However, in the half-century since the structure of DNA was first elaborated, scientists have learned that RNA does much more than simply play a role in protein synthesis. For example, many types ...

tRNAs are highly conserved across all domains of life, from bacteria to archaea and eukaryotes. This evolutionary conservation highlights the fundamental role of tRNA in the essential process of ...

A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading a $1.8 million federally funded project to study the molecular ...

The large subunit rRNA, in particular, is responsible for the peptidyl transferase reaction, which catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids during protein synthesis. This discovery ...

This process of protein synthesis occurs in two stages - transcription and translation. When a gene is to be expressed, the base sequence of DNA is copied or transcribed into mRNA (messenger RNA).

In addition to peptide synthesis, peptide biophysical properties can be explored using the following equipment: Two Jasco J810/815 circular dichroism (CD) spectrometers. These can be used to ...

a process in which a precursor form of messenger RNA (mRNA) – which is used as a template for protein synthesis in cells – is transformed into a mature form. As its name suggests, splicing ...

NOVA’s RNA Lab is an extension of a game called Eterna ... As a postdoc, Treuille founded the team that built the protein folding game Foldit, the first open online game that lets untrained ...

acting out the various macromolecules involved in protein synthesis. Two groups form the subunits of the ribosome, a chain of ballon-headed students act as the messenger RNA (mRNA) that codes for ...

We found that inclusion or exclusion of the 3′UTR of an mRNA that encodes a transcription factor did not change how much of the transcription factor protein was expressed but determined the location ...

In the Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit's latest publication in Nucleic Acids Research, the team presents an engineered RNA methyltransferase, which can be used to study the role of RNA ...