Helicases are molecular motors that couple nucleotide (NTP) binding and hydrolysis to nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) unwinding (or strand separation) and translocation. These enzymes play essential ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells.

A new AI tool reveals how tangled DNA knots impact health and disease, offering insights for drug discovery and genetic ...

These enzymes are used to generate nucleic acid probes by randomly incorporating modified nucleotides during DNA replication, most notably by simple primer extension procedures or by polymerase ...

RNA-binding proteins use a dual binding mechanism involving zinc finger (ZnF) domains and intrinsically disordered regions ...

New UB research has found that triggering a cell's DNA damage response could be useful in developing treatments for some disease-causing viruses.

Enzymatic synthesis of a xeno nucleic acid with an expanded genetic alphabet points to promising opportunities in nucleic acid therapeutics.

Pyrimidine: Essential Building Block of DNA and RNA What are Pyrimidines? Pyrimidines are a class of aromatic heterocyclic organic compounds that form the building blocks of nucleic acids, the genetic ...

Files and photos that are currently stored in data centers can be stored in DNA provided researchers can produce enough of it at a low cost.

BioSpring plans to build a new production facility that it hopes will become one of the biggest manufacturing sites for both DNA-based and RNA-based active pharmaceutical ingredients in the world.