The dichotomous effects of caffeine on homologous recombination in mammalian cells
Alissa C Magwood, Maureen M Mundia, Dick D Mosser, Mark D Baker
This study shows that caffeine exposure causes cell cycle stalling, p53 activation, and HR protein depletion, but paradoxically enhances early HR steps without improving gene targeting.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2016Molecular Biology