RNA polymerase IV and V Exclusively found in plants, RNA polymerase IV and V are transcription enzymes that evolved as specialized forms of RNA polymerase II 4. Both enzymes produce small interfering ...

A new study reveals that blocking ribosomal RNA production rewires cancer cell behavior and could help treat genetically ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

A cold sore might seem like a minor nuisance. But behind that tingling lip is one of the world’s most widespread and cunning ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences uncovered a new tumor-suppressive response that could lead to novel ...

What am I looking at? This is a 3D rendering of an RNA polymerase II enzyme from baker’s yeast, created using actual molecular data to reconstruct its shape and active sites. What looks like a ...

The new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and published June 18 in Cell Chemical Biology, showed that targeting a key process of how cells make proteins can inhibit cancer ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) is a key enzyme for SARS-CoV-2 genomic replication and transcription and, thus, for viral replication.