• Regulatory non-coding RNAs and RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are important research areas in gene regulation and RNA biology. (rochester.edu)
  • As a member of the endoplasmic reticulum protein family, POGLUT2 functions to prevent the secretion of all endoplasmic reticulum resident proteins via receptor-ligand interaction with a protein in the Golgi apparatus by a Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu or KDEL motif located at its C-terminus ( 7 , 8 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • On the biochemistry function, POGLUT2 can catalyze to transfer the glucose from UDP-glucose to a serine residue and specifically target extracellular epidermal growth factor (EGF) repeats of proteins such as Notch signaling members (NOTCH1 and NOTCH3) ( 9 , 10 ), thereby affecting Notch signaling pathway ( 11 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • F o For as long as living things have been building proteins based on the code of messenger RNA molecules, there have been aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. (fascea.pics)
  • Serine and arginine-rich (SR) proteins are RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) known as constitutive and alternative splicing regulators. (molcells.org)
  • As splicing is linked to transcriptional and post-transcriptional steps, SR proteins are implicated in the regulation of multiple aspects of the gene expression program. (molcells.org)
  • This mini-review will summarize the roles of SR proteins as RNA binders, regulators, and connectors from transcription in the nucleus to translation in the cytoplasm. (molcells.org)
  • In this mini-review, the essential functions of SR proteins in splicing regulation, with a focus on their roles as RNA binders in the ribonucleoprotein complex (RNP) will be summarized. (molcells.org)
  • Tensin is a gene family with four members (tensin1, tensin2, tensin3, and cten), and their encoding proteins are localized to the cytoplasmic side of focal adhesions. (rupress.org)
  • Grapevine fanleaf virus RNA1-encoded proteins 1A and 1BHel suppress RNA silencing. (harvard.edu)
  • Note that by convention gene names are italicized and the proteins they make are not. (cancerquest.org)
  • The optimized ACNVs had an average size of about 119 nm and showed a typical cup-shaped nanostructure containing lipids, proteins, and RNAs. (dovepress.com)
  • Function of FTO could affect the processing of pre-mRNA, other nuclear RNAs, or both. (wikipedia.org)
  • We also identified a novel mRNA processing mechanism that expands human proteome at the posttranscriptional level and regulates gene expression (Yao, P, et al. (rochester.edu)
  • We show via an in vitro binding assay that miR-9a binds to sNPFR1 mRNA in insect cells and to the mammalian orthologue NPY2R in rat insulinoma cells. (nature.com)
  • Some examples include delivering DNA-free gene editing reagents such as ribonucleoproteins or mRNA, relying on reagent expression from non-integrated DNA, using novel delivery mechanisms such as viruses or nanoparticles, using unconventional selection methods to avoid integration of transgenes, and/or avoiding tissue culture altogether. (frontiersin.org)
  • comfirmed the existence of m7G inside mammalian mRNA for the first time and pioneered the invention of a new type of epigenetic sequencing method (m7G-seq) to reveal the distribution sites of m7G modifications [ 11 ], which laid the foundation for the related research of m7G subsequent modification. (beds.ac.uk)
  • qPCR was carried out to determine the changes in mRNA expression of genes of interest. (hindawi.com)
  • Expression, gene mutation and amplification, methylation, and copy number alteration (CNA) of POGLUT2 were evaluated using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE), and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. (frontiersin.org)
  • Moreover, increased gene mutation and amplification, methylation, and CNA of POGLUT2 were found in several types of cancers. (frontiersin.org)
  • Epigenetics refers to heritable changes in gene expression without changing the nucleotide sequence of the gene, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and RNA modifications. (beds.ac.uk)
  • DNA methylation and histone modifications play a central role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression and cell differentiation. (cipsm.de)
  • Couldrey C., Lee R.S., DNA methylation patterns in tissues from mid-gestation bovine foetuses produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer show subtle abnormalities in nuclear reprogramming. (biologie-journal.org)
  • It is involved in cell differentiation, maintenance of cell differentiation state, tumorigenesis, and cell senescence, mainly through DNA methylation, histone acetylation, and RNA-related silencing [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • research shows that about 90% of the blood system of malignant tumors with at least the height of single gene methylation is closely related since this is a reversible process of genetic modification can be through to handle to restore the normal expression of gene methylation, to achieve the purpose of prevention and treatment of tumor [ 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In 2009, variants in the FTO gene were further confirmed to associate with obesity in two very large genome wide association studies of body mass index (BMI). (wikipedia.org)
  • These protein subunits can assemble into virus particles without viral RNA genome in mammalian cells to study virus-cell entry 2 and to develop vaccines 3 . (nature.com)
  • Some average oncogenes are download the heritage genes, which can save called well with the presence N, for yield, the progression of genome from antitermination distribution and progeny from number. (scoutconnection.com)
