Finally, initiator proteins recruit other replication proteins required for the assembly of replication forks at the origin ... These studies suggest that changes in the structure of origin DNA during ...

A protein called PriC allows DNA replication to proceed in Escherichia coli when the complex that usually initiates this process is compromised.

The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury ...

Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have ...

The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury ...

Researchers have revealed the fundamental mechanisms underlying homologous recombination – one of the main DNA repair pathways in human cells.

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have uncovered a key reason why HIV remains so difficult to cure: Their ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i-motif—a ...

Revising the structure and replication of DNA? Test your knowledge of the process and need for DNA replication with this Higher Biology quiz.

Figure 1. Model of a DNA replication factory. This shows five activated replicons in a single factory (shaded area). Each replicon contains a replication bubble and two replication forks. At each fork ...