The closest-ever detailed look at a key enzyme inside the virus that causes COVID-19 could lead to more effective treatment ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a previously unknown connection between two fundamental cellular processes, offering fresh insight into how human cells build and maintain chromatin, ...

A new study in Nature has mapped, at atomic resolution, how the enzyme DICER slices precursor microRNAs at exactly the right spot, with accuracy down to a single nucleotide. The research, which ...

Nucleotides are essential components of a wide range of cellular processes; therefore, the maintenance of these levels through various metabolic pathways is crucial for adequate cellular function. The ...

Purine nucleotides are essential for cell growth and function as they serve as nucleic acid building blocks, signaling molecules, and energy carriers. Treatments that inhibit their synthesis offer a ...