Research sheds light on the mechanics of gene transcription (10 Jan 2008) - isn't stationed in special "transcription factories" within a cellnucleus... of the gene's position. The findings, published in the journal Molecular Cell... its movements within the nucleus. While some reports have suggested...
Bacteria use plant defense for genetic modification (23 Oct 2007) uninhibited cell division and produce nutrients to feed the bacteria. What was not previously understood is exactly how bacteria genes infiltrate the cell'snucleus..., bacterial genes infiltrate first the nucleus then the plant genome, where...
MIT creates 3-D images of living cell (15 Aug 2007) Method is similar to medical CT scans . The team's image of a cervical cancer cell reveals the cellnucleus, the nucleolus... the first 3D images of a living cell, using a method similar to the X-ray CT scans... of what goes on inside a living cell without the help of fluorescent markers or other...
Nanoscale microscope sheds first light on gene repair (16 Nov 2006) powerful light microscope have seen how H2AX is distributed in the cellnucleus... within the nucleus. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy...-dimensional structure of the genetic material in the nucleus. 4Pi microscopy allows...
Hot flies and the ability to watch genes in action in live tissue (20 Sep 2006) : specifically, what happens in a cell'snucleus when an external stimulus (heat) prompts... of proteins, which protect the fly against the stress of heating. "Whenever a cell is stressed -- bingo, it will produce proteins that will help the cell resist...
Cornell researcher's discovery opens door in fight against cancer and other diseases (09 May 2005) retinoic acid (RA) gains entry into a cell'snucleus. When vitamin A enters a cell's... that enter a cell'snucleus and play a role in triggering transcription. This is a basic..., wanted to learn how RA is transported into the cell'snucleus. The chemical...
Retroviral resistance gene found (03 May 2005) and synthesize the viral DNA, but were excluded from entering the host cellnucleus..., as well as HIV-1, in cell culture. The researchers found that the high level of FEZ1 expression in a specific laboratory rat cell line caused a significant...
Nano-Probes Allow an Inside Look at Cell Nuclei (22 Mar 2005) to remain in a cell'snucleus - without harming the cell or fading out - much... the inner workings of a living cell like never before. Scientists at the U.S.... probes inside cell nuclei where they can track life's fundamental processes...
Scientists study innovative DNA transport element (11 Nov 2004) ," says Prof. Bode, "to head straight for the stabilisation of cellnucleus....", says Bode. If a virus invades a key genetic region of a cell it can severely... in a reversible manner only to certain support molecules in the nucleus...