Lineage-specific decay of folate biosynthesis genes suggests ongoing host adaptation in phytoplasmas.

abstract：:Mammalian cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) reach full developmental capability during folliculogenesis and oogenesis. It is well recognized that only gametes achieving MII stage after in vivo or in vitro maturation (IVM) are successfully fertilized by a single spermatozoon. Although the process of oocyte nuclear and/or...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Budna J,Bryja A,Celichowski P,Kranc W,Ciesiółka S,Borys S,Rybska M,Kolecka-Bednarczyk A,Jeseta M,Bukowska D,Antosik P,Brüssow KP,Bruska M,Nowicki M,Zabel M,Kempisty B

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was to explore whether the polymorphisms of FAM167 A-BLK region are associated with the susceptibility to autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). The second sequencing technology was undertaken for seven tag loci mapping of the FAM167 A-BLK region, namely, rs11250144, rs2618431, rs4840568, rs13277113, rs2...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Song RH,Li Q,Jia X,Yao QM,Wang B,Zhang JA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian CYP2E1 gene encodes a cytochrome P450 enzyme that is markedly increased soon after birth. In vitro evidence suggests that the rat CYP2E1 gene is positively regulated by the transcription factor HNF-1 or a protein displaying DNA-binding properties similar to HNF-1. In contrast to newborn wild-type mice an...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gonzalez FJ,Liu SY,Kozak CA,Nebert DW

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphisms such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions/deletions (Indels) can be associated with phenotypic traits and be used as markers for disease diagnosis. Identification of these genetic variations within laboratory mice is crucial to improve our understanding of the genetic background of th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Lo CL,Shen F,Baumgarner K,Cramer MJ,Lossie AC

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) signaling may play a causal role in the development of coronary heart disease. However, the relationship between IL-6 genotypes and plasma levels of IL-6 appears to be complex. To help clarify the inconsistent findings, we conducted a meta-analysis of the published genetic association studies of t...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Huang M,Wang L,Ma H,Wang J,Xiang M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy depends on safe and efficient gene delivery. The skin is an attractive target for gene delivery because of its accessibility. Recently, in vivo electroporation has been shown to enhance expression after injection of plasmid DNA. In this study, we examined the use of electroporation to deliver plasmid DNA ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Heller R,Schultz J,Lucas ML,Jaroszeski MJ,Heller LC,Gilbert RA,Moelling K,Nicolau C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) causes severe visual impairment and blindness very early in life. Mutant alleles of several genes acting in different pathways, of which all have critical roles for normal retinal function, were involved in LCA development. The purpose of this study was to use genome-wide genotyping to...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Yücel-Yılmaz D,Tarlan B,Kıratlı H,Ozgül RK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis, which is usually accompanied by DNA degradation, is important not only for the homeostasis of metazoans but also for mammalian development. If DNA is not properly degraded in these processes, it can cause diverse diseases, such as anemia, cataracts, and some autoimmune diseases. A large effort has been made...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Liu MF,Wu XP,Wang XL,Yu YL,Wang WF,Chen QJ,Boireau P,Liu MY

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial FAD-linked glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (mtGPDH) is one of the two enzymes of the glycerol phosphate shuttle. This shuttle transfers reducing equivalents from the cytoplasm to the mitochondria in a unidirectional, exothermic manner. Here, the isolation and characterization of the rat nuclear gene (...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gong DW,Bi S,Weintraub BD,Reitman M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction arises from an inadequate number of mitochondria, an inability to provide necessary substrates to mitochondria, or a dysfunction in their electron transport and a denosine triphosphate synthesis machinery. Occurrences of mitochondrial dysfunction are due to genetic or environmental changes in...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sekar D,Johnson J,Biruntha M,Lakhmanan G,Gurunathan D,Ross K

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we explored the genes genetically associated with lupus nephritis (LN), and their function by bioinformatics analysis. We collected genes potentially associated with LN from National Center for Biotechnology Information Center (NCBI-Gene) and Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) databases. The maj...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sun G,Zhu P,Dai Y,Chen W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clusterin (CLU) and clathrin assembly lymphoid myeloid (CALM) protein are implicated in the function of neuronal synapses. However, to our knowledge, whether they play roles in the maldevelopment of synaptic pathways in schizophrenia has not been studied. The purpose of this study was to examine whether single nucleot...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhou Y,Wang J,Wang K,Li S,Song X,Ye Y,Wang L,Ying B

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ras oncogene exists in a variety of human cancers, including carcinomas of bladder, breast, colon, kidney, liver, lung, ovary, pancreas, and stomach. The ras genes acquire transforming activity either by enhanced expression or by a single point mutation. A single base-pair mutation at specific sites within ras gen...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Chien CH,Chow SN

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FOXO3 is a member of the Forkhead box class O (FOXO) transcription factor family that modulates the transcription of target genes in a variety of cellular functions in lower animals to mammals. It has been implicated in the attenuation of insulin-signaling pathways, including having a potential role in lifespan contro...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Byun SO,Zhou H,Hickford JG

