Sentences with phrase «as epigenetic marks»

There are more than 100 varieties of these chemical tags, collectively known as epigenetic marks.

For a plant to create reproductive cells, it must first erase a key code, a series of tags attached to DNA across the genome known as epigenetic marks.

Not exact matches

«Epigenetic» marks on genes do not affect the information but do influence gene activity, as the simplified diagrams below show.

All animals use the same enzyme to create the same methylation mark as a signal for gene repression, and her colleagues who study epigenetics in mice and humans are excited about the new findings, Strome said.

As the cell replicates its DNA, it must also preserve the epigenetic marks that delineate active and inactive areas of the genome.

As the cells divide, they all inherit the same genes but their epigenetic marks change.

As division continues, the cells pass down not only their genes but their epigenetic marks on those genes.

These studies hint at how experiences in youth can rewrite the epigenetic marks in our brains, altering our behavior as adults.

Researchers based at Rice's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) have constructed computer models to analyze epigenetic marks, which include proteins bound to DNA as well as chemical modifications to histone proteins.

DNA is marked in red with the epigenetic marker known as crotonylation shown in green.

Epigenetic marks attached to DNA act as footnotes, indicating which genes are turned «on» or «off».

Epigenetic marks are somatically inherited and therefore can be passed on as diseased cells replicate.

Measurements that are increasingly available range from those that identify transcription factor occupancy and initiation of transcription to long - lasting and heritable epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation.

Tinkering with gene switches can have a profound effect on how they behave, and labs around the world are now scanning the genome in hopes of identifying epigenetic modifications — sometimes called «marks» or «tags» — that could serve as biomarkers, helping to predict and identify a wide range of conditions.

Epigenetic marks, such as the modifications of the histones, are also important for the specialisation of the body's cells.