Nat commun reveals the synergistic effect of DNA damage repair and DNA transcription

Recently, Dr Barbara van Loon and others from the University of science and technology of Norway have made new discoveries on the repair of genetic information, which are published in the recent journal Nature communications Van Loon's team found that the molecular components that read DNA and correct DNA errors work together Van Loon said that by linking with transcription mechanisms, repair enzymes can not only maintain the integrity of genetic information, but also affect the use of this information The results of van Loon's team provide new insights into maintaining genetic information and can serve as a basis for the development of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer As we all know, in our life, we sometimes make wise choices, but also make some wrong choices: for example, eating too much unhealthy food, living in a bad way, living in a city with serious air pollution, smoking and so on All of these choices can lead to incorrect DNA information Further accumulation of errors will eventually lead to cancer and other diseases "A detailed understanding of basic cellular processes is key to developing better treatments," van Loon said Van Loon is engaged in basic scientific research and studies the basic processes of the human body Her research focuses on finding new cellular relationships These basic researches provide important knowledge, which is the basis of medical breakthroughs Barbara van Loon came from Switzerland a few years ago to the Norwegian University of science and Technology (NTNU) as Onsager and an outstanding academic researcher She has worked as a researcher at MIT and the University of Zurich.