Preferred and avoided codon pairs in three domains of life.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor genomes are often highly heterogeneous, consisting of genomes from multiple subclonal types. Complete characterization of all subclonal types is a fundamental need in tumor genome analysis. With the advancement of next-generation sequencing, computational methods have recently been developed to infer t...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Li Y,Xie X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Homology-based comparisons of the genes involved in innate immunity across many insect taxa with fully sequenced genomes has revealed a striking pattern of gene gain and loss, particularly among genes that encode proteins involved in clearing pathogens (effectors). However, limited functional annotation in n...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Sackton TB,Clark AG

更新日期：2009-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nicotiana attenuata (coyote tobacco) is an ecological model for studying plant-environment interactions and plant gene function under real-world conditions. During the last decade, large amounts of genomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic data have been generated with this plant which has provided new insight...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Brockmöller T,Ling Z,Li D,Gaquerel E,Baldwin IT,Xu S

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The central role of the somatotrophic axis in animal post-natal growth, development and fertility is well established. Therefore, the identification of genetic variants affecting quantitative traits within this axis is an attractive goal. However, large sample numbers are a pre-requisite for the identificati...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Mullen MP,Creevey CJ,Berry DP,McCabe MS,Magee DA,Howard DJ,Killeen AP,Park SD,McGettigan PA,Lucy MC,Machugh DE,Waters SM

更新日期：2012-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial invasive infection and host immune response is fundamental to the understanding of pathogen pathogenesis and the discovery of effective therapeutic drugs. However, there are very few experimental studies on the signaling cross-talks between bacteria and human host to date. METHODS:In this work, ta...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Mei S,Flemington EK,Zhang K

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The orange pigmentation of the agar cultures of many Fusarium species is due to the production of carotenoids, terpenoid pigments whose synthesis is stimulated by light. The genes of the carotenoid pathway and their regulation have been investigated in detail in Fusarium fujikuroi. In this and other Fusarium...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ruger-Herreros M,Parra-Rivero O,Pardo-Medina J,Romero-Campero FJ,Limón MC,Avalos J

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Of the hundreds of Vibrio cholerae serogroups, O1 and O139 are the main epidemic-causing ones. Although non-O1/non-O139 serogroups rarely cause epidemics, the possibility exists for strains within them to have pathogenic potential. RESULTS:We selected 25 representative strains within 16 V. cholerae serogrou...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Li Z,Lu X,Wang D,Liang WL,Zhang J,Li J,Xu J,Pang B,Kan B

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is becoming apparent that perhaps as much as half of the genome of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni is constituted of mobile genetic element-related sequences. Non-long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons, related to the LINE elements of mammals, comprise much of this repetitive component of t...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Laha T,Kewgrai N,Loukas A,Brindley PJ

更新日期：2005-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macrosatellites are some of the largest variable number tandem repeats in the human genome, but what role these unusual sequences perform is unknown. Their importance to human health is clearly demonstrated by the 4q35 macrosatellite D4Z4 that is associated with the onset of the muscle degenerative disease f...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Tremblay DC,Alexander G Jr,Moseley S,Chadwick BP

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While changes in chromosome number that result in aneuploidy are associated with phenotypic consequences such as Down syndrome and cancer, the molecular causes of specific phenotypes and genome-wide expression changes that occur in aneuploids are still being elucidated. RESULTS:We employed a segmental aneup...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Makarevitch I,Phillips RL,Springer NM

更新日期：2008-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial genomes possess varying GC content (total guanines (Gs) and cytosines (Cs) per total of the four bases within the genome) but within a given genome, GC content can vary locally along the chromosome, with some regions significantly more or less GC rich than on average. We have examined how the GC co...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bohlin J,Snipen L,Hardy SP,Kristoffersen AB,Lagesen K,Dønsvik T,Skjerve E,Ussery DW

更新日期：2010-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Next-generation sequencing is providing researchers with a relatively fast and affordable option for developing genomic resources for organisms that are not among the traditional genetic models. Here we present a de novo assembly of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) transcriptome using 454 sequence reads, and ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Fraser BA,Weadick CJ,Janowitz I,Rodd FH,Hughes KA

更新日期：2011-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nutritional value of soybean oil is largely influenced by the proportions of unsaturated fatty acids (FAs), including oleic acid (OA, 18:1), linoleic acid (LLA, 18:2), and linolenic acid (LNA, 18:3). Genome-wide association (GWAS) studies along with gene expression studies in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Me...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhao X,Jiang H,Feng L,Qu Y,Teng W,Qiu L,Zheng H,Han Y,Li W

更新日期：2019-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even before having its genome sequence published in 2004, Kluyveromyces lactis had long been considered a model organism for studies in genetics and physiology. Research on Kluyveromyces lactis is quite advanced and this yeast species is one of the few with which it is possible to perform formal genetic anal...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Dias O,Gombert AK,Ferreira EC,Rocha I

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genome-scale functional genomic screens across large cell line panels provide a rich resource for discovering tumor vulnerabilities that can lead to the next generation of targeted therapies. Their data analysis typically has focused on identifying genes whose knockdown enhances response in various pre-defin...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhu Z,Ihle NT,Rejto PA,Zarrinkar PP

