Scientists illuminate hidden regulator in gene transcription

Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 22:10 in Biology & Nature

Gene transcription is the process by which DNA is copied and synthesized as messenger RNA (mRNA) -- which delivers its genetic blueprints to the cell's protein-making machinery. Now researchers have identified a hidden, ephemeral phenomenon in cells that may play a major role in jump-starting mRNA production and regulating gene transcription.

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