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Gene Expression

Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to synthesize functional products, most often proteins but also functional RNAs, through transcription and translation. It determines which genes are active in a given cell, tissue, or condition, and its regulation allows organisms to …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 114× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835

Overview

Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to synthesize functional products, most often proteins but also functional RNAs, through transcription and translation. It determines which genes are active in a given cell, tissue, or condition, and its regulation allows organisms to respond to internal signals and environmental cues. In nutrition science, gene expression is a central mechanism linking diet to health, because nutrients and bioactive food components can influence which genes are switched on or off, including through epigenetic modifications and the activity of small regulatory molecules such as microRNAs, thereby affecting metabolism, inflammation, and disease risk. Research in this area connects dietary and molecular biology, examining how foods and nutrients modulate transcriptional and post-transcriptional control. The journal's articles include work on epigenetics and nutrition, cellular and molecular biomarkers for anti-inflammatory probiotic activity in fermented foods, and the effects of docosahexaenoic acid in adipose tissue. Further studies use microRNA-based assays for colon-cancer screening, analyze gene-expression changes in colorectal cancer cells and cancer tissues, examine microRNA regulation of specific genes, and consider diets designed around microRNA, as well as cytokine and interferon gene-expression responses and taste-receptor genetics. These reflect research themes spanning nutrigenomics, epigenetic regulation, and microRNA biology.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Kenneth LundstromCorresponding author
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603
2024

Toward A Diet Based on MicroRNA

Raúl IseaCorresponding author
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-24-5111

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 114 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Ochner · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Angel Catala · Argentina

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