A recent review by Prof. Zhu Bing and Associate Professor Xiong Jun from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...

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

Abstract Histone tails and their epigenetic modifications play crucial roles in gene expression regulation by altering the architecture of chromatin. However, the structural mechanisms by which ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the 'pacemaker' controlling yeast cell division lies inside the ...

Investigating how mutations in tumors alter DNA’s 3D structure—and subsequently, regulatory sequences called enhancers—can ...

Chromatin is a flexibly joined chain of nucleosomes that exists inside the nucleus of eukaryotic cells and has been described as a 'bead on a string'. Chromatin organization strengthens DNA for ...

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

Scientists have identified two proteins involved in regulating chromatin remodelling which could be promising therapeutic ...