Dynamic, reversible modifications of DNA and RNA regulate how genes are expressed and transcribed, which can influence ...

University of Chicago scientists have expanded our understanding of snoRNAs, discovering their extensive influence on ...

We can already tinker with human DNA to treat diseases. But being able to edit RNA allows for even more precision – and fewer ...

Within all complex, multicellular living systems such as plants and humans, there exists a set of genetic elements that can ...

A new approach for identifying new cellular RNA targets of snoRNAs uncovered thousands of previously unknown targets ...

RNA’s Surprising Role in DNA Repair New insights could lead to improved treatments for cancer and other diseases. Francesca ...

Enzymes called RNA polymerases transcribe DNA into RNA. RNA is the intermediary that carries the information contained within DNA to the ribosomes, where the genetic information is synthesized into ...

Cells synthesise messenger RNA (mRNA) using instructions in DNA and then ‘read’ instructions from the mRNA to make functional ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-encoded RNA molecules undergo extensive processing to generate mature RNA, including removal of ...

During transcription, an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to a gene's promoter region, unwinding the DNA and synthesizing a ...

(p)ppGpp binds to RNA polymerase, promoting its backtracking and the recruitment of repair proteins to damaged DNA sites, ...