A small intergenic region drives exclusive tissue-specific expression of the adjacent genes in Arabidopsis thaliana.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries Hasle (Hasle) (Ps-n) is distinctive among the ecologically important marine diatoms because it produces the neurotoxin domoic acid. Although the biology of Ps-n has been investigated intensely, the characterization of the genes and biochemical pathways leading to domoic acid bios...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Boissonneault KR,Henningsen BM,Bates SS,Robertson DL,Milton S,Pelletier J,Hogan DA,Housman DE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:SRY is the pivotal gene initiating male sex determination in most mammals, but how its expression is regulated is still not understood. In this study we derived novel SRY 5' flanking genomic sequence data from bovine and caprine genomic BAC clones. RESULTS:We identified four intervals of high homology upstr...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Ross DG,Bowles J,Koopman P,Lehnert S

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) was originally identified as a neural adhesion molecule involved in axon guidance. In many human epithelial carcinomas L1CAM is overexpressed and thereby augments cell motility, invasion and metastasis formation. L1CAM positive carcinomas are associated with bad prognosi...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Pfeifer M,Schirmer U,Geismann C,Schäfer H,Sebens S,Altevogt P

更新日期：2010-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleosomes are nucleoproteic complexes, formed of eight histone molecules and DNA, and they are responsible for the compaction of the eukaryotic genome. Their presence on DNA influences many cellular processes, such as transcription, DNA replication, and DNA repair. The evolutionarily conserved histone vari...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Gervais AL,Gaudreau L

更新日期：2009-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wnt signaling is mediated through 1) the beta-catenin dependent canonical pathway and, 2) the beta-catenin independent pathways. Multiple receptors, including Fzds, Lrps, Ror2 and Ryk, are involved in Wnt signaling. Ror2 is a single-span transmembrane receptor-tyrosine kinase (RTK). The functions of Ror2 in ...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Li C,Chen H,Hu L,Xing Y,Sasaki T,Villosis MF,Li J,Nishita M,Minami Y,Minoo P

更新日期：2008-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of large intergenic spaces in plant and animal genomes, 7% to 30% of genes in the genomes encode overlapping cis-natural antisense transcripts (cis-NATs). The widespread occurrence of cis-NATs suggests an evolutionary advantage for this type of genomic arrangement. Experimental evidence for the regu...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Jin H,Vacic V,Girke T,Lonardi S,Zhu JK

更新日期：2008-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) NS5 is a viral nonstructural protein that carries both methyltransferase and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domains. It is a key component of the viral RNA replicase complex that presumably includes other viral nonstructural and cellular proteins. The biochemical proper...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Kim YG,Yoo JS,Kim JH,Kim CM,Oh JW

更新日期：2007-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physiological long term adaptation of pancreatic beta cells is driven by stimuli such as glucose and incretin hormones acting via cAMP (e.g. GLP-1) and involves regulated gene expression. Several rapidly inducible immediate-early genes (IEGs) have been identified in beta cells. Many of these IEGs code for tr...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Glauser DA,Brun T,Gauthier BR,Schlegel W

更新日期：2007-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptochromes (CRYs) are a class of flavoprotein blue-light signaling receptors found in plants and animals, and they control plant development and the entrainment of circadian rhythms. They also act as integral parts of the central circadian oscillator in humans and other animals. In mammals, the CLOCK-BMAL...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Ozber N,Baris I,Tatlici G,Gur I,Kilinc S,Unal EB,Kavakli IH

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:hAT elements and V(D)J recombination may have evolved from a common ancestral transposable element system. Extrachromosomal, circular forms of transposable elements (referred to here as episomal forms) have been reported yet their biological significance remains unknown. V(D)J signal joints, which resemble e...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： O'Brochta DA,Stosic CD,Pilitt K,Subramanian RA,Hice RH,Atkinson PW

更新日期：2009-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis caused by members of the Leishmania donovani complex is often fatal in the absence of treatment. Research has been hampered by the lack of good laboratory models and tools for genetic manipulation. In this study, we have characterised a L. infantum line (JPCM5) that was isolated from a...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Denise H,Poot J,Jiménez M,Ambit A,Herrmann DC,Vermeulen AN,Coombs GH,Mottram JC

