How does DNA determine an organism’s characteristics? A process called translation decodes RNA created during transcription, and uses it to create proteins that perform specific cellular functions.

Leftover drops in vials of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine allowed a group of researchers from Stanford University to determine the sequence of the mRNA for SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein that is used in the ...

are clipped out of the mRNA strand. This process "tidies up" the molecule and removes nucleotides that are not involved in protein production (Figure 6). Then, a sequence of adenine nucleotides ...

During translation, ribosomes can pause on the nucleic acid. Researchers showed that collisions from incoming proteins get ...

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Researchers developed a technique to gain a deeper understanding of ribosome function and their cooperative behaviors.

RNA polymerase (RNAP) is a type of protein that produces mRNA. It tracks processively along double helical DNA, untwists it ...

Transcription is the process by which the genetic information in DNA is copied into a complementary RNA strand. RNA polymerase enzymes read the DNA sequence and synthesize messenger RNA (mRNA) ...

When a gene is to be expressed, the base sequence of DNA is copied or transcribed ... by complementary base pairing to form a strand of mRNA: Note - RNA nucleotides contain the same bases as ...

Protein synthesis is vital for life, translating genetic information from DNA to functional proteins through transcription ...

Gen-Probe is currently developing the APTIMA HPV Assay, targeting E6/E7 mRNA ... DNA strand and RT creates a ds DNA molecule with the T7 RNA polymerase which anneals to this sequence and creates ...