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 exposure.
«There was also a big
difference in gene expression of a specific enzyme called nicotinamide N - methyltransferase.»
Not exact matches
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.
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.
The researchers also found
differences in microRNA
expression in bipolar cells — tiny fragments
of RNA that play key roles
in the «reading»
of genes.
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.
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 mornin
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 mornin
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 mornin
in the afternoon than
in the mornin
in 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Among older sets
of twins, however, significant
differences in the
gene -
expression portraits were apparent for 35 percent
of the study group.
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).
****, significant
differences in dosing regimen on the
expression of each membrane transporter
gene were observed as assessed by two - way ANOVA analysis, P <.0001; ***, significantly different by ANOVA, P <.001; **, significant
differences by ANOVA, P <.01; *, significant
differences by ANOVA, P <.1.
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.
Gene expression analysis
of the animals» skeletal muscles led to another clue:
differences in the kynurenine pathway
of tryptophan degradation.
Differences in gene expression are likely to specify much of the phenotypic differences between and with
Differences in gene expression are likely to specify much
of the phenotypic
differences between and with
differences between and within species.
So, the inevitable next question was, are the connectivity and
gene expression differences of the cells associated with their roles
in processing local and global cues?
If, for instance, a researcher finds that dozens
of genes in a microarray are differentially expressed on a high - fat purified ingredient diet compared to a low - fat GB diet, it is tempting to conclude that
gene expression was altered due to the
differences in fat levels between the diets.
However, there was no
difference in the relative
expression of the
gene during the night - time (C23 and T23
in Fig. 5C).
Gene expression differences over a critical period
of afferent - dependent neuron survival
in the mouse auditory brainstem.
Sex
differences describe biology - linked
differences between women and men, which are caused by
differences in sex chromosomes, sex - specific
gene expression of autosomes, sex hormones, and their effects on organ systems (Figure 1)(1, 3).
Additionally, sex
differences were recently also described
in the transcriptome
of human placental cells, demonstrating an influence
of fetal sex on placental
gene expression in a cell - type dependent manner (186).
B — E: Technical and biological validation
of six metabolically relevant
genes selected from among the ones with the largest
expression differences in adipose tissue
of diabetic vs. nondiabetic co-twins.
Gene Expression Differences in Normal Esophageal Mucosa Associated with Regression and Progression
of Mild and Moderate Squamous Dysplasia
in a High - Risk Chinese Population
The color band to the right
of the heatmap indicates the mean
difference in expression (DE) between the baseline and post-intervention time points for each
of the differentially expressed
genes.
Others were unanticipated, including significant
differences in expression levels among
genes involved
in fundamental cellular processes such as ribosomal biogenesis, transfer RNA processing, and Notch - signaling — part
of a complex system
of communication that governs basic cellular activities and coordinates cell actions.
To quantitatively determine
differences between the
expression levels
of these
genes in hNSCs and hESCs, we utilized real time RT - PCR.
Again, this might be either due to the
difference between complete knock out
of the
genes versus reduction
of gbp1, gbp2
expression via RNAi, or due to the activity
of GBP1 and GBP2
in other organs.
The role
of αCaMKII autophosphorylation
in the establishment
of alcohol addiction Alanna Easton, King's College, UK Novel age - dependent learning deficits
in a mouse model
of Alzheimer's disease: implications for translational research Karienn Montgomery, University
of Florida, USA Microsatellite regions upstream
of the vole Avpr1a
gene contribute to both individual and species
differences in receptor
expression Zoe Donaldson, Columbia University, USA Per
Genes and Addiction Stephanie Perreau - Lenz, Central Institute
of Mental Health, Germany
This
difference in the effect on ilp2 mRNA
expression could result from the
difference between completely removing the activity
of these
genes in the gbp1, gbp2 ex67 mutant larvae versus partial reduction
of their mRNAs
in the GBP1, GBP2 double knock downs.
The ability
of these populations to interconvert
in vitro combined with their subtle
differences in gene expression lead us to ask if there was any functional significance to this low level
of PrEn
gene expression.