News tagged with gene promoter

NanoCAGE reveals transcriptional landscape of the mouse main olfactory epithelium

The problem in biology of how to identify the promoters of olfactory receptor genes (>1000 genes) has remained unsolved due to the difficulty of purifying sufficient material from the olfactory epithelium. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New annotated database sifts through mountains of sequencing data to find gene promoters

Researchers at The Wistar Institute announce the release of an online tool that will help scientists find "gene promoters"—regions along a DNA strand that tell a cell's transcription machinery where to start reading ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene related to aging plays role in stem cell differentiation

A gene shown to play a role in the aging process appears to play a role in the regulation of the differentiation of embryonic stem cells, according to researchers from the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Team reports major step forward in cell reprogramming

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers has made a major advance toward producing induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, that are safe enough to use in treating diseases ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 0

Fecal DNA methylation detects gastric and colorectal cancers

A preliminary evaluation of methylation of two gene promoters in fecal DNA showed promise as a noninvasive method to detect colorectal and gastric cancers, according to a new study published online August 21 in the Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A potential targeting gene therapy for developing HCV

Gene therapy has emerged as a novel approach to combat HCV infection in the last few years. However, one of the most important obstacles to overcome is "targeting": the appropriate genes must be delivered and expressed in ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0