... Aggression is considered as a positive symptom in many neuropsychiatric disorders. Genetic predispositions to violence, alcoholism, antisocial personality disorder, and other associated traits in criminal trials has been attributed to a genetic basis but specific genotyping evidence has been introdu ...
Growth medium composition-determined regulatory mechanisms
... the pheBA and catBCA promoters gave us the idea to investigate the role of σS on transcription from these promoters. We have previously constructed a P. putida σS-deficient strain, PKS54, that is a derivative of the wild-type strain PaW85 (Ojangu et al., 2000). Plasmids pZ-pheBA and pZ-catBCA, conta ...
... the pheBA and catBCA promoters gave us the idea to investigate the role of σS on transcription from these promoters. We have previously constructed a P. putida σS-deficient strain, PKS54, that is a derivative of the wild-type strain PaW85 (Ojangu et al., 2000). Plasmids pZ-pheBA and pZ-catBCA, conta ...
Genome-wide histone modification patterns in
... bioRxiv preprint first posted online Feb. 15, 2016; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/039776. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a CC-BY 4.0 International license. ...
... bioRxiv preprint first posted online Feb. 15, 2016; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/039776. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a CC-BY 4.0 International license. ...
Functions of DNA methylation: islands, start sites, gene bodies and
... and are marked with trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 4 (H3K4me3)30 (FIG. 1). The levels of gene expression are controlled by transcription factors31. CGI promoters can be repressed by various mechanisms, such as repression mediated by Polycomb proteins. For example, genes encoding master regul ...
... and are marked with trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 4 (H3K4me3)30 (FIG. 1). The levels of gene expression are controlled by transcription factors31. CGI promoters can be repressed by various mechanisms, such as repression mediated by Polycomb proteins. For example, genes encoding master regul ...
Mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding
... Rett syndrome is an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder primarily affecting girls. About 80% of classic Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in the gene for methyl-CpG-binding protein (MeCP2) in Xq28. MeCP2 links DNA methylation to transcriptional repression, and MECP2 mutations likely cau ...
... Rett syndrome is an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder primarily affecting girls. About 80% of classic Rett syndrome is caused by mutations in the gene for methyl-CpG-binding protein (MeCP2) in Xq28. MeCP2 links DNA methylation to transcriptional repression, and MECP2 mutations likely cau ...
Часть 1. - Ассоциация синдрома Ретта
... show in this study that de novo MECP2 mutations may have either paternal or maternal origin. In 71% of the cases, the de novo MECP2 mutation has a paternal origin. All the analysed transitions at CpG (two R294X, one R168X, one R270X), which are estimated to account for 70% of mutations in the MECP2 ...
... show in this study that de novo MECP2 mutations may have either paternal or maternal origin. In 71% of the cases, the de novo MECP2 mutation has a paternal origin. All the analysed transitions at CpG (two R294X, one R168X, one R270X), which are estimated to account for 70% of mutations in the MECP2 ...
Stress and Atopic Disorders: Asthma and the Seasonal
... insensitive asthma have an acquired form of steroid resistance thought to be induced by chronic inflammation or immune activation. Thus it is important to investigate those factors that may potentiate the development of functional steroid resistance so that we might intervene to prevent or reverse i ...
... insensitive asthma have an acquired form of steroid resistance thought to be induced by chronic inflammation or immune activation. Thus it is important to investigate those factors that may potentiate the development of functional steroid resistance so that we might intervene to prevent or reverse i ...
Parental Legacy Determines Methylation and Expression of an
... in mammals, the apparent nonMendelian behavior of some autosomal genes, and the role of methylation in gene regulation. ...
... in mammals, the apparent nonMendelian behavior of some autosomal genes, and the role of methylation in gene regulation. ...
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... tween adjacent domains (Bell et al., 2001). The presence of such boundary elements, at either end of a given expression domain, has been recently recognized and identified as one of the most crucial and versatile regulatory elements of a gene (Bell et al., 2001). An alternative and interesting inter ...
... tween adjacent domains (Bell et al., 2001). The presence of such boundary elements, at either end of a given expression domain, has been recently recognized and identified as one of the most crucial and versatile regulatory elements of a gene (Bell et al., 2001). An alternative and interesting inter ...
Introduction to Bioinformatics.
... * Purpose of microarrays: snap-shot of the expression levels in the cell. * Expressed gene = DNA → mRNA → proteins …. * In the cell therefore expressed genes cause high numbers of mRNA molecules. * Idea of microarrays: measure the concentrations of mRNA, and reverse-compute the DNA belonging to this ...
... * Purpose of microarrays: snap-shot of the expression levels in the cell. * Expressed gene = DNA → mRNA → proteins …. * In the cell therefore expressed genes cause high numbers of mRNA molecules. * Idea of microarrays: measure the concentrations of mRNA, and reverse-compute the DNA belonging to this ...
Transgenerational epigenetics in the germline cycle
... with heritable epigenetic states (for example, [5,6]). However, DNA methylation and its heritable maintenance in those organisms where it occurs is influenced, if not regulated, by histone modifying activities [7]. As will be discussed in this review, recent studies in C. elegans have shown that def ...
