DNA repair

1. 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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When these DNA repair genes malfunction, cancer cells can multiply and spread more rapidly.

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The mutations appear to turn cGAS from a potential inhibitor into a powerful ally of DNA repair, offering the animals a natural mechanism to combat the effects of aging.

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In contrast, the same enzyme in mice and humans can actually hinder DNA repair.

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For this study, led by a team at Tonji University in Shanghai, China, the focus was DNA repair - a natural process in our bodies' cells.

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Professor Gabriel Balmus studies DNA repair and ageing at the University of Cambridge.

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