Sentences with phrase «promote gene function»

Not exact matches

These adducts may also change the functions of genes that promote or suppress disease, although exactly how they might lead to developmental decrements in fetuses exposed to them is unclear.

Delivering a single injection of a scar - busting gene therapy to the spinal cord of rats following injury promotes the survival of nerve cells and improves hind limb function within weeks, according to a study published April 2 in The Journal of Neuroscience.

In this case, as in a recent case of gene borrowing between weeds (ScienceNOW, 13 November 2008), «humans were indirect agents in promoting these events,» says Enrico Coen, a geneticist at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, U.K. Geneticist Sheila Schmutz of the University of Saskatchewan in Canada wonders what else the dogs might have contributed to wolves, say, to metabolism or immune system function.

The team also found that these genes had different functions in promoting metastasis: One group encouraged growth of tumor cells in both breast and lungs, whereas the other only helped the new tumor thrive in the lungs.

This work presents a genomic analysis of the UM270 gene functions as compared to other available pseudomonad genomes, highlighting the genetic and functional differences between each strain of this group of fluorescent and plant growth - promoting bacteria.

«We have discovered that the AaMYB1 gene has a dual function: it promotes trichome formation in the leaves and artemisinin synthesis inside the trichomes», explains Soraya Pelaz, ICREA researcher at CRAG and senior author of the article.

For example, you might be fast - tracked (thanks to the genes your parents gifted you) to be at risk of memory loss or heart disease, but you can change your genetics by following a diet and lifestyle activities that promote brain function and lower cardiovascular disease.

One of them is the gene that promotes the function of the insulin receptors in your glycogen stores.

The new study, published today in the journal PLoS Genetics, identifies abnormal functioning in a gene called PKP2 that encodes the plakophilin - 2 protein, which promotes and maintains a healthy skin barrier.