Results of a multinational genetic study suggest that defects in transfer RNA (tRNA) processing may be responsible for many cases of the neurodegenerative disease pontocerebellar hypoplasia (PCH).

This trial marks a new frontier in gene therapy—the process of treating or curing medical conditions by changing a person's genes. What makes it special is the fact the therapy targets RNA ...

molecule during RNA processing to increase the stability of the molecule. Immediately after a gene in a eukaryotic cell is transcribed, the new RNA molecule undergoes several modifications known ...

This discovery led to the concept of the ribosome as a ribozyme, an RNA molecule with enzymatic properties. The catalytic center of the ribosome, known as the peptidyl transferase center (PTC), is ...

(Image: ttsz/iStock via Getty Images Plus) The Role of mRNA in Gene Expression Messenger RNA is an essential component of the gene expression process, which involves the conversion of genetic ...