Collision of the DNA replication machinery with lesions in the DNA triggers the recruitment of a large number of DNA repair factors (yellow) that help to repair the lesions. (sciencedaily.com)
The group defined a new role for two proteins implicated in the majority of human cancers by showing they interact directly with the DNA replication machinery. (wi.mit.edu)
It sheds its coat, bares its genes and induces the cell's own replication machinery to reproduce the intruder's DNA or RNA and manufacture more viral protein based on the instructions in the viral nucleic acid. (scientificamerican.com)