Essays about: "Non-coding RNA"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 essays containing the words Non-coding RNA.

  1. 21. Host-pathogen interactions using Dictyostelium discoideum as host model

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Molecular Biology (until 131231)

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2011]
    Keywords : Dictyostelium discoideum; Salmonella typhimurium; non-coding RNAs; infection;

    Abstract : Dictyostelium discoideum has long been used as a model organism to study many different biological processes. The amoeba is very similar to macrophages present in higher animals, for example humans. Furthermore, several genes in D. discoideum have shown to be homologous with human genes. READ MORE

  3. 22. The role and genetic control of non-coding RNAs in bacterial infection

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Molecular Biology (until 131231)

    Author : Jonas Åkerblom; [2010]
    Keywords : Dictyostelium discoideum; non-coding RNA; RNAi; Legionella pneumophila; bacterial infection; miRNA; siRNA; promoter;

    Abstract : Promoters are genetic elements that facilitate the transcription of a gene and they have been found in front of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) genes in different organ-isms, e.g. the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. READ MORE

  4. 23. Bioinformatics analysis of ZBED6, a novel transcription factor in mammals

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Shumaila Sayyab; [2010]
    Keywords : Chromatin Immuno precipitation ChIP sequencing; non-coding RNA; transcription factor; overrepresentation; enhancer elements; co regulation; repressor;

    Abstract : The identification of a regulatory mutation in the intron 3 of Insulin like growth factor 2, was a major finding. This single nucleotide mutation in the non coding region abrogates the interaction of nuclear factor ZBED6, resulting in the 3-4% increase in the muscle mass of domesticated pigs. READ MORE

  5. 24. Building graph models of oncogenesis by using microRNA expression data

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

    Author : Thomas Zichner; [2008]
    Keywords : microRNA; miRNA; deregulation; cancer; breast cancer; temporal relation; tree model;

    Abstract : MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that control gene expression by targeting mRNAs and triggering either translation repression or RNA degradation. Several groups pointed out that miRNAs play a major role in several diseases, including cancer. READ MORE

  6. 25. A method to identify the non-coding RNA gene for U1 RNA in species in which it has not yet been found

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

    Author : Sumi Mathew; [2007]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background Non coding RNAs are the RNA molecules that do not code for proteins but play structural, catalytic or regulatory roles in the organisms in which they are found. These RNAs generally conserve their secondary structure more than their primary sequence. READ MORE