A NEW APPROACH TO BLOOM SYNDROME RESEARCH (IMAGE)

Eötvös Loránd University

A NEW APPROACH TO BLOOM SYNDROME RESEARCH

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Fluorescent microscopy images of healthy (left) and Bloom mutant (right) testes. Cell nuclei are shown in blue, a key protein of division in reproductive cells (Sycp3) is shown in yellow. In healthy testes the protein localizes to the nuclei, where it can fulfil its role, whereas in mutants it accumulates around the nucleus. The latter phenomenon was previously linked to cell death in rats.

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Credit: Tamas Annus / Eötvös Loránd University

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