One hypothesis is that RNA molecules
encoding proteins necessary for plasticity are stored in cell compartments close to the synapses, poised to be translated into proteins when needed.
Not exact matches
Our genes can be thought of as packets of information written in sequences of DNA bases, which
encode proteins that perform the functions
necessary for life.
For example, they found also accelerated adaptation for a gene
encoding a lung surfactant
protein (SFTPB), which may have been due to lung changes
necessary for diving.
Previously, Semenza's team generated a virus that carries the gene
encoding an active form of the HIF - 1
protein, which turns on genes
necessary for building new blood vessels.