Chromatin insulators: lessons from the fly
... example, it is possible that as cells differentiate, insulator-mediated changes in nuclear organization precede or accompany cell differentiation and may be crucial in the establishment and/or maintenance of specific patterns of gene expression. If this is the case, cells must possess mechanisms to ...
... example, it is possible that as cells differentiate, insulator-mediated changes in nuclear organization precede or accompany cell differentiation and may be crucial in the establishment and/or maintenance of specific patterns of gene expression. If this is the case, cells must possess mechanisms to ...
Information Encoding in Biological Molecules: DNA and
... • The microRNA bantam regulates the Drosophila (fruitfly) gene hid by binding the 3’ UTR. Hid is involved in apoptosis, and it is possible that binding sites for bantam could be found in the 3’ UTR of other apoptosis genes as well. Obtain the 3’ UTR sequence of all Drosophila genes known to be invol ...
... • The microRNA bantam regulates the Drosophila (fruitfly) gene hid by binding the 3’ UTR. Hid is involved in apoptosis, and it is possible that binding sites for bantam could be found in the 3’ UTR of other apoptosis genes as well. Obtain the 3’ UTR sequence of all Drosophila genes known to be invol ...
Syntrophic linkage between predatory Carpediemonas and
... and read counting was performed using bbmap (http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbmap/) and samtools (http://samtools.sourceforge.net/). For the prokaryotic populations, only metabolic pathways that had transcription levels above the per-population average gene activity were included into the metabolic ...
... and read counting was performed using bbmap (http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbmap/) and samtools (http://samtools.sourceforge.net/). For the prokaryotic populations, only metabolic pathways that had transcription levels above the per-population average gene activity were included into the metabolic ...
Identification and characterization of an early gene in the Lymantria
... Characteristics of the nucleotide sequence The nucleotide sequence of the 1048bp E c o R V BamHI fragment and the predicted amino acid sequence of G22 are presented in Fig. 3. The G22 ORF begins at position 258 and ends at position 831. This gene encodes a 191 amino acid protein with a predicted M r ...
... Characteristics of the nucleotide sequence The nucleotide sequence of the 1048bp E c o R V BamHI fragment and the predicted amino acid sequence of G22 are presented in Fig. 3. The G22 ORF begins at position 258 and ends at position 831. This gene encodes a 191 amino acid protein with a predicted M r ...
Julia Louise Harris Behnfeldt Dissertation Defense Booklet
... Genomic instability, including chromosome breakage, can arise from dysfunctional cell cycle control, environmental agents that damage DNA or ineffective DNA repair; it’s a hallmark of most cancers. The induction or regulation of genomic instability also represents an opportunity in cancer therapeuti ...
... Genomic instability, including chromosome breakage, can arise from dysfunctional cell cycle control, environmental agents that damage DNA or ineffective DNA repair; it’s a hallmark of most cancers. The induction or regulation of genomic instability also represents an opportunity in cancer therapeuti ...
Lyons/Hewitt/Suchocki/Yeh, CONCEPTUAL INTEGRATED SCIENCE
... Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley ...
... Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley ...
DNA - CS.Duke
... sticky ends as described below. In the simulation there’s no difference between a blunt and sticky end, and we’ll use a single strand of DNA in the simulation rather than the double-‐helix/dou ...
... sticky ends as described below. In the simulation there’s no difference between a blunt and sticky end, and we’ll use a single strand of DNA in the simulation rather than the double-‐helix/dou ...
Chapter 11
... The Importance of Genomic Imprinting • Technical problems in reproductive cloning lie within a developmental process that conditions eggs and sperm so that the right combination of genes are turned “on” or “off” during early development. • The process of conditioning the DNA during an early stage of ...
... The Importance of Genomic Imprinting • Technical problems in reproductive cloning lie within a developmental process that conditions eggs and sperm so that the right combination of genes are turned “on” or “off” during early development. • The process of conditioning the DNA during an early stage of ...
Review Article Viral Bacterial Artificial - diss.fu
... selection in E. coli. Besides the essential sequences required for replication and maintenance, many BAC vectors harbor a variety of expression cassettes that allow visualization of BAC-containing sequences in transfected cells selection in mammalian cells and, hence, ease the generation of recombin ...
... selection in E. coli. Besides the essential sequences required for replication and maintenance, many BAC vectors harbor a variety of expression cassettes that allow visualization of BAC-containing sequences in transfected cells selection in mammalian cells and, hence, ease the generation of recombin ...
Chromosome-encoded gene cluster for the
... a multi-component aniline dioxygenase and a LysR-type regulator, respectively, while the others (tadD1C1D2C2EFGIJKL) were expected to encode meta-cleavage pathway enzymes for catechol degradation. In addition, it was found that the gene cluster is surrounded by two IS1071 sequences, indicating that ...
