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A chromatin remodeler and a histone chaperone help repair DNA

Fan et al. investigate the proteins involved in DNA base excision repair https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae052 By Tianyi Fan and Yan Zhu Background: DNA bases are susceptible to damage from environmental factors such as UV light or reactive oxygen species. Base excision repair (BER) can eliminate…

The developmental importance of the DNA damage response in plants

Li et al. found that SOG1, a functional homolog of mammalian p53, protects radicle growth when seeds accumulate DNA damage. By Jinchao Li and Weiqiang Qian, State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China Background:…