As a highly conserved class of endogenous small (~22 nucleotides) non-coding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs)regulate a broad spectrum of biological processes. Increasin
Epigenetic reprogramming provides valuable resources for customized pluripotent stem cells generation,which are thought to be important bases of future regenera
Transcriptional regulatory regions are often located several thousand bases from the gene that they control.To function, the chromatin strand forms loops to jux
Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010The herpesviruses are large enveloped DNA viruses that infect a wide spectrum hosts including h
Numerous disease states are characterized by ectopic expression of genes. Recent findings suggest that cross-talk between systems that regulate gene expression
The investigation of the interplay between genes, proteins, metabolites and diseases plays a central role in molecular and cellular biology. Whole genome sequen
Embryonic stem (ES) cells distinct themselves from other cell type populations by their pluripotent ability.The unique features of ES cells are controlled by bo
Taxus chinensis var.mairei is an endangered and economically important tree species in China.Four polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed and characte
Host patte recognition receptors (PRRs) recognize invading viral pathogens and initiate a series of signaling cascades that lead to the expression of type I int
Amygdala plays a critical role in the regulation of emotional behavior and food intake. Neuropeptides are short chains of amino acids secreted by neurons as int