Scripps Research scientists uncover new mechanism cancer cells use to survive DNA damage (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

Scripps Research scientists uncover new mechanism cancer cells use to survive DNA damage

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Illustration of fork-MMEJ and BIR pathways in repairing single-ended DNA double-stranded breaks at broken replication forks, highlighting ATR-mediated regulation of the transition between these two pathways.

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