Sentences with phrase «related genes turn»

Schoppmeier and his colleagues are now trying to determine whether Notch and related genes turn on and off in the same fashion in early spider embryos as they do in vertebrates.

That enzyme regulates the way key learning and memory - related genes turn on and off during development.

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Along the way, researchers have turned up several genes related to longevity.

In the human body cells turn genes on and off by means of chemical modifications that change DNA and related proteins.

Genetic cues from male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes passed on during sex affect which genes are turned on or off in a females» reproductive tract post-mating, including genes related to blood feeding, egg development and immune defense, according to new Cornell research.

Banfi says that the related genes expressed in a variety of tissues suggest that reactive oxygen species will turn up in other surprising roles.

Heat messes with the proteins made from JARID2 and JMJD3, which in turn mess with the proteins made by other sex - related genes, the researchers propose.

Originally, however, they were not examining brown fat thermogenesis, but instead were looking for clues to the function of ERRβ, a protein about which little was known at the time, except that it was closely related to ERRα, appeared in brown fat cells, and also worked as a so - called nuclear receptor — a molecular switch for gene activation that can be turned on by small lipophilic molecules or a signaling protein partner.

Frommer's team analyzed maize genes involved in sugar - related processes to find ones that were «turned on» during seed development.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that co-opts an immune system already present in bacteria and archaea to turn off specific genes or sets of genes — creating a powerful tool for future research on genetics and related fields.

Lanza suspects that the premature aging may be related to using viruses to carry the turn - back - the - calendar genes into adult cells, which is what «induces» them to act (sort of) like embryonic cells.

The researchers then analyzed the DNA to examine the degree of an epigenetic mark called methylation, a chemical tag on genes related to whether they're «turned on» or «off.»

The good news: Meditation has been found to lower blood pressure, and as a bonus it turns off inflammation - related genes in another study.