Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) is a technique for rapidly copying segments of DNA. Unlike polymerase chain reaction (PCR), it does not require thermal cycling, so less equipment is needed.

By virtue of complementary base- pairing, this action creates a new strand of mRNA that is organized in the 5' to 3' direction. As the RNA polymerase continues down the strand of DNA, more ...

But scientists at Scripps Research have now captured the first detailed images of Pol-theta in action ... "Human polymerase θ ...

Transcription factors are proteins involved in the process of converting, or transcribing, DNA into RNA. Transcription factors include a wide number of proteins, excluding RNA polymerase ...

When the mechanisms that replicate or repair mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) fail, it can cause a wide range of syndromes for which ...

The recombinase disassembles, allowing a DNA polymerase to bind to the 3’ end of the primer, and DNA synthesis begins. “We tested a lot of different polymerases,” said Stemple. “The polymerases that ...

A University of Iowa-led study has revealed the unexpected structure adopted by the DNA repair protein RAD52 as it binds and ...