Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

Hosted by the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, the event is held on a near-annual basis to ...

Much of the phenotypic variation that is observed within and between species is the result of differences in gene regulation: specifically when, where and how much the genes are expressed. Given the ...

Brian Cunniff, an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Vermont, will discuss how the subcellular positioning of mitochondria regulates gene-expression patterns ...

Most people recognize Alzheimer's from its devastating symptoms such as memory loss, while new drugs target pathological aspects of disease manifestations, such as plaques of amyloid proteins. Now a ...

Origin-recognition complex (ORC) plays an unexpectedly broad role in the regulation of human cell gene expression, according to a study in the journal Cell Reports. "This is the first detailed study ...

Gene regulation has long been described as a sequence of distinct steps: first, transcription factors switch genes on or off, then other molecules step in to process the RNA and direct protein ...

A biochemist from El Paso working at UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas has won the Lasker Award, which is ...

The mechanism behind the expression of the tumor gene 'BCL3' has been identified, raising expectations that this will have a ...

When deprived of sugar, plant cells must rapidly adjust to preserve energy and survive. This study reveals that grapevine ...