Cells are regularly faced with environmental stresses that may damage or destroy them. To survive, they quickly adjust their ...

This image illustrates the process of gene transcription within a cell. The DNA double helix unwinds to expose a specific sequence, allowing RNA polymerase to synthesize a complementary pre-mRNA ...

As animals and people age, there are changes in the genome. Telomeres, the protective ends of chromosomes, get shorter as cells continue to divide; some cells will pick up mutations in their genomes ...

A newly developed mouse model enables real-time visualization of RNA Polymerase II (RNAP2) during DNA transcription, as ...

"New technique reveals how gene transcription is coordinated in cells." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 06 / 240605162356.htm (accessed October 19, 2025).

Researchers from the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center in Melbourne, Australia, say they have discovered a new checkpoint mechanism that fine-tunes gene ...

Researchers have identified that the precisely timed transcription of two genes named grim and reaper is responsible for the ...

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.

Researchers uncovered 117 enzymes that modify RNA polymerase II, the key enzyme that transcribes DNA into RNA. The study ...