Epigenetics, the dynamic regulation of genetic expression, involves complex molecular mechanisms. While the process of gene silencing by methylating the H3K27 position in histones is understood, not ...

In biology classrooms, we often learn that genes are transcribed into mRNA, which is then translated into proteins—a tidy, linear process. But gene expression in living cells is far more intricate, ...

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

Gene regulation in our cells – the decision when which proteins are produced for the various processes of the cell – is strictly regulated. It has long been assumed that this regulation deteriorates ...

Some scientists believe that regulations on agricultural gene editing are too strict. However, a new study from the University of Adelaide emphasizes the need for clear guidelines to ensure these ...

Origin-recognition complex, or 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 ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have revealed that diet and exercise can change gene regulation in the skeletal muscle of East Asians, highlighting the critical role of ...

An important DNA modification is methylation, or the addition of a methyl group to the 5th carbon of cytosine. This forms 5-methylcytosine (5mC), typically associated with repression of gene ...