housekeeping genes


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house·keep·ing genes

genes that are generally always expressed and thought to be involved in routine cellular metabolism.

housekeeping genes

Constitutive genes, genes that provide the basic routine functions required by all cells for their sustenance.

housekeeping genes

GENES governing the fundamental metabolic processes of CELLS and that are EXPRESSED in most cell types.
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Housekeeping genes as internal standards: use and limits.
Transcriptome Analysis of Pigment Related Genes in Colored Cotton
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Effect of experimental treatment on housekeeping gene expression: validation by real-time, quantitative RT-PCR.
Evaluation of normalization strategies used in real-time quantitative PCR experiments in HepaRG cell line studies
pneumoniae strains to compare them and confirm clonal and pathogenicity relationships through housekeeping gene analysis.
Genotipificacian de Klebsiella pneumoniae aislada de abscesos hepaticos de pacientes de Bogota, Colombia
This analysis uses the difference between the housekeeping gene and the control sample as [sup.
Gene response of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles to an acute aerobic run in rats
The idea of a housekeeping gene is that it should be uniformly expressed throughout all the experimental or environmental conditions of a given system (14).
PCR en tiempo real. Modelo de aplicacion en dengue
The researchers found that these induced genes, in contrast to the 'clueless' housekeeping genes, act in an expected (well-regulated) way.
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Seven genes having high similarity to housekeeping genes from different Clostridium species were identified.
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Transposable elements, the promoter regions of housekeeping genes, and cis-acting regulatory elements of imprinted genes are three key epigenetic susceptibility targets containing CpG sites that are normally methylated, unmethylated, and differentially methylated, respectively.
Maternal genistein alters coat color and protects [A.sup.vy] mouse offspring from obesity by modifying the fetal epigenome
However, this may not be the case in all microarray experiments, and thus other genes such as housekeeping genes (with constant expression) may facilitate controlling other sources of variability (Yang et al.
Spatial analysis of cDNA microarray experiments
One user-assigned target, three housekeeping genes, as well as one procedural control are incorporated in each well.
Advanced technology boosts the transcriptomics industry: identifying the role of transcribed mRNAs can enhance the discovery of novel drug targets, and the understanding of gene expression variations in various disease states. Biotechnology companies offer state-of-the-art products. (Keywords: * expression profiling * microarrays * molecular biology)

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