DNA-damaged cells communicate with neighbors to let them know th...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Sun, 07/12/2009 - 22:00

(Buck Institute for Age Research) When cells experiencing DNA damage fail to repair themselves, they send a signal to their neighbors letting them know they're in trouble.

The discovery, which shows that a process dubbed the DDR (DNA Damage Response) also controls communication from cell to cell, has implications for both cancer and aging.

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