How would you make transcription and translation work when you no longer have a nucleus? Bacteria have an interesting answer. Attenuation, or dampening, of the trp operon is made possible by the fact ...

The answer lies in differential gene expression – the combination of genes that are turned on (expressed) or turned off (repressed) in particular cells – this is what makes each cell unique. Gene ...

The alternative splicing regulatory network is modulated by functional coupling between transcription and RNA processing. The transcription machinery can influence alternative splicing decisions by ...