"Its function: When m6A is attached to an mRNA, it triggers the degradation of the mRNA as soon as the first proteins have been produced according to the blueprint it contains. This is ...

This study is the first to demonstrate that certain tRNA introns influence gene expression. Scientists have discovered that ...

This tail is the limiting step for mRNA degradation. “We wondered, why can’t we make multiple tails?” Wang said. “That way, if we lose one, there can be many others.” Wang and her team first ...

Cells in the body have to move around in order to do their jobs. During development, for instance, cells are distributed to ...

The chemists developed the first active substance that inhibits the deadenylation of mRNA and thus prevents its degradation.

Despite these structural features, mRNA molecules are relatively unstable compared to DNA. They have a shorter lifespan and are prone to degradation by cellular enzymes called ribonucleases (RNases).

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers found that the neuronal energy conservation program determines the location and ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...