Proteins are the infinitely varied chemicals that make cells work, and science has a pretty good idea how they are made. But ...

A new study reveals that blocking ribosomal RNA production rewires cancer cell behavior and could help treat genetically ...

The enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template is altered to slow the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA), the most abundant type of RNA within cells, when resources are scarce and the bacteria ...

DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX21 is involved in both the transcription and RNA processing of ribosomal genes in human cells, sensing the transcriptional status of both RNA polymerase I and RNA ...

The "power plants" of living cells, the mitochondria, probably evolved through endosymbiosis: A bacterium migrated into a primordial cell and eventually developed into an organelle that provides the ...

Transcription factor IIIA (TFIIIA) is required for eukaryotic synthesis of 5S ribosomal RNA by RNA polymerase III. Here we report the discovery of a structured RNA element with clear resemblance ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

Although ribosomal RNA genes were thought to be similar among people, researchers have found that they differed significantly based upon a person’s geographic ancestry. Particularly high ...

Researchers identified significant differences in gut microbial composition between gestational diabetes and healthy ...

The U3 small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) was discovered over 30 years ago, but its precise function and molecular partners have remained unclear. In an Advanced Online Publication in Nature, François ...

The enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template is altered to slow the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA), the most abundant type of RNA within cells, when resources are scarce and the bacteria ...