Sentences with phrase «analyses of gene activity»

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Bioinformatic analysis of this sequence information was then able to pinpoint a gene that might have the appropriate activity to initiate hydrocarbon biosynthesis, Molnar said.

These tags are detected and measured using a sensitive DNA analysis technique known as massive, parallel sequencing, providing a quantitative readout of the gene's activity levels.

«Gene analysis adds layers to understanding how our livers function: Tracking gene expression patterns for 20,000 gene in 1,500 cells revealed a mosaic of activities.&raGene analysis adds layers to understanding how our livers function: Tracking gene expression patterns for 20,000 gene in 1,500 cells revealed a mosaic of activities.&ragene expression patterns for 20,000 gene in 1,500 cells revealed a mosaic of activities.&ragene in 1,500 cells revealed a mosaic of activities.»

More analysis showed that altering Cdk5 activity changed the level of several groups of genes that were also affected by aging, including those that control immunity, energy, and antioxidant activity.

The analysis suggested that a protein produced by a gene called Olig2, which is only expressed in the neural progenitors that create motor neurons, promotes motor neuron formation by interfering with the activity of several members of another gene family — the Hes genes.

In the current study, prediction analysis of gene expression data was implemented in order to identify the genes that are most useful to determine the state of cyclic changes in locomotor activity.

The CRG team has been working for a long time to achieve detailed quantitative analyses of Mycoplasma pneumoniae at every level: from genetics to metabolism, including patterns of gene activity and protein composition, and more.

In the current study, the researchers used infradian cyclic locomotor activity in the mutant mice as a proxy for mood - associated changes, and examined their molecular basis in the brain by conducting prediction analyses of the gene expression data.

Genetic analysis also revealed significant increase in activity in two genes that may be involved in mitochondria function, suggesting that osteoclast activation might be linked to the reaction of mitochondria to microgravity.

The researchers believe noise could play a role, so they combine single - molecule analysis with time - lapse movies of individual cells to track random activity in many different genes as the cells switch states.

Analysis of differentially expressed proteins revealed enrichment in cytoskeleton organization, mitochondrial activity and ROS management, while gene expression analysis revealed enrichment in the epithelial - to - mesenchymal transition Analysis of differentially expressed proteins revealed enrichment in cytoskeleton organization, mitochondrial activity and ROS management, while gene expression analysis revealed enrichment in the epithelial - to - mesenchymal transition analysis revealed enrichment in the epithelial - to - mesenchymal transition pathway.

Major areas of activity in our lab include 1) identification and characterization of Sgenes, 2) genomic analyses to identify the diversity of TAL effectors in pathogen populations and understand their evolution, and 3) structural and biochemical studies to better harness the unique properties of these proteins for applications such as targeted gene regulation and genome editing.

He argues that establishing relationships of gene activity with such conditions should be a primary objective of the data analysis - and that statistical programs must allow for this.

Gene ontology (GO) analysis of genes within 250 kb of a PORE sequence revealed enrichment in processes such as transcription regulator activity (p < 0.001), sex determination (p < 0.005), insulin receptor signaling (p < 0.001), development (p < 0.0005), and protein phosphorylation (p < 0.005).

Analysis of FOXP2 gene targets in human neural tissues reveal that a subset of these play roles in activity - based sculpting of neural connections, including during learning [48], [49].

Already, comparative genomic analysis of six species of yeast has prompted scientists to significantly revise their initial catalog of yeast genes and to predict a new set of functional elements thought to play a role in regulating genome activity.

«Low - Calorie Diet Slows Aging in Mice in Study,» claimed a recent headline.17 According to the article, «Putting elderly mice on a very low - calorie diet for as little as four weeks reversed many of the changes in the activity of various genes that had occurred during normal aging...» The resesearchers were not looking at actual signs of disease, nor were they measuring lifespan, but instead focused on the analysis of 11,000 different genes using a method called microarray technology in which Spindler has large financial holdings.

Furthermore, after genetic analysis of the bacteria's metabolism, they discovered that genes responsible for fat synthesis had greater levels of activity in the treated mice.

A factor analysis based on descriptors of 81 Labrador retrievers being trained as guide dogs found that polymorphisms in two genes — comt and the glutamate receptor (slc1a2)-- significantly related to a principal component described as «activity».