A detailed picture of what happens when DNA transcription is paused early in the process has been obtained by structural ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

RNA polymerase is an enzyme that is responsible for copying a DNA sequence into an RNA sequence, duyring the process of transcription. As complex molecule composed of protein subunits, RNA ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

A Portrait of RNA Polymerase This multicolored molecular “cloud” is a 3D rendering of an enzyme known as RNA polymerase II that’s responsible for transcribing the genetic code from DNA into RNA.

Hahn, S. Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 11, 394–403 (2004) (link to article) ...

RNA synthesis, or transcription, is the process by which RNA is produced using DNA as a template. This process is carried out by the enzyme RNA polymerase, which binds to specific promoter regions on ...

Researchers discover a new subunit of a bacterial RNA polymerase—as well as hints of its potential role in defending against viruses. Whether it’s heat, emotions, or stress, the body sweats it out ...

The virus uses its own RNA copying machine, called a polymerase, to make duplicates of RNA inside the vesicles. Some of the copies are utilized to make more viral proteins, such as the spike.