The Yale - led study performed whole exome sequencing ¬ — a technique for sequencing all
the expressed genes in a genome ¬ — on TNBC tumors to identify mutations in specific genes or pathways that may indicate response or resistance to the standard of care, which is anthracycline / taxane (ACT) chemotherapy.
Not exact matches
Biologists now know that the
genome sequence holds only a small part of the answer, and that key elements of development and disease are controlled by the epigenome — a set of chemical modifications, not encoded
in DNA, that orchestrate how and when
genes are
expressed.
«We have fewer
genes in our
genome than people originally expected because there's this other layer of complexity
in the proteome, the collection of proteins
expressed by the
genome.
In the Lyme bacteria's
genome, the VlsE
gene is preceded by «cassettes» which are normally not
expressed, or made into individual proteins, but can recombine with VlsE to alter the
expressed protein and thus present a novel challenge to a host's immune defenses.
In one study, geneticist Joseph Ecker at the Salk Institute in California took various stem cell lines reprogrammed from skin, fat, and other tissues and examined each line's genome for dna methylation, chemical marks that alter how genes are expresse
In one study, geneticist Joseph Ecker at the Salk Institute
in California took various stem cell lines reprogrammed from skin, fat, and other tissues and examined each line's genome for dna methylation, chemical marks that alter how genes are expresse
in California took various stem cell lines reprogrammed from skin, fat, and other tissues and examined each line's
genome for dna methylation, chemical marks that alter how
genes are
expressed.
Bagchi and his team focused on a region of the
genome, 8q24, which contains the MYC
gene and is commonly
expressed in cancer.
In 1991 he invented a quick way to find human
genes, using
expressed sequence tags, after the senior scientists at the Human
Genome Project had said it wouldn't work.
After clearing the samples of variance due to technical artifacts that could potentially confound the findings, they performed 3.5 trillion statistical tests against every mutation
in the
genome compared to every
expressed gene in each of the 44 tissues.
These open chromatin regions are known to be key locations
in the
genome that control which
genes are
expressed and which aren't.
One of the mechanisms driving alterations
in gene expression is epigenetic change, where the female is able to change her offspring's
genome to cause certain
genes to be
expressed differently.
Besides recognizable
genes, vast swathes of the
genome consist of regulatory networks that control how
genes are
expressed in cells.
The group, led by
genome scientist Yoshihide Hayashizaki, has developed techniques to count how frequently a
gene is
expressed — the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA, which
in turn codes for a protein.
Dudley's team found that HAR - associated schizophrenia
genes are found
in regions of the
genome that influence other
genes expressed in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region just behind the forehead that is involved
in higher - order thinking.
So they bred mutant mice
in which the imprinting - control regions for these
genes were deleted, allowing them to be
expressed the way they would be
in the male
genome.
Mature miR - 7 is individually transcribed and processed from 3 different
gene locus
in human
genome, and it is highly
expressed in parts of the brain, eye, and pancreas, suggesting its role
in the development of these organs (20 — 22).
Dr. Zhu said loss of the
gene and the protein it
expresses may accelerate regeneration by reorganizing how
genes are packaged
in the
genome so that the cells can more easily switch back and forth toward a more regenerative state, sort of like a toggle switch.
Here we show variation between incompatible Culex strains
in two Wolbachia ankyrin repeat - encoding
genes associated with a prophage region, one of which is sex - specifically
expressed in some strains, and also a direct effect of the host nuclear
genome on CI rescue.
The variant surface antigens
expressed on Plasmodium falciparum - infected erythrocytes are potentially important targets of immunity to malaria and are encoded, at least
in part, by a family of var
genes, about 60 of which are present within every parasite
genome.
«Many therapeutic
genes are only
expressed transiently before they get shut off by the host cell or they are not
expressed as expected because they don't occupy the same position
in the
genome as the natural
genes,» explains postdoctoral researcher and co-first author Keiichiro Suzuki.
This permissive expression includes lineage - specific and tissue - specific
genes, non-coding regions of the
genome that are normally «silent,» and repetitive sequences
in the
genome, which comprise the majority of the mammalian
genome but are also normally not
expressed.
This text covers topics ranging from plant
genome structure and the key control points
in how
genes are
expressed, to the mechanisms by which proteins are generated and how their activities are controlled and altered by posttranslational modifications.
The scientists had strategically inserted these foreign DNA «markers» at particular points along the
genome, next to
genes expressed only
in embryonic stem cells.
Doing this will help us identify what parts of the
genome actually are protein - coding
genes, but it will also tell us something about those
genes» functions — a
gene that is strongly
expressed in a leaf, but not
in flowers or root tissue, is probably important for the specific functions of leaves.
Beyond the genetic information contained
in DNA, the researchers examined patterns of DNA methylation — a molecular modification to DNA that affects when and how strongly a
gene is
expressed — across the
genome in pairs of identical male twins.
Remillard cites a 2013 study led by Swedish geneticist Erik Axelsson, reported
in the journal Nature,
in which «he reports that
in a domestic dog's vs. wolf's
genome comparison, three
genes responsible for the digestion of dietary starch were
expressed 7 -12-fold higher levels
in the dog compared to the wolf.»
In their work on compulsive blanket and flank sucking in Dobermanns, the authors identified a single locus with genome - wide significance within the gene Cadherin 2 (cdh2), a widely expressed gene involved in pre - and post-synaptic adhesio
In their work on compulsive blanket and flank sucking
in Dobermanns, the authors identified a single locus with genome - wide significance within the gene Cadherin 2 (cdh2), a widely expressed gene involved in pre - and post-synaptic adhesio
in Dobermanns, the authors identified a single locus with
genome - wide significance within the
gene Cadherin 2 (cdh2), a widely
expressed gene involved
in pre - and post-synaptic adhesio
in pre - and post-synaptic adhesion.