  • Abdalla H., Yoshizawa Y., Hochi S., Active demethylation of paternal genome in mammalian zygotes. (biologie-journal.org)
  • Of the 30,000 or so genes that are currently thought to exist in the human genome , there is a small subset that seems to be particularly important in the prevention, development, and progression of cancer. (cancerquest.org)
  • Transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules contain various post-transcriptional modifications that are crucial for tRNA stability, translation efficiency, and fidelity. (mdpi.com)
  • M7G modification, known as one of the common post-transcriptional modifications of RNA, is present in many different types of RNAs. (beds.ac.uk)
  • The discovery of the FTO-mediated oxidative demethylation of RNA may initiate further investigations on biological regulation based on reversible chemical modification of RNA, and identification of RNA substrates for which FTO has the highest affinity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Besides their canonical roles in translation, tRNAs also originate tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs), a class of small non-coding RNAs with regulatory functions ranging from translation regulation to gene expression control and cellular stress response. (mdpi.com)
  • Our laboratory is interested in the understanding of pathophysiological function and molecular mechanism of new non-coding RNAs (and RBPs) and new modes of gene regulation in c. (rochester.edu)
  • Correspondingly, intermediates diverge into SLCs accompanied by the inhibition of cell cycle genes and the activation of extracellular matrix genes, whereas the TLCs fate is characterized by the up-regulation of placenta development genes. (bvsalud.org)
  • With the accurate identification of m7G modifications within RNAs, their functional roles in the regulation of gene expression and different physiological functions have been revealed. (beds.ac.uk)
  • The detection of RNA modifications is fundamental to the study of m7G modifications in the regulation of gene expression. (beds.ac.uk)
  • Gene expression regulation is highly connected process. (molcells.org)
  • 1 , 2 In recent years, mammalian cell-derived exosomes (a type of extracellular vesicle) have been widely used in the field of biomedicine, including diagnosis, regulation of disease progression and drug delivery. (dovepress.com)
  • The FTO gene expression was also found to be significantly upregulated in the hypothalamus of rats after food deprivation and strongly negatively correlated with the expression of orexigenic galanin-like peptide which is involved in the stimulation of food intake. (wikipedia.org)
  • Luc2 is the second-generation version of Firefly luciferase that has been codon optimized for expression in mammalian systems. (addgene.org)
  • Like Firefly luciferase, Click-beetle red luciferase has also been codon optimized ( CBR2opt ) for mammalian expression systems. (addgene.org)
  • Luciferase-containing plasmids are commonly used to investigate the effect of regulatory elements, such as promoters, enhancers and untranslated regions, or the effect of mutations of these regulatory elements on gene expression. (addgene.org)
  • We recently discovered a new type of stress-responsive, protein-directed human RNA switch that regulates expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A in human monocytic cells (Ray, PS, et al. (rochester.edu)
  • The long-term objective of our laboratory is to identify novel RNA-based molecular mechanisms that control gene expression and conduct pathophysiological function in cardiac system, as well as to develop novel therapeutic approaches for the prevention or treatment of human cardiovascular diseases. (rochester.edu)
  • Mammalian neuropeptide Y receptors (NPYRs) show significant homology with sNPFR1 (ref. 7 ) and treatment of rat insulinoma cells with the mammalian sNPF orthologue NPY enhances their expression of insulin 5 . (nature.com)
  • MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous noncoding RNAs that act as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression by binding to the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of target mRNAs. (nature.com)
  • NF-κB is a transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in the highly specific pattern of gene expression observed for immune, inflammatory and acute phase response genes, including interleukin 1, interleukin 8, tumor necrosis factor and certain cell adhesion molecules. (justia.com)
  • Recent global analyses of SR-RNA interaction maps have advanced our understanding of SR-regulated gene expression. (molcells.org)
  • as well as in other steps of gene expression, as will be discussed below. (molcells.org)
  • In addition, we found that isolated islets from Chop -/- mice displayed increased expression of UPR and oxidative stress response genes and reduced levels of oxidative damage. (jci.org)
  • Braude P., Bolton V., Moore S., Human gene expression first occurs between the four- , and eight-cell stages of preimplantation development. (biologie-journal.org)
  • Furthermore, overexpression of ZIP4 resulted in increased expression of pro-metastatic genes (MMP-2, MMP-9) and decreased expression of pro-apoptotic genes (caspase-3, caspase-9, Bax). (ijbs.com)
  • Epigenetics indicates the alterations of gene expression levels mediated by nongene sequence changes. (hindawi.com)
  • Methylated DNA can prevent transcription factors from binding to it, resulting in low or no gene expression, which is an important alteration in the early initiation and development of malignant neoplastic diseases [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Association of soluble HLA-G plasma level and HLA-G genetic polymor-phism with pregnancy outcome of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization embryo transfer[J]. Front Immunol,2020,doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.02982. (magtechjournal.com)
