Multiple genome alignment for identifying the core structure among moderately related microbial genomes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Campylobacter is the leading cause of foodborne diarrhoeal illness in humans and is mostly acquired from consumption or handling of contaminated poultry meat. In the absence of effective licensed vaccines and inhibitors, selection for chickens with increased resistance to Campylobacter could potentially redu...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Psifidi A,Fife M,Howell J,Matika O,van Diemen PM,Kuo R,Smith J,Hocking PM,Salmon N,Jones MA,Hume DA,Banos G,Stevens MP,Kaiser P

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Copy number variation is an important component of genetic variation in higher eukaryotes. The extent of natural copy number variation in C. elegans is unknown outside of 2 highly divergent wild isolates and the canonical N2 Bristol strain. RESULTS:We have used array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH)...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Maydan JS,Lorch A,Edgley ML,Flibotte S,Moerman DG

更新日期：2010-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diversification on the basis of utilization is a hallmark of Beta vulgaris (beet), as well as other crop species. Often, crop improvement and management activities are segregated by crop type, thus preserving unique genome diversity and organization. Full interfertility is typically retained in crosses betwe...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Galewski P,McGrath JM

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colon cancer occurrence is increasing worldwide, making it the third most frequent cancer. Although many therapeutic options are available and quite efficient at the early stages, survival is strongly decreased when the disease has spread to other organs. The identification of molecular markers of colon canc...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Durand S,Trillet K,Uguen A,Saint-Pierre A,Le Jossic-Corcos C,Corcos L

更新日期：2017-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The steady-state behaviour of gene regulatory networks (GRNs) can provide crucial evidence for detecting disease-causing genes. However, monitoring the dynamics of GRNs is particularly difficult because biological data only reflects a snapshot of the dynamical behaviour of the living organism. Also most GRN ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kim H,Gelenbe E

更新日期：2009-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extensive genetic diversity in viral populations within infected hosts and the divergence of variants from existing reference genomes impede the analysis of deep viral sequencing data. A de novo population consensus assembly is valuable both as a single linear representation of the population and as a backbo...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Yang X,Charlebois P,Gnerre S,Coole MG,Lennon NJ,Levin JZ,Qu J,Ryan EM,Zody MC,Henn MR

更新日期：2012-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oil and protein crop, but it has low disease resistance; therefore, it is important to reveal the number, sequence features, function, and evolution of genes that confer resistance. Nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeats (NBS-LRRs) are resistance ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Song H,Guo Z,Hu X,Qian L,Miao F,Zhang X,Chen J

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Abeta-binding alcohol dehydrogenase/17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 10 (ABAD/HSD10) is an enzyme involved in pivotal metabolic processes and in the mitochondrial dysfunction seen in the Alzheimer's disease. Here we use comparative genomic analyses to study the evolution of the HADH2 gene encodin...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Marques AT,Antunes A,Fernandes PA,Ramos MJ

更新日期：2006-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For centuries roses have been selected based on a number of traits. Little information exists on the genetic and molecular basis that contributes to these traits, mainly because information on expressed genes for this economically important ornamental plant is scarce. RESULTS:Here, we used a combination of ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Dubois A,Carrere S,Raymond O,Pouvreau B,Cottret L,Roccia A,Onesto JP,Sakr S,Atanassova R,Baudino S,Foucher F,Le Bris M,Gouzy J,Bendahmane M

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Root-knot nematodes are sedentary endoparasites that can infect more than 3000 plant species. Root-knot nematodes cause an estimated $100 billion annual loss worldwide. For successful establishment of the root-knot nematode in its host plant, it causes dramatic morphological and physiological changes in plan...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ibrahim HM,Hosseini P,Alkharouf NW,Hussein EH,Gamal El-Din Ael K,Aly MA,Matthews BF

更新日期：2011-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of species and experimental designs have been used to study genetic influences on alcohol dependence, ethanol response, and related traits. Integration of these heterogeneous data can be used to produce a ranked target gene list for additional investigation. RESULTS:In this study, we performed a u...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhao Z,Guo AY,van den Oord EJ,Aliev F,Jia P,Edenberg HJ,Riley BP,Dick DM,Bettinger JC,Davies AG,Grotewiel MS,Schuckit MA,Agrawal A,Kramer J,Nurnberger JI Jr,Kendler KS,Webb BT,Miles MF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying the genotypes underlying human disease phenotypes is a fundamental step in human genetics and medicine. High-throughput genomic technologies provide thousands of genetic variants per individual. The causal genes of a specific phenotype are usually expected to be functionally close to each other. ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Itan Y,Mazel M,Mazel B,Abhyankar A,Nitschke P,Quintana-Murci L,Boisson-Dupuis S,Boisson B,Abel L,Zhang SY,Casanova JL

更新日期：2014-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.), popularly known as "China grass", is one of the oldest crops in China and the second most important fiber crop in terms of area sown. Ramie fiber, extracted from the plant bast, is important in the textile industry. However, the molecular mechanism of ramie fiber development remai...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Chen J,Pei Z,Dai L,Wang B,Liu L,An X,Peng D

更新日期：2014-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The WRKY gene family is one of the most important families in higher plants. As transcription factors, they actively respond to biotic and abiotic stress and are also involved in plant development. Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is the largest type of dried fruit tree in China in terms of production,...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Xue C,Li H,Liu Z,Wang L,Zhao Y,Wei X,Fang H,Liu M,Zhao J