... a multi-component aniline dioxygenase and a LysR-type regulator, respectively, while the others (tadD1C1D2C2EFGIJKL) were expected to encode meta-cleavage pathway enzymes for catechol degradation. In addition, it was found that the gene cluster is surrounded by two IS1071 sequences, indicating that ...
Pairing of homologous regions in the mouse genome is associated
... The Kcnq1 cluster is a large imprinted region located on distal mouse chromosome 7. Imprinted protein-coding genes of this cluster are expressed from the maternal allele, while a long noncoding RNA expressed from the paternal allele covers the locus to create a repressive compartment [15–17]. The ma ...
... The Kcnq1 cluster is a large imprinted region located on distal mouse chromosome 7. Imprinted protein-coding genes of this cluster are expressed from the maternal allele, while a long noncoding RNA expressed from the paternal allele covers the locus to create a repressive compartment [15–17]. The ma ...
The Ethics of Reproductive Cloning
... the donor nucleus from a genetically distinct mouse embryo. Ninety-six percent of their embryos survived to the blastocyst stage, 16 % developed to term (compared to 15% of control animals), 11% survived to adulthood (compared to 10% of the controls), and half of the clones were fertile adults (comp ...
... the donor nucleus from a genetically distinct mouse embryo. Ninety-six percent of their embryos survived to the blastocyst stage, 16 % developed to term (compared to 15% of control animals), 11% survived to adulthood (compared to 10% of the controls), and half of the clones were fertile adults (comp ...
Ensembl Introduction
... the UCSC and NCBI Browsers? • The gene set. Automatic annotation based on mRNA and protein information. ...
... the UCSC and NCBI Browsers? • The gene set. Automatic annotation based on mRNA and protein information. ...
Environmental Pollution
... a high diversity of organisms from various taxonomic affiliations (see Section 4). It has, however, not yet been examined whether the distribution of prokaryotes follows that of plants and is also dictated by the gradient in the salt concentration (or better in the water potential) in salt marshes. ...
... a high diversity of organisms from various taxonomic affiliations (see Section 4). It has, however, not yet been examined whether the distribution of prokaryotes follows that of plants and is also dictated by the gradient in the salt concentration (or better in the water potential) in salt marshes. ...
SGD: Saccharomyces Genome Database.
... Sequence Similarity View and Stripe View. Pattern Matching, Sequence Similarity View and Stripe View are all programs created by SGD staff. Pattern Matching allows users to perform a variety of motif searches, using degenerate search sequences. Sequence Similarity View and Stripe View provide a visu ...
... Sequence Similarity View and Stripe View. Pattern Matching, Sequence Similarity View and Stripe View are all programs created by SGD staff. Pattern Matching allows users to perform a variety of motif searches, using degenerate search sequences. Sequence Similarity View and Stripe View provide a visu ...
... After hybridization, the hybrid genome underwent extensive chromosomal rearrangements, including chromosome losses and the generation of chimeric chromosomes by the nonreciprocal recombination between homeologous chromosomes. These nonreciprocal recombinations between homeologous chromosomes occurre ...
Lesson Overview - Dr. Thornton`s Courses
... With cell membranes unable to transport chloride ions, tissues throughout the body malfunction. Children with CF have serious digestive problems and produce thick, heavy mucus that clogs their lungs and breathing passageways. ...
... With cell membranes unable to transport chloride ions, tissues throughout the body malfunction. Children with CF have serious digestive problems and produce thick, heavy mucus that clogs their lungs and breathing passageways. ...
The Modular Structure and Function of the Wheat HI Promoter with S
... found in the promoter regions of the TH315 and TH325 genes (Fig. 1). The Oct motif is conserved in almost all the plant histone gene promoters known to date, and it has been shown to be a positive cis-acting element in some plant H3 and H4 genes (Chaubet et al. 1996, Nakayama et al. 1992, Terada et ...
... found in the promoter regions of the TH315 and TH325 genes (Fig. 1). The Oct motif is conserved in almost all the plant histone gene promoters known to date, and it has been shown to be a positive cis-acting element in some plant H3 and H4 genes (Chaubet et al. 1996, Nakayama et al. 1992, Terada et ...
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
... A PCR-based approach was developed to detect ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) form I large-subunit genes (cbbL) as a functional marker of autotrophic bacteria that fix carbon dioxide via the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle. We constructed two different primer sets, targeting the ...
... A PCR-based approach was developed to detect ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) form I large-subunit genes (cbbL) as a functional marker of autotrophic bacteria that fix carbon dioxide via the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle. We constructed two different primer sets, targeting the ...
CS 753 BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
... measured over 20 days. There is typically a period of very rapid respiration followed by a much lower but stable respiration rate. If the organisms are killed by fumigation with chloroform, this initial flush of activity does not occur and the cells are killed. If the chloroform is removed there wil ...
... measured over 20 days. There is typically a period of very rapid respiration followed by a much lower but stable respiration rate. If the organisms are killed by fumigation with chloroform, this initial flush of activity does not occur and the cells are killed. If the chloroform is removed there wil ...