Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...

Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to pump out antibiotics indiscriminately? Researchers from the Institute of ...

Protein synthesis is vital for life, translating genetic information from DNA to functional proteins through transcription and translation processes.

Thus, advancements in gene therapy could be directed towards a more comprehensive exploration of the impact of codon optimization on the characteristics and secondary structure of mRNA.Also, it is ...

Codon optimality is a major determinant of mRNA translation and degradation rates. However, whether and through which mechanisms its effects are regulated remains poorly understood. Here we show that ...

To make an mRNA vaccine against COVID, scientists start with circular pieces of DNA called plasmids that contain a gene for the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.

The translation process starts at the DNA start codon (ATG) and finishes at a stop codon (normally TAA, TAG, or TGA). In Oligohymenophorea sp. PL0344, only TGA functions as a stop codon – although Dr.

The majority of amino acids are encoded for by more than one codon. START and STOP codons AUG is the most common START codon, which signals the beginning of translation.