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Helicases and Nucleic Acid Translocases

Bioresearch Conference - Cambridge, United Kingdom

The study of helicases and translocases is a rapidly growing field, fuelled by the fact that helicase defects are associated with inherited human diseases including neurological disorders, cancer, and aging processes.  Pathogens encode helicases, making these enzymes targets for new anti-viral or anti-bacterial therapies.  New discoveries linking helicases to disease states are being discovered regularly, due to the fact that helicases and translocases participate in a wide variety of cellular functions. These include DNA replication, DNA repair, DNA recombination, transcription, ribosome biogenesis, translation, RNA splicing, RNA editing, RNA transport, RNA degradation, bacterial conjugation, chromosome segregation and viral packaging/unpackaging.  

The biological importance of these motor enzymes is now very clear and new potential helicases and translocases are reported routinely in the literature. "Helicases and nucleic acid translocases" follows on directly from previous meetings in an established and popular series which has been held biennially since 1999. The meeting will encourage participation by experts in a variety of disciplines, with an emphasis on using interdisciplinary approaches to understand molecular mechanisms

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Sat, Aug 04, 2012 - Wed, Aug 08, 2012

Robinson College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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