  • The robust signal, sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and resistance to photobleaching has made luciferase a common choice in assays ranging from use as a reporter gene in vitro and in vivo to use in biosensors. (addgene.org)
  • Huang J.C., Lei Z.L., Shi L.H., Miao Y.L., Yang J.W., Ouyang Y.C., Sun Q.Y., Chen D.Y., Comparison of histone modifications in in vivo and in vitro fertilization mouse embryos. (biologie-journal.org)
  • Expanding the substrate scope of pyrrolysyl-transfer RNA synthetase enzymes to include non-σ-amino acids in vitro and in vivo. (harvard.edu)
  • Bellier S., Chastant S., Adenot P., Vincent M., Renard J.P., Bensaude O., Nuclear translocation , and carboxyl-terminal domain phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II delineate the two phases of zygotic gene activation in mammalian embryos. (biologie-journal.org)
  • Haaf T., The battle of the sexes after fertilization: behaviour of paternal and maternal chromosomes in the early mammalian embryo. (biologie-journal.org)
  • He received his Ph.D. degree in the laboratory of Dr. En-Duo Wang in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Chinese Academy of Science in 2008, where he studied the structural and functional interplay of transfer RNA (tRNA) and tRNA synthetase in bacteria, yeast and human. (rochester.edu)
  • Several major species of E2 enzymes have been characterized in mammalian cells, plants, and yeast. (justia.com)
  • These enzymes, abbreviated as AARS, link transfer RNAs (tRNAs) with the corresponding amino acids. (fascea.pics)
  • Recombinant FTO protein was first discovered to catalyze demethylation of 3-methylthymine in single-stranded DNA, and 3-methyluridine in single-stranded RNA, with low efficiency. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plants do not carry orthologs of FTO and artificial introduction of an FTO transgene causes substantial and widespread RNA demethylation. (wikipedia.org)
  • In mESCs and during mouse development, FTO has been shown to mediated LINE1 RNA m6A demethylation and consequently affect local chromatin state and nearby gene transcription. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fat mass and obesity-associated protein also known as alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FTO gene located on chromosome 16. (wikipedia.org)
  • Protein O -glucosyltransferase 2 (POGLUT2), a gene located on chromosome 5, is a protein product located at the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. (frontiersin.org)
  • Actin filaments widely involve into multiple cellular processes such as nuclear positioning, germinal vesicle breakdown, spindle migration, chromosome segregation, spindle rotation and polar body extrusion in oocyte mammalian meiosis. (bioone.org)
  • Over one hundred vaccines using varied approaches including protein subunit, viral vector, RNA, DNA, inactivated virus, attenuated virus, and virus like particles (VLPs) platforms are in clinical trials. (nature.com)
  • Francastel C., Magis W., Groudine M., Nuclear relocation of a transactivator subunit precedes target gene activation. (biologie-journal.org)
  • The Giardia lamblia vsp gene repertoire: characteristics, genomic organization, and evolution. (mbl.edu)
  • The normal versions of genes in the first group are called proto-oncogenes. (cancerquest.org)
  • The mutated or otherwise damaged versions of these genes are called oncogenes. (cancerquest.org)
  • We have two copies of each gene and for oncogenes, a single defective copy is enough to cause a cell to divide. (cancerquest.org)
  • Numerous genes have been identified as proto-oncogenes. (cancerquest.org)
  • As stated in the introduction to this section, the defective versions of these genes, known as oncogenes, can cause a cell to divide in an unregulated manner. (cancerquest.org)
  • The tumor suppressor genes are inactivated, and the oncogenes are dominant during the formation of the tumor [ 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Despite the differences in their normal roles, these genes all contribute to unregulated cell division if they are present in a mutant (oncogenic) form. (cancerquest.org)
  • Not only is m7G involved in the normal physiological metabolism of RNA, but recent research also shows that m7G and related regulators appear to be considerably dysregulated in tumors [ 12 ]. (beds.ac.uk)
  • The synonymous SNPs, after excluding those in splicing regions, exhibit preferred changes in codon usage and higher codon frequencies in cancer-related genes compared to other genes, indicating the constraint exerted on these mutations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We reveal extra constraint on synonymous mutations in cancer-related genes which is related to codon usage bias and is in addition to the splicing effect. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thus, it is comparably important to study the role of synonymous mutations that affect the codon usage bias in cancer-related genes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • USH2A gene mutations in rabbits lead to progressive retinal degeneration and hearing loss. (harvard.edu)
  • ALL cancers have lots of additional changes, the so-called 'passenger' mutations, that may contribute to the cancer, but are not the main genes. (cancerquest.org)
