A new RNA type, smOOPs, has been found to drive biomolecular condensate formation in early development, offering new insight ...
A study captured the first near frame-by-frame view of a self-splicing ribozyme assembling into its active form. Using ...
RNA is a central biological macromolecule, now widely harnessed in medicine and nanotechnology. Like proteins, RNA function ...
Ribozymes - ribonucleic acid enzymes - are RNA molecules that catalyse chemical reactions. Much like DNA, RNA is a linear molecule made by connecting four chemical building blocks called bases ...
Researchers at Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute’s Center for the Mechanism of Evolution have discovered an unprecedented pathway producing ...
Researchers have used cryo-EM and computational tools to visualize ribozyme assembly, shedding light on life's most versatile ...
Contrary to historic understanding of RNA’s longevity in cells, some RNAs can persist in cells throughout the life of an organism. Lead authors, Martin Hetzer, PhD, president of the Institute of ...
RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to cellular machinery that turns it into proteins. And transfer RNA molecules are an ...
Fusion oncoproteins arise when a gene fuses with another gene and acquires new abilities. Such abilities can include the ...