Mar 14, 2024
Cell division, DNA repair and cancer progression closely tied to CDK9 dysfunction
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: biotech/medical
Researchers describe a newly observed role for the protein Cyclin Dependent Kinase 9 (CDK9) in regulating DNA repair during cellular division, where errors can become the origin of cancerous tumor growth. Through a process called phosphorylation, the experiment simulated the interaction of CDK9 with the other proteins and genes involved in cell division and cancerous tumor growth.