The enzyme wraps DNA in a 'figure-of-eight' loop, then precisely breaks and passes strands through each other, resealing them afterward. This is a delicate process—if the DNA remained broken, it ...

Scientists from Durham University, Jagiellonian University (Poland), and the John Innes Centre have made a significant advancement in understanding DNA gyrase, an essential bacterial enzyme and a ...

The enzyme wraps DNA in a ‘figure-of-eight’ loop, then precisely breaks and passes strands through each other, resealing them afterward. This is a delicate process—if the DNA remained broken ...

A Washington University study shows how plants use specialized enzymes, CMT2 and CMT3, to add methyl groups to DNA, regulating gene expression for environmental resilience. This discovery could inform ...

Stanford researchers have identified multiple forms of a ubiquitous enzyme in microbes that flourish in low-oxygen regions ...

Molecular biologists decode the epigenetic silencing of problematic retroviral gene sequences. LMU molecular biologist Gunnar Schotta decodes the epigenetic silencing of problematic retroviral gene ...

We’ve all got that one friend who insists they never get hangovers – but could the key to how much we suffer after a night on the town lie in our DNA? You’re now subscribed to all our ...

In the era of big data, global mass data flow has presented data storage systems with a looming challenge. As DNA has ...

Adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) has been identified as a regulator of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) activation in response to nucleic acids, according to a recent study.

This is because, like DNA, RNA can carry genetic information, but, like a protein, it can also act as an enzyme, initiating or accelerating reactions. While the activity of a few RNA enzymes ...