Small stretches of about 22 nt non-coding RNA, so - called microRNA or miRNA, are important for
gene regulation through its binding to coding RNA sequences.
Expression changes of these genes suggest a possible form of
gene regulation through the alteration of the chromatin structure.
Not exact matches
This finding by Whitehead Institute scientists challenges current understandings of
gene regulation via DNA methylation, from development
through adulthood.
However, scientists have recently found that
gene regulation can also happen in an ongoing fashion
through epigenetic processes, with the potential to change behavior throughout a lifetime.
The
regulation of
gene expression, for example, is extremely difficult to study
through the genome alone.
At the nucleic acid level, understanding the precise
regulation of
genes through analysis of
gene expression data will be of utmost importance.
«This study sheds light on this paradox and uncovers a way by which the stress hormone could prevent diseases, at least psychologically,
through regulation of the Ppm1f
gene» he adds.
«We concluded that RAC1 regulates lung branching morphogenesis, in part
through the so - called canonical Wnt signaling pathway, which leads to the
regulation of the transcription of many
genes,» said principal investigator Denise Al Alam, PhD, of the Department of Surgery and the Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine Program at The Saban Research Institute.
Although the biological mechanisms
through which this polymorphism could affect aging are not known, it is adjacent to two
genes called CDKN2A and CDKN2B, which play an important role in cell cycle
regulation.
Previously, longevity researchers believed dietary restriction was regulated via an insulin - signaling pathway, where the levels of the nutrient - sensing hormone would fall in response to lowered food intake, activating a DNA - binding protein called daf - 16 that would then confer longevity
through the
regulation of
genes under its control.
BR homeostasis is controlled
through transcriptional feedback
regulation of these biosynthetic
genes by known BR signaling TFs, BRASSINAZOLE RESISTANT1 (BZR1) and BRI1 - EMS - SUPPRESSOR1 (BES1) / BZR2.
Researchers find Nrf2, a stress response
gene, to be a pluripotency
gene which mediates its effects
through regulation of the proteasome
DDX3 enhances p21waf1 / cip1
gene expression
through up -
regulation of promoter activity of p21waf1 / cip1.
Because DDX3 exhibits tumor suppressor functions, such as a growth - suppressive property and transcriptional activation of the p21waf1 / cip1 promoter, and is inactivated
through down -
regulation of
gene expression or alteration of subcellular localization in tumor cells, all these features together suggest that DDX3 might be a candidate tumor suppressor.
cell types may have evolved
through cooption of temporal
gene regulation in an ancestor whose different phases were converted into germ - and soma - specific expression programs.
«In a way, we're modeling one mechanism
through which
genes affect disease or traits, which is the
regulation of
gene expression level.»
These results suggest that V. carteri cell types may have evolved
through cooption of temporal
gene regulation in an ancestor whose different phases were converted into germ - and soma - specific expression programs.
Bach1 is a member of the BTB and CNC transcriptional regulator family that, like Nrf2, binds to ARE sequences as heterodimeric complexes with small Maf proteins [18] A major physiological role for Bach1 is in iron homeostasis
through regulation of the expression of heme oxygenase - 1 (HMOX1), ferroportin (FPN1) and Ferritin (FTH)
genes [23], [24], [33], [41].
Developmental
regulation proceeds
through the sequential activation of a series of regulatory switches that in turn activate networks of other
genes.
Beginning with the pathogen pattern recognition receptors (PPRRs), the signal travels like clockwork
through various molecular components and culminates in interferon beta
gene regulation.
Through this packaging mechanism, researchers think that histone proteins are the key to regulating access to the genetic information by making different parts of the DNA accessible to factors that express the
gene, so - called epigenetic
regulation.
Many, if not all, oncogenes and tumor suppressor
genes induce metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells
through changes in the
regulation of enzymes and transporters.
The retinoic acid — induced
gene G (RIG - G), also known as IFN - inducible
gene 60, was originally identified in all - trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-- treated NB4 acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells (1) and plays an important role in cell growth inhibition
through up -
regulation of p21 and p27 (2).
This
gene appears to contribute to obesity
through the
regulation of appetite.
Although the mechanism of age - related decline in DNA repair capacity is unknown, growing evidence suggests that epigenetic events (e.g., DNA methylation) contribute to the ageing process and may be functionally important
through the
regulation of the expression of DNA repair
genes.
Leishmania lacks classical
regulation of transcription at initiation
through promoters, so aneuploidy could represent a major adaptive strategy of this parasite to modulate
gene dosage in response to stressful environments.
We have found that blastocysts produced by suboptimal IVC exhibit transcriptional repression of some
genes (Sox2, Hdac1, Kap1, Dnmt1, and Dnmt3a) that are modifiers of epigenetic
gene silencing
through the
regulation of the transcription of specific
genes, which involves changes in the chromatin state.
Through this mechanism, it would be possible for a cell to couple extracellular cues to maintenance of pluripotency through direct regulation of transcription factor activity, and to fine - tune gene expression as the extracellular environment di
Through this mechanism, it would be possible for a cell to couple extracellular cues to maintenance of pluripotency
through direct regulation of transcription factor activity, and to fine - tune gene expression as the extracellular environment di
through direct
regulation of transcription factor activity, and to fine - tune
gene expression as the extracellular environment dictates.
Importantly, there is a clear signature of the parents» sensitivity to high CO2 in the molecular phenotype of the offspring expressed by the differential
regulation of
genes controlling the circadian rhythm indicating adaptive potential
through natural standing variation.
H2 supports the body's in - house antioxidant system
through selective activation of specific cell - signaling pathways that are thought to contribute to the
regulation of a «wide variety of antioxidant, detoxification, and cell survival
genes.»
We want to understand this observation
through the investigation of
gene regulation in the context of the epigenetic landscape.