Minghua Kong

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Could cell metabolism change the cell morphology?

Hi, I have been overexpressing a gene in the cells, and I have found that the genes could promote cell metabolism. Curiously, the cell morphology enlarges. How can I explain this phenomenon? What...

10 May 2024 4,278 2 View

How to choose the mitochondrial targeted sequences?

Hi guys, I want to transfer a protein into mitochondrion, therefore, i need a mitochondrial targeted sequence(MTS). Since there are lots of MTS, and I choose the COX8A, SOD2, and OTC. The first...

10 March 2023 4,869 0 View

Overexpression of a protein to study its function?

I found a very interesting protein(gene) and want to study its function. When I overexpress this protein in the cell by lentivirus, do i need care about the insert copy of the gene? Or just...

25 February 2023 3,480 2 View

Does the genes in the same strand has the same transcription stop site in mitochondrion?

Since the entire mitochondrial genome is transcribed from both the strands as long polycistronic transcripts, so the genes in the same strand should have the same transcription stop site?

04 November 2018 3,872 3 View

What is the relationship between maternal effect and cytoplasmic effect or mitochondrial effect?

The range of these terms and the differences of these terms,Thank you!

03 January 2017 1,294 1 View