What is DNA Methylation? . DNA methylation is a biochemical reaction that adds a methyl group to DNA nucleotides. The methylation of DNA has been found to alter the expression of genes in cells during development. BSI can help you… Read More ›
Cancer
What are MicroRNAs and what do they do?
MicroRNAs are small non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules consisting of approximately 21 to 22 nucleotides that regulate posttranscriptional gene expression in metazoans and plants. miRNAs are usually generated from noncoding regions of gene… Read More ›
A New Approach to Cancer Therapy
Poster 5319 presented by Dr. Masamitsu Konno reports a new way for a cancer therapy to treat Gastrointestinal Cancer . The title of the poster presented in the AACR 2013 Meeting poster session on Wednesday morning in the section “Non-Coding… Read More ›
What do long noncoding RNAs and Pseudogenes do?
Pseudogene long noncoding RNA networks appear to regulate transcription and translation in human cells. What are pseudogenes? Pseudogenes are now thought to be nonfunctional relatives of genes and can be defined as fragments of nucleotide sequences that resemble a domain… Read More ›
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Risk
More News and Things I learned from the AACR 2013 Meeting! The American Institute for Cancer Research publishes progress reports on the fight against cancer. It also developed a list of recommendations on healthy lifestyle habits that have been shown… Read More ›
News from the AACR meeting 2013 in Washington, DC
The AACR 2013 Meeting in Washington DC To find out about AACR you can click on this link: http://www.aacr.org/home/about-us.aspx News from the AACR 2013 Meeting The AACR publishes progress reports on the development of cancer occurrences and advancements made in… Read More ›
How can MicroRNAs be descriped?
Nomenclature of MicroRNAs Since hundreds of human miRNAs and thousands across other species have been identified, a system of nomenclature has been adopted and names are designated to specific miRNAs before publication of their discovery. Foe annotation experimentally confirmed microRNAs… Read More ›
What are microRNA (miRNA) mimics?
MicroRNA (miRNA) mimics are innovative biomolecules useful for research in gene targeting, antisense and cell reprogramming approches miRNA mimics are innovative molecules designed for gene silencing approaches. miRNA mimics contain nonnatural or artificial double stranded miRNA-like RNA fragments. These RNA… Read More ›
Stapled Peptides
Peptide mimics useful for the modulation of protein and receptor signaling and subsequent gene expression By Klaus D. Linse Synthetic peptides that specifically bind to proteins such as cytokines, protein hormones, and nuclear hormone receptors offer an alternative approach to… Read More ›
Cell line authentication and identification!
Why is cell line authentication very important? – or – Why should I determine the identity of my cell line? . The solution is here ! . . The best tools a molecular biologist can have are: A set of… Read More ›
