Physiopathology

Misunderstanding cancer

Tumor-Only Genetic Sequencing May Misguide Cancer Treatment in Nearly Half of All Patients, Study Shows Excerpt 1) “…they counted 382 possible tumor-related changes. But after comparing a patient’s full germline genome to his or her tumor genomes, they determined that, on average, 249 of these changes were part of the patient’s normal, inherited genetic variation Misunderstanding cancer

Origin of life and cancer (1,2,3)

1) On the Origins of Life The physics of the light-induced de novo creation of the amino acids was placed into the context of  ‘cyanosulfidic’ protometabolic systems chemistry. The systems chemistry links substitution of achiral glycine in the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) decapeptide to the biophysically constrained nutrient dependent RNA-mediated chemistry of protein folding in Origin of life and cancer (1,2,3)

RNA-mediated “repurposing” is nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled

 Evolutionary resurrection of flagellar motility via rewiring of the nitrogen regulation system Excerpt: The fast-spreading strain AR2F had acquired an additional point mutation in the σ54-dependent EBP gene ntrC, which alters an amino acid (R442C) within the DNA binding domain (Table 1 and table S2). Reported as: Evolutionary Rewiring Strong selective pressure can lead to RNA-mediated “repurposing” is nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled

RNA-mediated "repurposing" is nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled

 Evolutionary resurrection of flagellar motility via rewiring of the nitrogen regulation system Excerpt: The fast-spreading strain AR2F had acquired an additional point mutation in the σ54-dependent EBP gene ntrC, which alters an amino acid (R442C) within the DNA binding domain (Table 1 and table S2). Reported as: Evolutionary Rewiring Strong selective pressure can lead to RNA-mediated "repurposing" is nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled

An epigenetic trap (the prequel)

See also: An epigenetic trap (the sequel) Excerpt: “Support for the link from one epigenetic trap to cell type differentiation was included in the molecular epigenetics section of our 1996 review, which detailed how RNA-mediated chromatin remodeling occurs.” My comment: One epigenetic trap leads to the de novo creation of olfactory receptor genes and cell An epigenetic trap (the prequel)

The anti-entropic force of "Nature"

Exploring the Epigenome A National Institutes of Health-funded consortium publishes 111 reference maps of DNA and histone marks. By Jenny Rood | February 18, 2015 Excerpt:  “All our cells have a copy of the same book, but they’re all reading different chapters, bookmarking different pages, and highlighting different paragraphs and words.” These chemical bookmarks, such The anti-entropic force of "Nature"

Are viruses microRNAs? (2)

The role of microRNAs in cell type differentiation can be compared in the context of the role of viruses and mutations that cause cancer. Facts provide a basis for explaining the biological basis of epigenetically-effected cell type differentiation in species from microbes to man. But first, those who are biologically uninformed must answer the question: Are viruses microRNAs? (2)