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Washington: Even though they both develop in the same person and share the same genes,
skin cells.
and.
brain cells.
are clearly distinct.
They differ because each cell type expresses a unique set of genes that are distinct from those expressed by the other.
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This is made possible by cellular mechanisms that tightly control gene expression.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Dr Bert O’Malley’s group reveal a novel key aspect of the mechanism of gene expression regulation in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The findings not only contribute to a better understanding of this critical biological process but also open up new avenues for research into changes in gene expression regulation that lead to disease.
“Gene expression is controlled at different levels,” said lead author Dr Anil K Panigrahi, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor.
Foreign [Music] Health news Eastern Time Health World Washington even though they both develop In the same person and share the same Genes skin cells and brain cells are Clearly distinct they differ because Each cell type expresses a unique set of Genes that are distinct from those Expressed by the other to stay up to Date with latest top stories make sure To subscribe to this YouTube channel by Clicking the button above this video This is made possible by cellular Mechanisms that tightly control gene Expression researchers at Baylor College Of Medicine and Dr Burt O'Malley's group Reveal a novel key aspect of the Mechanism of gene expression regulation In a study published in the proceedings Of the National Academy of Sciences the Findings not only contribute to a better Understanding of this critical Biological process but also open up new Avenues for Research into changes in Gene expression regulation that lead to Disease gene expression is controlled at Different levels said lead author Dr Anil K panagrahi assistant professor in The department of molecular and cell Biology at Baylor in the study we Focused on enhancers one of the critical Components that regulate gene expression Enhancers are segments of DNA that
Activate gene expression by interacting With the genes promoter enhancers and Promoters form physical contact which Imparts the message to the cell of when To express the Gene and how much Although enhancers and promoters appear To coordinate their actions it is Unclear how this happens in this study Panagrahi and his colleagues propose a Mechanism that explains the tight Connection between enhancers and Promoters enhancer mediated regulation Of gene expression has been mostly Studied in intact living cells however Although much has been learned from These systems it is difficult to control Certain components in intact cells Limiting our mechanistic understanding Of the process panagrahi said for this Reason we designed a cell-free assay That enables us to control the Availability of different reaction Components and to determine how this Affects transcription in the cell free System we saw that the enhancer and the Promoter make close physical contact When the gene is transcribing that is Making Renault transcripts of the DNA Sequence panagrahi said but we Discovered that not only the gene but Also the enhancer is being transcribed In the cell-free system as happens in Life cells furthermore they found that The transcription of the enhancer
Reflects the transcription of the Promoter if we know the transcription Status of the enhancer we know the Transcription status of the promoter and Vice versa panagrahi said if we omit the Promoter then transcription of the Enhancer is markedly reduced and vice Versa enhancer and promoter Transcription are tightly interconnected The researchers propose that such Interdependence and Regulatory Specificity can be explained if the Enhancer and the promoter are entangled Within a transcriptional bubble that Both provides shared resources for Transcription and is regulated by the Transcript levels generated we are Currently developing additional Methodologies to conclusively test this Transcriptional bubble model that Enables entanglement of the Participating enhancer or promoter Payers said O'Malley Chancellor of the Department of molecular and cellular Biology and associate director of Basic Research at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor Our cell-free assay can be used to study Promoter enhancer interactions for any Gene of Interest both in health and in Disease [Music]
