Sentences with phrase «differences in gene expression in»

We compared the transcriptomes from VNO and OM of both male and female mice to assess whether differences in gene expression in these tissues could underpin sexually dimorphic behaviors [17].

To see what genes might be involved in this increased aggression, the team used microarrays to look for differences in gene expression in fly brains.

A baseline study shows major differences in gene expression in the hypothalamus and pituitary between male and female pigeons.

He has been studying differences in gene expression in infected and uninfected plants and finds that the fungus seems to increase the activity of genes involved in seed production.

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Maternal care, gene expression, and the transmission of individual differences in stress reactivity across generations.

They examined whether there were differences in the composition of the breast milks» microRNAs, snippets of RNA that affect gene expression and can be passed to the infant.

«Human and chimpanzee genes differ very little, so one hypothesis in evolutionary genomics holds that humans and chimpanzees are so phenotypically different because of differences in the way they regulate gene expression.

We wanted to understand what types of differences are always there, what is causing them, and what they mean,» says Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a professor in Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory and co-senior author, with Kelly Frazer of the University of California, San Diego, on the new paper, which was published in Cell Stem Cell in April 2017.

Prof. Khatri and his team studied the way the immune system responds to infection by looking at gene expression — which genes are active and which are not — and whether there are differences in patients with malaria compared to other infectious diseases.

In the healthy weight subjects, the difference in gene expressions were not significanIn the healthy weight subjects, the difference in gene expressions were not significanin gene expressions were not significant.

For example, the nuclei in the centers of the mutant organoids moved more slowly, and we saw significant differences in gene expression.»

It isn't clear exactly why the differences fade, Hochedlinger says, but it may be that the expression of embryonic genes is strengthened as the cells grow in culture, gradually overwriting the cells» old gene - expression patterns.

«The 20 - year difference in expression of the gene abnormality shows the devastating consequences of recent environmental factors, such as eating high - glycaemic foods and a lack of exercise,» Froguel says.

An analysis of gene expression of the known fungal partner in the two species showed no differences.

Their results showed that both forms of RP had clear differences in gene expression compared to normal retinas.

When the researchers started taking weeds out of the corn at early points, such as when the corn had as few as two and four leaves, they still saw differences in gene expression when compared to corn without weeds.

«There was also a big difference in gene expression of a specific enzyme called nicotinamide N - methyltransferase.»

The researchers also found differences in microRNA expression in bipolar cells — tiny fragments of RNA that play key roles in the «reading» of genes.

When the team measured gene expression first in the stem cells, and then re-evaluated the cells once they had become neurons, very specific differences emerged between the cells derived from bipolar disorder patients and those without the condition.

What we were surprised to find out was that the real differences we could detect in terms of when we did the swap experiments to say which yeast could outperform the other — what we learned was that the GAL1 gene, that the part [of] that, the DNA sequence is outside of the GAL1 gene, it acts as a switch to turn up or turn down GAL1 expression, that had evolved considerably from the ancestral situation; and same for the GAL3.And then what had happened was that each function had been optimized, that GAL3 had sort have been tuned to be sort of a loosely regulated kind of available anytime sensor of galactose and GAL1 had evolved to be an incredibly tightly regulated, in fact, it's the most tightly regulated gene you know of in yeast.

«We are currently in the process of identifying differences in gene expression and neuroanatomy in these birds to better understand the neural mechanisms of these cognitive deficits,» says Roth.

Most importantly, plants from the spring sites had differences in the expression of hundreds of genes.

Despite differences in brain size, the researchers found striking similarities between primate species of gene expression in 16 regions of the brain — even in the prefrontal cortex, the seat of higher order learning that most distinguishes humans from other apes.

Differences between populations in gene expression have not been well characterized before.

In this case, the study authors say, differences in gene expression over the course of a day may cause a person's heart to heal more quickly in the afternoon than in the morninIn this case, the study authors say, differences in gene expression over the course of a day may cause a person's heart to heal more quickly in the afternoon than in the morninin gene expression over the course of a day may cause a person's heart to heal more quickly in the afternoon than in the morninin the afternoon than in the morninin the morning.

