SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered
how gene regulation can make hearts beat out of sync, offering new hope for the millions who suffer from a potentially fatal heart condition.In a paper being published this week in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings
That is
how gene regulation works during transcription.
Not exact matches
The evidence for epigenetic effects on emotion
regulation is quite solid: Early caregiving experiences can affect the expression of the
genes that regulate a baby's stress and they can shape
how the endocrine system will mobilize to stress.
But with smaller parties standing to gain political influence, battles over issues such as the
regulation of
gene - edited organisms and
how to cut greenhouse - gas emissions could grow fiercer.
The newly unmasked
genes play a role in three distinctively different bodily functions, including systems that control inflammation and cholesterol and the
regulation of
how brain cells clean up toxic proteins.
«Although we know that ZMYND11 controls RNA polymerase II travel ratio in the
gene body, we still don't know
how this protein, which does not physically interact with polymerase II, actually achieves this
regulation,» Shi said.
«He was writing in a time before the molecular revolution, before we had much idea of
how genes react with one another and the actual molecular basis of changes in
genes and their
regulation.»
The «methylome» — a picture of the genome
regulation taking place in the truffle, is published in the open access journal Genome Biology and illustrates
how the truffle deals with its complex genome's repeating elements and «jumping
genes».
Together, we related
how biophysical and biochemical properties affected by the SRY mutation relate to the
regulation of a
gene - regulatory network in a biological system.»
An international consortium of researchers in the Genotype - Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium published findings about
how genetic variation effects
gene regulation in 44 human tissue types.
While the study represents a strong start for understanding
how eQTLs affect
gene regulation and expression, Engelhardt pointed out that she and her colleagues still do not have enough samples to understand trans - eQTLs as deeply as they would like.
Building on years of mouse and
gene regulation studies, they have developed a resource that can help scientists better understand
how similarities and differences between mice and humans are written in their genomes.
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How good bacteria control your
genes: Chemical signals from gut bacteria influence
gene regulation in the gut lining.»
Our work illuminates
how short chain fatty acids contribute to the
regulation of proteins that package the genome and, thus, they affect
gene activity.»
Also, because it is involved in such a critical step in the synthesis pathway, the
regulation of the DSYB
gene by environmental conditions is of great significance in determining
how much DMSP is ultimately produced.»
CNIO researchers have now discovered
how the MCRS1 protein — a protein associated with
gene regulation and cell death processes — is capable of activating mTOR, and thus, stimulate cell proliferation.
The
regulation of the CAMP
gene by vitamin D was discovered by Gombart, and researchers are still learning more about
how it and other compounds affect immune function.
In addition to reevaluating
how histones control
gene activation, the study also reports a new mechanism of PARP1
regulation.
«Using this approach, we will eventually be able to do the same thing you would do in English class — pick up a book of haiku or Shakespeare and understand that «this is a love poem,» or «this is an elegy,» because we'll understand
how the words — the DNA elements — are used in different contexts to convey different meanings on the
regulation of
genes,» Arnosti said.
«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.
Scientists have discovered many points of
regulation in the process of using a specific DNA template to make a protein, known as
gene expression, that allow the cell to control
how much of a certain protein is made at a certain time.
Along this line, our primary research goals are directed towards understanding
how noncoding RNAs and their RNA - binding proteins are integrated in to the
regulation of
gene expression and modulation of the host immune response during ¿ - herpesviral infection.
Along this line, our primary research goals are directed towards understanding
how noncoding RNAs and their RNA - binding proteins are integrated in to the
regulation of
gene expression and modulation of the host immune response during gammaherpesvirus infection.
Professor Segal's research has two major directions 1)
Gene regulation — using quantitative and computational models to understand
how DNA sequence variation among human individuals generates phenotypic diversity 2) Microbiome and Nutrition — understanding
how the microbial composition of individuals affect their physiology and health.
Sex - specific
regulation and tissue - specific
gene expression resolve
how sex differences evolve from a shared genome
«We looked at
regulations of
genes, rather than
genes themselves, and whether the
gene is expressed in certain tissues or
how much the
gene is expressed there.
Finally, Yingjie Guan, assistant professor (research) of orthopaedics at Brown and Lifespan, at the COBRE for Skeletal Health and Repair, talked about her detailed work on
how mechanical
regulation of
gene expression, for instance by the micro RNA miR - 365, affects cartilage and bone health.
Now that scientists understand
how these
genes control the heart, they can begin to piece together
how heart disease disrupts this
regulation.
Throughout his postdoctoral years, at Memorial Sloane - Kettering Cancer Center, and into his tenure at the University of Michigan, Dr. Al - Hashimi remained steadfast in his determination to solve the problem of
how to visualize atomic motion, «to obtain a deeper understanding of
gene regulation and to build new technologies for drug discovery and biotechnology.»
The Sarma laboratory is interested in the mechanisms of epigenetic
gene regulation, or
how the dynamic modifications of the architecture of chromatin, the complex of DNA and proteins within the nucleus of our cells, impacts
gene expression and cellular function.
That 1975 paper documented the 99 - percent similarity of
genes from humans and chimps and suggested that altered
gene regulation, rather than changes in coding, might explain
how so few genetic changes could produce the wide anatomic and behavioral differences between the two.
• In nutrigenomics, the basic goal is to discover
how diet affects metabolic pathways in the body and
how this
regulation may be disturbed in diet - related disease — i.e., humans with a certain mutated
gene absorb higher levels of fat from the intestine, leading to elevated cholesterol and possible atherosclerosis.
These findings provide new insights into
how chromatin
regulation modulates stochastic
gene expression and transcriptional bursting, with implications for
regulation of pluripotency and development.Polycomb repressive complexes modify histones but it is unclear
how changes in chromatin states alter kinetics of transcription.
Bacterial
gene regulation has so far been investigated largely using exposure to artificial environmental conditions or to in vitro cultured cells, and little information is available on
how S. enterica adapts in vivo to sustain cell division and survival.
Lue, whose essay described the
regulation of alternative splicing and
how defects in this process can cause disease, and Mueller, whose essay described examples of alternatively spliced proteins coded by the same
gene with different functions that act in different cells, will each receive a $ 400 prize, and their science teachers, Dr. Martina Davies and Mrs. Jessica Graham respectively, will each receive a $ 400 grant for genetics materials.
Throughout the 2000s, Wistar scientists made seminal discoveries in the field of epigenetics and RNA transcription, contributing new knowledge on the role of histone modifications in
gene regulation and DNA repair and
how different RNA species, including microRNAs (miRNA) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA), are generated and
how they regulate
gene transcription.
How does
regulation of
gene expression determine inner ear function on a genetic and epigenetic level?
The focus of the Mar lab is to understand
how variability in
gene expression contributes to the
regulation of cellular phenotypes.
To know more about
how genes are expressed and
how changes and down -
regulation in its expression affect its translation, watch this video.
Here's what you get during those minutes, according to new reports: an instant endorphin surge and drop in blood pressure,
regulation of hunger hormones that may help you keep weight off, and key vitamin D synthesis that alters the expression of 291
genes responsible for everything from controlling
how quickly your bones age to
how fast you bounce back from tough workouts to
how fertile you are.
How gene - environment interactions can shape the development of socioemotional
regulation in rhesus monkeys
It seems
how you cope with stressful experiences is not only influenced by your prior experiences, but also your
genes, coping responses and brain
regulation.
How you cope with stress is influenced by your earlier experiences, your
genes and brain
regulation