Distribution of genes for virulence and ecological fitness among diverse Vibrio cholerae population in a cholera endemic area: tracking the evolution of pathogenic strains.

abstract：:The application of endogenous regeneration in regenerative medicine is based on the concept of inducing regeneration of damaged or lost tissues from residual tissues in situ. Therefore, endogenous regeneration is also termed in vivo regeneration as opposed to mechanisms of ex vivo regeneration which are applied, for e...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Löwenheim H

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is expressed predominantly in the corticotrophic cells of the pituitary. Regulatory sequences required for the expression of the human (h) POMC gene were investigated using transient expression of hPOMC-CAT fusion genes in pituitary and nonpituitary cells in combination with DNase I footprin...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Kraus J,Buchfelder M,Höllt V

更新日期：1993-07-01 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：:To investigate the contribution of de novo variants to Tourette disorder (TD) probands in China. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) conducted on 15 child-parent trios (45 samples) detected 25 coding de novo variants, including 2 de novo Likely Gene Disrupting (LGD) variants and 6 Missense3 variants. The de novo LGD variants...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhao X,Wang S,Hao J,Zhu P,Zhang X,Wu M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This case-control study was conducted in order to evaluate the potential role of polymorphic genes encoding enzymes involved in estrogen biosynthesis (CYP19A1) and metabolism (GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1), and their action in modulating individual susceptibility to breast cancer. METHODS:Genomic DNA was extracted ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ramalhinho AC,Fonseca-Moutinho JA,Breitenfeld Granadeiro LA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A safe and effective adjuvant is important to develop vaccines against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. Chitosan, a derivative from the natural amino polysaccharide chitin, has been proved to be an effective adjuvant for inactivated influenza virus vaccine. In this study, protective immunity in mice provided b...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Chang H,Li X,Teng Y,Liang Y,Peng B,Fang F,Chen Z

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epulopiscium sp. type B, a member of the Firmicutes, is a large (up to 300 microm), cigar-shaped bacterial symbiont of surgeonfish that propagates itself by forming multiple intracellular offspring. This unusual form of reproduction is an apparent modification of a developmental program used by some Firmicutes to prod...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ward RJ,Clements KD,Choat JH,Angert ER

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the promoters of many immediate early genes, including c-fos, CArG DNA regulatory elements mediate basal constituitive expression and rapid and transient serum induction. CArG boxes also occur in the promoters of muscle-specific genes, including skeletal alpha-actin, where it confers muscle-specific expression. The...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Martin KA,Gualberto A,Kolman MF,Lowry J,Walsh K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothioneins (MT) are expressed during early development in species of several groups. To understand MT function in developmental processes, we studied the MT system of Xenopus laevis, a model vertebrate species in experimental embryology. We first purified and sequenced the liver MT from copper-treated animals. T...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Muller JP,Wouters-Tyrou D,Erraiss NE,Vedel M,Touzet N,Mesnard J,Sautiere P,Wegnez M

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the rat, the growth hormone receptor (GH-R) gene generates two transcripts, one encoding the transmembrane GH-R, and a shorter one encoding the GH-binding protein (GH-BP). These transcripts exhibit a high degree of heterogeneity in their 5'-untranslated regions (5'-UTRs). Some of the exons encoding these 5'-UTR var...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Domené HM,Cassorla F,Werner H,Roberts CT Jr,Leroith D

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that regulates the expression of several drug-metabolizing enzymes and has been implicated in immunosuppression, teratogenesis, cell-specific hyperplasia, and certain types of malignancies and toxicities. The mouse Ahr gene 5' proximal ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Fitzgerald CT,Nebert DW,Puga A

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation of CYP17 (steroid 17 alpha-hydroxylase) was studied in bovine adrenocortical cells, which lose the capacity to express this tissue-specific gene in culture by phenotypic switching. Restriction enzyme digestions, and sequencing of a lambda clone of a second CYP17 gene (CYP17A2), showed that there are at...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hornsby PJ,Yang L,Raju SG,Maghsoudlou SS,Lala DS,Nallaseth FS

