Molecular Labeling Machine (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Molecular Labeling Machine

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Scientists found the enzyme METTL3 (green) tags a particular sequence within RNA molecules destined to become gene-regulating microRNAs. While this happens within cells' nuclei (blue), METTL3 is also found outside the nucleus in cells' cytoplasm, as shown above.

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Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University

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