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RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
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What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
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Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
1. GIVING WITH AFFLUENCE:
HOW ALTRUISTIC AND SOCIAL
PRESSURE MOTIVATION DRIVE GIVING
BY THE WEALTHY IN THE UNITED
STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS
PAMALA WIEPKING, ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM
(PWIEPKING@RSM.NL)
ARJEN DE WIT, VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM (A.DE.WIT@VU.NL)
XIAONAN KOU, LILLY FAMILY SCHOOL OF PHILANTHROPY, IUPUI
(KOUX@IUPUI.EDU)
JUNE 30, 2016
ISTR CONFERENCE STOCKHOLM
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS-SOCIETY MANAGEMENT
2. RESEARCH QUESTION
• What motivates some HNW individuals to donate
more money to philanthropic organizations than
others?
• Two types of explanations:
– Individual-level differences in motivations and
socio-demographic characteristics of HNW
individuals
– Contextual-level differences in the social
environment in which HNW individuals live
4. CONTEXTUAL LEVEL EXPLANATIONS
A culture of philanthropy (Wiepking & Handy, 2015)
Philanthropy and
nonprofit sector are
(perceived as)
instrumental in
providing public goods
and services
Philanthropy is
discussed openly
4
+ Compositional
explanations
5. DATA
2010 Bank of America
Study of High Net
Worth Philanthropy
Giving in the Netherlands
Panel Survey 2010 HNW
Supplement
5
7. REGRESSION RESULTS
Ln(Amount donated)
7
BOA GINPS
HH yearly income
/1000
0.001***
(0.000)
0.286*
(0.170)
HH wealth
/1000
0.000
(0.000)
0.009
(0.012)
Financial security 0.346
(0.458)
1.215***
(0.313)
(Constant) 3.105*
(1.143)
1.443**
(0.565)
N 643 778
R2 0.174 0.261
Controlled for altruistic motives, being asked, social pressure, source of wealth,
religious attendance, education, gender, being married, having children, age.
8. REGRESSION RESULTS (CONT’D)
Ln(Amount donated)
8
BOA GINPS
Altruistic motives 1.833***
(0.621)
2.113***
(0.461)
Being asked 0.756*
(0.439)
0.567
(0.413)
Social pressure 0.866***
(0.238)
1.675***
(0.402)
(Constant) 3.105*
(1.143)
1.443**
(0.565)
N 643 778
R2 0.174 0.261
Controlled for income, wealth, source of wealth, feeling of financial security,
religious attendance, education, gender, being married, having children, age.
9. CONCLUSIONS
• The feeling of financial security is more strongly
related to giving among HNW households in the
Netherlands than it is in the US
• Altruistic motives and especially social
pressure appear to be more important
explanations in the Netherlands, while being
asked appears to be a more important explanation
in the US
• Overall, HNW giving appears to be strongly driven
by altruistic motives
10. NEXT STEPS
• Impute values on missings
• Run analyses on pooled dataset
• Interpretation of contextual differences
12. DATA
12
Altruistic motives
BOA GINPS
Do you usually give…
- When you believe that your gift can
make a difference
- Spontaneously in response to a
need
- In order to give back to your
community
- I prefer to work for my own welfare
rather than for that of others
- I strive to work for the welfare of
society
- I do not feel much like helping others
- I consider it important to share my
possessions with others
- I do not like spending time doing
things for others
- I consider it important to try to help
others
- I do not like engage in charity
- I consider it important to help the
poor and the needy
13. DATA
13
Being asked
BOA GINPS
Do you usually give…
- When you are asked
Are you asked to give last two weeks
via...
Door-to-door collection / Street
collection / Sponsor campaign /
Collection in the church / Collection via
membership organization / Television
campaign or telethon / A direct mail
letter / internet/email / Collection during
an event / Buying lottery tickets / family /
friends / charity event
14. DATA
14
Social pressure
BOA GINPS
Did you make some donations because
it was expected of you?
