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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLoop the Loop, DNA Style: One Or Two-Way Transcription Depends On Gene Loops
ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2012) Scientists at EMBL and Oxford University discovered that, by forming or undoing gene loops, cells manipulate the path of the transcription machinery -- which reads out instructions from DNA -- controlling whether it moves along the genetic material in one direction or two.
In certain toy racecar tracks, sneaky players can flip a switch, trapping their opponents' vehicles in a loop of track. Cells employ a less subtle approach: they change the track's layout. In a study published online September 28 in Science, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Oxford University discovered that, by forming or undoing gene loops, cells manipulate the path of the transcription machinery -- which reads out instructions from DNA -- controlling whether it moves along the genetic material in one direction or two.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120928085218.htm
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Loop the Loop, DNA Style: One Or Two-Way Transcription Depends On Gene Loops (Original Post)
littlemissmartypants
Sep 2012
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MrYikes
(720 posts)1. thank you for all your postings
each is fascinating and thought-provoking.
littlemissmartypants
(22,531 posts)2. Thank you for not adding (sarcasm) to that sentence.
I just thought when I found this what a simple change with the possibility of huge consequences.
nenagh
(1,925 posts)4. I agree...thank you for your postings..
We have so much to learn ... I'm bookmarking this info..
Thanks again
bemildred
(90,061 posts)3. Fascinating, a switch. You knew there had to be one. nt
littlemissmartypants
(22,531 posts)5. bemildred for
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