RNA-mediated chromatin regulation is central to gene expression in many organisms but until now the mechanism of how RNA regulates chromatin packaging of DNA, and thereby switches genes on and off, has remained poorly understood.
Plants & Animals
Jun 19, 2020
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Structural biology has been used to 'map' part of a protein called SMCHD1, explaining how some changes in SMCHD1 cause certain developmental and degenerative conditions.
Biotechnology
Jun 17, 2020
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A study in Nature Plants has revealed new insights into how pathogenic bacteria regulate gene expression during plant infection, as well as the strategies employed by plants to protect themselves from bacterial invaders.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2020
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Scientists at EMBL Rome unveil the mechanism behind the most studied epigenetic modification.
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2020
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110
The parasites responsible for malaria seem to march to their own beat.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2020
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138
New images of an enzyme in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide important insight into how cells—including cancer cells—regulate their genes.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 4, 2020
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Parents pass genes along to their offspring traits that equip them for life. In recent years, research has shown that the reality is much more complex and that parents endow much more than just genes. A new study in Cell ...
Evolution
Jun 4, 2020
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Bacteria have a cunning ability to survive in unfriendly environments.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 29, 2020
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152
"Directed evolution" is the process by which scientists produce tailor-made proteins for cell biology, physiology and biomedicine in the laboratory. Based on this method, Max Planck researchers from Martinsried have now developed ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2020
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132
As modern life-styles and high calorie diets drive the UK's obesity levels up, researchers from the University of Warwick have found how cells respond to fasting and activate the process called autophagy, which means a healthier ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2020
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