Sentences with phrase «certain gene silenced»
«If cells with a certain gene silenced disappear, for example, it means that gene is essential for proliferation.»
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Epigenetics refers to how certain life circumstances can cause genes to be silenced or expressed, become dormant or active, over time.
A byproduct of the discovery of RNAi was the finding that although cells in the human body only contain one strand of RNA, they do have micro-RNA — tiny sections of RNA that can act a little like double - stranded RNA and also silence the activity of certain genes.
The bits, called short interfering RNA, then associate with other enzymes to form a large complex that can silence certain genes and render the virus harmless.
The team created flies with a type of RNA that silenced certain genes.
While all cell types share the same genetic code (DNA), certain genes are specifically «expressed» or «silenced» in each cell type.
The genetic signal, also called a microRNA, silences certain genes in the DNA.
Pregnancy also silences certain genes that promote these T cells, preventing them from accumulating in the first place.
Researchers have collected information on which genes are activated or silenced in certain diseases and by certain drugs for many years.
A way of silencing genes using specially designed molecules of RNA — like DNA but made of only a single strand — that target the message molecules in cells and tell them not to make a certain protein
Methylation is a process that acts like a switch to turn off or «silence» genes in certain cells.
They accumulate at sites of attachment and come in contact with parts of certain silenced genes.
That study showed a non-monotonic increase in the abundance of certain transcripts and suggested that previously silenced genes were actively transcribed at later post-mortem time points.
When Simon's team deleted all H3.3 genes, they found that certain previously silenced transposable elements were reactivated and continued to multiply in the genome — the result is the appearance of new genetic alleles and chromosomal abnormalities, both are familiar early events in the formation of tumors.
Plant - mediated gene silencing has shown promise for control of viruses, nematodes, and certain insects.