  • With the advent of NGS technique, the explosion of NGS data generated from the tumor tissues help researchers identify driver mutations in cancer-related genes, but relatively less attention is paid to the SNP data in healthy human populations when studying cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • By simply dividing the human genes into cancer-related genes and other genes, we compared the features of nonsynonymous, synonymous and nonsense mutations in these two gene sets from multiple aspects. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We provided lines of evidence that the nonsynonymous, synonymous and nonsense mutations in cancer-related genes undergo stronger purifying selection when compared to the expected pattern in other genes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nonsense mutations are less frequent and located closer to stop codons in cancer-related genes than in other genes, which putatively minimize their deleterious effects. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our study demonstrated the evolutionary constraint on mutations in CDS of cancer-related genes without the requirement of data from cancer tissues or patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our work provides novel perspectives on interpreting the constraint on mutations in cancer-related genes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition, cells can produce more than 300 different protein variants from AARS genes through alternative splicing of their mRNAs or post-translational protein fragmentation. (fascea.pics)
  • In serotype 4b, gtcA appears to be the first member of a bicistronic operon which includes a gene with homology to Bacillus subtilis rpmE , encoding ribosomal protein L31. (asm.org)
  • The nucleoside N6-methyladenosine (m6A), an abundant modification in RNA, was then found to be a major substrate of FTO. (wikipedia.org)
  • The lower nonsynonymous to synonymous ratio observed in cancer-related genes suggests the suppression of amino acid substitutions in these genes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This first category also includes genes that contribute to tumor growth by inhibiting cell death. (cancerquest.org)
  • The genes in the second group are called tumor suppressors. (cancerquest.org)
  • This is in contrast with tumor suppressor genes which must BOTH be defective to lead to abnormal cell division. (cancerquest.org)
  • It is believed that the occurrence of leukemia is the result of genetic and epigenetic changes in protooncogene and tumor suppressor genes [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • FTO can oxidize m6A to generate N6 -hydroxymethyladenosine(hm6A) as an intermediate modification and N6 - formyladenosine(f6A) as a further oxidized product in mammalian cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Further, VLPs have the advantage that, contrary to inactivated or attenuated viruses that must be prepared in mammalian cell lines, they can be produced in heterologous systems, such as bacteria, yeasts, insect cells, or plants. (nature.com)
  • This review highlights diverse strategies to deliver CRISPR/Cas gene editing reagents to regenerable plant cells and to recover edited plants without unwanted integration of transgenes. (frontiersin.org)
  • Genes whose protein products stimulate or enhance the division and viability of cells. (cancerquest.org)
  • These events are dependent on the proper levels of transcription and translation of certain genes. (cancerquest.org)
  • We have identified a novel gene, gtcA , involved in the decoration of cell wall teichoic acid of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b with galactose and glucose. (asm.org)
  • Here, we identify nonrandom distribution of a pathogenic mtDNA variant across a complex tissue using single-cell RNA-Seq, mitochondrial single-cell ATAC sequencing, and multimodal single-cell sequencing. (jci.org)
  • The genes that have been identified to date have been categorized into two broad categories, depending on their normal functions in the cell. (cancerquest.org)
  • Genes whose protein products can directly or indirectly prevent cell division or lead to cell death. (cancerquest.org)
  • Many of these genes are responsible for providing the positive signals that lead to cell division. (cancerquest.org)
  • START, steroidogenic acute regulatory-related lipid transfer. (rupress.org)
  • Lateral phage transfer in obligate intracellular bacteria (wolbachia): verification from natural populations. (mbl.edu)
  • Rediscovery of the nucleolinus, a dynamic RNA-rich organelle associated with the nucleolus, spindle, and centrosomes. (mbl.edu)
  • These methods are advancing rapidly and already enabling crop scientists to make use of the precision of CRISPR gene editing tools. (frontiersin.org)
  • In contrast to gtcA , the latter gene appears conserved among all screened serotypes of L. monocytogenes . (asm.org)
  • These findings transferred to the Australian Animal Health Laboratory, highlight the difficulties facing investigation into the ori- and inactivated by gamma irradiation before analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • HER2/neu (also called ERB B2 ) is the gene that encodes the human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2. (cancerquest.org)
  • The FTO gene is widely expressed in both fetal and adult tissues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Furthermore, we identify Drosophila sNPFR1 and its mammalian orthologue NPY2R as targets of miR-9a in IPCs. (nature.com)
  • High-throughput sequencing refers to the use of antibody immunoprecipitation or chemical methods to accurately locate the site of m7G modification in RNA. (beds.ac.uk)
  • As an example TP 53 refers to the gene and p53 refers to the protein. (cancerquest.org)
  • Increased understanding of plant genetics and the development of powerful and easier-to-use gene editing tools over the past century have revolutionized humankind's ability to deliver precise genotypes in crops. (frontiersin.org)
  • With the rapid development of sequencing technology, m7G has become a new research hotspot of RNA modification. (beds.ac.uk)