TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSION BY A SECONDARY DNA BINDING SURFACE OF DNA TOPOISOMERASE I SAFEGUARDS AGAINST HYPERTRANSCRIPTION

Transcriptional repression by a secondary DNA binding surface of DNA topoisomerase I safeguards against hypertranscription

Abstract Regulation of global transcription output is important for normal development and disease, but little is known about the mechanisms involved.DNA topoisomerase I (TOP1) is an enzyme well-known for its role in relieving DNA supercoils for enabling transcription.Here, we report a non-enzymatic function of TOP1 that downregulates RNA synthesis

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Nursing, a brief sociological approach: where from and where to

I wrote this article during Koozies the summer of 2001 in order to present it at the III National Conference of Military Nursing held in Cartagena in April 2002.Although written nearly a year ago, last November governmental decisions with regard to nursing career development come to show little quantitative or qualitative change; on the contrary, t

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR 3D BIOPRINTING IN MALAYSIA

Additive manufacturing in the field of tissue engineering has evolved rapidly over the past few decades.3D bioprinting is an extended application of additive manufacturing that involves the building of tissue or organ in a layer-by-layer manner using a bioprinter via instructions from computer graphic software.3D bioprinting technology offers promi

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