Ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight can cause DNA damage that leads to skin aging and cancer. Fortunately, our bodies have a ...

Researchers at UC Riverside have unveiled a new chemical tool- mitochondria-targeting probe (mTAP)- designed to shield mtDNA ...

Now, scientists at the University of California, Riverside, may have found a way to halt the damage before it begins. The ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have uncovered the ...

When environmental stress harms DNA, it can set off a cascade of failures linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and ...

Abstract Ultraviolet-induced DNA lesions are removed by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway. In global-genome NER (GG-NER), XPC-RAD23B ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have uncovered the ...

Researchers have designed a chemical probe to bind damaged mitochondrial DNA, halting the enzymatic processes that lead to ...

Understanding how DNA damage determines cell fate — DNA repair and cell survival or death — is important for gaining insight into carcinogenesis and in promoting successful cancer therapy.

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals ...

DNA damage repaired by antioxidant enzymes Date: June 1, 2023 Source: Center for Genomic Regulation Summary: In crisis, the nucleus calls antioxidant enzymes to the rescue.