Thus, RNA molecules play numerous roles in both normal cellular processes and disease states. Generally, those RNA molecules that do not take the form of mRNA are referred to as noncoding ...

Their study, published in the EMBO Journal, reveals the detailed mechanisms of how mitochondria process transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules, which are essential for energy production. Mitochondria, known as ...

On the other hand, improvements in certain RNA production processes can lead to new therapeutics and improved crop resilience in plants. With this in mind, a group of researchers led by Xiuren ...

The goal is to democratize RNA technology,” said one of the professors behind the project, known as BioFoundry.

The data shows that RNA interacts with a mitochondrial protein complex to trigger immune response pathways when viral RNA is ...

New research has identified a critical fall-back mechanism used by the cells when the usual RNA editing process is switched off. Professor Carl Walkley heads the RNA Biology and Innate Immune ...

Biologists at Indiana University Bloomington have shown that the surfaces of plant leaves are coated with a diverse array of RNA molecules. The finding suggests that the RNA present on the leaf ...

Before the advent of nanopore sequencing, conventional techniques would process RNA molecules in such a way that it would remove the chemical modifications before researchers could study them.

Scientists have uncovered a new role for a cell's own RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses. Some of the cell's RNA ...

"While protein-protein interactions and protein modifications are critical for antiviral signaling through the MAVS signalosome," Ram Savan noted, "our research highlights the significant role of ...

With single-cell epitranscriptomics tools, researchers can focus specifically on RNA modifications in individual ... how cells change states over time, a process known as trajectory inference.