Scientists have observed early RNA transcription dynamics by recording where, when and how RNA polymerase enzymes kick off transcription by binding to a DNA sequence. On scales too small for our eyes ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TriLink BioTechnologies and Alphazyme, both part of Maravai LifeSciences, have collaborated to launch CleanScribe™ RNA Polymerase, a novel enzyme that reduces ...

An enzyme that converts DNA into RNA works cooperatively with two helper proteins to coordinate movement in and around structural barriers called nucleosomes, thereby enabling the forward march of ...

Although the number of structures for DNA polymerases has grown steadily, phage T7 RNA polymerase (a single subunit DNA-dependent enzyme) remained, for a number of years, the only structurally defined ...

Aptamer Group plc, a developer of synthetic oligonucleotide-based binding reagents for life sciences applications, and ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and FARGO, N.D., Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading enzyme engineering company, today announced it has entered into an agreement with ...

Harvard Medical School researchers have uncovered crucial insights into how an emerging class of antiviral drugs works.

Several factors impact PCR success. Apart from primer design, the two most important are template quality and polymerase robustness. Harsh sample preparation workflows may damage nucleic acids, ...

Throughout the course of our lives, DNA can break in response to natural and environmental factors. However, our bodies have dedicated enzymes and pathways which can repair our broken DNA back ...

The enzyme RNA polymerase II transcribes genes into messenger RNA. This process is guided by modifications to the enzyme’s “tail” called phosphorylation patterns. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s ...

Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways. They have an extraordinary ability to store energy and nitrogen in their ...