The role of microRNAs in controlling protein expression noise

The role of microRNAs in controlling protein expression noise
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Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Total Pages : 123
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ISBN-10 : 9783832542160
ISBN-13 : 3832542167
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Book Synopsis The role of microRNAs in controlling protein expression noise by : Jörn Schmiedel

Download or read book The role of microRNAs in controlling protein expression noise written by Jörn Schmiedel and published by Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expression of genes is based on stochastic processes, which lead to temporal fluctuations in the number of proteins of each gene. If such fluctuations become too large they can be detrimental to the fitness of an organisms, because most cellular processes are based on the precise interaction of proteins. This PhD thesis explores the role of post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in the control of stochasticity in gene expression, with a focus on microRNAs, common regulators in multicellular organisms. Bioinformatic data analysis, mathematical modeling and single cell expression experiments are used to analyze the conditions under which microRNAs can lead to the reduction of fluctuations in gene expression. The central insight of this thesis is that microRNAs can indeed reduce fluctuations for most genes and that they are likely used by organisms for this purpose, thus ensuring precision to gene expression during development and the maintenance of the adult body. Der Expression von Genen liegen stochastische Prozesse zu Grunde, die zu Fluktuationen in der Menge von Proteinen eines jeden Gens führen. Zu starke Fluktuationen in Proteinmengen können für Organismen schädlich sein, da die meisten zellulären Prozesse auf der präzisen Wechselwirkung von Proteinen beruhen. Diese Dissertationsschrift befasst sich mit dem Einfluss von post-transkriptionellen Regulationsmechanismen auf die stochastischen Prozesse der Genexpression. Mittels bioinformatischer Datenanalyse, mathematischer Modellierung und gezielten Einzelzellexperimenten wird mit Fokus auf die in Mehrzellern weitverbreiteten microRNAs erforscht unter welchen Voraussetzungen Organismen post-transkriptionelle Regulation zu Verringerung von Fluktuationen benutzen können. Die zentrale Erkenntnis der vorliegenden Arbeit ist, dass microRNAs für die meisten Gene Fluktuationen verringern können und auch zu diesem Zweck genutzt werden.


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