Molecular Mystery Solved: “Useless” RNA Segments Actually Help Cells Fight Stress
This study is the first to demonstrate that certain tRNA introns influence gene expression. Scientists have discovered that ...
'Junk' RNA segments found to play role in protein production and cell stress response
Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing ...
Biologists discover a new type of control over RNA splicing
RNA splicing is a cellular process that is critical for gene expression. After genes are copied from DNA into messenger RNA, ...
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New mRNA produces 200 times more protein: Hope for treatment of cancer and protein disorders
Imagine a cancer treatment that precisely targets malignant cells, leaving healthy ones untouched. Consider, also, a cancer treatment that corrects abnormal protein synthesis to produce healthy ...
AcrVIB1: The unexpected anti-CRISPR protein that tightens RNA binding
The CRISPR-Cas gene scissors offer a wide range of potential applications, from the treatment of genetic diseases to ...
A single protein may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language
Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in ...
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RNA Can be Passed Down for Generations
There are many molecules with therapeutic potential, but it can be a challenge to deliver them to the right places at the ...
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'Speech gene' seen only in modern humans may have helped us evolve to talk
A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...
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Fast Degradation of MecciRNAs by SUPV3L1/ELAC2 Provides a Novel Opportunity to Tackle Heart Failure With Exogenous MecciRNA
BACKGROUND: Circular RNAs derived from both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes are identified in animal cells.