An RNA polymerase II molecule is about 15 nanometers across, or roughly 5,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. This image was created by reconstructing X-ray diffraction crystallography ...

Now, researchers used cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) to elucidate the structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex (the ...

In cells, they ensure the transfer of genetic information and regulate the activity of genes. Some even act as catalysts, ...

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

The work provides a detailed three-dimensional picture of the virus's polymerase and its key features. Understanding the ...

Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in ...

For the first time, researchers in Göttingen and Hannover have successfully seen the chloroplast copying machine, the RNA ...

DNA is a complex molecule that consists of two strands coiled around each other to form a double helix structure. Comparison of a single ... in DNA is copied into a complementary RNA strand. RNA ...

RNA polymerase moves along the DNA strand ... Peptide bonds form between the adjacent amino acids to finalise the structure.