The superfamily 1 (SF1) and SF2 enzymes are non-hexameric enzymes possessing both helicase and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) translocase activities, as well as the ability to displace proteins from DNA.

DNA polymerase (DNAP) is a type of enzyme that is responsible for forming ... DNA polymerase is responsible for the process of DNA replication, during which a double-stranded DNA molecule is ...

A new ML-guided platform can design thousands of new enzymes, predict how they will behave in the real world, and test their performance.

Zhijian “James” Chen, a biochemist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, was awarded the 2024 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for the discovery of the cGAS enzyme that ...

In the past, this involved the adaptation of entire proteins or parts of proteins – a process that is considerably more complicated than ... it is much easier to ‘program’ CRISPR-Cas9 at a particular ...

In principle, mRNA vaccines are ideal for health emergencies as they can be quickly mass produced using a template. The problem is that current cell-based template production methods take too long, ...

The study describes atom-by-atom how the core of the tiny motor, just millionths of a millimeter in size, is constructed and suggests how it works to translocate, or pack, long stretches of the virus' ...

DNA replication is the process by which the DNA molecule makes an exact copy of itself during cell division. The double helix unwinds, and each strand serves as a template for the synthesis of a new ...

However, the behind-the-scenes process of analyzing forensic DNA is far more intricate ... expressed her optimism for the new enzyme and its potential to streamline DNA analysis for casework. “To be ...

Protein synthesis is vital for life, translating genetic information from DNA to functional proteins through transcription ...

They are shortcutting the process nature itself has gone through over the ages as DNA mutates by chance and new enzymes result, sometimes with important results. Enzymes are, after all ...

Before PCR, the process of DNA sequencing was very lengthy and quite ... then the temperature is lowered so that an enzyme can copy the strand before it closes again, and the cycle is repeated.