Salk Institute - Karlseder Microprotein Microscopy (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Salk Institute - Karlseder Microprotein Microscopy

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Salk scientists discover that CYREN microprotein helps cells choose best path to repair genes and avoid cancer. Left: Chromosomes (red) with telomeres (green) that are undisturbed remain pristine and separate. Right: when CYREN is absent, chromosomes that have been disturbed to artificially trigger NHEJ show fusions that are characteristic of repair after DNA is copied.

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