Sentences with phrase «called epigenetic tags»

Not exact matches

The findings center on a protein called UHRF1, a guardian of the cell's epigenetic information that can recognize patterns of epigenetic tags and promote the addition of new ones.

Specifically, the study reveals a mechanism that helps explain how dividing cells pass patterns of epigenetic information called methyl tags to their daughter cells, a crucial part of regulating gene expression across cell generations.

Most research on epigenetics has focused on the way everyday experiences alter patterns of gene activity in DNA during life through a chemical process of gene tagging called methylation, which usually silences genes.

It's also the first demonstration that a DNA tag called an epigenetic marker can predispose an individual to addiction and relapse.

Much of the previous research on epigenetics has focused on the fact that everyday experiences alter patterns of gene activity in DNA during life through a chemical process of gene tagging called methylation, which usually silences genes.

Using data from blood and brain tissue, a team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that they could gain insights into mechanisms that might help explain autism by analyzing the interplay between genes and chemical tags that control whether genes are used to make a protein, called epigenetic marks.

The researchers then analyzed the DNA to examine the degree of an epigenetic mark called methylation, a chemical tag on genes related to whether they're «turned on» or «off.»

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.