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate de novo genome assembly has become reality with the advancements in sequencing technology. With the ever-increasing number of de novo genome assembly tools, assessing the quality of assemblies has become of great importance in genome research. Although many quality metrics have been proposed and sof...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Yavas G,Hong H,Xiao W

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is interest in improving the flavor of commercial strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) varieties. Fruit flavor is shaped by combinations of sugars, acids and volatile compounds. Many efforts seek to use genomics-based strategies to identify genes controlling flavor, and then designing durable molecular mar...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Chambers AH,Pillet J,Plotto A,Bai J,Whitaker VM,Folta KM

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a previous genome-wide analysis of FXR binding to hepatic chromatin, we noticed that an extra nuclear receptor (NR) half-site was co-enriched close to the FXR binding IR-1 elements and we provided limited support that the monomeric LRH-1 receptor that binds to NR half-sites might function together with FX...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Chong HK,Biesinger J,Seo YK,Xie X,Osborne TF

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An underlying tenet of the epigenetic code hypothesis is the existence of protein domains that can recognize various chromatin structures. To date, two major candidates have emerged: (i) the bromodomain, which can recognize certain acetylation marks and (ii) the chromodomain, which can recognize certain meth...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Perry J

更新日期：2006-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding syntentic relationship between two species is critical to assessing the potential for comparative genomic analysis. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.), the two most important members of the Phaseoleae legumes, appear to have a diploid and polyploidy recent past, re...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： McClean PE,Mamidi S,McConnell M,Chikara S,Lee R

更新日期：2010-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatophytes are the primary causative agent of dermatophytoses, a disease that affects billions of individuals worldwide. Trichophyton rubrum is the most common of the superficial fungi. Although T. rubrum is a recognized pathogen for humans, little is known about how its transcriptional pattern is related...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wang L,Ma L,Leng W,Liu T,Yu L,Yang J,Yang L,Zhang W,Zhang Q,Dong J,Xue Y,Zhu Y,Xu X,Wan Z,Ding G,Yu F,Tu K,Li Y,Li R,Shen Y,Jin Q

更新日期：2006-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse entities in the biosphere, and this diversity is driven by constant predator-prey evolutionary dynamics and horizontal gene transfer. Phage genome sequences are under-sampled and therefore present an untapped and uncharacterized source of genetic diversity, ty...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Oliveira H,Sampaio M,Melo LDR,Dias O,Pope WH,Hatfull GF,Azeredo J

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA (Methicillin Resistant S. aureus), is an acquired pathogen and the primary cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. In S. aureus, teichoic acid is an essential component of the cell wall, and its biosynthesis is not yet well characterized. Studies in Bacillus subtilis have disc...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Qian Z,Yin Y,Zhang Y,Lu L,Li Y,Jiang Y

更新日期：2006-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matricaria recutita (German chamomile) and Chamaemelum nobile (Roman chamomile) belong to the botanical family Asteraceae. These two herbs are not only morphologically distinguishable, but their secondary metabolites - especially the essential oils present in flowers are also different, especially the terpen...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Tai Y,Hou X,Liu C,Sun J,Guo C,Su L,Jiang W,Ling C,Wang C,Wang H,Pan G,Si X,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many species of the genus Prevotella are pathogens that cause oral diseases. Prevotella intermedia is known to cause various oral disorders e.g. periodontal disease, periapical periodontitis and noma as well as colonize in the respiratory tract and be associated with cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis. I...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ruan Y,Shen L,Zou Y,Qi Z,Yin J,Jiang J,Guo L,He L,Chen Z,Tang Z,Qin S

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The question of whether bacterial species objectively exist has long divided microbiologists. A major source of contention stems from the fact that bacteria regularly engage in horizontal gene transfer (HGT), making it difficult to ascertain relatedness and draw boundaries between taxa. A natural way to defi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wright ES,Baum DA

更新日期：2018-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant Radiotherapy (RT) after surgical removal of tumors proved beneficial in long-term tumor control and treatment planning. For many years, it has been well concluded that radio-sensitivities of tumors upon radiotherapy decrease according to the sizes of tumors and RT models based on Poisson statistics ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Yang JY,Niemierko A,Yang MQ,Deng Y

更新日期：2008-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Moraxella catarrhalis is an important pathogen that often causes otitis media in children, a disease that is not currently vaccine preventable. Asymptomatic colonisation of the human upper respiratory tract is common and lack of clearance by the immune system is likely due to the emergence of seroresistant g...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ariff A,Wise MJ,Kahler CM,Tay CY,Peters F,Perkins TT,Chang BJ

更新日期：2015-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutritional quality of phytoplankton is a major determinant of the trophic transfer efficiency at the plant-herbivore interface in freshwater food webs. In particular, the phytoplankton's content of the essential polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has been repeatedly shown to limi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Windisch HS,Fink P

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leaf blight caused by Calonectria spp. is one of the most destructive diseases to affect Eucalyptus nurseries and plantations. These pathogens mainly attack Eucalyptus, a tree with a diversity of secondary metabolites employed as defense-related phytoalexins. To unravel the fungal adaptive mechanisms to vari...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ye X,Zhong Z,Liu H,Lin L,Guo M,Guo W,Wang Z,Zhang Q,Feng L,Lu G,Zhang F,Chen Q

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genome-wide expression profiles are altered during biological aging and can describe molecular regulation of tissue degeneration. Age-regulated mRNA expression trends from cross-sectional studies could describe how aging progresses. We developed a novel statistical methodology to identify age-regulated expre...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Gheorghe M,Snoeck M,Emmerich M,Bäck T,Goeman JJ,Raz V

更新日期：2014-02-14 00:00:00