Water molecules found to actively drive gene transcription process

Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden layer of complexity in how genes are activated, showing that water molecules ...
The Scientist

Water Molecules Play a Vital Role in Gene Transcription

EM, researchers showed that water mediates catalysis and important protein interactions for RNA polymerase II function in ...
News Medical

Linker histones found to regulate DNA transcription in apple cells

A cell protein previously believed only to provide a scaffolding for DNA has also been shown to directly influence DNA transcription into RNA – the first step of the process by which an organism's ...
Nanowerk

Researchers capture an unprecedented view of gene transcription

RNA polymerase, the enzyme that synthesizes RNA from DNA during transcription, has been captured mid-reaction for the first ...