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Biochemical Genetics in St. Petersburg University: From the gene-enzyme model to medical biotechnology

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The history of biochemical genetics research in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University is described. The main research projects and achievements of the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics in studies on the mechanisms of gene expression control, coordinated regulation of metabolism, and the relationship of the physiological state of yeast cells with the maintenance of genetic stability are discussed. The fundamental importance of studies on the acid phosphatase model for the formation and development of medical biotechnology in St. Petersburg University is demonstrated.

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Original Russian Text © M.V. Padkina, E.V. Sambuk, 2007, published in Genetika, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 10, pp. 1358–1362.

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Padkina, M.V., Sambuk, E.V. Biochemical Genetics in St. Petersburg University: From the gene-enzyme model to medical biotechnology. Russ J Genet 43, 1135–1138 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795407100067

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