The main molecular alterations are represented by
variations in gene expression, usually mild and with consequences for a vast number of target protein coding genes.
Variations in gene expression could be attributable to the drastic environmental change.
The research team demonstrated that ranking genes based on inter-tumor
variation in gene expression outperforms traditional analytical approaches.
Across all four cancer types, the new method of selecting candidate genes based on inter-tumor
variation in gene expression outperformed the other methods, including the standard method of comparing mean expression in adjacent normal and tumor tissues.
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variation in gene expression creates a need for techniques that can characterize expression at the level of individual cells
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Therefore,
variation in RNA quality across lactation stage must be considered when interpreting
gene expression results across postpartum time points.
The team also looked at
gene expression before and after exposure and identified 335
genes whose
variation in expression correlated with caspase activity.
Analysis showed that incremental changes
in the number of repeats caused non-harmful
variations in the
expression of the
genes regulated by Ssn6.
Indeed, the team identified high
variation in adjacent «normal» tissue samples, which are typically used as control samples for comparison
in analyses based on mean
gene expression.
Additionally, researchers found that nearly 300
genes showed
variation in their
expression in heart tissue over the course of a day — a possible basis for the tissue's change
in behavior.
In the study, they additionally confirmed that nearby genetic variation in the form of cis - eQTLs affected expression of about 50 percent of genes in the sample
In the study, they additionally confirmed that nearby genetic
variation in the form of cis - eQTLs affected expression of about 50 percent of genes in the sample
in the form of cis - eQTLs affected
expression of about 50 percent of
genes in the sample
in the samples.
An international consortium of researchers
in the Genotype - Tissue
Expression (GTEx) Consortium published findings about how genetic
variation effects
gene regulation
in 44 human tissue types.
In contrast, cis - eQTLs — which account for the majority of genetic
variation that affects
gene expression — regulate
genes located nearby on the same chromosome.
Natural
variation exists
in the levels of pectate lyase
gene expression in wild relatives of cultivated tomato and these can be used for conventional breeding purposes.
Correlation of
gene expression occurred across lean and obese mice, defining a common transcriptional response to
variations in adiposity.
These data demonstrate that
variations in continuous quantitative traits such as body mass, adipocyte size, and BMI are correlated with quantitative
variations in the
expression of
genes.
Professor Dermitzakis» research focuses on the genetic basis of regulatory
variation and
gene expression variation in the human genome, the processes that govern non-coding DNA evolution.
With all of the SNP genotypes
in hand, researchers could assess
gene expression — initially with microarrays, and later with RNA - seq — and then correlate it with genetic
variation.
Variation in expression levels of these genes was also observed in human blood samples, though the variation was in opposite phase of the mouse
Variation in expression levels of these
genes was also observed
in human blood samples, though the
variation was in opposite phase of the mouse
variation was
in opposite phase of the mouse studies.
Unpaired student's t - test was also used to compare
gene expression variation in siTRF2 silenced versus non silenced scrambled siRNA HCT116 cells
in the presence of bleomycin sulfate.
Part of the normal
variation, which is equally present between blastocysts of both groups, can be observed
in the
gene expression of levels mtDNA encoded OXPHOS proteins.
We expanded on our genome sequencing efforts to include efforts
in whole genome
gene expression analysis and functional analysis of genome
variation.
Further, his group pioneered
expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) studies, which enabled
variation in global
gene expression to be applied to genetics of complex human diseases.
In order to assess the impact of PMI on
gene expression we need to account for the possible effect of other pre-mortem variables on the
variation of
gene expression.
Changes
in gene expression as a response to death, and during subsequent post-mortem ischemia, might be expected to reflect stochastic
variation resulting from the enzymatic processes underlying mRNA degradation.
For the 374 expressed
genes, we find many regions with statistically significant association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with
expression variation in lymphoblastoid cell lines after correcting for multiple tests.
Our first striking observation was that over one half of measured
genes are affected by common genetic
variation in human populations — called
expression quantitative trait loci or eQTLs.
The resulting datasets of regulatory genomic sequence will provide a valuable resource
in determining how non-coding DNA sequence
variation may impact an individual's capacity to drive appropriate
gene expression.
