Sentences with phrase «altering gene structures»

As for altering gene structures, Watson was confident that that would not be done for «trivial reasons.»

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Many thoughtful citizens, including eminent scientists, oppose the deciphering and altering of the human gene structure, and are appalled by the proposed commercial uses of knowledge gained from such activities.

PRMT5 (protein arginine methyltransferase 5) is an enzyme that alters the structure of chromatin to suppress the transcription of genes and the production of proteins.

Epigenetic changes do not alter the structure of the DNA, but they do change the way the DNA is modified, which subsequently determines the potential of gene regulation.

Most of those mutations are probably benign, but some may alter a protein's structure and function, or interfere with gene activity, leading to disease.

Of 134 genes studied by the research team, 70 caused heart defects in fruit flies, and several of the altered genes are involved in modifying the structure of histones.

Rather than modify protein structure and function, these noncoding variants frequently impact regulatory elements and thereby alter the quantitative and spatiotemporal regulation of gene expression.

This text covers topics ranging from plant genome structure and the key control points in how genes are expressed, to the mechanisms by which proteins are generated and how their activities are controlled and altered by posttranslational modifications.

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AAEM pointed to numerous animal studies that showed oxidative stress, altered structure and function of the liver, intestinal damage, disruption of the immune system, increased cell growth and hundreds of alterations in gene expressions.