Promoter sequences are DNA sequences that define where transcription of a gene by RNA polymerase begins. Promoter sequences are typically located directly upstream or at the 5' end of the ...

Researchers have engineered yeast to efficiently convert methanol into D-lactic acid, a key compound for biodegradable ...

For the study, Reilly and his colleagues set out to understand how non-coding regions of DNA known as "enhancers" and ...

Calculations of homology between the different insulin promoters and the human version ... are in agreement with the opinion that vertebrate genes and immediate upstream flanks are highly ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a vector that integrates the Cre enzyme gene with the specific DNA ...

Not all genes are active at all times. DNA methylation is one of several epigenetic mechanisms that cells use to control gene expression. This straightforward experiment demonstrated that it was ...

Chinese scientists have uncovered two major genes responsible for sorghum's double-grain spikelet, which dramatically enhance grain number and crop yield. A substantial 35.7-kilobase intrachromosomal ...