Sentences with phrase «key genes normally»

This caused two key genes normally activated solely on the left side of the body to be expressed on the right side, the team reports in the 4 July issue of Nature.

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Sifting through this mountain of data, the scientists found three key genes that were altered by the NOTCH1 mutation and also acted as master regulators, turning off the critical pathways that normally prevent inflammation and calcification.

The team used genome editing techniques to stop a key gene from producing a protein called OCT4, which normally becomes active in the first few days of human embryo development.

While not a direct cause of cancer, the researchers suspected that over time this could lead to key anti-tumour genes being damaged that would normally prevent cancer from developing.