News: A Protein Twofer That Triggers Tanning and Protects against Skin Cancer
Vendredi 09 Mars 2007 - 10:30 - 1 année, 10 mois depuis
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Cancer
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Scientific American
A powerful protein known as p53 has long been considered the master regulator of the genome because of its amazing ability to repair damaged DNA. Now scientists at Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered that p53 not only mends genetic material but also kicks off the chemical cascade that results in tanning.