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

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 ...

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is a type of non-coding RNA that is a crucial component of ribosomes, the cellular machinery responsible for protein synthesis.Non-coding RNA refers to RNA molecules that are not ...

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 ...

The researchers found that using a drug to inhibit RNA Polymerase 1 (Pol 1) - the enzyme responsible for human ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription - triggered a unique stress response that rewires ...

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

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

Make no mistake, RNA is the main character of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Thomas Cech’s new book. The Catalyst is part ode to the oft-overlooked molecule and part detailed history of the ...

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 ...