Article: Immune Cells' Genetic 'Jam Session' Is Controlled by Cell Division Machinery; Discovery Sheds Light on Development of Immune System Cancers.

Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

BALTIMORE, June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- If a dividing cell's activity is a pop song, then the same process in an immune cell is an extended-play dance remix. The basics of cell division are the same in both, but there's a heck of a lot more going on in immune cells, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered.

All dividing cells have to faithfully copy their DNA so that both new cells get the same information, and immune cells are no exception. But only immune cells must do some genetic rearranging -- a genetic "jam session" -- so they can make the endless variety of antibodies needed to fight infections and ...

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