The loss of a single gene in mice can affect social behavior and impair their brains» ability to filter out distractions — both characteristics of several neurological diseases in humans.
At the core of this cell behavior is how
the loss of that single gene changes activation levels of dozens of other genes, suppressing genes associated with metastatic disease and increasing activity of genes linked to normal tissue.
The Hopkins scientists report that
the loss of a single gene in kidney cancer cells causes them to stop making mitochondria, the tiny powerhouses of the cell that consume oxygen to generate energy.
Not exact matches
«To our knowledge, our model is the first in which expression
of a
single gene in postnatal hair cells results in hair cell survival and hearing preservation in mice that otherwise suffer from age - related and noise - induced hearing
loss,» Dr. Chen said.
A
single spelling error in this
gene causes the
loss of the inner ear's hair cells over time.
Through the combination
of linkage data and exome sequencing, they have identified a deletion or
loss of a
single base in the
gene encoding STAG3, which results in a prematurely truncated protein without function.
Paris, France, April 3, 2018, 5.35 pm CET — GenSight Biologics (Euronext: SIGHT, ISIN: FR0013183985, PEA - PME eligible), a biopharma company focused on discovering and developing innovative
gene therapies for retinal neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system disorders, today announced topline results from the REVERSE Phase III clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy
of a
single intravitreal injection
of GS010 (rAAV2 / 2 - ND 4) in 37 subjects whose visual
loss due to 11778 - ND4 Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) commenced between 6 and 12 months prior to study treatment.
Lloyd Trotman's recent research path begins at his discovery some years ago that the
loss of a
single copy
of a master tumor suppressing
gene called PTEN is sufficient to permit tumors to develop in animal models
of prostate cancer.