The
gene - of - interest is first inspected on three aspects
in the BXD GRP, i.e. the existence of genetic
variations, e (p) QTLs, and its
expression pattern across strains.
Our objective is to determine whether this mutation is involved
in AMD by (1) understanding the functional consequences of this genomic
variation on
expression of COL8A1 and / or its neighbor
genes, and (2) investigating photoreceptors and RPE cell survival, retinal and choroidal angiogenesis, structure integrity of the choroid / Bruch's membrane, and the quality of the vision,
in organisms with the COL8A1 mutation.
By utilizing paired genome - wide high - throughput DNA sequencing (DNA - seq) with RNA - seq, we found that
gene dosage, at the level of individual
genes or chromosomal «somy» (a general term covering disomy, trisomy, tetrasomy, etc.), accounted for greater than 85 % of total
gene expression variation in genes with a 2-fold or greater change
in expression.
«The new studies complement the current GTEx project
in assessing genomic
variation and
gene expression,» explained Simona Volpi, Pharm.D., Ph.D., GTEx program director
in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which helps administer the program.
Here, the authors use single - cell RNAseq and ChIPseq to find that actively transcribed
genes with Polycomb marks have greater cell - to - cell
variation in expression.
Genetic hybridization has been demonstrated to yield dramatic structural genomic
variation, but whether such changes
in gene dosage impact
gene expression has not been formally investigated.
We find that Polycomb repressive complex - active
genes have greater cell - to - cell
variation in expression than active
genes, and these results are validated by knockout experiments.
The present study shows that such a gradient is also seen at the level of single cell analysis, but reveals that there is considerable cell - to - cell
variation within this gradient
in the
expression of pluripotency
genes.
Insecticide resistance is typically associated with alterations to the insecticidal target - site or with
gene expression variation at loci involved
in insecticide detoxification.
Recently, groups have leveraged high - throughput
gene expression and genotyping technologies to perform genome - wide assocation studies of
gene expression,
in which
gene expression levels are considered a quantitative trait and significant correlations to SNP
variation are identified.
However,
gene variations, the presence of strain - specific
genes, and the occurrence of plasmids
in strain GP59 could affect the
expression pattern of these common
genes.
In fact, a recent study by Arakawa and colleagues of thyroid patients with Hashimoto's and Graves» found that polymorphisms — that is, gene variations that may lead to the abnormal expressions — were as common in autoimmune thyroid disease as they were in the normal populatio
In fact, a recent study by Arakawa and colleagues of thyroid patients with Hashimoto's and Graves» found that polymorphisms — that is,
gene variations that may lead to the abnormal
expressions — were as common
in autoimmune thyroid disease as they were in the normal populatio
in autoimmune thyroid disease as they were
in the normal populatio
in the normal population.
Since the problem
in atopic dermatitis is
gene variation, preventing the
expression of this
gene can help improve the signs and symptoms associated with canine atopic dermatitis.
To further make their case, the LRC notes that the first Labrador retriever breeder who started regularly producing the silver colored
variations was also a breeder of purebred Weimaraners, a breed
in which the dd
gene expression is always present and parents can ONLY pass down a d allele.
Within the
gene coding for MAOA, there is a particular form of
variation (referred to as the MAOA - uVNTR) that is associated with differences
in the
expression of the MAOA
gene (Sabol et al., 1998).
In relation to the association of infant attachment with a promoter polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene, we have mentioned that gene expression may be affected by variation in the DNA sequence of the regulatory region of the gen
In relation to the association of infant attachment with a promoter polymorphism of the serotonin transporter
gene, we have mentioned that
gene expression may be affected by
variation in the DNA sequence of the regulatory region of the gen
in the DNA sequence of the regulatory region of the
gene.
Moreover, they have shown that, through differential patterns of DNA methylation of the promoter region and thereby differential
expression of the estrogen receptor alpha
gene in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) of the brain, this individual
variation of early experience influences adult reproductive behaviour, suggesting a mechanism for intergenerational transmission of the pattern of maternal care [137, 138].
Allelic
variation in this transporter's
gene expression, regulated by a 43 bp indel
in the upstream region termed 5 - HTTLPR, was initially associated with anxiety - related traits (23) and has since been investigated
in many fields of serotonin - related human genetics (24).