A study published in PNAS reveals how a bacterial pathogen coordinates N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) metabolism at the ...

RNA polymerases have been found in all species, but the number and composition of these proteins vary across taxa. For instance, bacteria contain a single type of RNA polymerase, while eukaryotes ...

During transcription, newly minted RNA sticks to its DNA template, forming a 3-stranded structure known as an R-loop. While ...

If everything that occurs at the microscopic, molecular level in plants and animals and other life forms occurs as a result ...

Researchers have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of catalytically active RNA.

Researchers at Rockefeller University have discovered a new mechanism for maintaining genome stability in bacteria. This ...

Researchers led by chemist Claudia Höbartner have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of ...

Researchers identified a protein and a group of small ribonucleic acids (sRNAs) in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which regulate sugar metabolism. These discoveries shed light on how this gut microbe ...

Mirror bacteria and microbes are synthetic lifeforms ... and this direction determines its structure and function. In nature, "DNA and RNA are made from 'right-handed' nucleotides, and proteins ...