Promotion of Homology-Directed DNA Repair by Polyamines

    January 2019 in “ Nature communications
    Chih-Ying Lee, Guan-Chin Su, Wen-Chi Huang, Min-Yu Ko, Hsin‐Yi Yeh, Geen‐Dong Chang, Sung‐Jan Lin, Peter Chi
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    Studysummary This study found that polyamines enhance genome integrity by facilitating homologous recombination-mediated DNA repair, suggesting a novel role for polyamines beyond promoting cell growth and proliferation.
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