linkurl:1. Epigenetics in mind;http://beta.f1000.com/4303956?key=4djjldzr13n01dmThe body's tendency to silence the expression of one parental allele in favor of the other -- a practice known as genomic imprinting -- is much more widespread in the brain than scientists have believed, according to a new genome-wide study in mice. Surprisingly, more than 1300 genes in the mouse brain appear to exhibit "parent-of-origin" epigenetic effects.
C. Gregg, et al., Science, 329:643-8, 2010. Evaluations by Matt E. Carter and Luis de Lecea, Stanford Univ; Joachim Messing, Rutgers Univ; Yoshiho Ikeuchi and Azad Bonni, Harvard Medical School; David Sweatt, University of Alabama at Birmingham. linkurl:Free F1000 Evaluation;http://beta.f1000.com/4303956?key=4djjldzr13n01dm linkurl:2. Mechanotransduction proteins found;http://beta.f1000.com/5074956?key=q0d51lplrvryfv8A family of proteins, called Piezos, has been identified as important players in mechanically activated ion channels, which make possible several senses, such hearing, touch and pain sensation.B. Coste, et al., Science, 330:55-60, 2010. Evaluations by Felix Viana, UMH Instituto de...
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