Rutgers University scientists have discovered the three - dimensional structure of a gene - specific transcription activation complex, providing the first structural and mechanistic description of the process cells use to turn on, or activate, specific genes in response to
changes in cell type, developmental state and environment.
Not exact matches
Extracts from this garlic even protected
cells in a laboratory dish from certain
types of damage.13 This isn't really surprising when you consider the nutritional
changes that typically occur
in plants when they sprout.
«It's not always
changes in the DNA itself, but how the DNA is «decorated» to turn the genes on and off — called epigenetics — that can determine
cell type.
«This is exactly the technology you could use to look for epigenomic
changes in specific
cell types,» says Martienssen, who is also on the International Human Epigenome Consortium's steering committee.
The project's goals were to explore and describe the range of epigenetic
changes that take place
in bone marrow as stem
cells develop into different
types of mature blood
cell.
As the heart starts pumping a primitive blood - like fluid around the body of an embryo, the
change in pressure from the flowing liquid is the cue for
cells lining the aorta to
change first into blood stem
cells, then into all blood -
cell types in the body.
Using a mathematical model known as the Ising model, invented to describe phase transitions
in statistical physics, such as how a substance
changes from liquid to gas, the Johns Hopkins researchers calculated the probability distribution of methylation along the genome
in several different human
cell types, including normal and cancerous colon, lung and liver
cells, as well as brain, skin, blood and embryonic stem
cells.
Plath's team found that the
changes that happen
in cells during reprogramming occur
in a sequential stage - by - stage manner, and that importantly, the stages were the same across all the different reprogramming systems and different
cell types analyzed.
«This reflects how
cells do not like to
change from one specialized
cell type to another and resist a
change in cell identity,» said Pasque.
They found that after 180 days neither dose led to measurable
changes in the soil's mix of DNA and molecules found
in bacterial
cell walls (which reveals the amount and
types of bacteria present), its levels of nutrients or rate of CO2 formation — the latter of which reflects how well the bacteria are utilizing oxygen.
«Disturbances to these processes may cause neuronal stem
cells to develop into different
types of
cells or may cause neurons to migrate to different locations
in the brain,
changing neuronal circuitry and potentially leading to behavioral disorders like schizophrenia.»
Identifying
changes in the mitochondrial DNA
in PPN cholinergic neurons has the potential to allow the development of more effective treatments targeted to specific
cell -
types.
The new technique could also be useful
in understanding how stem
cells change oxidation properties during differentiation into other
cell types.
Each
cell type can be distinguished based on its transcription factors, and a
cell can
in certain cases be directly converted from one
type to another, simply by
changing the expression of one or more transcription factors.
The simulations revealed that two
types of
changes to the
cells in these nephrons can results
in cysts, both related to how
cells stick together.
They found that the number of copies of lncRNA genes on a chromosome consistently
change in 12 different cancer
types and lncRNA genes are widely expressed
in cancer
cells.
The research, published
in the journal Scientific Reports, shows for the first time that the way
in which fat is made within the body is not «pre-programmed» during the early years of development as previously thought but even
in adulthood
cells can be influenced by our environment to
change the
type of fat that is formed.
Of the 80 ribosomal proteins examined, 31
changed protein levels
in at least one
cell type, Barna said.
Tavazoie points out that «it is remarkable that within a single
cell type, synonymous
changes in genetic sequence can dramatically affect the levels of specific proteins, their transcripts, and the way a
cell behaves.»
She hopes to pinpoint which genes are expressed
in each
cell type when brain
cells make long distance connections, and to make similar maps
in other primates to chart what
changed as brains rewired over the course of evolution.
In addition, they also counted the numbers of various types of single - celled organisms called testate amoebae, whose population changes depending on the amount of water in the bog, giving an indication of how wet or dry the climate was during different period
In addition, they also counted the numbers of various
types of single -
celled organisms called testate amoebae, whose population
changes depending on the amount of water
in the bog, giving an indication of how wet or dry the climate was during different period
in the bog, giving an indication of how wet or dry the climate was during different periods.
Aging is a key risk factor for sAML because, over time, hematopoietic stem
cells (which give rise to all other blood
cell types) accumulate DNA mutations and
changes in other molecules that put DNA instructions into action, such as RNA and proteins.
The team found significant
changes in gene expression after light exposure
in all
cell types in the visual cortex — both neurons and, unexpectedly, nonneuronal
cells such as astrocytes, macrophages and muscle
cells that line blood vessels
in the brain.
With this
type of cancer, the genes
in the white blood
cells affected
change slightly, causing two chromosomes to cross.
Looking for immune abnormalities throughout the lifespan of the mice, the group found that most immune system components stayed the same
in number, but a
type of brain - resident immune
cells called microglia that are known first responders to infection begin to divide and
change early
in the disease.
