Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is present in hundreds of copies in the genome, but has not previously been part of genetic analyses. A new study of 500,000 individuals indicates that people who have more ...
In a study published today (February 14) in Genome Research, researchers describe a new clock, composed of methylation sites in ribosomal DNA. This timekeeper is found in species as diverse as mice, ...
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details explaining how poxviruses manipulate host cells to enhance their ...
RNA molecules differ from DNA molecules in several important ways ... these molecules make up about half of the ribosomal mass. The remaining mass consists of a number of proteins — nearly ...
When Blackburn carried out sequencing experiments for the ribosomal DNA minichromosome, she was surprised to find that the telomeres of this structure contained 20-70 tandem copies of a simple ...
The rRNA structures also provide binding sites for ribosomal proteins, which help stabilize the overall structure of the ribosome. One of the most remarkable features of rRNA is its catalytic activity ...