Pseudogene expression in cancer is very specific to the tissue and type of tumor, and their function varies. Some pseudogenes act as tumor suppressors while others are associated with tumorigenesis ...

The central dogma of molecular biology holds that genetic information is transferred from DNA to functional proteins by way of messenger RNA (mRNA). This suggests that mRNA has but a single role, that ...

Rice University’s Peter Wolynes and his research team have unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, evolve. Their paper was published May 13 by ...

Pseudogenes: dysfunctional, unloved and seemingly of little use, these poor-cousin relatives of genes have lost their protein-coding abilities. They contain material not essential for an organism's ...

Rice University’s Peter Wolynes and his research team have unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how pseudogenes evolve. Led by Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, ...

“Pseudogenes” (literally “false genes”) are generally viewed as sequences in genomes that, though they have high sequence similarity to “real” genes, do not have a function. Historically they were ...

Deploying doppelgängers to distract pesky hangers-on isn’t a tactic reserved for paparazzi-plagued Hollywood heartthrobs. Some genes use look-alikes as decoys to distract mobs of interfering molecules ...