New Publication in MBoC

Beau
May 1
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Updated: 12 hours ago

Huge congratulations to Chris, the Coulombe Lab, and the collaborators on their recent publication in Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC)!

The study, titled "A role for Keratin 17 in Rac1-mediated DNA damage response in keratinocytes," sheds important new light on the cellular mechanisms of Keratin 17, providing key insights into how cells handle DNA damage response pathways.

We are incredibly proud of the hard work, collaboration, and scientific rigor that went into this achievement. 👉 Check out the full article here.

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