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  2. Promoter (genetics) - Wikipedia

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    Promoters are located near the transcription start sites of genes, upstream on the DNA (towards the 5' region of the sense strand). Promoters can be about 100–1000 base pairs long, the sequence of which is highly dependent on the gene and product of transcription, type or class of RNA polymerase recruited to the site, and species of organism ...

  3. Gene structure - Wikipedia

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    Regulatory sequences are located at the extremities of genes. These sequence regions can either be next to the transcribed region (the promoter) or separated by many kilobases (enhancers and silencers). [8] The promoter is located at the 5' end of the gene and is composed of a core promoter sequence and a proximal promoter sequence.

  4. Promoter activity - Wikipedia

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    Promoter activity. Promoter activity is a term that encompasses several meanings around the process of gene expression from regulatory sequences — promoters [2] and enhancers. [3] Gene expression has been commonly characterized as a measure of how much, how fast, when and where this process happens. [4] Promoters and enhancers are required ...

  5. DNA methylation - Wikipedia

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    DNA methylation is a biological process by which methyl groups are added to the DNA molecule. Methylation can change the activity of a DNA segment without changing the sequence. When located in a gene promoter, DNA methylation typically acts to repress gene transcription.

  6. Gene expression - Wikipedia

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    Methylation of CpGs in a promoter region of a gene usually represses gene transcription [76] while methylation of CpGs in the body of a gene increases expression. [77] TET enzymes play a central role in demethylation of methylated cytosines. Demethylation of CpGs in a gene promoter by TET enzyme activity increases transcription of the gene. [78]

  7. Transcription factor - Wikipedia

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    Methylation of CpG sites in a promoter region of a gene usually represses gene transcription, [47] while methylation of CpGs in the body of a gene increases expression. [48] TET enzymes play a central role in demethylation of methylated cytosines. Demethylation of CpGs in a gene promoter by TET enzyme activity increases transcription of the ...

  8. What are peptides? Why some people take them and what ... - AOL

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    Peptides are amino acids − the body's building blocks of protein. Josh Redd, NMD, the founder of RedRiver Health and Wellness and author of "The Truth About Low Thyroid," says peptides "function ...

  9. Regulation of gene expression - Wikipedia

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    Up-regulation is a process which occurs within a cell triggered by a signal (originating internal or external to the cell), which results in increased expression of one or more genes and as a result the proteins encoded by those genes. Conversely, down-regulation is a process resulting in decreased gene and corresponding protein expression.