Little empirical research, however, has been undertaken that examines gene ×
gene interactions in the etiology of conduct disorder and antisocial behavior.
In conclusion, our study highlights the importance of studying gene —
gene interactions in complex diseases and provides insights into the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms.
This highlights the importance of integrating gene —
gene interactions in the genetic studies.
Evidence for a gene —
gene interaction in predicting children's behavior problems: Association of serotonin transporter short and dopamine receptor D4 long genotypes with internalizing and externalizing behaviors in typically developing 7 - year - olds
Not exact matches
«The
interaction of
genes, environment and nurture come together
in complex ways to produce the variety of human behavior.»
A separate genetics adviser will review, support and identify potential linkages
in the genetics component of methane mitigation, including genomics (work on recombinant DNA and
gene sequencing) and genetic
interaction with environment.
Ongoing projects include studies of
gene - environment
interactions and adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as informed medical decision making demonstration projects
in Medicaid maternity populations and within HealthWise, the nation's largest source of health information materials distributed through healthcare networks.
We confirmed this
gene — environment
interaction in two birth cohorts, and we ruled out alternative explanations of the finding involving
gene — exposure correlation, intrauterine growth, social class, and maternal cognitive ability, as well as maternal genotype effects on breastfeeding and breast milk.
This study found that the
interaction between these genomes and the implications on energy production is strong enough that the mitochondrial genome can alter which version of a
gene is present
in the nuclear genome.
Standard approaches also struggle to find combinations of multiple
genes that affect disease risk
in complex ways (known as genetic
interactions).
The huntingtin
gene encodes a large scaffold protein, with many
interaction partners, which is thought to be involved
in intracellular trafficking.
After moving to Berkeley, he arrived at a career crossroads
in 1994, when Spyros Artavanis - Tsakonas, then at Yale, discovered and subsequently patented the human relative of the fruit fly
gene notch, which plays a role
in cell - to - cell
interactions and could be an anti-cancer target.
The answer is that it forms the platform for illuminating the
interaction between the use of animal manure and the appearance of
genes for antibiotic resistance
in soil.
Using the genomic technologies he's learned at the IGB, Woolbright hopes to develop a research program that investigates climate - driven changes
in species
interactions at the
gene level.
Previous work from Dekker and colleagues had shown that points of
interaction along the chromosome influence
gene expression and are the reason why different cell types are organized differently
in three dimensions.
«The number of protein functions that are currently targeted by drugs is incredibly small compared to the total number of protein
interactions that could be targeted for therapeutic benefit,» says Geoffrey Wahl, a professor
in Salk's
Gene Expression Laboratory.
This finding, reported
in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is an important example of a disease caused by the
interaction of two
genes.
Yin is the corresponding author of a study published
in the peer - reviewed academic journal Nature Communications, which shows those
interactions depend on a pair of
genes known as BES1 and RD26.
In doing so, they preserved a more natural
interaction between the
genes that govern feeding and those that govern survival.
They achieved this by transiently disturbing
interactions between target
genes and PcG proteins, which are complexes involved
in the repression of several
genes governing development.
James Collins, a professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University who was not associated with this research, says, «Efforts
in synthetic biology to create complex
gene circuits are often hindered by unanticipated or uncharacterized
interactions between submodules of the circuits.
Studies seeking subtle signs of selection
in the DNA of humans and other primates have identified dozens of
genes,
in particular those involved
in host - pathogen
interactions, reproduction, sensory systems such as olfaction and taste, and more.
In a 2006 study published in Cell, Vidal and Huda Zoghbi, a neurobiologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, teamed up to show previously unsuspected interactions among the proteins produced by mutated genes in several of the movement disorders known as ataxia
In a 2006 study published
in Cell, Vidal and Huda Zoghbi, a neurobiologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, teamed up to show previously unsuspected interactions among the proteins produced by mutated genes in several of the movement disorders known as ataxia
in Cell, Vidal and Huda Zoghbi, a neurobiologist at Baylor College of Medicine
in Houston, Texas, teamed up to show previously unsuspected interactions among the proteins produced by mutated genes in several of the movement disorders known as ataxia
in Houston, Texas, teamed up to show previously unsuspected
interactions among the proteins produced by mutated
genes in several of the movement disorders known as ataxia
in several of the movement disorders known as ataxias.
In this study, a team led by Panos N. Papapanou, DDS, PhD, professor and chair of oral, diagnostic and rehabilitation sciences at the College of Dental Medicine at CUMC, «reverse - engineered» the
gene expression data to build a map of the genetic
interactions that lead to periodontitis and identify individual
genes that appear to have the most influence on the disease.
