DNA loops reveal how immune cells build millions of antibodies from one genome

How does your body produce millions of antibodies from one genome? New research reveals how two closely related proteins help ...

Discovery of how cells maintain their DNA could shield key healthy cells from chemotherapy side effects

A new study conducted by scientists at the University of Sheffield in collaboration with researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center in the U.S. has found a protein that could help guide which ...
GEN

Proteins That Shape DNA Are Able to Shift Gears

Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) proteins are essential for successful chromosome transmission during replication and segregation of the genome in all organisms. SMC proteins were thought ...
GEN

Repair Proteins Collaborate in “Hubs” to Repair DNA Damage

DNA can be damaged by normal cellular processes as well as external factors such as UV radiation and chemicals. Such damage can lead to breaks in the DNA strand. If DNA damage is not properly repaired ...

Completing DNA replication triggers genomic instability in bacteria

If you are anything like us, whenever you plan a journey, you spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the start and ...
Nature

Protein-DNA interaction in tight-binding paradigm

The interaction between protein and DNA across three distinct conformations of protein chains is examined in the framework of band structures and density of states analysis, utilizing a tight-binding ...
Science Daily

How a crucial DNA repair protein works -- and what it means for cancer treatment

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...
Earth.com

DNA’s messenger may be doing more than scientists thought

Researchers discover that messenger RNA discarded by laboratories is the biological key to preventing essential proteins from ...
Nature

These ‘master’ proteins protect us from deadly mutations — and could inspire new drugs

Biology has clever ways to mask the effects of potentially harmful gene mutations. Scientists are investigating how this ...
Medical Xpress

'Traffic controller' protein that protects DNA discovered, and it may help kill cancer cells

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division—a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according to ...
Psychology Today

Mental Illness Caused by ‘Gene Parasites’

Could a viral infection you experience today cause mental health disorders for generations of your descendants? Absolutely.
Medical Xpress

How a crucial DNA repair protein works—and what it means for cancer treatment

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...