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a systematic approach to identify interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-regulated host effector molecules, we found several members of the 65 kDa guanylate-binding proteins (GBPs) highly upregulated. During extensive characterization of these guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases), we identified discrepancies between the clone...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Konermann C,Kresse A,Beuter-Gunia C,Würthner J,Degrandi D,Pfeffer K,Beer S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned and sequenced the cDNA corresponding to the rat preproepidermal growth factor (ppEGF) mRNA. The cDNA contained 4,801 nucleotides, similar to that reported for the mouse (4,749 nucleotides) and the human mRNAs (4,871 nucleotides). The predicted protein sequence would contain 1,133 amino acids, smaller th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Saggi SJ,Safirstein R,Price PM

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisomes are membrane-bound organelles that are best known for their roles in lipid metabolism. Mounting evidence indicates that they are also important nodes for antiviral signaling. While research over the past few decades has revealed effective viral strategies to block antiviral signalling pathways from the pla...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wong CP,Xu Z,Power C,Hobman TC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of administration of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) during pregnancy on relieving adverse outcomes of preeclampsia and the pathologic and biochemical changes in reduction in uteroplacental perfusion (RUPP) model of rats. On day 1, 7, and 14 of pregnancy, rats in pregnant RUPP plus 1,25(O...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Tian X,Ma S,Wang Y,Hou L,Shi Y,Yao M,Wang X,Zhang H,Jiang L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CAT gene is widely used as a reporter in eukaryotic systems because of the efficient translation of its mRNA. We report here that a sequence occurring in the CAT mRNA at +15 nucleotides from CAT AUG is essential for translation. This sequence includes a stem-loop structure, which, however, exhibits a calculated st...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ciullo M,Del Pozzo G,Autiero M,Guardiola J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of endotoxin (LPS) in humans results in profound physiological responses, including activation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the release of inflammatory factors. The time course of the response of selected inflammatory proteins was examined in healthy subjects (n = 6) administered a single i...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Prabhakar U,Conway TM,Murdock P,Mooney JL,Clark S,Hedge P,Bond BC,Jazwinska EC,Barnes MR,Tobin F,Damian-Iordachi V,Greller L,Hurle M,Stubbs AP,Li Z,Valoret EI,Erickson-Miller C,Cass L,Levitt B,Davis HM,Jorkasky DK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have devised a method to determine gene structure that utilizes the known gene structure of homologous proteins and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Because homologous proteins have evolved from a common ancestral gene, it is possible to design primers corresponding to the adjacent exon sequences in the protein...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Kunapuli SP,Stark P,Rick L,Colman RW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eaf2 encodes a tumor suppressor that plays multiple functions in transcriptional activation, apoptosis, and embryonic development. In this study, we utilized GFP-EAF2 fusion protein to describe the dynamic subcellular movement of Eaf2. GFP-EAF2 is preferentially localized to the nucleus, and in the presence of ELL, it...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhuang F,Yen P,Zhao J,Nguyen M,Jiang M,Liu YH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we isolated two cDNA molecules encoding putative glutamate receptor subunits, fGluR1 alpha and fGluR1 beta, from an Oreochromis sp. brain cDNA library by hybridizing with the glutamate receptor cDNA, fGluR2 beta, of the same fish. The deduced amino acid sequence of the fGluR1 alpha consists of 908 resid...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wu YM,Kung SS,Chen J,Chow WY

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subtractive cloning procedure was used to characterize the molecular changes involved in transformation of normal myoblasts to rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) cells. Here we describe the cloning of DRAL, a novel LIM-domain protein expressed in primary myoblasts but down-regulated in the RMS cell line RD. DRAL is a LIM-only p...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Genini M,Schwalbe P,Scholl FA,Remppis A,Mattei MG,Schäfer BW

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G0S8 is a member of a set of putative G0/G1 switch regulatory genes (G0S genes) selected by screening cDNA libraries prepared from blood mononuclear cells cultured for 2 hr with lectin and cycloheximide. Comparison of a full-length cDNA sequence with the corresponding genomic sequence reveals an open reading frame of ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Siderovski DP,Heximer SP,Forsdyke DR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promoter elements located up to 2 kb upstream of the apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) gene are necessary for apoA-I expression in liver and intestine cells in tissue culture. In transgenic mice, a distal enhancer located between the apoA-IV and apoC-III genes is additionally necessary for tissue-specific expression of apoA...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Jones DR,Leffak M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyocytes are notoriously difficult to transfect using standard techniques unless viral vectors such as recombinant adenoviruses are used. Generation of recombinant adenoviruses is, however, a complex and time-consuming procedure and not possible for every DNA construct. We therefore optimized DNA/polylysine/aden...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Bauer S,Maier SK,Neyses L,Maass AH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a malignancy with relatively high incidence and poor prognosis. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) were reported to be dysregulated in multiple cancers and were closely associated with tumor initiation and progression. However, an integrated analysis of the roles of RBPs in HN...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Jin Y,Qin X

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous phytohormones auxin (indole-3-acetic acid [IAA]), abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellin (GA3), and brassinosteroid (BR) play a role in responses to drought stress in higher plants. Tea plant is one of the major economic corps worldwide. The tender shoots of tea plants are the main source for tea production. The ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Li H,Teng RM,Liu JX,Yang RY,Yang YZ,Lin SJ,Han MH,Liu JY,Zhuang J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding the mouse cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (CRABP) has been isolated from a mouse genomic library and its structure has been determined. This gene spans approximately 10.5 kb and consists of four exons encoding 24, 59, 38, and 16 amino acid residues, respectively. This gene structure is very si...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wei LN,Tsao JL,Chu YS,Jeannotte L,Nguyen-Huu MC

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00