A UCSF-led team found that squid can tweak the RNA instructions their cells use to build proteins, changing how those ...

Single-molecule techniques have advanced our understanding of DNA–protein interactions, yet simultaneously tracking enzyme position on DNA, determining binding dynamics and resolving enzyme activity ...

In a paper published Oct. 14 in the Journal of Cell Biology, UW researchers describe how proteins outside the nucleus work ...

New research from the Kind Group at the Hubrecht Institute sheds light on how cells repair damaged DNA. For the first time, the team has mapped the activity of repair proteins in individual human ...

So, if we modify proteins with DNA and assemble them, we can form high-quality, atomically precise crystals, overcoming a decades-old challenge in the field of DNA-programmable assembly." Discover the ...

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their colleagues have discovered that a type of rogue DNA found in aggressive cancers has a hidden structural weakness—and that blocking ...

DNA can be damaged by normal cellular processes as well as external factors such as UV radiation and chemicals. Such damage can lead to breaks in the DNA strand. If DNA damage is not properly repaired ...

When it comes to cancer, tumor suppressor genes are usually thought of as the "good guys." These genes make proteins that protect and repair DNA in cells. If they stop functioning or there's not ...

Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) proteins are essential for successful chromosome transmission during replication and segregation of the genome in all organisms. SMC proteins were thought ...

A Lund University study connects repetitive noncoding DNA with a gene-regulatory pathway that influences developmental timing ...