Tapscott applies the method to
study regulation of gene expression in normal development of muscle tissue, while Olson uses it to identify genetic profiles of brain - cancer development.
To uncover molecular processes in individual cells and to understand the full complexity of biological systems, our lab applies and develops novel microscopy and genomics based techniques to
study the regulation of gene - expression in single cells.
In
studying the regulation of gene dosage, his lab described the first known biological role of a microRNA in the mammalian system, ultimately revealing a network of microRNAs that titrate the dose of key cardiac gene networks that dictate cell fate and differentiation.
Marek is performing postdoctoral research in the lab of Nick Ingolia at UC Berkeley
studying the regulation of gene expression.
The Kind group
studies the regulation of gene expression in single cells by developing and using novel microscopy and genomics based techniques.
Not exact matches
Using blood samples, the
study found that
regulation of the oxytocin receptor
gene OXTR was associated with development
of the condition.
But a new
study, published today in Nature, has revealed that m6A plays a key role in the
regulation of the Sex - lethal (Sxl)
gene, which controls sex determination
of the fruit fly Drosophila.
Although the
regulation of this
gene has a strong «cell cycle control» component, I was more interested in
studying cell cycle
regulation «proper.»
For example, the
study found down -
regulation of genes involved in interferon tau, the major signal
of pregnancy recognition.
After having conducted a large - scale
study performed on cells from the umbilical cords
of 204 newborns, the researchers from UNIGE demonstrate that DNA methylation may play both a passive and active role in
gene regulation.
To find answers to these questions, the scientists
studied the
gene regulation of the DPP4
gene in mice that are prone to obesity.
The
study identified five
genes predictive
of feeding success representing a range
of biological systems: sensory integration (NPHP4, PLXNA1); hypothalamic
regulation, a region
of the brain that plays a key role in hunger signaling (NPY2R); facial development (WNT3, a
gene associated with lip and palate development); and energy expenditure (AMPK, a regulator
of whole body energy balance).
Booij and her colleagues hope that this
study will shed more light on the specific role
of early environmental influences on brain development,
gene expression and emotional
regulation.
«Single
gene variation linked to obesity: Variation in the BDNF
gene may affect brain's
regulation of appetite,
study suggests.»
«What is important in our
study is that we proved that there was a unique and consistent solution to the fitting problem, something that has never before been achieved for a realistic complex model
of gene regulation,» stated Dr. Jaeger.
The protein
studied in the mold is part
of a larger family
of proteins also found in humans and involved in many essential biological processes including
gene regulation and fatty acid metabolism.
In a
study recently published in the journal Neuro - Oncology, a team
of scientists led by Luni Emdad, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., and Paul B. Fisher, M.Ph., Ph.D., provided the first evidence
of an important link between a specific microRNA, miR - 184, and a cancer promoting
gene, SND1, in the
regulation of malignant glioma.
The
regulation of gene expression, for example, is extremely difficult to
study through the genome alone.
«This
study sheds light on this paradox and uncovers a way by which the stress hormone could prevent diseases, at least psychologically, through
regulation of the Ppm1f
gene» he adds.
The modern
study of gene regulation started in the 1950s, but researchers only started to unravel the complex array
of histone modifications that fine - tune chromatin control
of gene expression 20 years ago.
Thorough
study of changes in the
gene activity
regulation mechanism showed that reprogrammed and embryonic stem cells are similar.
«We set out to find out about human
genes that are implicated in the
regulation of the gut microbiome, and we found some that are,» says senior author Ruth Ley, an Associate Professor in the Department
of Microbiology at Cornell University and the
study's senior author.
The researchers said the work demonstrates that, in fact, multi-tissue, multi-individual data can be used to identify the mechanisms
of gene regulation and help to
study the genetic basis
of complex diseases.
A new
study involving roundworms appears to have isolated one
gene — a transcriptional factor (or
gene that controls the
regulation of other
genes in the genome)-- that appears to be an essential member
of the pathway that translates reduced caloric intake into a longer life span.
Embryonic development is a well -
studied process in which the precise
regulation of gene expression is critical, since many
genes are expressed simultaneously and in a punctual manner.
While previous research had identified the presence
of feed forward loops in plant
gene regulation, «this
study increases the scale enormously,» said Bartley.
Building on years
of mouse and
gene regulation studies, they have developed a resource that can help scientists better understand how similarities and differences between mice and humans are written in their genomes.
In future
study, we'll focus on the
regulation of HOX
genes in feather cycles.»
