The brain is the most complex organ of the body and it contains the greatest diversity of cell types. Collectively, the cells within the brain express the greatest number of genes encoded within our genome. Inappropriate gene expression within these cells plays a fundamental role in many neuronal diseases. Illuminating the mechanisms responsible for gene expression is key to understanding these diseases. Because of the complexity, however, there is still much to understand about the mechanisms responsible for gene expression in the brain. There are many steps required for a protein to be generated from a gene, and groups who focus on gene expression normally study a single step such as regulation of transcription, mechanisms of RNA processing or control of translation. To address this, experts were brought together at the Gene Expression in Neuronal Disease meeting in Cardiff. This forum provided the latest insights into specific stages of gene expression in the brain and encompassed the complete pathway from DNA to protein. The present article summarizes the meeting talks and related papers in this issue of Biochemical Society Transactions.
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November 19 2009
Gene Expression in Neuronal Disease
Ian C. Wood;
Ian C. Wood
*Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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Nicola K. Gray;
Nicola K. Gray
†MRC Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, U.K.
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Lesley Jones
Lesley Jones
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‡Department of Psychological Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, U.K.
1To whom correspondence should be addressed (email jonesl1@Cardiff.ac.uk).
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
September 05 2009
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 Biochemical Society
2009
Biochem Soc Trans (2009) 37 (6): 1261–1262.
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Ian C. Wood, Nicola K. Gray, Lesley Jones; Gene Expression in Neuronal Disease. Biochem Soc Trans 1 December 2009; 37 (6): 1261–1262. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0371261
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