Doctors gave the patients stem cells containing copies of a properly
functioning gene for the enzyme; the babies» immune systems were then able to reconstitute themselves.
Not exact matches
When a single
gene exists in the ancestral mutation, that would have made
for higher levels of
enzyme expression, would have messed up with sensory
function.
An entire PKS
enzyme is the product of a number of individual
genes, each of which is the blueprint
for a protein with a well - defined
function.
The process begins when a
gene for a molecule with a potentially toxic
function, like a protein - chopping
enzyme, is accidentally duplicated, typically during the formation of egg cells and sperm.
To do so, they cut DNA - fragments from the
gene using
enzymes deleting the genetic information
for a
functioning protein.
«Regarding the other histones, which are major proteins in the regulation of
gene expression, we know which
enzymes modify them, their
functions, and how they are regulated... But
for some reason, the
functions of histone 1 have not been addressed,» he adds.
Enzymes are essential
for energy production, synthesis of biological molecules,
gene repair and replication, maintenance of cellular and tissue structural integrity, and normal physiological
function.