It is believed to result from a combination of genetics and environmental factors such as irritants and allergens that drive T lymphocytes to produce factors that cause abnormal
changes in keratinocytes, the predominant
cell type in the outermost layer of skin, as well as
changes in other
cells in the underlying dermis.
This was the first time a
type of stem
cell called iPSCs — which possess the ability to
change into any
cell type in the body — was used
in a procedure like this.
Overall, including all genomic variations present
in most if not all tumor
cells (clonal) as well as those present only
in subsets of the cancer
cells (subclonal) from tumor tissue, the researchers detected a total of 864 genetic
changes in tissue samples across the three tumor
types, and 627 (73 %) of those were also found
in the blood.
In a study published in Molecular Cell this month, Alexei V. Tulin, PhD, Associate Professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and colleagues reported that chemical modification of one type of histone — called H2Av — leads to substantial changes in nucleosome shap
In a study published
in Molecular Cell this month, Alexei V. Tulin, PhD, Associate Professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and colleagues reported that chemical modification of one type of histone — called H2Av — leads to substantial changes in nucleosome shap
in Molecular
Cell this month, Alexei V. Tulin, PhD, Associate Professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and colleagues reported that chemical modification of one
type of histone — called H2Av — leads to substantial
changes in nucleosome shap
in nucleosome shape.
While many
types of immune
cells are involved
in obesity - induced inflammation, «NK
cell modulations do not
change any of the other immune
cells,» Lee says.
We're manipulating genes
in the
cell nucleus to produce specific proteins,
changing the normal recipe for growth and maturation, and transforming adult
cells into a new
type of
cell with the ability to morph into any other
cell type,» said Cooke, senior author and chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.
They discovered that earwax
type was determined by a
change in just one DNA nucleotide
in a gene called ABCC11, which was previously found to code for a protein involved
in transporting molecules across
cell membranes.
Islet amyloid, increased A-
cells, reduced B -
cells and exocrine fibrosis: quantitative
changes in the pancreas
in type 2 diabetes
Furthermore, they integrated single -
cell datasets of pancreatic tissue from humans and mice, thereby identifying 10
cell types that were shared across species and defining the evolutionary
changes occurring
in each group.
«Our data reveals,
in exquisite resolution, that the conversation between
cells of different
types changes the
cells in a way that likely mimics what is going on during human development,» said Treutlein at Max Planck.
It has long been suspected that
changes to
cells of the monocyte / macrophage lineage, a
type of immune
cell, influence the development of cognitive impairment
in HIV.
The treatment induced
changes in the synthesis of 101 proteins and ELISA analysis revealed a sixfold higher secretion of
type II collagen compared to control
cells.
We created a thin - film device that operates on the same principle but with two
types of solid redox materials that produce a
change in the potential difference
in the
cell over a heating and cooling cycle,» firstauthor Takayuki?Shibata says.
And next - generation sequencing,
in particular, RNA sequencing, allows researchers to delineate
changing patterns of gene expression as new
cell types form.
p85 also is present
in insulin - producing pancreatic beta
cells, and we will also see if
changing the level of p85
in beta
cells will make them more resilient when stressed with high insulin demands like those from early
type 2 diabetes.»
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Studying cancer with single -
cell technology will allow us to unlock the interactions between different
types of
cells in tumors — and monitor how these interactions
change over time, affecting patients» outcomes.
Back when stem
cells were first extracted from human embryos 20 years ago, scientists were fascinated at their ability to
change into any
type of
cell in the body and thought they would soon be used to treat all
types of diseases, from eye disorders to diabetes.
Transient
in utero disruption of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator causes phenotypic
changes in Alveolar
Type II
cells in adult rats.
The bags» locations
in the genome are similar across
cell types, although the bags» contents and roles can
change from transcription factors (blue OSN oval) and enhancers (red box) that promote the gene (green) expression (left diagram) or to repressors (right diagram) that inhbit gene expression (gray box).
The researchers found that a specific stem / progenitor
cell population was inhibited following radiation
in mice missing Nrf2, and that alveolar
type 2
cells in these mice were more likely to
change into myofibroblasts — a
cell type implicated
in fibrosis.
University of Tsukuba - based researchers developed a way to recover environmental heat with a new
type of thin - film thermoelectric
cell, based on two different materials that show
changes in their redox potential on cycling of temperature.
The morphological
changes manifested
in the
cell types linked to larger toepads exemplify
cell type differentiation that must be controlled by the physiology of reproduction and properly timed nutrient - dependent reproductive sexual behavior, which probably occurs near the location of the higher perches.
In addition, they are developing a new type of imaging test with the goal of isolating changes in the retinal ganglion cells that are first affected in glaucom
In addition, they are developing a new
type of imaging test with the goal of isolating
changes in the retinal ganglion cells that are first affected in glaucom
in the retinal ganglion
cells that are first affected
in glaucom
in glaucoma.
By applying these tools
in relevant diseases and
cell types we are
changing our understanding of the biology of human immune
cells.»