FMI News Article
Long considered ‘junk’, non-coding RNAs have emerged as important regulators of diverse cellular processes, including the silencing of genes. Working in yeast, researchers from the Bühler group have identified more than 20 mutations that enable RNA-mediated gene silencing. The findings could improve our understanding of the factors that keep gene silencing in check.
Homing in on how cells keep gene silencing in check
By studying colonies of fission yeast (pictured), FMI researchers identified more than 20 mutations that enable RNA-mediated epigenetic gene silencing. Image FMI Basel.