Northwestern investigators have demonstrated how manipulating DNA chemistry can alter its structure and flexibility and enable the realization of new materials useful in medicine and the life sciences, according to a study ...
Biochemistry
Jun 21, 2024
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Drought stress poses a significant challenge to plant survival, affecting growth and productivity. Transcription factors, particularly NAC proteins, play vital roles in plant responses to abiotic stress.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 17, 2024
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Rubus rosaefolius, a red raspberry, is valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties, containing bioactive compounds like anthocyanins. Despite its potential, there is limited genomic information available.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 17, 2024
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A recent study has pinpointed a novel bHLH gene, MabHLH28, as a key regulator of banana fruit ripening. This gene significantly influences the softening process by upregulating the expression of softening-related genes, either ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 13, 2024
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Two new studies which appear in Molecular Cell reveal core principles of how chromatin and transcription interconnect to regulate gene expression.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2024
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Recent research has uncovered the genetic mechanisms behind sea lavender's (Limonium bicolor) salt tolerance by studying basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors. Identifying 187 bHLH genes, the study highlights ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 5, 2024
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RNA transcription is the genomic process in which a cell produces a duplicate of a gene's DNA sequence. In a study published in Nucleic Acids Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Chemistry Professor ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 30, 2024
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In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers have deciphered the molecular mechanism that regulates the rhythmic movements of stomata throughout the day.
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2024
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