Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University Human exonuclease V (EXO5) is an ATR-regulated nuclease that is specific to the DNA structure. It is also associated with BLM, to mark the start point of the replication fork in a strand of DNA. Research states that an elevated level of EXO5 in tumor cells results in increased mutation within […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata What is DNA demethylation? DNA cytosine methylation is controlled by the functional interplay between two families of enzymes: DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) and TET methylcytosine dioxygenases, which control DNA methylation and demethylation, respectively. DNA demethylation, as the name suggests, is a process which involves the removal of a methyl group from cytosines. The […]
Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of information technology Thomas Jefferson provided the first evidence that RNA segment can be written back to DNA which is a great challenge to central dogma. Each cell in our body has a specific mechanism that is it undergoes duplication of DNA to form new cells. The enzyme behind this is […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata A genomic study of skin cells shows that there is a wide range of age-independent mutations in the normal number of somatic mutations that arise from exposure to UV light. The human skin is constantly subjected to damage of DNA due to the environment, which leads to the accumulation of […]
Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata Plant parasitism is an occurrence by which the parasite plant latches onto and soak up water and nutrients from another host plant, with the help of an organ called the “haustorium.” Once the haustorium forms, specific enzymes then help in setting up a relationship between the tissues of the parasite […]
