Using an array of techniques, including RNA sequencing and targeted gene expression profiling, the researchers searched for links
between gene activity and protein production in these tumors and the clinical outcomes of patients.
«When we compared the gene signature activity of glioblastoma cells from around 60 patients we found that a large number of patients could be divided into subgroups that showed a correlation
between gene activity, tumor cell characteristics and cell of origin similar to the one we had seen in the mouse study.
Not exact matches
«
Gene variant
activity is surprisingly variable
between tissues.»
Their brains differed in the
activity of over a hundred
genes that provide cells with energy, influence chemical communications in the brain and strengthen the connection
between nerve cells.
Chemical modifications to DNA that change the
activity of
genes without changing the
genes» information differ
between homosexual and heterosexual men, researchers from UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine have discovered.
Professor Dale said the correlation demonstrated
between the RGA2
gene activity and TR4 resistance opened up new research.
And the mutation that bestows such remarkable longevity is a
gene that happens to regulate
activity in the insulin / IGF signaling pathway, says Robert Schmookler - Reis of the University of Arkansas, a molecular geneticist who discovered the relationship
between the mutation and the superworm's extraordinary life.
In many cases, the
activity of particular
genes was tied to a single genetic variant, with strong differences in frequency
between European and African populations.
The team also recently obtained a grant from the National Medical Research Council in Singapore to pursue a study using the probe to examine the relationship
between key Parkinson's disease - linked
genes and MAO - B expression and
activity to further understand the causes of the disease and illuminate the role of MAO - B in this.
In all,
activity levels of dozens of
genes in the brain were distinct
between the two types of mice, they report.
In their recent paper, the researchers not only looked at the genetic code, but also studied how
gene activity varied
between the two populations.
This will offer us unique insights into the relationships
between epigenetics and
gene activity and will help us to better understand the processes that convert a single cell into the many different cell types in the body.»
For example, investigators found that for the mouse immune system, metabolic processes and stress response, the
activity of some
genes varied
between mice and humans, which echoes earlier research.
They found a link
between MYC overexpression and the
activity of spliceosome - related
genes.
Hochedlinger and colleagues pinpointed 49
genes whose
activity consistently differed
between iPS and ES cells.
When the researchers measured
gene activity, they found that the iPS cells were more similar to the ES cells they descended from than to each other, suggesting that the source of the cells explains many of the disparities researchers had noted
between the two stem cell types.
The researchers showed these relationships
between ecRNA production and
gene activity in neurons included
genes whose expression is altered by neuronal
activity and
genes implicated in developmental and neurodegenerative disorders.
Whereas liver and blood
gene activity patterns showed the expected differences among the three groupswith human transcription looking similar to that of the chimp, and different from that of the more evolutionarily distant macaquegene
activity in the brain revealed stark differences
between humans and chimps.
They found hundreds of differences in
gene activity between males and females.
The
activity of thousands of sperm
genes appears to differ
between healthy and obese men, suggesting that a man's weight may be passed on to the next generation
The new technique, called Calcium and Light - Induced
Gene Handling Toolkit or «Cal - Light,» allows researchers to observe and manipulate the neural
activities underlying behavior with never - before - seen specificity, hopefully allowing researchers to identify causality
between neuronal
activity and behavior.
The researchers discovered that DNA methylation — a fundamental, life - long process in which a methyl group is added or removed from the cytosine molecule in DNA to promote or suppress
gene activity and expression — does in fact vary
between FLS from the knees and hips of RA patients.
About 16 % of the honeybee's 7500
genes showed a significant difference in
activity between the two groups of bees.
The research team behind the study, which is being published in the journal Epigenetics, also found strong links
between these altered epigenetic patterns and the
activity in
genes controlling improved metabolism and inflammation.
The study *, published in the British Journal of Cancer ** today (Wednesday), showed a potential link
between the
activity of a
gene called BCAR4 and the likelihood that a breast cancer tumour will not respond to tamoxifen — widely used to treat women with breast cancer.
Researchers have shown they can distinguish
between viral and bacterial infections in children with fever by profiling the
activity of
genes in a blood sample.
Again, this might be either due to the difference
between complete knock out of the
genes versus reduction of gbp1, gbp2 expression via RNAi, or due to the
activity of GBP1 and GBP2 in other organs.
This difference in the effect on ilp2 mRNA expression could result from the difference
between completely removing the
activity of these
genes in the gbp1, gbp2 ex67 mutant larvae versus partial reduction of their mRNAs in the GBP1, GBP2 double knock downs.
Group research aims to study the relations
between nutraceuticals, physical
activity, intracellular mechanisms,
gene expression and microbiota using a translational approach to characterize the impact in the whole body of metabolic interactions studied in individual organs and tissues (in vitro / ex vivo: skeletal muscle, heart, bone, liver and kidney).
Single - cell experiments show that
gene expression is random and «bursty,» Lin said, a feature that can emerge from slow switching
between promoter states with different
activities.
By combining neuronal tracing with behavioral experiments leading to sensory - driven
gene expression of the neuronal
activity marker ZENK during magnetic compass orientation, we demonstrate a functional neuronal connection
between the retinal neurons and Cluster N via the visual thalamus.
In her essay, she described how the interactions
between genes and the environment affect human health and disease, concluding that these environmental influences on
gene activity allow people to protect their own well - being by cultivating healthy habits.
There's a positive association
between physical
activity and
genes that affect your circadian clock.