... with heritable epigenetic states (for example, [5,6]). However, DNA methylation and its heritable maintenance in those organisms where it occurs is influenced, if not regulated, by histone modifying activities [7]. As will be discussed in this review, recent studies in C. elegans have shown that def ...
lecture notes
... of the embryo that form the neurogenic ectoderm. This tissue ultimately produces the central nervous system of the adult fly. In principle, both high and low levels of the Dorsal gradient can activate Sog expression in both the mesoderm and neurogenic ectoderm. However, the Sog enhancer contains bin ...
... of the embryo that form the neurogenic ectoderm. This tissue ultimately produces the central nervous system of the adult fly. In principle, both high and low levels of the Dorsal gradient can activate Sog expression in both the mesoderm and neurogenic ectoderm. However, the Sog enhancer contains bin ...
THE STRUCTURE OF CHROMATIN
... It is clear from what we have seen that genes activity in eukaryotes is influenced by the structure of chromatin at a higher structural level than the direct effects on the gene promoters. We will discuss gene regulation at the promoter level before we finish talking about the nucleus two lectures f ...
... It is clear from what we have seen that genes activity in eukaryotes is influenced by the structure of chromatin at a higher structural level than the direct effects on the gene promoters. We will discuss gene regulation at the promoter level before we finish talking about the nucleus two lectures f ...
Kinetic proofreading of gene activation by chromatin remodeling
... a strong correlation exists between histone tail modifiers, nucleosome remodelers, and transcription factors (Strahl and Allis, 2002; Horn and Peterson, 2002; Schreiber and Bernstein, 2002; Cosgrove et al. 2004; Lue, 2005; Giresi et al., 2006). A quantitative (i.e., mathematical) description of the ...
... a strong correlation exists between histone tail modifiers, nucleosome remodelers, and transcription factors (Strahl and Allis, 2002; Horn and Peterson, 2002; Schreiber and Bernstein, 2002; Cosgrove et al. 2004; Lue, 2005; Giresi et al., 2006). A quantitative (i.e., mathematical) description of the ...
lecture notes
... 3. During a one-hour period, from ~1.5 to 2.5 hrs following fertilization, cell membranes are laid down between neighboring nuclei to form cellular blastoderm embryos. The fate map of the adult fly is established during this one hour interval. For example, classical grafting experiments indicate tha ...
... 3. During a one-hour period, from ~1.5 to 2.5 hrs following fertilization, cell membranes are laid down between neighboring nuclei to form cellular blastoderm embryos. The fate map of the adult fly is established during this one hour interval. For example, classical grafting experiments indicate tha ...
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... No replication,heritability criteria does not apply, but mechanisms the same muscle ...
... No replication,heritability criteria does not apply, but mechanisms the same muscle ...
and GvpD-mediated transcription regulation of the p
... The transcription of the 14 p-gvp genes involved in gas vesicle formation of Halobacterium salinarum PHH1 is driven by the four promoters pA, pD, pF and pO. The regulation of these promoters was investigated in Haloferax volcanii transformants with respect to the endogenous regulatory proteins GvpE ...
... The transcription of the 14 p-gvp genes involved in gas vesicle formation of Halobacterium salinarum PHH1 is driven by the four promoters pA, pD, pF and pO. The regulation of these promoters was investigated in Haloferax volcanii transformants with respect to the endogenous regulatory proteins GvpE ...
Active repressors
... repressor and activator may both bind to same DNA-segment repressor masks the TAD of neighboring activator (quenching) some repressors may be recruited through prot-prot interactions without being themselves bound to DNA activator ...
... repressor and activator may both bind to same DNA-segment repressor masks the TAD of neighboring activator (quenching) some repressors may be recruited through prot-prot interactions without being themselves bound to DNA activator ...
Imprinting evolution and the price of silence
... DNA methylation and imprint marks Other than typical sequence polymorphisms that do not correlate with imprint status, the nucleotide sequence of the two alleles of imprinted genes are identical. Therefore, the imprint marks that distinguish the two parental alleles must be epigenetic in nature. Epi ...
... DNA methylation and imprint marks Other than typical sequence polymorphisms that do not correlate with imprint status, the nucleotide sequence of the two alleles of imprinted genes are identical. Therefore, the imprint marks that distinguish the two parental alleles must be epigenetic in nature. Epi ...
Epigenetic mechanisms regulate placental c-myc
... determine the role of DNA methylation [via methylation-sensitive high resolution melting (MS-HRM)] and histone modifications [via chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP assay)] in regulating the differential expression of c-myc and hTERT during normal gestation and their dysregulation during placental d ...
... determine the role of DNA methylation [via methylation-sensitive high resolution melting (MS-HRM)] and histone modifications [via chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP assay)] in regulating the differential expression of c-myc and hTERT during normal gestation and their dysregulation during placental d ...
Key transcriptional regulators of the vasoprotective effects of shear
... in less oxidative stress and subsequently in less inflammation. Direct targets for KLF2 have also been identified, even though a consensus KLF2 binding sequence in promoters of target genes has not yet been identified. The general GC rich KLF binding site 5’-CACC-3’ seems not very specific and can i ...
... in less oxidative stress and subsequently in less inflammation. Direct targets for KLF2 have also been identified, even though a consensus KLF2 binding sequence in promoters of target genes has not yet been identified. The general GC rich KLF binding site 5’-CACC-3’ seems not very specific and can i ...