Human genomic DNA is wrapped around core histone proteins to form nucleosomes, the fundamental units of chromatin. During ...

A research group at the University of Bologna has identified, for the first time, the specific location and genomic context where DNA breaks occur due to the inhibition of the topoisomerase I, a ...

A single-cell RNA sequencing study of murine gammaherpesvirus 68 reveals that macrophage infection can follow three distinct ...

Most people will become infected with Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV, at some point in their lives. In addition to being a common ...

A new review proposes that the DNA damage response drives PD-L1 upregulation in senescent cells, enabling immune evasion and ...

BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a major cause of kidney transplant failure. There are no effective drugs to treat BKPyV. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals new aspects of BKPyV ...

In eukaryotes, the cell cycle consists of four discrete phases: G 1, S, G 2, and M. The S or synthesis phase is when DNA ...

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," goes the old adage, which Rice University professor James Chappell completely ignored in a recent Nature Communications publication. In the study, Chappell describes ...

Human genomic DNA is wrapped around core histone proteins to form nucleosomes, the fundamental units of chromatin.

A study headed by researchers at NYU Langone Health has found that herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) partially liquifies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to help copy itself ...

For decades, the arrival of the monsoon season across India and tropical nations has brought an overwhelming wave of dengue ...