More than 1,000 players are involved in a cell when genetic information is translated into proteins. A new German-Israeli research project is now working on systematically identifying their respective tasks.
When genetic information in human cells is transported from the cell nucleus into the cytoplasm and translated into proteins, one particular molecule plays a central role: mRNA, or messenger RNA. However, in order for this mRNA to do its job according to plan, it needs a lot of support. In recent years, scientists have identified around 1,000 different participants that are involved in this process.
A new German-Israeli research project has set itself the goal of deciphering their function and structure in detail. ...
