Uracil is a key component of the genetic code. In mRNA, the genetic information is encoded using codons, which are triplets of nucleotides. Uracil is part of several codons that specify different ...

In RNA, however, a base called uracil (U) replaces thymine (T ... Thus, the elongation period of transcription creates a new mRNA molecule from a single template strand of DNA.

For example, an artificial mRNA of alternating guanine and uracil nucleotides (GUGUGUGUGUGU) should be read in translation as two alternating codons, GUG and UGU, thus encoding a protein of two ...

Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.