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Institute of Human Virology researchers discover that a bacterial protein promotes cancer – EurekAlert! Science News

By December 10, 2018News
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ihv-umd-logo.pngThe Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) announced today the discovery that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell’s ability to respond to and repair DNA damage, a known origin of cancer.

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