Researchers struggling to find genes linked to celiac disease may have been looking in the wrong place. Recent findings have uncovered a gene that appears to amplify risk for the common autoimmune disorder by spelling out not a protein, but … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Mutations in non-coding gene signal risk of celiac disease
Categories: Applied Biological Sciences | Genetics | Journal Club
Tagged celiac disease, lncRNA
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Journal Club: Newly found tiny peptides may have a big role
Tiny proteins known as micropeptides can play key roles in developmental biology. These molecules are encoded by equally little bits of DNA known as short or small open reading frames that often escape detection amidst an extraordinary number of meaningless … Continue reading
Categories: Biochemistry | Cell Biology | Genetics | Journal Club | Medical Sciences
Tagged lncRNA, micropeptide, non-coding RNA
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