Recently, a large - scale microarray study characterized
gene expression differences between current, former, and never smokers [5], and identified specific genes related to xenobiotic functions, anti-oxidation, cell adhesion and electron transport to be more highly expressed in current smokers relative to never smokers.
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 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 cycle.
Not exact matches
To find out more about the
differences between naive and primed pluripotent cells, the UW researchers first compared their
gene expression profiles.
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.
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.
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 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.
These could alter the
expression of
genes on other chromosomes, and might be partly responsible for behavioural
differences between the sexes, says Rissman.
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.
These
gene expression variances could explain the
differences in disease risks, or disease symptoms,
between males and females, Clark says.
A baseline study shows major
differences in
gene expression in the hypothalamus and pituitary
between male and female pigeons.
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.
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 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.
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.
«They looked into
expression of mtDNA encoded
genes and found no
difference between ePNT and control blastocysts.
All six
genes could be validated, and showed significant
expression differences between unrelated patients with diabetes and nondiabetic subjects in the same direction as the discordant twins (Fig. 1B and D).
Additionally, among the
genes with largest
expression differences between diabetic and nondiabetic co-twins (Table 2), there were significant associations
between methylation and
expression for 20 sites corresponding to 11
genes (Supplementary Table 19).
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).
Relative
differences in
gene expression between treatment with L - arginine (groups 3 and 4) were represented as fold change.
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.
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.
Hailing from academia and biotechnology, we aimed to discover
differences in
gene expression levels
between tumors and healthy cells.
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.
These
differences might be due to the
difference between a null mutation, which eliminates all
expression of the
gene, and partial reduction of
expression of GBP1 and GBP2 via RNAi.
The only clue indicating that
differences in
gene expression level are not the reason for the observed correlation
between the recombination rate and the size of introns is that we do not see a comparable pattern when examining the size of exons, the number of exons per
gene, and the overall size of proteins.
These eSTRs explain on average 10 to 15 % of the genetic
differences of
gene expression between individuals.
Differences between mRNA
expression in testis of IVC and control males for several
gene categories (A, B).
Differences between mRNA
expression of several epigenetic regulatory
genes analyzed on blastocysts produced in vivo and by in vitro culture with FCS or BSA supplementation.
The
difference between a human being and a chimp is in
gene expression in the epigenome.