Sentences with phrase «set of active genes»

The 1500 transcription factors (TFs) within the human genome perform a key role in determining the set of active genes within a specific cell, as well as the magnitude of activity.

The new study examined the entire set of active genes, or the transcriptome, of 24 conifers and other seed plants and three distantly related plants.

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To generate a rich source of potential vaccine and drug target candidates, the team identified a set of genes that are more active in certain stages of the parasite life cycle and within the parasite's gut.

By using this tool to analyze their data the scientists were able to catalogue active alleles in a comprehensive set of mouse tissues, or the mouse «Allelome,» and gain an insight into how this differential gene activity is regulated.

What makes a horse different from a tiger, a mouse and a walrus is the set of regulatory switches in the DNA that dictate where, when and for how long those genes are active.

A major effort in the lab is to elucidate the active components of this process and to apply transcriptional gene silencing in a therapeutic setting.

Although both cell types come from cells known as myeloid progenitors, each type relies on its own set of functionally active genes to carry out its particular role in fighting infection.

Human Biology Division discovery reveals that the CTCF protein that forms protective boundaries between inactive, active sets of genes; may shed light on how some cancers develop

Each cell type relies on its own set of functionally active genes to carry out its particular role in fighting infection.