Tag Archives: X chromosome

Technical University of Munich Researchers Discover Mechanism Behind Female-Specific Aging Health Conditions

(IN BRIEF) A team at the Technical University of Munich has uncovered a potential new explanation for sex-based differences in age-related diseases. Their study found that as female mice age, genes on the silenced second X chromosome become active again. … Read the full press release

LMU Munich discovered how the DCC enzyme distinguishes the X chromosome from all the other chromosomes in fruit fly Drosophila

In male cells of the fruit fly Drosophila, the X chromosome is twice as active as in female cells. Researchers at LMU Munich have now discovered how the enzyme responsible recognises the chromosome. MÜNCHEN, 02-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In many species, … Read the full press release