Sentences with phrase «involving gene silencing»

Not exact matches

Researchers still have much to learn about the imprinting process and the genes involved, Zhang says, but the discovery of a second mechanism for silencing one copy of these genes underscores imprinting's importance.

Epigenetics involves the study of the circumstances that cause genes to be activated or silenced.

Please recognise that the recent progress in the field of RNA - based gene silencing has involved original scientific inquiry from research groups around the world.»

Gore's team shows that the silencing of the eye genes is due to the increased activity of a specific gene involved in methylation, Futuyma points out.

Some of these molecules are a complex of proteins called the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) that is involved in «silencing» genes so that they are not «read» by the cellular machinery that decodes genetic information, effectively keeping the genetic information in the «off» state.

Several other organisms, from protozoans to mice, have been found to have natural gene - silencing tactics involving mRNA destruction.

In addition, A-to-I RNA editing is involved in control of the expression and function of microRNA (miRNA), which is a small RNA essential for the RNAi mediated gene silencing mechanism.

It fingered a gene called NR1H3, finding that a rare mutation silences other genes involved in regulating inflammation or other aspects of immunity.

Leemor Joshua — Tor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory wins award for her work in resolving the structures of proteins involved in gene silencing, DNA replication and gene regulation in yeast.

Cleveland and the members of his lab use these therapies, also known as designer DNA drugs, to silence genes involved in the development of various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Lou Gehrig's disease.

The research, published in the journal Nature, described the use of RNA interference (RNAi) technology to silence genes involved in the metabolism of cholesterol read more

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.

The drug — which also involves researchers from Isis Pharmaceuticals in Carlsbad — basically silences the ill effects of the bad gene.

Identification and Characterization of Plant Genes Involved in Agrobacterium - Mediated Plant Transformation by Virus - Induced Gene Silencing

One of the best ways to love up your DNA is to get adequate methylation — a biochemical process in the body that occurs when a compound called a methyl group binds to a gene and changes the way it expresses itself — methylation is involved in DNA silencing.