Gene Expression

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Alternative Splicing :

- Resource for intervention in the key steps in post-translocation regulatory process, with analysis tools and implications in pathologies. Maintained by Exonhit Therapeutics SA, Paris, France.
Anatomy of a Comparative Gene Expression Study :

- Clear explanation of the process of comparing the gene expression in two cell populations or tissue samples by fluorescent microarray technique.
Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids :

- Lecture notes on nucleic acid structure, DNA replication and repair, the genetic code and translation, as well as cancer genes, from Oregon State University, USA 2003.
Computer simulation of molecular biology experiments :

- Computer simulation of PCR amplification, AFLP-PCR and restriction digest of complete bacterial genomes.
Control of Gene Expression :

- A collection of diagrams illustrating the fundamentals of molecular biology.
Epigenetics Research :

- News, jobs, recent literature, lab registry and an ontologically driven database that is updated daily.
Eukaryotic Gene Expression Problem Set :

- Multiple choice questions about post-transcriptional modification of RNA, promoters, and nuclear RNA processing. From: University of Arizona, USA 1997.
European Sequencing of Tobacco :

- A collaboration between Advanced Technologies (Cambridge) Ltd and Tobacco Institute of Bergerac to sequence a large number of tobacco genes.
Gene Expression :

- Independent forum for discussion of gene expression.
Gene Expression: Transcription :

- Resource for transcription events during gene formation including schematic diagrams.
Genomes to Life :

- The US Department of Energy at Oak Ridge program for research in moleular biology: goals and results.
Genome-Wide Expression :

- Report on a project to analyze the transcriptional regulatory circuitry of the yeast cell. From the Young Lab at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.
Laboratory of Intelligent Systems :

- Project at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) creating electronic models of the evolution of gene expression, neural development and similar evolution processes.
Regulation of Gene Expression :

- Overview of different aspects of gene expression, including transcription, chromatin modification, and analysis of whole genomes, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass, USA.
Reportergene :

- Information and news related to reporter genes, that are used to monitor activation of genes and groups of genes. The community reviews trends in reporter genes development from peer-reviewed research.
RiboWeb Project :

- Knowledge base that combines data on the structure of the prokaryotic 30S ribosomal subunit that initiates the translation of mRNA into protein, its function and related links and references.
Role of the Ribosome :

- Illustrated explanation of the ribosomal protein synthesis by Gwen V. Childs, University of Texas, Galveston, TX.
Serial Analysis of Gene Expression :

- Explanation of SAGE, a method for analysis of gene expression patterns.
Taq DNA Polymerase :

- Product presentation from ShineGene Molecular Biotec Inc, Shanghai.
6th International Summer School "Biocomplexity from System to Gene" :

- Summaries and reports from a summer school in Istambul, Turkey.
Wikipedia: Expressed Sequence Tag :

- Article explaining EST; short sub-sequences of genes, used in mRNA sequencing and in construction of DNA microarrays.
Wikipedia: Gene Expression :

- Article with overview, and linking to definitions of topics of current interest to the public.
Wikipedia: Genetic Code :

- Article on the relationship between the nucleic acid base sequence and the corresponding polypeptide amino acid sequence.
Wikipedia: Operon :

- Article on the group of genes in primitive organisms that are controlled by one operator and one promoter to be activated together.
Wikipedia: Promoter :

- Article on the sequence located upstream of a gene that enables its translation.
Wikipedia: RNA Splicing :

- Article on the process and pathways catalyzed by the spliceosome, in the cell nucleus of eukaryotic cells prior to translation.
Wikipedia: Shine-Dalgarno Sequence :

- Article on signals that initiate protein synthesis in bacteria.
Wikipedia: Signal Peptide :

- Article on the short sequences that direct the post-translational transport of proteins after synthesis.