The duration of expression of the gene Cdx2 is tightly regulated by a newly identified DNA sequence element called an “attenuator.” ...

Gene regulation refers to the mechanisms that act to induce or repress the expression of a gene. These include structural and chemical changes to the genetic material, binding of proteins to ...

Alcohol alters gene function in the differentiating cells of the embryo, study finds by University of Eastern Finland edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Transcriptional regulatory elements are nucleotide sequences of a gene that are involved in regulation of genetic transcription. These include the promoter, plus response elements, activator and ...

“If one gene showed parent-specific expression, another gene in the same pathway showed parent-specific expression from the opposite parent.” Previously, the team examined whether DNA methylation – a ...

Despite spanning about three billion base pairs, the human genome is wrapped up tight in a highly organized fashion in the nucleus. This coordinated structure, in part, enables the cell to regulate ...

To test this hypothesis, the team used a method developed by study co-author, Shaun Mahony, associate professor in the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation and the Department of Biochemistry and ...

For example, position-dependent Hoxd-11 and Hoxb1 gene activation involves the interplay of positive and negative elements (24, 25). The highly restricted position-dependent activity of EIII in the ...