- My friends would find it weird if I
would tell that I give a lot to
charitable causes
- My colleagues appreciate it when I
give a lot to charitable causes
- My family would find it weird if I
would not give money to charitable
causes
- Many people I know appreciate it
when I give more to charitable
causes
Editor's Notes
Warren Buffet: will donate 99% of his wealth (estimated at 60 billion US dollar, most of it to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
Frits Goldschmeding, founder Randstad recruitment/temp agency: not clear how much he gave, but “substantial ammount that can be used in the length of days”
Van Vliet, Adessium Foundation, most generous donor in the Netherlands in 2015: 16,4 million euros (10% of their estimated wealth; ranked 109 in list wealthiest Dutch people).
Intrinsic motivation: Altruistic motivation is defined as a motivational state with the ultimate goal of increasing another’s welfare (Batson, 2010). The empathy-altruism hypothesis states that when people feel empathic concern for a person in need, they will produce altruistic motivation to relieve that need (Batson, 2011; Batson, 2010). Empathic concern is defined by Batson as the “other-oriented emotional response solicited by and congruent with the perceived welfare of someone in need” (Batson, 2010: 20).
When people act upon their altruistic motivation and make a charitable donation they confirm their self-image of being a moral and prosocial person. Not acting upon their altruistic motivation when presented with the opportunity can lead to inconsistency with this self-image of a moral person and consequently to feelings of guilt or regret (Andreoni, Rao, & Trachtman, 2011; Bekkers & Wiepking, 2007). Bekkers and Wiepking (2011) refer to this as the psychological benefits of giving. Recent neuroscience studies confirm this.
Value mechanism (Bekkers & Wiepking)
Extrinsic motivation: social pressure motivation.
Power of the ask (Yoruk, 2009; Bryant et al, 2003). Stronger if asked by someone closer to you (Bekkers, 2004)
Anticipated social consequences: reputation effects (B&W) or “image motivation” (Ariely et al., 2009),
Socio-demographic characteristics:
Income, wealth, source of wealth, perception of financial security, religious affiliation and attendance, education, gender and family status.
- HNW individuals who have higher income (H4a), hold higher levels of wealth (H4b), are self-made (H4c) and feel more financially secure (H4d) will donate higher amounts of money to philanthropic organizations.
- HNW individuals who are religiously affiliated (H5a) and attend religious services more frequently (H5b) will donate higher amounts of money to philanthropic organizations.
- HNW individuals who are higher educated will donate higher amounts of money to philanthropic organizations (H6).
- We expect that among HNW individuals men will donate higher amounts of money to philanthropic organizations than women (H7).
- We expect that HNW individuals who are married (H8a) and who have children (H8b) will donate higher amounts of money to philanthropic organizations.
Second, we argue that contextual-level differences also influence HNW giving behavior. Although similar individual motivations for generosity among HNW individuals exist across different Western cultures, their prevalence might vary depending on the cultural context in which HNW individuals live. We expect that HNW individuals have both lower intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for giving in a country where there is a strong culture of philanthropy, where the government has a relatively large role in providing public goods and services, in contrast to a country where a relatively large share of public goods and services is provided by the private, philanthropic sector.
1. Public goods are not a sole state responsibility. Philanthropy and the nonprofit sector are commonly perceived as more relevant and important, examples: United States, Russia and South-Korea.
In contrast, in welfare states people perceive philanthropy and the nonprofit sector to be supplementary to the state. They feel that the government is responsible for providing key public goods and services, and not the nonprofit sector. This typically inhibits people’s willingness to make philanthropic contributions.
Examples: United States, South-Korea. Russia: “Society and the state realized more clearly that private philanthropy and NPO development form essential precondition of successful solving the current social problems”
Contrast: Welfare states, e.g., Netherlands: “People in the Netherlands typically donate to nonprofit organizations active in fields that are not considered core state responsibilities, such as education, public health, and public and social benefits.”
2. Another aspect of a ‘culture of philanthropy’ is whether philanthropic giving is something that is very visible and discussed openly, or whether people typically do not discuss their philanthropic behavior. Visibility of insturmental major donors, giving pledge (Buffet 99% fortune to Bill Melinda Gates in 2010).
Example France: “While many donors remain anonymous, a growing number of philanthropists have started to talk openly about their giving.”
Contrast Switzerland: people do not discuss giving (religious motivations), South-Korea: Lack of major donors and thus no examples.