A group of researchers from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS and Moscow State University, in collaboration with the University of Utah, has for the first time successfully made use of the FRET microscopy method ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2016
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A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München shows changes in the immediate environment of DNA after the ovum and sperm fuse to form the zygote. The results suggest why all conceivable somatic cells can develop ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2016
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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a sensitive fluorescent antibody probe that specifically detects monomethylation of lysine 20 in histone H4 in living cells. This research has future implications ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2016
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Scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered the unique functions of a specific type of histone modification, which may prove crucial in understanding gene regulation and the development of ...
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2016
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Local modifications in histone proteins alter DNA packing density in the cell nucleus to regulate gene activity. They also form the basis of a code in which the significance of a given pattern or motif depends on its broader ...
Biotechnology
Jan 28, 2016
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Humans may inevitably explore other planets, moons, and asteroids within our solar system. And although life on Earth has adapted to our planet's gravitational field, this looming possibility begs the question: How will animals ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2015
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Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that a molecule called Cul4 helps to deposit DNA-packaging histone proteins onto DNA, an integral step in cramming yards of genetic code into compact coils that can fit into each cell. When ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2013
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The packaging of a gene has a major impact on its functional state and must be precisely controlled. A novel blend of methods has unveiled the architecture of a large protein complex that modulates DNA packing, and hints ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 16, 2013
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Researchers at the IMP Vienna discovered that cohesin stabilizes DNA. Jan-Michael Peters and his team at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) found that the structure of Chromosomes is supported by a kind of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2013
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A study investigating the function of the recently discovered enhancer RNA molecules may open new avenues for gene therapy. According to the study researchers, altering the production and function of these molecules could ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2013
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