From gene to protein: Control is mainly in the cytoplasm, not cell nucleus
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
How do genes control us? This fundamental question still remains elusive despite decades of research. Genes are blueprints for proteins, but it is the proteins that actually carry out vital functions. But how is protein production controlled? Researchers have now comprehensively quantified gene expression for the first time and found out that control mainly occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell and not in the cell nucleus.
