Not exact matches
The researchers then tested the particles» ability to shut off the
gene for a blood clotting protein called Factor VII, which is produced in the liver by cells called
hepatocytes.
From one end of the sinusoid to another, the
hepatocytes have different metabolic functions, often controlled by external factors and
gene expression.
Overexpression of variant PNPLA3
gene at I148M position causes malignant transformation of
hepatocytes via IL -6-JAK2 / STAT3 pathway in low dose free fatty acid exposure: a laboratory investigation in vitro and in vivo.
However, hiPS cell - derived
hepatocytes are only useful as an in vitro model system and for
gene editing applications if they recapitulate critical
hepatocyte functions.
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) is a transcription factor required for liver development and the control of expression of liver - specific
genes, and it is associated with several critical metabolic pathways [3].
The researchers found that patients from MODY3 families had one of several different mutations in the
gene for
hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha (HNF -1-alpha) but healthy subjects had normal copies of the
gene.
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)
gene therapy could be used to treat patients with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD), suggest results...
«Amino acid availability to the
hepatocytes is essential for IGF - I
gene expression».