messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Although some RNA molecules are passive copies of DNA, many play crucial, active roles in the cell. For example, some RNA ...

The more researchers examine RNA ... be transferred from DNA to RNA (Rich, 1960). Two additional categories of RNA play a critical role in the translation process: tRNA and rRNA.

In this review of RNA therapies, we paint an overview of what’s going on in a field that is addressing a number of diseases.

The N-terminal ATP-dependent ligase domain belongs to the covalent nucleotidyltransferase enzyme superfamily that includes classic RNA/DNA ligases and mRNA capping enzymes. We’ve shown that: (i) each ...

Messenger RNA (mRNA) carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosomes, where proteins are synthesized. Transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) are involved in the translation of mRNA ...

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study reveals that RNA, another vital cellular molecule, plays a major role in triggering acute sunburn reactions.

Researchers tagged mouse RNA with the enzyme that makes fireflies glow, in hopes of better understanding how viruses and ...

Not only does Bennu contain evidence of ancient pools of liquid water — it also carries minerals crucial to life, amino acids, and the five nucleobases for DNA and RNA. As asteroids crash into ...

The surprising paradigm shift could lead to much more protective sunscreens and effective skin treatments.

For example, tRNA (transfer RNA) is an adapter molecule that deciphers the genetic code on mRNA (messenger RNA ... instructions for a protein from the DNA sequence of a gene and implements ...

However, its role as a nucleobase in RNA was not established until the 1940s, when the structure of DNA and RNA was elucidated ... Uracil is a key component of the genetic code. In mRNA, the genetic ...