New Protein Important in Breast Cancer Gene's Role in DNA Repair (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

New Protein Important in Breast Cancer Gene's Role in DNA Repair

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BRCA1 (red) readily localizes to laser-induced DNA damage sites demarcated by the DNA repair protein (green) in control cells (left column). BRCA1 recruitment to DNA damage sites is strongly reduced in MERIT40-deficient cells (right column).

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Roger Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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