Key factor identified in gene silencing

Key factor identified in gene silencing 09/07/2017 10:40 AM EDT In a paper published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hengbin Wang and colleagues describe a key role for a protein called RSF1 in silencing genes. Besides the molecular biology details, the researchers also showed that disruption of RSF1 expression in the embryos of African clawed frogs caused severe developmental defects in the tadpoles--through a dysregulation of mesodermal cell fate specification. Full story at http://www.uab.edu/news/innovation/item/8648?utm_source=eurekaalert&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=&utm_content Source University of Alabama at Birmingham This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111