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Histone Modification
A histone modification is a covalent post-translational modification (PTM) to histone proteins which includes methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, and sumoylation. The PTMs made to histones can impact gene expression by altering chromatin structure or recruiting histone modifiers. Histone proteins act to package DNA, which wraps around the eight histones, into chromosomes. Histone modifications act in diverse biological processes such as transcriptional activation/inactivation, chromosome packaging, and DNA damage/repair.
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NOV 10, 2022
Neuroscience
The HUSH (human silencing hub) protein complex is known to silence genes, and researchers have thought that it could be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The earliest studies of genetic inheritance were very straightforward - Gregor Mendel documented the passage of certain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome holds thousands of genes, and gene expression has to be carefully controlled in cells; the right gene m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When tissues in our bodies experience damage, there are various repair mechanisms that can be employed. When muscles are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2021
Cancer
Immunotherapies are emerging as a promising strategy for the treatment of late-stage cancers which currently have m
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have to regulate the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The hormone insulin, produced by beta cells in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We know that there are certain substances that can harm a developing fetus, like alcohol or lead. Some health conditions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that heart problems can lead to disruptions in gene activity in the memory c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Taking a sample of tissue called a biopsy from an organ suspected of harboring a pathology is a common diagnostic practi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Cells in our body share the same genes. But how those genes are expressed can dictate the fate of a cell. For
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that by the year 2060, there will be 14 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Glyphosate is a common weed-killing chemical used in agriculture, and it may be best known as the active ingredient in R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ChIP-Seq is a tool for analyzing the interactions between DNA and the proteins that bind to it, which influences gene ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 03, 2020
Cancer
New research is published by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered new information that may help pa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins usually work together, whether as part of a pathway or a complex, and there are several ways to investigate pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Less than a millisecond after a cell is stretched out, genes are activated, which will result in the production of prote
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2019
Cancer
In a recent issue of Nature, the findings of one study made a particularly big splash: how and why cancer cells use ener
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 24, 2019
Neuroscience
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell type has to carefully control which genes are expressed, and new research has learned more about that process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken a close look at what happens on the molecular level when DNA is inserted into the genome of a plan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
We are born with a genome that doesn't change, but small modifications can be made to that genetic material throughout o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch