Using the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to turn off
certain genes in a mouse zygote as well as other new techniques to enrich the pluripotent stem cells of a rat, the group managed to grow various rat organs (a pancreas, heart, and eyes) in a mouse embryo.
Not exact matches
Many universities and pharmaceutical companies are engaged
in research and development using genetically modified
mice that have
certain genes manipulated to reproduce human diseases.
Based on experiments with
mice, some scientists had speculated that cilia nestled
in a dimple at the top of the embryo called the node might push fluid down the left side of the embryo, carrying a signal that somehow triggers
certain genes to activate.
The researchers deleted the HIC1
gene in certain innate lymphoid cells
in the
mouse intestine and found that this increased the susceptibility of the
mice to infection with the bacterium Citrobacter rodentium.
In his new study, Michael Petris, associate professor of biochemistry, was able to modify mice so that they were missing the ATP7A gene in certain areas of the body, specifically the intestinal track where nutrient absorption takes plac
In his new study, Michael Petris, associate professor of biochemistry, was able to modify
mice so that they were missing the ATP7A
gene in certain areas of the body, specifically the intestinal track where nutrient absorption takes plac
in certain areas of the body, specifically the intestinal track where nutrient absorption takes place.
In the LOX deficient mice, they observed changes in mechanical behavior and in signaling of groups of genes that appeared to be a susceptibility differentiator in certain sections of tissue; the way they interacted seemed to provide some protection against aneurys
In the LOX deficient
mice, they observed changes
in mechanical behavior and in signaling of groups of genes that appeared to be a susceptibility differentiator in certain sections of tissue; the way they interacted seemed to provide some protection against aneurys
in mechanical behavior and
in signaling of groups of genes that appeared to be a susceptibility differentiator in certain sections of tissue; the way they interacted seemed to provide some protection against aneurys
in signaling of groups of
genes that appeared to be a susceptibility differentiator
in certain sections of tissue; the way they interacted seemed to provide some protection against aneurys
in certain sections of tissue; the way they interacted seemed to provide some protection against aneurysm.
They also showed that
certain genes and elements are similar
in both species, providing a basis to use the
mouse to study relevant human disease.
The team found deep conservation of
certain processes that likely reflects similar underlying regulatory processes between
mouse and man, but there were also significant differences
in gene expression during kidney development, as well as
in the timing, scale, organization, and molecular profile of key cell types and cell structures.
In the new study, researchers mutated the gene encoding neuregulin 3 in mice — but only in certain populations of neuron
In the new study, researchers mutated the
gene encoding neuregulin 3
in mice — but only in certain populations of neuron
in mice — but only
in certain populations of neuron
in certain populations of neurons.
So when Drake and his colleagues measured the RNA levels — a direct link to how much of a
gene is being produced —
in the
genes of 334
mice, he didn't expect to find more than a few variations that might help explain why males and females have such different rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes or why they react differently to
certain drugs.
Working with
mice, Reti and others have shown previously that within a few minutes of ECT,
certain genes 3/4 notably including Narp 3/4 are turned on
in the hippocampus, a small, seahorse - shaped part of the brain
in the temporal lobe that helps regulate emotions.
Shatz revealed that
in mice which were deficient
in certain MHC
genes, their visual neurons were more randomly arranged and had many more synapses.
While it is possible to induce atherosclerosis
in some
mice, it is important to realize that the presence of cholic acid can influence transcription factors controlling
genes involved with regulating lipoprotein metabolism and inflammation, both of which are important
in the development of atherosclerosis (16, 17), and can also promote gallstones
in certain mouse strains (18, 19).