Sentences with phrase «sensing genes control»

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However, a study performed at Edinburgh University found that much of our predisposition toward determination, sociability, self - control, and sense of purpose is in our genes.

It plays an important role in how cells sense their neighbors and, by controlling gene expression, determines which cells should develop into different types and how much they should grow - like a master controller.»

Previously, longevity researchers believed dietary restriction was regulated via an insulin - signaling pathway, where the levels of the nutrient - sensing hormone would fall in response to lowered food intake, activating a DNA - binding protein called daf - 16 that would then confer longevity through the regulation of genes under its control.

In the human genome, there are at least 20,000 pseudogenes; some gene families, like the one that controls our sense of smell, have more of these genetic train wrecks than working members.

In order to control the several genes that are regulated by the flagellum activity and by quorum sensing, we first deleted flaA, which encodes the flagelling core protein, and hapR, which encodes the quorum sensing master regulator.

Hence, we linked output of our complete synthetic sensing gene circuit to the de-greening gene circuit by placing its genes (diRNA POR, protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase; AtChlase, chlorophyllase; AtRCCR, red chlorophyll catabolite reductase)[7] under control of the PlantPho promoter (Figure 1).

Called adenylate cyclase 3 (ADCY3), the gene codes for a protein known to be related to appetite control and our sense of smell.