Biomedical engineers have developed a new type of probe that allows them to visualize single ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules within live cells more easily than existing methods. The tool will help scientists learn more about ...
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Uppsala University and Harvard University have collaboratively developed a new theoretical model to explain how proteins can rapidly find specific DNA sequences, even though there are many ...
General Physics
Mar 16, 2009
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A recent study by an international research team has unveiled an exciting discovery about how our cells defend themselves during stressful situations. The research, published in EMBO Reports, shows that a tiny modification ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2024
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To keep their vital functions in balance, many organisms use small snippets of RNA to "silence" messenger RNAs that code for certain proteins. New research from FMI scientists has revealed a molecular hub that integrates ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 27, 2023
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A recent Nature Communications paper by the Stoffel group (IMHS) in collaboration with the Tuschl and Chao labs reports the development of viP-CLIP, a method capable of identifying RBP networks in tissues, and the identification ...
Biotechnology
Jun 12, 2023
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In a multidisciplinary study newly published in the Journal of Cell Biology, the Barral group (D-BIOL/IBC) together with the Steinmetz group (PSI) and the Stelling group (D-BSSE), sheds light on how the motor domain of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 28, 2023
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The Hirohide Saito Laboratory has developed cyclic RNA switches that can control gene expression in a cell type-specific manner using miRNAs and RNA-binding proteins and has successfully constructed an artificial gene circuit ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2023
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A new paper published today in Current Biology presents evidence of a novel and location-specific role of the spliceosome protein SNRNP70. The Houart Group in the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology found that non-nuclear ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2022
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Through a unique combination of computer simulations and laboratory experiments, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have discovered new binding sites for active agents—against cancer, for example—on a vital ...
Biochemistry
May 6, 2021
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Some plant viruses systemically infect plants and cause huge losses in yield though our understanding of how systemic infections occur is largely unknown. A new study from the College of Biological Sciences at China Agricultural ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2021
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