Sentences with phrase «protein coded for»

I realized we couldn't understand complexity one gene or one protein at a time; we needed a parts list of every human gene and the protein it coded for.

The researchers have now provided further evidence for this new theory by showing that the abnormal protein coded for this genetic disorder can be transmitted to normal animals by the injection of diseased cells into their brain.

In humans, the protein it codes for, p53, detects and deals with damaged DNA that could trigger cancers.

Those repeats often lead to slight changes in the proteins coded for by that DNA, changes that enable bacteria to evade recognition by the human immune system, say Tomb and his colleagues.

Because genes and the proteins they code for are often highly conserved across species, the researchers suspect their discoveries — boosted by preliminary studies in mice — could lead to new treatments for people whose insomnia or off - hours work schedules keep them awake long after their heads hit the pillow.

One approach might be to insert into the virus the proteins coded for by Ty3, which the researchers have found are crucial in guiding Ty3 itself to the right spot.

These are sequences produced in the lab from the RNA that is the intermediate step between gene and the protein it codes for.

But there may be a silver lining: Once researchers have cloned the gene and studied the protein it codes for, Tabashnik says, they might be able to use that knowledge to make better Bt plants.

Thirty years ago, geneticist Mary - Claire King and biochemist Allan Wilson proposed that changes in how genes are regulated, rather than in the proteins they code for, could explain important differences between chimps and humans (Science, 11 April 1975, p. 107).

Myriad's patents give it broad rights over pretty much any diagnostic or therapeutic use of BRCA1 and BRCA2 and the proteins they code for.

Viruses that store their information in RNA - genetic material that is the middle - man between our genes and the proteins they code for - evolved alongside the backboned - animals the viruses infect, according to internationals scientists, including Read more about Ancient origins of viruses discovered - Scimex

What that code actually means — the proteins it codes for, their responses to different environments — is not simple to understand.

Not exact matches

It is caused by mutations on the ABCD1 gene, which codes for a membrane transporter protein.

The OAR proposal uses a variation of therapeutic cloning called altered nuclear transfer (ANT) in which the nucleus of a donor cell (a skin cell, for example), containing the 30,000 genes of the genetic code, is altered in such a way that it produces an epigenetic factor, a protein called nanog.

Certain DNA segments «code for» or build proteins, and those segments are indeed called genes.

The Food Standards Code allows manufacturers to add or withdraw «milk components» to or from milk as long as the total fat level remains at least 3.2 % (for full - cream milk) and the protein at least 3 % (for any milk).

The exit process for Vitaco's majority owner, private equity outfit Next Capital, also found a sporting code name — in line with its products for gym junkies and weight - loss fanatics like protein powders and low - carb chocolate bars.

Colour - Coded % DI (CC - % DI) system indicating the percent dietary contribution of energy, protein, total fat, saturated fat, total carbohydrate, sugar, fibre and sodium as in the M - % DI system, plus the relevant colour - code applied for total fat, saturated fat, sugar and sodium, based on nutrition criteria used in the TL system (Figure 1).

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This can be tricky since most protein powders available have incredibly long lists of ingredients and sometimes even use code names for gluten, like «wheat protein.»

Non-dairy beverages must be nutritionally equivalent to milk and meet the nutritional standards for fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, vitamin D, and other nutrients to levels found in cow's milk, as outlined in the National School Lunch Program regulations per Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 210.10 (m)(3).

This type of RNA was different, though, in that it didn't make up or code for the instructions of a protein like a traditional gene but instead was «noncoding.»

As much as 98 % of the human genome is «non-coding» — it does not code for protein.

Some proteins that these genes code for are known to be involved in stress and cell death.

Inject mRNA coding for a growth - promoting protein.

About one in 8,000 children is born with some form of SMA in which mutations in both copies of the gene that code for the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein cripples its production.

In particular, he has focused on targeting the gene coding for flagellin protein b, or flaB, which has proved to be quite distinct from one genospecies to the next.

«Although they don't code for proteins, they fine - tune gene expression in response to dynamic changes in the environment.

A human liver cell contains the same DNA as a brain cell, yet somehow it knows to code only those proteins needed for the functioning of the liver.

The gene in question codes for the apoC - III protein.

The disease results from a single mutation in the gene that codes for one of the protein chains that make up the hemoglobin molecule.

Mitochondria contain genes coding for proteins important in energy production.

To generate the models, Jackson created two mutated versions of the PrP - coding gene by changing a single codon — one of the three - nucleotide «words» in genes that code for the various amino acids in proteins.

These are sequences made in the lab from RNA — the template used to produce the proteins that genes code for.

«It's a young field, but I think it's clear we have to reassess the central dogma of molecular biology that DNA is transcribed to RNA that codes for a protein.

By splicing genes for the original protein with ones that code for proteins containing different instructions, the researchers created a modified version of N - WASP.

They studied KAP1, a gene that codes for an essential protein associated with several fundamental processes in neurodevelopment.

It codes for a protein that is a powerful activator of natural killer cells, which usually attack viruses and other pathogens.

The DNA that codes for proteins makes up only 2 per cent of the human genome.

However, in the presentations, speakers for both teams said that two stretches of the gene code for so - called zinc fingers — protein structures that insert themselves into the grooves of DNA — suggesting that the encoded protein probably turns other genes on and off.

Recently he found that eight of the youngsters have a defect in a gene that codes for a receptor protein called melanocortin - 4, known to regulate eating in mice.

«For example, viral genes code for their own proteins that process their DNA,» said GundlaFor example, viral genes code for their own proteins that process their DNA,» said Gundlafor their own proteins that process their DNA,» said Gundlach.

We have tested this hypothesis by estimating genomic point mutation rates for protein - coding genes in a range of animal taxa.

A third influential gene was ARMS / KIDINS220, which codes for a protein that regulates the growth of nerve cells.

Sequencing the genome of one such organism, King and her colleagues found genes that code for pieces of the same proteins used for the binding of cells and communication between cells in animals — functions that would be unexpected in such an organism.

Each of these immune cells contains DNA that codes for a protein that recognizes bacteria, viruses, allergens, cancer cells and other potential disease - causing invaders.

Another connects post-traumatic stress disorder to methylation of the gene coding for neurotrophic factor, a protein that regulates the growth of neurons in the brain.

Affected family members, the group found, had inherited one or two defective copies of ZIC3, a previously unknown gene that appears to code for a transcription factor — a protein that switches other genes on or off.

(The DNA in genes code for mRNA, which, in turn, codes for proteins.)

The areas which do not code for proteins are also referred to as junk DNA.