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Science Daily: New Targets For RNAs That Regulate Genes Identified

Source: Uinta County News

Lyman : WY : USA | about 1 year ago

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Reference The idea that RNA (ribonucleic acid) is involved in activating and inhibiting genes is relatively new, and it has been unclear how RNA strands might regulate the process. In a new study available online today and in a future issue of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, RNA experts at...

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How RNA regulates activation, inhibition of genes

News Source: NewKerala | about 1 year ago

T he researchers have found that RNA can interact with a non-gene region of DNA, known as the promoter region, which must be activated before a gene can be turned on. The finding is significant because scientists to date have not achieved any big...
Science Daily: New Targets For RNAs That Regulate Genes Identified

News Source: Uinta County News | about 1 year ago

Reference The idea that RNA (ribonucleic acid) is involved in activating and inhibiting genes is relatively new, and it has been unclear how RNA strands might regulate the process. In a new study available online today and in a future issue of Nature...