Sentences with phrase «maintaining cell identity»

DNA binding proteins called transcription factors are required for maintaining cell identity.

It is no longer debated that the chromatin structure is crucial to maintain cell identity, but the how remains.

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A very interesting finding was that this mechanism is important for maintaining the identity of the cells.

At each division, our DNA code and a whole machinery of supporting components has to be faithfully duplicated to maintain the cell's memory of its own identity.

In the normal cells, PDX1 maintains the cells» identity as pancreas cells and epithelial cells.

By controlling the transport of histones to our DNA, TLK and Asf1 ensure that the chromatin architecture and its information are copied correctly during cell division, so that cell identity is maintained,» explains Ilnaz Klimovskaia.

This information is crucial to understand how cells maintain their identity and protect their genome, which is essential to avoid cancer development,» says associate professor Anja Groth, who has been heading the research team.

The team has also found that high density lipoproteins (HDL)-- more commonly known as «good cholesterol» — counteract this process, helping the protective immune cells maintain their identity and keep arteries clear.

«This, in turn, activates another group of proteins, called ETS transcription factors, and it is this signaling relay — from Vegf to MAPKs to ETS factors — that turns on an maintains Dll4 activity, helping the arterial cells grow and gain their cellular identity over time.»

Barton Lab discovers how stem cells maintain identity (12/1/16) The Barton lab is leading the way in understanding the functions of non-coding RNAs, especially at the convergence of stem - cell biology and epigenetics.