cancer.

There is evidence that, in some species, sister chromatids are the preferred template for DNA repair.

Recombination is a common method of DNA repair in both bacteria and eukaryotes.

The phage also codes for unique DNA repair mechanisms.

These damages are largely repaired, but at the site of a DNA repair, epigenetic changes can remain.