UV radiation damage leads to ribosome roadblocks, causing early skin cell death

In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest that the cell’s messenger RNA (mRNA)—the major translator and regulator of genetic material—along with a critical protein called ZAK—spurs the cell’s initial response to UV radiation damage and plays a critical role in whether the cell lives or dies. In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest that the cell’s messenger RNA (mRNA)—the major translator and regulator of genetic material—along with a critical protein called ZAK—spurs the cell’s initial response to UV radiation damage and plays a critical role in whether the cell lives or dies. Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories