Functional characterization of an oxytocin receptor gene variant (rs2268498) previously associated with social cognition by expression analysis in vitro and in human brain biopsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 604-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Reuter ◽  
Christian Montag ◽  
Steffen Altmann ◽  
Fabian Bendlow ◽  
Christian Elger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Human Brain ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Brain Biopsy ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor ◽  
Gene Variant ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor Gene

scholarly journals Oxytocin Receptor Gene Variant Interacts with Intervention Delivery Format in Predicting Intervention Outcomes for Youth with Conduct Problems

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Glenn ◽  
John E. Lochman ◽  
Thomas Dishion ◽  
Nicole P. Powell ◽  
Caroline Boxmeyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor ◽  
Gene Variant ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor Gene ◽  
Intervention Delivery ◽  
Delivery Format

Molecular Characterization of Oxytocin Receptor Gene in Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. E56-E59 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Arunmozhi ◽  
SK Singh ◽  
T Sarath ◽  
SK Agarwal ◽  
A Doiphode ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Water Buffalo ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor Gene

The Hormonal Underpinnings of Sexual Communication

2020 ◽  
pp. 234-260
Author(s):  
Amanda Denes ◽  
Anuraj Dhillon ◽  
Ambyre L. P. Ponivas ◽  
Kara L. Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor Gene ◽  
Broad Domain ◽  
Relational Outcomes

Sexual communication is a pivotal part of interpersonal relationships; recent research reveals associations between sexual communication and various relational outcomes. Within the broad domain of sexual communication, current scholarship specifically addresses the role of postsex communication in relationships and its links to physiological and genetic markers. Given these advancements, the present chapter offers an overview of research linking physiology, hormones, and genes to communication after sexual activity. The chapter first presents reviews of two key hormones in sexual communication research: testosterone (T) and oxytocin (O). The oxytocin receptor gene and its link to social behavior broadly, and sexual behavior specifically, is also explored. The chapter then offers a review of several theories relevant to understanding the hormonal underpinnings of sexual communication, as well as future directions for research exploring sexual communication and physiology.

scholarly journals Functional identification of ygiP as a positive regulator of the ttdA-ttdB-ygjE operon

Microbiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 152 (7) ◽  
pp. 2129-2135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taku Oshima ◽  
Francis Biville
Keyword(s):  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Anaerobic Growth ◽  
Functional Identification ◽  
New Members ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Inner Membrane Protein ◽  
Tartrate Dehydratase

Functional characterization of unknown genes is currently a major task in biology. The search for gene function involves a combination of various in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches. Available knowledge from the study of more than 21 LysR-type regulators in Escherichia coli has facilitated the classification of new members of the family. From sequence similarities and its location on the E. coli chromosome, it is suggested that ygiP encodes a lysR regulator controlling the expression of a neighbouring operon; this operon encodes the two subunits of tartrate dehydratase (TtdA, TtdB) and YgiE, an integral inner-membrane protein possibly involved in tartrate uptake. Expression of tartrate dehydratase, which converts tartrate to oxaloacetate, is required for anaerobic growth on glycerol as carbon source in the presence of tartrate. Here, it has been demonstrated that disruption of ygiP, ttdA or ygjE abolishes tartrate-dependent anaerobic growth on glycerol. It has also been shown that tartrate-dependent induction of the ttdA-ttdB-ygjE operon requires a functional YgiP.

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