A large body of research has reported that Nanog is allelically regulated — that is, only one copy of the gene is expressed at any given time — and fluctuations in its expression are responsible for the differences seen in individual embryonic stem (ES) cells» predilection to differentiate into more specialized cells.

«By looking comprehensively at gene expression within cells, we can now spot numerous important differences in complex tissues like the brain that are invisible today,» said George Church, Ph.D., a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School.

Rather than listing specific genes that manifest themselves differently, or are differentially expressed, between queens and workers, the team looked for genes with similar expression patterns across samples that may be involved in maintaining the structural, behavioural and functional differences observed between queens and workers.

This information is not only important because it can now help scientists try to understand how the differences between queen and worker may arise through interactions among genes, but also for the evolution of ants, and in the evolution of gene expression more generally.

The researchers» results suggest that structural and functional differences between queens and workers result from the differential expression of evolutionary conserved sets of genes, or genes that are basically expressed in the same manner throughout evolution among all ant species.

The MD Anderson team also is looking at gene expression, mutations and immune profiling to identify potential differences in melanoma in obese and non-obese patients and developing preclinical models.

It's the first time scientists have shown in selectively bred animals that the propensity for addiction is linked to differences in expression of genes for specific molecules in a specific brain region.

The new study, published this month by Molecular Autism in a special issue on sex differences in autism, further shows a stronger correlation between the expression level of RORA and that of genes regulated by RORA in males.

The authors are now working to understand how selection acts differently on males and females, and how this leads to differences in gene expression between the sexes.

In fact, the researchers found gene expression differences between ASD and non-ASD in genes related to translation and immune / inflammation functions, as well as cell adhesion and cell cyclIn fact, the researchers found gene expression differences between ASD and non-ASD in genes related to translation and immune / inflammation functions, as well as cell adhesion and cell cyclin genes related to translation and immune / inflammation functions, as well as cell adhesion and cell cycle.

For example, the researchers were able to identify previously unknown gene expression differences between the neural stem cells that give rise to the brain's deep structures versus its neocortical surface, and to show that molecular signatures of different neural cell types arise much earlier in brain development than previously realized.

In these images of rat brains, differences in gene expression of genes for fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2, top set) and dopamine 2 receptor (D2, bottom sett) can be seen in rats of two breeds before (left) and after (right) cocaine exposurIn these images of rat brains, differences in gene expression of genes for fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2, top set) and dopamine 2 receptor (D2, bottom sett) can be seen in rats of two breeds before (left) and after (right) cocaine exposurin gene expression of genes for fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2, top set) and dopamine 2 receptor (D2, bottom sett) can be seen in rats of two breeds before (left) and after (right) cocaine exposurin rats of two breeds before (left) and after (right) cocaine exposure.

However, although fetal tissues from the mother mouse's grandchildren also had similar changes in gene expression, surprisingly, the DNA in these tissues did not carry these methylation differences.

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.

They compared space - flown endothelial cells to endothelial cells cultured under normal gravity, looking for differences in gene expression and / or in the profile of secreted proteins.

These gene expression variances could explain the differences in disease risks, or disease symptoms, between males and females, Clark says.

«There are incredible differences in gene expression, especially in the pituitary,» Calisi said.

Among older sets of twins, however, significant differences in the gene - expression portraits were apparent for 35 percent of the study group.

Pääbo has also found that differences in gene expression (how active a gene is) may have played a role in creating the gap between chimp and human brains.

Differences in gene expression may thus explain how largely similar genomes create such different organisms.

The team suspects the difference may be due to the expression of a gene that codes for a growth factor called bone morphogenetic protein 2 (Bmp2); expression was 30 % higher in the developing forelimbs of bats than it was in mice.

We know that all differences between these appendages are specified by the expression of the Hox gene Ultrabithoax (Ubx) in the haltere and its absence from the wing (1).

Differences in gene expression may have given us bigger brains, but in this movie scene, the chimp comes out on top.

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By evaluating DNA methylation, the researchers discovered differences in gene networks and gene expression linked to the central nervous system and interactions with HIV that appeared uniquely in monocytes of HIV infected study participants with cognitive impairment.