Gene expression is linked to RNA transcription, which cannot happen without RNA polymerase. However, this is where the similarities between prokaryote and eukaryote expression end. Central to the ...

A protein component usually associated with RNA polymerase can be separated from the enzyme by chromatography on phosphocellulose. The polymerase is unable to transcribe T4 DNA unless this factor ...

EZH1 is a key regulator of circadian rhythms, stabilizing gene transcription and modifying chromatin to maintain genetic ...

If your genes could set an alarm clock, EZH1 might be the one ringing the bell. A new study has revealed how this ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel mechanism that recognizes and eliminates "bad" transcriptional ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted ...

coli. Genetically speaking, it's a bacterium's worst-case scenario: during transcription, newly minted RNA sticks to its DNA template, forming a 3-stranded structure known as an R-loop.

(Image: ttsz/iStock via Getty Images Plus) The Role of mRNA in Gene Expression Messenger RNA is an essential component of the gene expression process, which involves the conversion of genetic ...

A cell protein previously believed only to provide a scaffolding for DNA has also been shown to directly influence DNA transcription into RNA—the first step of the process by which an organism's ...

In this type of pairing, adenine (A) forms two hydrogen bonds with thymine (T) in DNA or uracil (U) in RNA, while guanine (G) forms three hydrogen bonds with cytosine (C). These base pairs are highly ...

“We were able to show that metabolism, in the form of exercise, can promote transcription at telomeres.” Telomeres were thought to be transcriptionally silent until several years ago when researchers ...