Gene Regulation - National Human Genome Research Institute

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Gene regulation is the process used to control the timing, location and amount in which genes are expressed. The process can be complicated and is carried ... Skiptomaincontent GeneRegulation updated:September2,2022 Definition Generegulationistheprocessusedtocontrolthetiming,locationandamountinwhichgenesareexpressed.Theprocesscanbecomplicatedandiscarriedoutbyavarietyofmechanisms,includingthroughregulatoryproteinsandchemicalmodificationofDNA.Generegulationiskeytotheabilityofanorganismtorespondtoenvironmentalchanges. Narration Generegulation.Generegulationisoneofthefundamentalprocessesthatacellcarriesoutinordertoproducethetranscriptsthatwillleadtotheproteins,anditisanessentialfunctionforwhichalotofthecell'senergyisdevotedto.Italsoissomethingthatprobablyalotofthecell'sgenomeisdevotedto—toregulate,sothatyoucanfine-tunehowacellwillrespondinthecontextofstressorthedevelopmentoftheorganismorrepair. JulieSegre,Ph.D. Chief&SeniorInvestigator TranslationalandFunctionalGenomicsBranch Search BacktoGlossary Related GeneEnvironmentInteraction DeoxyribonucleicAcid(DNA) Gene GeneExpression



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