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Figure 1: Extending the two-metal-ion mechanism of nucleotidyl transfer to include general acid catalysis. Figure 3: A conserved basic amino acid in the active site of multiple classes of polymerases ...

Our research focuses on all aspects of nucleic acid structure, chemistry and function employing state of the art technologies and approaches. The structure and chemistry of nucleic acids is ...

Recent developments in nanoparticle-mediated cancer immunotherapy promote treatment with less toxicity. Cancer immunotherapy utilizes a patient’s immune system to target and destroy cancer. Many types ...

Enormous computational efforts have been carried out to predict structure and function of protein. However, nearly all of these efforts have been focused on prediction of function based on primary ...

PNAS is the world's most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serial. It publishes high-impact research reports, commentaries, perspectives, reviews, colloquium papers, and actions of the Academy. In ...

The Nucleic Acids Institute is dedicated to uncovering the chemical and biological underpinnings of nucleic acid function, and to developing innovative nucleic acid-based therapies and applications.

Gene therapy, the delivery of genetic material to cells in the form of DNA or RNA, has been explored as a means to treat illnesses. These treatments hinge on our ability to get DNA and RNA inside ...