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Cancer's 'rogue DNA' relies on two proteins to prevent and repair breaks
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their colleagues have discovered that a type of rogue DNA found in aggressive cancers has a hidden structural weakness—and that blocking a single repair protein can cause it…
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Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and collaborators found that extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA), a form of rogue DNA present in about one in six human cancers, has a hidden structural weakness. They discovered that inhibiting a single DNA‑repair protein can cause the ecDNA to break apart. This vulnerability suggests a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating aggressive cancers that rely on ecDNA.
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