Transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) is a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein. tRNAs function at specific sites in the ribosome during translation ...

In a comprehensive research study, scientists have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism explaining how neurons survive ...

When RNA molecules are synthesized by cells—a critical process in the creation of proteins and other cellular functions—they ...

That is why a new study in Nature Aging is so exciting. Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have figured out ...

tRNAs have a distinct cloverleaf secondary structure and an L-shaped tertiary structure. The cloverleaf structure is formed by the folding of the single-stranded tRNA molecule, which is typically ...

Traditionally overlooked in Parkinson’s research, tRFs (transfer RNA fragments) are small RNA molecules with the potential to reveal significant changes in the body linked to neurodegeneration.

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) Transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules are responsible for delivering ...

Researchers find mutations causing developmental disabilities in humans have similar effects in yeast, aiding drug testing ...

Their findings suggest that the variant diminishes cells' supply of transfer RNA, a molecule that is critical for assembling proteins. When this happens, embryonic face cells are unable to fuse to ...

Transfer RNA fragments prevent jumping genes from hopping around in the mouse embryo, when histone methylation can’t do the job. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and ...