Extreme genome repair.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19303843.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2009.03.008 and PMC identifier 3319128.
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Abstract
Slade et al. (2009) describe in this issue how the genome of the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans gets reassembled after being shattered by high-dose radiation. In contrast to the extreme nature of the damage, the steps of repair appear surprisingly ordinary. So, why can't all organisms carry out extreme genome repair?
Medical subject headings
- DNA Repair
- Deinococcus