Technically, Pol-theta is an enzyme—a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions, including those related to cell ...

Enhancers can also work independently of one another to direct composite patterns of gene expression when linked within a common region on the same DNA strand. Upon carrying out their study ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have now captured the first detailed images of the DNA repair protein, Pol-theta, in action, ...

For instance, to provide further proof that a protein-DNA binding interaction is unique, or specific to a particular sequence, researchers often perform a so-called competition assay. Such an ...

By using enzymes to remove the DNA, they would end up with their protein of interest. To keep the protein-DNA bonds stable, they used ultraviolet (UV) light, which induces crosslinks between proteins ...

All biological function is dependent on how different proteins interact with each other. Protein-protein interactions facilitate everything from transcribing DNA and controlling cell division to ...

So how does protein synthesis make hair? If you've looked at the activity (or even the text version of the activity), you know how a section of DNA instructs a cell how to make a protein.

A new structural blueprint paves the way for improved targeting of cancer cells, particularly those with BRCA1 and BRCA2 ...

the Cas9 protein hooks up with the guide RNA and then moves along the strands of DNA until it finds and binds to a 20-DNA-letter long sequence that matches part of the guide RNA sequence.

Successful research in targeted protein degradation depends not only on measurements at high sensitivity, speed and precision ...

Free radicals are produced in the body during normal cellular metabolic activities, and their excessive accumulation can overwhelm the natural antioxidant mechanisms. This leads to oxidative stress, ...