'Sloppier copier' surprisingly efficient
The "sloppier copier" discovered by USC biologists is also the best sixth man in the DNA repair game, an article in the journal Nature shows.
Cell & Microbiology
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News tagged with dna polymerase
A new method for enzymatic synthesis of potential RNA therapeutics
A team of researchers at IOCB Prague led by Prof. Michal Hocek has developed a novel method for preparing ribonucleic acid (RNA) containing modified bases. Innovative use of engineered DNA polymerases, enzymes commonly used ...
Biotechnology
Apr 23, 2024
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Illuminating a critical step in initiating DNA replication in eukaryotes
Brandt Eichman and Walter Chazin, professors of biochemistry, have worked together to provide a better understanding of how exactly DNA replication is initiated in eukaryotes. Using Vanderbilt's state-of-the-art instrumentation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 18, 2024
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Communication between rotors in molecular motor observed for the first time
A pair of chemists at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, has observed communication between rotors in a molecular motor. In their study, reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Carlijn van Beek ...
Pioneering technique reveals new layer of human gene regulation
A technique can determine for the first time how frequently, and exactly where, a molecular event called "backtracking" occurs throughout the genetic material (genome) of any species, a new study shows.
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2024
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Building a DNA nanoparticle to be both carrier and medicine
Scientists have been making nanoparticles out of DNA strands for two decades, manipulating the bonds that maintain DNA's double-helical shape to sculpt self-assembling structures that could someday have jaw-dropping medical ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 6, 2024
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Team discovers relationship between DNA replication timing and how genes fold into 3D structures inside cell nucleus
The intricate process of duplicating genetic information, referred to as DNA replication, lies at the heart of the transmission of life from one cell to another and from one organism to the next. This happens by not just ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2023
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Scientists create artificial DNA that can be transcribed by a natural enzyme
The genetic alphabet contains just four letters, referring to the four nucleotides, the biochemical building blocks that comprise all DNA. Scientists have long wondered whether it's possible to add more letters to this alphabet ...
Biotechnology
Dec 14, 2023
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'DNA curtain' technology provides real-time visualization of replication for new scientific insights
A research team, led by Professor Ja Yil Lee in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST has made a breakthrough in the field of molecular biology. Their research, published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, has ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 4, 2023
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Experiments clarify critical molecular stages of mammalian development
A Purdue University research team has revealed complex new details about the function of a key protein shared by mammals, including humans. Many cancers result when this DNA methyltransferase protein goes awry.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 23, 2023
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