Sentences with word «microsatellite»

So the Kyoto researchers developed a set of microsatellite markers, short bits of repeated sequences of DNA that tend to evolve very quickly.

The researchers analysed telltale markers called microsatellites in 190 sawfish that reveal how related their parents are.

The population - based study of 503 people with colon cancer found that 14 percent of Caucasians and 7 percent of African - Americans had a genetic marker called microsatellite instability, or MSI.

Both cancer types demonstrate a high frequency of microsatellite instability, where the repair mechanism for DNA is broken, and mutations in POLE, a gene responsible for producing a protein involved in DNA replication and repair.

A Purdue University - affiliated startup is seeking to open up access to space for microsatellite companies by modernizing a launch technique first used in the 1950s.

Expression of the MAP kinase phosphatase DUSP4 is associated with microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer (CRC) and causes increased cell proliferation.

Funded by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Rufford's Small Grants for Nature, and the National Geographic Society, Parusnath is developing and testing microsatellite markers similar to those used in human parentage tests to establish the genetic relatedness of Sungazers in different populations across the species» distribution.

«With recent advances in human genome sequencing, more than 40 diseases have been recognized as resulting from microsatellite repeats,» says Ansari, including fragile X, which causes developmental difficulties, and some types of muscular dystrophy.

A synthetic molecule can surmount barriers to transcription elongation at repressive microsatellite repeats that cause Friedreich's ataxia.

The researchers examined repetitive stretches of short DNA sequences known as microsatellites in DNA samples taken from 422 individuals, ranging geographically from Chipewyan and Cree individuals in northern Canada to Guarani and Huilliche people in South America.

By matching microsatellite lengths found in acorns against those of all the adult trees in the stand, Dow was able to identify the father of each acorn with a high degree of certainty — if the father was present in the stand.

Microsatellite mutation models insights from a comparison of humans and chimpanzees Sainudiin, R., R. T. Durrett, C. F. Aquadro, and R. Nielsen.

Analysis of polymorphic microsatellites showed that the regions flanking COLQ are IBD, whereas those flanking the other 2 identified candidate genes are not.

Maolian Gong, a young Chinese scientist who currently works at Germany's Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine's «microsatellite centre,» writes about her experiences with top gene research in a multinational research environment.

As Zerjal screened Central Asian Y chromosomes for 16 different microsatellites, one combination showed up repeatedly.

At long range, enhancer - like microsatellites demonstrate length - dependent EWS / FLI binding, but the researchers found minimal correlation for activation and none for repressed targets.

By collecting 462 skin samples from both resident and transient wild killer whales and characterizing individual genetic variability using two different genetic markers (mitochondrial DNA and nuclear microsatellites), NOAA scientist Kim Parsons and her research partners discovered further subdivision within the whale stocks.

The facility's infrastructure includes a pyrosequencing genetic analyser (PyroMark ID MA) capable of quick and efficient SNP analysis of as many as 480 samples per day, in addition to all the necessary equipment for a more conventional microsatellite genotypic analysis.

Iizuka, M., Jones, C., Hayashi, K. & Sekiya, T. Mapping of 28 (CA) n microsatellite repeats and 13 Alu markers on human chromosome 11 using a panel of somatic cell hybrids.

Single - locus tests of microsatellite evolution: multi-step mutations and constraints on allele size.

3 ′ - UTR poly (T / U) repeat of EWSR1 is altered in microsatellite unstable colorectal cancer with nearly perfect sensitivity.

Vector provides affordable and reliable access to space by combining dedicated microsatellite launch and software - defined satellites.

As a young Chinese scientist, I am participating in an exchange program with Germany, having joined the Chinese - German microsatellite genome research project at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin, Germany.

In previous roles, Dr Haley made significant contributions to the FedSat microsatellite mission.

Others, such as a new microsatellite system aiming to improve measurements of hurricane intensity and a highly anticipated new computer simulation that forecasts hurricane paths and intensities, are still in the calibration phase.

In December, NASA launched a system of eight suitcase - sized microsatellites called the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, into orbit.

The goal was to see if a mother ship microsatellite could launch smaller daughter ships, with all the satellites capable of sending magnetic field measurements to Earth.

Overall it has participated in more than 300 space missions, providing everything from Internet - controlled microsatellites to hybrid propulsion systems and space vehicles.

Then, they computationally linked bound microsatellites to adjacent EWS / FLI regulated genes.

«The work to understand the subtleties of how the EWS / FLI and GGAA - microsatellites interact to drive oncogenesis is foundational to our ability to develop new therapeutics against transcription factor - driven cancers,» says Stephen Lessnick, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases at Nationwide Children's and senior author of the publication.

The other microsatellite is PS86X1 from the virtual organization Pocket Spacecraft.

The researchers identified a clear set of microsatellites specific to each breed.