(Nanowerk News) For the first time, it is possible to follow, step-by-step and with atomic resolution, what happens when the enzyme DNA photolyase repairs ultraviolet light-induced DNA damage. An ...

An international team of researchers has used time-resolved ultrafast crystallography to follow the progress of DNA repair by a photolyase enzyme. The work is ‘the first structural characterisation of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eight of the 18 tested genes underwent significant changes 24 hours after UVB exposure. While the skin was ...

The preservation of genomic integrity is vital, particularly following ultraviolet irradiation, which can induce harmful DNA lesions. Photolyases are light‐activated flavoenzymes that harness blue ...