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Gene Expression is the process by which a gene gets turned on in a cell to make RNA and proteins. Gene expression may be measured by looking at the RNA, or the protein made from the RNA, or what the protein does in a cell.

Study reveals the role of SETD2 protein in cancer cells, cell migration, and autophagy

SETD2 is a protein well known as a chromatin remodeler, one that helps turn genes on or off by modifying histone proteins in the nucleus of the cell.

24 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection shown to reduce the expression of vitamin D pathway components

A recent computational study from India implicated a dysregulated vitamin D pathway in the pathobiology of the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – and opened the door for experimental validation of these observations.

23 Dec 2020

COVID-19 severity could be linked to genetic variance

A new study describes some potentially important genetic factors in the host that may shape the clinical symptoms and signs of the disease.

23 Dec 2020

Transcription factors in the brain strongly correlate with the behavior of honey bees

An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless bee hives and analyzing gene expression in their brains offers new insights into how gene regulation contributes to social behavior.

23 Dec 2020

Truncating mutation locations tied to diversity, severity of autism symptoms

One of the most recognizable characteristics of autism is an amazing diversity of associated behavioral symptoms. Clinicians view autism as a broad spectrum of related disorders, and the origin of the disease's heterogeneity has puzzled scientists, doctors, and affected families for decades.

22 Dec 2020

New drug starves cancer cells by attacking mitochondria

A newly developed compound starves cancer cells by attacking their "power plants" - the so-called mitochondria.

22 Dec 2020

Nanoplastics affect composition and diversity of human intestinal microbiome

We live in a world invaded by plastic. Its role as a chemically stable, versatile and multi-purpose fostered its massive use, which has finally translated into our current situation of planetary pollution.

22 Dec 2020

Immune-inflammatory mediators indicate that rejection and tissue injury can be avoided with drugs

Immune inflammatory mediators are critical in pathology, transplantation, and regenerative medicine, scientists report in The American Journal of Pathology

22 Dec 2020

Study provides new insights into the molecular underpinnings of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A UT Southwestern research team has catalogued gene activity in the skeletal muscle of mice, comparing healthy animals to those carrying a genetic mutation that causes Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) in humans.

21 Dec 2020

Brain tissue analysis may help explain enduring mysteries about PTSD

A post-mortem analysis of brain tissue from people who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may help explain enduring mysteries about the disorder, such as why women are more susceptible to it and whether a dampened immune system response plays a role in dealing with stress, a team headed by Yale University researchers has found.

21 Dec 2020

Researchers identify novel mechanism by which CREB3L3 protein protects against atherosclerosis

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify a novel mechanism by which the protein CREB3L3 protects against atherosclerosis.

21 Dec 2020

New understanding of physical properties of chromatin may show how genome is encoded and decoded

University of Alberta researchers have found an answer to a fundamental question in genomic biology that has eluded scientists since the discovery of DNA: Within the nucleus of our cells, is the complex package of DNA and proteins called chromatin a solid or a liquid?

20 Dec 2020

Researchers identify neurons that regulate nausea-like responses in mice

At some point, everyone experiences nausea. Whether it occurs after unwisely eating a week-old slice of pizza or as an accompaniment to a serious infection, that queasy, unsettling sensation centered around the stomach is a signal that something is amiss within the body and typically portends a bout of vomiting.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers use bacterial strains to measure host gene expression in mouse model

The bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the nasopharynx and can cause pneumonia. Then, it can spread from the lungs to the bloodstream and cause organ damage.

16 Dec 2020

A new approach to identify genomic regions in our brain that contribute to make us human

With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar.

16 Dec 2020

Clemson grad student focuses on studying how genes interact in a normal brain

You must first understand how something works normally before you can figure out why it's broken.

16 Dec 2020

Xenon positively affects the properties of coatings deposited on titanium implants

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with the colleagues from Siberian State Medical University (SSMU) and Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University studied the properties of calcium phosphate coatings deposited on titanium implants in various inert gases environment.

15 Dec 2020

Scientists empower wireless sensors with vision abilities to fight viruses

Current and former early-career scientists share their stories and tell how Europe has bet on them, making their high-risk research possible: from intelligent wireless sensors with vision abilities to RNA-based techniques to fight viruses, from the mathematical formulas of the MRI waves to optoceutics, the new technique that uses light to repair the heart after a stroke.

15 Dec 2020

Study provides valuable interaction about animal host and pathogen during pneumococcal infections

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine published one of the most comprehensive analyses of how genes get expressed during infection (known as a transcriptome). The analyses include three different strains of the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, meningitis, and middle-ear infections.

15 Dec 2020

Networks of genes involved in congenital heart disease revealed

Over two million babies, children, and adults in the United States are living with congenital heart disease--a range of birth defects affecting the heart's structure or function.

14 Dec 2020

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Study reveals the role of SETD2 protein in cancer cells, cell migration, and autophagy

SARS-CoV-2 infection shown to reduce the expression of vitamin D pathway components

COVID-19 severity could be linked to genetic variance

Transcription factors in the brain strongly correlate with the behavior of honey bees

Truncating mutation locations tied to diversity, severity of autism symptoms

New drug starves cancer cells by attacking mitochondria

Nanoplastics affect composition and diversity of human intestinal microbiome

Immune-inflammatory mediators indicate that rejection and tissue injury can be avoided with drugs

Study provides new insights into the molecular underpinnings of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Brain tissue analysis may help explain enduring mysteries about PTSD

Researchers identify novel mechanism by which CREB3L3 protein protects against atherosclerosis

New understanding of physical properties of chromatin may show how genome is encoded and decoded

Researchers identify neurons that regulate nausea-like responses in mice

Researchers use bacterial strains to measure host gene expression in mouse model

A new approach to identify genomic regions in our brain that contribute to make us human

Clemson grad student focuses on studying how genes interact in a normal brain

Xenon positively affects the properties of coatings deposited on titanium implants

Scientists empower wireless sensors with vision abilities to fight viruses

Study provides valuable interaction about animal host and pathogen during pneumococcal infections

Networks of genes involved in congenital heart disease revealed

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