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:Apicomplexa is a phylum within the kingdom Protista that contains some of the most significant threats to public health. One of the members of this phylum, Toxoplasma gondii, is amenable to molecular genetic analyses allowing for the identification of factors critical for colonization and disease. A pathway found to b...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Frankel MB,Knoll LJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydial infection of the lower genital tract usually spreads to the upper genital tract and is then responsible for more serious consequences, such as infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Genital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis and the resulting cytokine response largel...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Srivastava P,Bhengraj AR,Jha HC,Vardhan H,Jha R,Singh LC,Salhan S,Mittal A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human OZF gene encodes a protein consisting essentially of zinc finger motifs of the Krüppel type. Evolutionary studies revealed amplification of the bovine OZF gene in cattle. Domestic cattle includes two major subspecies: taurine (Bos primigenius taurus) and zebu (B. p. indicus). Amplified sequences were found i...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Le Chalony C,Apiou F,Pibouin L,Dutrillaux B,Goubin G

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:It is well known that the positively charged polyamines have a DNA-stabilizing function and that polyamine depletion alters chromatin function. We have previously shown that polyamine depletion causes an S phase prolongation, and others have shown that there is an accumulation of Okazaki-like fragments in polyamine-de...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Johansson VM,Oredsson SM,Alm K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we cloned a polyspecific transporter from rat (rOCT1) that is expressed in renal proximal tubules and hepatocytes and mediates electrogenic uptake of organic cations with different molecular structures. Recently a homologous transporter from rat kidney (rOCT2) was cloned but not characterized in detail. We ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gorboulev V,Ulzheimer JC,Akhoundova A,Ulzheimer-Teuber I,Karbach U,Quester S,Baumann C,Lang F,Busch AE,Koepsell H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease with multifactorial etiology characterized by irreversible loss of central visual acuity. The discovery of susceptive single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has progressed our understanding of AMD. Complement factor H (CFH) gene Y402H polymorphism and high-temperatur...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Soysal Y,Inan UÜ,Küsbeci T,Imirzalioğlu N

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Most studies on the tissue distribution of actin isoform transcripts have been done in small mammals such as rat and mouse. We have begun a characterization of the actin gene family in a large mammal, the bovine. The alpha skeletal gene was isolated, and an isoform-specific probe to the 3' untranslated region of the t...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Davey HW,Wildeman AG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotrimeric G proteins, which are composed of Gα and Gβγ subunits, transduce signals sensed by the coupled surface receptors. Aberrant expressions of G proteins have been observed in many cancer types. This study aimed to determine the expression level of the stimulatory G protein alpha S subunit (Gαs, the main tra...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhang B,Sun N,Mu X,Zhi L,Zhai L,Jiang Y,Fu Z,Yao Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) are associated with different types of cancer, specifically colorectal cancer (CRC). However, few studies have been performed on precancerous lesions, such as ulcerative colitis (UC) lesions and adenomatous polyps (AP). The aim of this study was to identify mtDNA mutations...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Kassem AM,El-Guendy N,Tantawy M,Abdelhady H,El-Ghor A,Abdel Wahab AH

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:The activation of H-plk (Human-proviral linked Krüppel), a human Krüppel-related zinc finger gene in organs such as placenta, adrenal cortex, and testis, is probably due to insertion of an endogenous retrovirus, ERV3, upstream of the gene. Several differently spliced transcripts originate from this locus, e.g., a tran...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Abrink M,Larsson E,Hellman L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside, a natural triterpenoid saponin, exhibits immunomodulatory and anticancer activities. In the present study, we demonstrated that ginsenoside Rg1 induced secretion of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and IL-1β, and chemokines such as IL-8 and IP-10 in a dose-depe...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Huang Y,Zou Y,Lin L,Zheng R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defective T cell receptor (TCR) signaling resulting in lower T cell function plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of T cell immunodeficiency in leukemia. Previous studies have indicated that lower TCRζ levels are a common characteristic of patients with leukemia, and upregulating TCRζ could partially recover T cel...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Shi L,Chen S,Zha X,Xu Y,Xu L,Yang L,Lu Y,Zhu K,Li Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and characterized a cDNA encoding a chicken beta homolog of c-erbA, or thyroid hormone receptor (TR). Chicken liver cDNA libraries were screened with a rat TR beta-1 cDNA probe, and several cDNA inserts were isolated and characterized. The sequence of one cDNA predicts a 369-amino-acid open reading fr...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Showers MO,Darling DS,Kieffer GD,Chin WW

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00