Sep. 9, 2020 — An exchange of genetic material that occurred when ancient giant viruses infected ancient eukaryotic cells could have caused the nucleus of the eukaryotic cell -- its defining ...

This review focuses on the unique characteristics of mitochondrial nucleoids in mammalian cells, highlighting their semi-autonomous nature and the role of phase separation in their organization and ...

Modern eukaryotic cells have proteins that enable chromosome segregation during cell division, new discoveries shed light on their origin in simpler prokaryotic organisms. Modern nucleated ...

In eukaryotic organisms, mitochondria and chloroplasts contain their own ribosomes which differ from other parts of the cell in that they strongly resemble prokaryotic ribosomes.

Within the highly complicate replisome structure of eukaryotic cells, three different B-family DNA polymerases exist, of which include the multisubunit polymerases Pol α, Pol δ and Pol ε.

New method developed by UTSW researchers removes mysterious organelles from stem cells and embryos to uncover their roles. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have employed a genetic method ...