News tagged with histone proteins
Good fences make good neighbors
May 14, 2009 |
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Our genome is a patchwork of neighborhoods that couldn't be more different: Some areas are hustling and bustling with gene activity, while others are sparsely populated and in perpetual lock-down. Breaking ...
Possible drug target for obesity treatment a no-brainer: study
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have discovered a gene that when mutated causes obesity by dampening the body's ability to burn energy while leaving appetite unaffected.
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A Taxing Issue: How Human T-lymphotropic Virus Can Cause Leukemia In Adults
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified a potential new mechanism through which human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) causes leukemia in adults. The findings, published this week in the online open access journal Retrovirology, repres ...
Messenger RNA with FLASH
Oct 22, 2009 |
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A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified a key player in a molecular process essential for DNA replication within cells.
Epigenetic research uncovers new targets for modification enzymes
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Apr 27, 2008 |
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Enzymes regulating genetic expression can be just as important as the genome itself, increasing evidence shows. The expanding field of epigenetics focuses on the multiple influences on DNA and surrounding molecules that determine ...
Roles of DNA packaging protein revealed
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that a class of chromatin proteins is crucial for maintaining the structure and function of chromosomes and the normal development ...
Scientists discover key patterns in the packaging of genes
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Although every cell of our bodies contains the same genetic instructions, specific genes typically act only in specific cells at particular times. Other genes are "silenced" in a variety of ways. One mode of gene silencing ...
Core tenets of the 'histone code' are universal
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Sep 06, 2007 |
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In one of biology’s most impressive engineering feats, specialized proteins called histones package some six-and-a-half feet of human DNA into a nucleus that averages just five microns in diameter.
Putting the squeeze on sperm DNA
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the quest for speed, olympic swimmers shave themselves or squeeze into high-tech super-suits. In the body, sperm are the only cells that swim and, as speed is crucial to fertility, have ...
Researchers 'unzip' molecules to measure interactions keeping DNA packed in cells
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever battled a stuck zipper knows it's a good idea to see what's stuck, where and how badly -- and then to pull hard. A Cornell research team's experiments involve the "unzipping" ...
Future therapies for stroke may block cell death
Jun 14, 2007 |
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A new therapy to re-activate silenced genes in patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases or stroke is being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Cornell University.
Work with fungus uncovering keys to DNA methylation
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Dec 15, 2008 |
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Researchers in a University of Oregon lab have shed more light on the mechanism that regulates DNA methylation, a fundamental biological process in which a methyl group is attached to DNA, the genetic material in cells of ...
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