Sequence-specific transcription factors are considered the most important and diverse mechanisms of gene regulation in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells (Pulverer, 2005).

A team of scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that ...

Inositol phosphate metabolites produced by inositol metabolism enzymes serve as vital secondary messengers in eukaryotic cell ...

This study provides a vital mechanism proving that IPMK, a key enzyme in the inositol metabolism system, is a major transcriptional activator in the core gene expression network of animal cells.

Cell Differentiation: During development, gene regulation determines the fate of stem cells and guides their differentiation into specialized cell types with distinct gene expression profiles.

Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex life. ... Lateral gene transfer between early microbial communities may have played a crucial role in shaping eukaryotic genomes, ... This regulation ...

Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In ...

Gene expression regulation in cancer and ... Inositol phosphate metabolites produced by inositol metabolism enzymes serve as vital secondary messengers in eukaryotic cell signaling systems ...

A clearer picture of these processes in normal cells informs our understanding of what goes wrong in cancer. A cell's functions are determined by which genes are turned on, how strongly and when.

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such ...

Only a fraction of the genes in a cell are expressed at any one time. The variety of gene expression profiles characteristic of different cell types arise because these cells have distinct sets of ...

Study reveals new mechanism behind gene expression regulation in animal cells. 1w. ... metabolism enzymes serve as vital ...