Researchers from Osaka University find that neuronal activity induces gene expression at the preprepared histone acetylation sites in the nucleus by influencing transcription factors and chromatin ...

Before a newly synthesized protein can undergo folding, it must be processed and transported to the correct location within the cell after emerging from the ribosome. N-terminal acetylation ...

Fruit ripening is a tightly coordinated process driven by both hormonal and environmental factors, yet the epigenetic mechanisms controlling this process remain unclear. Histone modifications, known ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are challenging the traditional understanding of how ...

No man is an island, and no neuron is either: complex, intricate connections between and among brain cells are needed for the brain to do its job correctly. Now, researchers from Japan have uncovered ...