Researchers have determined whether a specific chemical modification of a protein that packages the genome called a histone affects gene activity and cell proliferation. Researchers have determined ...

Histone modification is an epigenetic mechanism that regulates gene expression by altering chromatin structure and DNA accessibility for transcription. Histone modification is regulated by various ...

A recent study unveils new insights into the complex regulatory mechanisms behind strawberry fruit ripening. By analyzing histone modifications, researchers have mapped a detailed chromatin structure ...

If all the DNA in a human cell was stretched out end to end, it would be roughly six feet long. That’s a lot of genetic information to pack into a cell that is, on average, one-fifth the size of a ...

LMU molecular biologist Gunnar Schotta decodes the epigenetic silencing of problematic retroviral gene sequences. While each cell contains the complete genetic blueprint of an organism, chemical marks ...

Epigenetics is a rapidly growing field of study that focuses on the heritable changes in gene expression that occur without alterations to the underlying DNA sequence. These changes are caused by ...

Epigenetics is rewriting what we know about how our genes work, adapt, and sometimes fail. From chemical tags that switch genes on or off to RNA molecules that fine-tune expression, scientists are ...

From DNA’s tightly packed chromatin to the precise on/off switches in regulatory sequences, scientists are uncovering how cells fine-tune gene expression. New research reveals surprising roles for ...