Researchers design a tool to induce controlled suicide in human cells
Scientists will use it to analyze the stress responses used by cells to solve genomic errors, and also to identify targets of therapeutic interest
21-Dec-2009 -
When cells accumulate excessive errors in the proteins they produce, apoptosis is activated, that is to say, a cell suicide programme; however, beforehand the cells attempt to rectify the problem through a number of rescue responses. Scientists know only the general outline of the mechanisms ...
acids
apoptosis
diseases
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