A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.

In humans, chromosomes remain in separate territories inside the cell nucleus. But in the cells of some animals ... These ...

With this in mind, Zidovska and her colleagues focused on RNA polymerase II—responsible for the transcription and one of the most abundant molecular motors in the cell nucleus. When a gene is ...

In a recent paper published in the journal Genome Research, experts described the chromatin arrangement in the genomes of two ...

Further experiments showed that these LINE-1 message molecules act as a scaffold to organize the DNA in the 3D space of the ...

The histone proteins of complex cells are named H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. They are assembled into groups of eight, around which a ...

which lead to cell death and egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes. Based on these findings, the researchers propose that BBP exposure alters gene expression in ways that cause ...

In humans, chromosomes remain in separate territories inside the cell nucleus. But in the cells of some animals ... These differences in folding and position translate into lineage-specific gene ...

Haemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that mostly occurs in men An expert explains why and shares ways to reduce the risk ...

"Cells must divide evenly to produce cells of the same size. For the cell to divide at the center, positioning of the nucleus at the ... the experiments in various gene-manipulated cells to ...

A giant musk turtle is one of the two species of turtles studied by a research team led by Nicole Valenzuela, professor of ecology, evolution and ...