Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells. | Genetics And Genomics ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

While other herpes viruses have been seen compacting and reshaping host chromosomes, it was unclear whether it was a side effect of the virus invading and setting up its own viral replication ...

Topoisomerase I, an enzyme that snips DNA to release torsional stress, and cohesin, a structural protein, followed human RNA-polymerase II into the newly forming viral replication compartments.

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after ...

After invading host cells, the virus replicates in the nucleus, where genetic material is stored within strands of DNA. These strands wrap around proteins, with some regions forming tight coils ...

Lithgow’s team started by sequencing the strain’s genome. It’s fairly straightforward to get a good readout of a bacterium’s genetic code using short-read sequencing, which involves fragmenting the ...