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Gene expression study reveals new molecular associations with obesity

Medical Xpress

New research from the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has identified 45 genes whose gene expression is associated with body mass index (BMI), many of which have not been previously explored in obesity research, after the researchers conducted a study using a multiethnic cohort.

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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression

Scienmag

Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology–identifying the genetic ‘switches’ that regulate gene expression. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St.

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Altered gene expression and cell interactions involved in COPD

Scienmag

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Yale University and other institutions have identified previously unrecognized changes in gene expression and cellular interactions in distinct cell populations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Gene expression delivery tool ‘slides’ instructions into cells

Drug Discovery World

If further studies verify the results, this could be a new method for targeting specific cell types for a variety of disorders that could be treated with gene therapies. Two methods currently used to deliver protein-making packages into cells, ‘mini promoters’ and serotype-mediated gene expression, vary widely.

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Study highlights role of disordered protein interactions in gene expression

Scienmag

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Czech Academy of Sciences has uncovered a new piece of the puzzle of how gene expression is orchestrated. Published in the journal Science, the findings reveal a novel mechanism that coordinates the assembly of components inside cells that control gene expression.

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A startup emerges with $125M and plans to edit the epigenome

Bio Pharma Dive

Chroma Medicine's launch is the latest step in a decadeslong quest by drugmakers to capitalize on research into epigenetics, a way of controlling gene expression without altering DNA.

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Researchers identify RNA editing events that impact gene expression and phenotype

Scienmag

CHOP researchers find small changes in RNA due to RNA editing could have a large impact on gene expression and phenotype Philadelphia, March 9, 2021–Combining computational mining of big data with experimental testing in the lab, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified RNA editing events that influence (..)