International Collection of Open Reading Frames Now Totals 80 Percent of Human Protein-Coding Genes, Collaboration Reports (Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center/Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center)

An international collaboration of organizations, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has reached a milestone in creating a library of complete genetic blueprints for the thousands of different proteins in human cells. The collection - consisting of open-reading frames (ORFs), the portions of genes that code for full-length proteins - is an essential resource for scientists studying the basic mechanics of human cells and how those processes go awry in disease. Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news