Further
studies are needed to determine whether the specific use
of transcription starting points is a widely disseminated mechanism for
gene regulation.
In addition to reevaluating how histones control
gene activation, the
study also reports a new mechanism
of PARP1
regulation.
A new
study suggests that evolutionary changes in the
regulation of a
gene implicated in perception, behavior, and memory may be partly responsible.
«We realized that
studying the lithium response could be used as a «molecular can - opener» to unravel the molecular pathway
of this complex disorder, that turns out not to be caused by a defect in a
gene, but rather by the posttranslational
regulation (phosphorylation)
of the product
of a
gene — in this case, CRMP2, an intracellular protein that regulates neural networks,» added Snyder.
Asst Prof Li, from the Neural Stem Cells Laboratory at NNI, added, «This important
study suggests a link between a key neurological disease
gene and
regulation of microRNAs in the brain.
In a
study published online in Genome Research, researchers devised a strategy for genome - wide annotation
of primary miRNA transcripts, providing extensive new annotations in human and mouse, and shedding light on mechanisms
of regulation of microRNA
gene expression.
Dubbed model - organism ENCODE (modENCODE), this new focus will apply innovative methods and technologies for the
study of gene regulation to the smaller, and therefore more manageable, genomes
of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and the round worm (Caenorhabditis elegans).
This work is one basis for the use in the scientific community
of transgenes as a major technique to
study gene regulation in normal and malignant cells.
In 1984, he moved to the Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, at Osaka University (Osaka, Japan), where his research group continued to
study the
regulation of interferon
genes and discovered the interferon - regulatory - factor family
of transcription factors.
Our technological expertise ranges from the most fundamental approaches to
study membrane transport in lymphocytes and dendritic cells (subcellular compartmentalization, intravital microscopy, phagosomal functions), the systematic analysis
of gene expression and it
regulation (RNAseq, Chip Seq, proteomics) and physiological and pathological immune responses (mouse models for cancer immunity, immunomodulation / vaccination, human clinical
studies in cancer).
We have also initiated
studies of the
regulation of cytokine
gene expression in these cells.
The initial work was mainly focused on the
study of the
regulation of muscle chromatin and
gene expression by motor innervation.
What is known from global
studies is that exposure to biologically active compounds, even at ng / L concentrations, can impact endocrine systems in nature and manifest as negative impacts like altered
gene regulation, the presence
of mixed reproductive tissues (intersex) and skewed sex ratios.
Transcriptome
studies such as the National Institute
of Health's Genotype - Tissue Expression (GTEx) program aim to overcome this limitation by
studying gene expression levels and
regulation mechanisms and their relationship with diseases, instead
of only DNA sequence.
But more importantly this old
study (by mitochondrial membrande phospholipid fatty acids composition remodeling towards a low perodizable index PI and double bond unsaturation index DBI by genetically reduced desaturase (essentially switching perodizable polyunsaturates with monounsaturates / saturates, rendering membranes lipid peroxidation resistant / blocking hydroperoxide formation by DHA n - 3 and lowering mitochondrial DNA lesions formation by membrane lipid peroxidation chain propagation), It's true though that these effects are due to transcriptional lipid
genes regulation (so the
genes are the reason
of this dramatic effect and this is also a
gene therapy, that hit the key points) this old
study showed
These
studies are unable to determine a causal relationship due to factors such as
gene regulation — a genetic variant may instead contribute to altered expression levels
of true causal
genes, which remain undetected by a GWAS.
In this
study, we also identify p21waf1 / cip1 as a target
gene of DDX3, and the up -
regulation of p21waf1 / cip1 expression is linked to the growth - suppressive effect exerted by DDX3 (see Fig. 2).
Studies could include examining the activation and deactivation of genes (e.g., transcription factors or epigenetic regulation) or involve more classical genetic identification s
Studies could include examining the activation and deactivation
of genes (e.g., transcription factors or epigenetic
regulation) or involve more classical genetic identification
studiesstudies.
She obtained her PhD in molecular biomedicine from University
of Tartu
studying the genetic
regulation of gene expression.
Fortunately, Paul Flicek and his colleagues at EMBL - EBI are rising to the challenge by helping to curate, catalogue and give access to the masses
of genetic data being generated globally — not just
gene sequences, but outcomes
of studies into everything from
gene regulation to protein function.
We
study learning and memory at the genetic level to understand the structure,
regulation, evolution and biological function
of genes that are required for normal learning and memory.
«It may have relevant implications for researchers worldwide
studying gene regulation in general since we know now that the large - scale organization
of the genome can not be ignored.