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fitness epistasis, the interaction effect of genes at different loci on fitness, makes an important contribution to adaptive evolution. Although fitness interaction evidence has been observed in model organisms, it is more difficult to detect and remains poorly understood in human populations as a result of ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ni X,Zhou M,Wang H,He KY,Broeckel U,Hanis C,Kardia S,Redline S,Cooper RS,Tang H,Zhu X

更新日期：2020-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apple is an economically important fruit crop worldwide. Developing a genetic linkage map is a critical step towards mapping and cloning of genes responsible for important horticultural traits in apple. To facilitate linkage map construction, we surveyed and characterized the distribution and frequency of pe...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhang Q,Ma B,Li H,Chang Y,Han Y,Li J,Wei G,Zhao S,Khan MA,Zhou Y,Gu C,Zhang X,Han Z,Korban SS,Li S,Han Y

更新日期：2012-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genome-scale pooled CRISPR screens are powerful tools for identifying genetic dependencies across varied cellular processes. The vast majority of CRISPR screens reported to date have focused exclusively on the perturbation of protein-coding gene function. However, protein-coding genes comprise < 2% of the se...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Borys SM,Younger ST

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improvements in poultry production within the past 50 years have led to increased muscle yield and growth rate, which may be contributing to an increased rate and development of new muscle disorders in chickens. Previously reported muscle disorders and conditions are generally associated with poor meat quali...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Mutryn MF,Brannick EM,Fu W,Lee WR,Abasht B

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atlantic salmon production in Tasmania (Southern Australia) occurs near the upper limits of the species thermal tolerance. Summer water temperatures can average over 19 °C over several weeks and have negative effects on performance and health. Liver tissue exerts important metabolic functions in thermal adap...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Nuez-Ortín WG,Carter CG,Nichols PD,Cooke IR,Wilson R

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial non-coding RNAs act by base-pairing as regulatory elements in crucial biological processes. We performed the identification of trans-encoded small RNAs (sRNA) from the genomes of Mycoplama hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma flocculare and Mycoplasma hyorhinis, which are Mycoplasma species that have been ide...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Siqueira FM,de Morais GL,Higashi S,Beier LS,Breyer GM,de Sá Godinho CP,Sagot MF,Schrank IS,Zaha A,de Vasconcelos AT

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana are characterized by a high level of phenotypic variation that can be used to investigate the extent and mode of selection on the primary metabolic traits. A collection of 54 A. thaliana natural accession-derived lines were subjected to deep genotyping through Singl...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Childs LH,Witucka-Wall H,Günther T,Sulpice R,Korff MV,Stitt M,Walther D,Schmid KJ,Altmann T

更新日期：2010-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously described the first respiratory Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain, KOY.TM6*P, by integrating the gene encoding a chimeric hexose transporter, Tm6*, into the genome of an hxt null yeast. Subsequently we transferred this respiratory phenotype in the presence of up to 50 g/L glucose to a yeast strai...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bonander N,Ferndahl C,Mostad P,Wilks MD,Chang C,Showe L,Gustafsson L,Larsson C,Bill RM

更新日期：2008-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the key characters of social insects is the division of labor, in which different tasks are allocated to various castes. In termites, one of the representative groups of social insects, morphological differences as well as behavioral differences can be recognized among castes. However, very little is ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ishikawa Y,Okada Y,Ishikawa A,Miyakawa H,Koshikawa S,Miura T

更新日期：2010-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Petal nectar spurs, which facilitate pollination through animal attraction and pollen placement, represent a key innovation promoting diversification in the genus Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae). Identifying the genetic components that contribute to the development of these three-dimensional structures will inform...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ballerini ES,Kramer EM,Hodges SA

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A critical step in the RT-qPCR workflow for studying gene expression is data normalization, one of the strategies being the use of reference genes. This study aimed to identify and validate a selection of reference genes for relative quantification in Talaromyces versatilis, a relevant industrial filamentous...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Llanos A,François JM,Parrou JL

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic influences underpinning complex traits are thought to involve multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of small effect size. Detection of such QTL associations requires systematic screening of large numbers of DNA markers within large sample populations. Using pooled DNA on SNP microarrays to screen f...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Docherty SJ,Butcher LM,Schalkwyk LC,Plomin R

更新日期：2007-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber crop worldwide, and cottonseed oil is its most important byproduct. Phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) is important in TAG biosynthesis, as it catalyzes the transfer of a fatty acyl moiety from the sn-2 position of a phospholipid to...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zang X,Geng X,Ma L,Wang N,Pei W,Wu M,Zhang J,Yu J

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fragile sites are the chromosomal regions that are susceptible to breakage, and their frequency varies among the human population. Based on the frequency of fragile site induction, they are categorized as common and rare fragile sites. Common fragile sites are sensitive to replication stress and often rearra...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kumar R,Nagpal G,Kumar V,Usmani SS,Agrawal P,Raghava GPS

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology has been rapidly introduced into basic and translational research in oncology, but the reduced availability of fresh frozen (FF) tumor tissues and the poor quality of DNA extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) has significantly impaired this proces...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Astolfi A,Urbini M,Indio V,Nannini M,Genovese CG,Santini D,Saponara M,Mandrioli A,Ercolani G,Brandi G,Biasco G,Pantaleo MA

更新日期：2015-11-03 00:00:00