Thursday, November 10, 2016
Simons Foundation Supports Research That Sheds New Light on RNA’s Journey Out of a Cell’s Nucleus
Cells secure DNA within their nuclei like a secret code stashed in a vault. However, the tightly controlled borders of the nucleus create a challenge: In order for the cell to produce essential proteins, messages derived from DNA must somehow escape the nucleus in the form of RNA molecules.
New work by a team of researchers based at The Rockefeller University has determined the structure of one important component of the restrictive gate through which cargo, including genetic information in the form of RNA transcribed from DNA, must pass.
The results were published November 10 in Cell...