University of Illinois researchers have identified
candidate genes controlling the accumulation of phenolic compounds in broccoli.
University of Illinois researchers have identified
candidate genes controlling the accumulation of phenolic compounds in broccoli.
Not exact matches
We identify key
candidate genes that may
control rate - limiting steps during lactation and outline future work in the endeavor to discover the biological underpinnings of poor lactation performance in women attempting to breastfeed.
After demonstrating the existence of several
genes that
control indefinite cell division, she, a grad student named Yi Ning, and their colleagues found a
candidate for one of those
genes on chromosome 4.
Using previous data, Orkin and his team identified the BCL11A
gene as a
candidate for
controlling the molecular switch.
A traditional way to target a
candidate gene is to identify a molecule or process important to, say, emotion, and then go back and find the
genes that
control it.
In 2013, Soderling's group selected one of those
gene candidates, Arp2 / 3, based on its importance in
controlling the formation of synapses — the links between neurons — and its association with multiple neuropsychiatric disorders.
In a study published January in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, Gibbs and his team compared the DNA of the fat fruit flies to a
control group in the lab and found nearly 400
candidate genes potentially associated with obesity and other health problems.
Moreover, 127 sites representing 65
candidate genes for obesity were differentially methylated in case -
control cohort 2 (q < 0.15, P = 0.5, χ2 test; Supplementary Table 15).
Once again, the
genes that are subject to HAR2 regulation are still unclear, although GBX2, a transcription factor that
controls proper expression of
genes involved in embryo morphogenesis, is one promising
candidate.
We examined 152 SNPs in 71
candidate genes for association with diabetes status and related phenotypes in 2,134 Caucasians in a case -
control study and an independent quantitative trait (QT) cohort in the United Kingdom.
To explore the possibility of common genetic pathways within the respective pathophysiologies, nine ADHD
candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in seven
genes were tested for association with PD in 5333 cases and 12,019 healthy
controls: one variant, respectively, in the
genes coding for synaptosomal - associated protein 25 k (SNAP25), the dopamine (DA) transporter (SLC6A3; DAT1), DA receptor D4 (DRD4), serotonin receptor 1B (HTR1B), tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2), the norepinephrine transporter SLC6A2 and three SNPs in cadherin 13 (CDH13).
An approach based on testicular analysis of
candidate gene expression between IVC - and in vivo (
control)- produced animals was performed.
Genomic regions known to harbor CMS
candidate genes were screened for case allele frequencies of 1.0 and
control allele frequencies of between 0.14 and 0.50.
The fact that the affected dogs do not share common alleles in any loci and same alleles were present in both cases and
controls excludes these known PRA
genes as
candidates.