gene expression

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conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a protein

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The constitutive genes Actin (F-5'TTGCAGACCGTATGAGCAAG3' and R-5'ATCCTCCGATCCAGACACTG3') and Ubiquitin were used as endogenous references.
In this report, we have suggested that the constitutive gene expression of FUT1 is regulated at 5'-flanking regions at positions -91 to -81 nt of FUT1 and that FUT1 gene expression is upregulated by Elk-1 in DLD-1 cells.
Constitutive gene products are used to calibrate the response of inducible genes; if these suffer degradation, the adaptive response of the gene of interest will be completely obscured.
Molecular genetic manipulation of linseed can be achieved by expressing appropriate transgenes by means of tissue-specific or constitutive gene promoters.