Discovery of unexpected collagen structure shows greater diversity than previously believed
Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...
The spliceosome: An atomic-level look into how cells avoid errors when manufacturing mRNA
A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...
BioTechniques6h
ChromoGen: the AI tool predicting 3D genomic structures in minutes
A novel, freely available AI tool has cut the time it takes to determine chromatin structure from days to minutes. The 3D ...
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How Proteins Are Made: From DNA to Function
Protein synthesis is vital for life, translating genetic information from DNA to functional proteins through transcription ...
Science Daily19h
Uncovering how developmental genes are held in a poised state
New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation of ...
eLife20h
Intrinsic bioenergetic adaptations compensate for reduced mitochondrial content in HER2-driven mammary tumors
However, mechanistic studies to support the conclusion that mitochondrial function is increased in the tumours remain incomplete and would benefit from experiments that would directly interrogate ...