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Title

Ramp Sequences Change Across Tissues: How Ramps Correlate with Differing Tissue-Specific Expression Levels

Authors

Taylor Meurs, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Justin Miller, Brigham Young University - Provo
Ben Song, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Keywords

protein expression, ramp sequences, tissue type, gene regulation

Abstract

Poster People's Choice Award Winner

Our bodies are made of proteins. They help our cells function, give them structure, and cause some diseases. Different amounts of proteins are required for different functions, which makes regulation of protein production a scientific concern. Genes produce quantities of proteins dependent on many factors. Rare regions at the beginning of genes have recently been attributed to variation in protein expression. These regions, called ramp sequences, correlate with higher production. Protein expression differs across tissue types, but it has yet to be explored if ramp sequences correlate with these differences.

Questions

• Do different tissues use different percentages of ramp sequences?
• Can we confirm that highly expressed genes use more ramps than lowly expressed genes?

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Meurs, Taylor; Miller, Justin; and Song, Ben, "Ramp Sequences Change Across Tissues: How Ramps Correlate with Differing Tissue-Specific Expression Levels" (2020). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2020. 24.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2020/24

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2020-04-03

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Junior

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