«Our work helps us to understand what causes human diversity
in appearance by showing how
genes involved
in pigmentation subtly adapted to external environments and even social
interactions during our evolution.
TEDDY researchers next plan to look at factors including
interaction between
genes and the environment, including examining how diet affects bacteria
in the gut and the immune system of children with differing genetic risks.
The researchers developed a computational framework to determine the structure of protein
interaction networks
in each sample and infer which
genes performed different cellular functions within these networks.
The researchers next conducted a variety of brain mapping experiments to locate where
in the brain these crucial seizure -
gene interactions take place.
«We have developed a bioinformatics approach that suggests that such changes might alternatively occur through changes
in the
interactions of proteins encoded by the
gene.»
Even though the corn has only four leaves, the way
in which its
genes are expressed has already been altered through
interaction with the velvetleaf planted alongside it, according to plant science professor Sharon Clay.
The team also identified
genes that had not been previously linked to ASD, but are heavily involved
in numerous protein
interactions and signaling pathways.
He found that the
genes together regulate the
interaction between the two mutually exclusive behaviors, sleep and feeding, kicking
in to suppress sleep when a fly is hungry.
They tested these drugs one at a time for lethal
interaction with 112 different tumor - suppressor
gene mutations
in human cancer cells growing
in the lab.
According to a new study recently published
in the online edition of the journal Cancer Research, scientists pinpointed a novel
interaction between the
genes AEG - 1 and Akt2 that regulates the malignant characteristics of GBM.
Building on this concept, Sushant Patkar of the University of Maryland and colleagues hypothesized that alterations
in protein
interaction networks
in breast cancer cells may change the function of individual
genes.
«The database is a precious resource for the research community studying plant - microbe
interactions as it is an unbiased way to identify potentially interesting
genes involved
in interaction with a plant — including many totally novel
genes.
Named after the IBM Blue
Gene supercomputer it relies on, the Blue Brain Project has started modelling —
in every detail — the cellular infrastructure and electrophysiological
interactions within the cerebral neocortex, which represents about 80 % of the brain and is believed to house cognitive functions such as language and conscious thought.
Based on their
gene - drug
interaction map, the researchers predicted that mutations
in two
genes, called ARID1A and GPBP1, could contribute to ovarian cancer's ability to develop resistance to this class of drugs.
«
In hybrids we think there's a breakdown in the interaction of the organism's genes with those of its microbiome, and that causes its death,» says Brucker, although the precise mechanism is unclea
In hybrids we think there's a breakdown
in the interaction of the organism's genes with those of its microbiome, and that causes its death,» says Brucker, although the precise mechanism is unclea
in the
interaction of the organism's
genes with those of its microbiome, and that causes its death,» says Brucker, although the precise mechanism is unclear.
«We identified, across the genome, that enhancer RNAs were the most common type of RNA that bound to CBP, and that by making this
interaction, eRNAs play a crucial role
in regulating CBP activity and
gene expression.»
In the early stages of plant regeneration, plants benefit from the
interaction with animals: bees pollinate flowers and maintain
gene flow among plant populations, while birds disperse seeds that can establish as seedlings at new locations.
«Along with previous examples of small RNA exchange between fungi and plants, our results imply that this cross-species
gene regulation may be more widespread
in other plant - parasite
interactions,» said Michael J. Axtell, professor of biology at Penn State and an author of the paper.
The difference
in the hormone's effect for male and female progeny is related to the
interaction of the estradiol and the
genes determining the sex and throat color of the lizards.
Molecular analysis showed that heart cells
in affected animals were poorly developed and had mitochondrial defects, indicating that Sap130 - Pcdha9
gene interactions play a crucial role not only
in heart development but also
in regulating metabolic function of the cardiac muscle.
However, animals that had mutations with Pcdha9, but not Sap130, can display defects
in the aorta, but with normal - sized left ventricles, suggesting
interaction between the two
genes is needed to cause all the features of HLHS,» said Xiaoqin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., the first author of the new study and a research instructor
in Lo's lab.
That is, there would be
interactions with changes
in lifestyle, just as Tuomilehto's diabetes
genes have to be environmentally tripped.
«This is a very important discovery that will guide future research efforts to explore the
interactions of these pigmentary
genes with other genetic and environmental risk factors
in cancers not linked to sun exposure, such as eye melanoma.
«It's quite probable that
interactions between
genes are critical
in those fortunate enough to live very long, healthy lives.»
They built a new software tool called MIxT (Matched
Interactions across Tissues) that uses computational and statistical methods to find and investigate links between
gene expression
in different body tissues.
This
interaction is explained by divergent evolution occurring among paralogs of an essential duplicate
gene, for which the functional copy is not located at the same locus
in different accessions.