更新日期：2006-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reported previously that the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) promoter drives cardiac-specific expression of reporter genes in cardiac muscle cells and in transgenic mice, and that disruption of GATA elements inactivates the cTnI promoter in cultured cardiomyocytes. We have now examined the role of cTnI promoter...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Di Lisi R,Picard A,Ausoni S,Schiaffino S

更新日期：2007-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genes coding for Y RNAs are evolutionarily conserved in vertebrates. These non-coding RNAs are essential for the initiation of chromosomal DNA replication in vertebrate cells. However thus far, no information is available about Y RNAs in Chinese hamster cells, which have already been used to detect repli...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： de Lima Neto QA,Duarte Junior FF,Bueno PS,Seixas FA,Kowalski MP,Kheir E,Krude T,Fernandez MA

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sequence periodicity with a period close to the DNA helical repeat is a very basic genomic property. This genomic feature was demonstrated for many prokaryotic genomes. The Escherichia coli sequences display the period close to 11 base pairs. RESULTS:Here we demonstrate that practically only ApA/TpT dinucle...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Hosid S,Trifonov EN,Bolshoy A

更新日期：2004-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are preferentially lost in glaucoma or optic neuritis. In the present study, we investigated the protective effect of mircoRNA 100 (miR-100) against oxidative stress induced apoptosis in RGC-5 cells. RESULTS:Rat RGC-5 cells were cultured in plates and H2O2 was added to induce o...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Kong N,Lu X,Li B

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Core promoters are cis-regulatory modules to which bind the basal transcriptional machinery and which participate in the regulation of transcription initiation. Although core promoters have not been extensively investigated through functional assays in a chromosomal context, the available data suggested that...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Garcia AC,Gitaí DL,Humann FC,Paçó-Larson ML,Monesi N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RA (retinoic acid) signal pathway has been proved to be required for germ cell meiotic initiation in mammals, aves and amphibians. Stra8 (Stimulated by retinoic acid gene 8) is an important factor in RA signal pathway. However, the role of RA and Stra8 in germ cell meiotic initiation in teleosts is poorly ch...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Dong R,Yang S,Jiao J,Wang T,Shi H,Zhou L,Zhang Y,Wang D

更新日期：2013-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) will depend on the development of better biomarkers for predicting disease progression and aiding the design of appropriate therapies. One such marker may be fatty acid binding protein 7 (FABP7), also known as B-FABP and BLBP, which is expressed normally ...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Takaoka N,Takayama T,Teratani T,Sugiyama T,Mugiya S,Ozono S

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of protein isoforms arise from alternative splicing of the encoding primary RNA transcripts. To understand the significance of single splicing events, reliable techniques are needed to determine their incidence. However, existing methods are labour-intensive, error-prone or of limited use. RESU...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Camacho Londoño J,Philipp SE

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Germline mutations in the tumor suppressor PTEN predispose human beings to breast cancer, and genetic and epigenetic alterations of PTEN are also detected in sporadic human breast cancer. Germline Pten mutations in mice lead to the development of a variety of tumors, but mammary carcinomas are infrequently f...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Li Y,Podsypanina K,Liu X,Crane A,Tan LK,Parsons R,Varmus HE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human adenovirus type 5 early region 1A (E1A) gene encodes proteins that are potent regulators of transcription. E1A does not bind DNA directly, but is recruited to target promoters by the interaction with sequence specific DNA binding proteins. In mammalian systems, E1A has been shown to contain two reg...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Yousef AF,Brandl CJ,Mymryk JS

更新日期：2009-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of fibroproliferative diseases, including chronic kidney disease is rapidly increasing and has become a major public health problem worldwide. Fibroproliferative diseases are characterized by increased expression of α smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) that belongs to the family of the six conserved acti...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Veres-Székely A,Pap D,Sziksz E,Jávorszky E,Rokonay R,Lippai R,Tory K,Fekete A,Tulassay T,Szabó AJ,Vannay Á

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among the three functions of DNA, mammalian replication and transcription can be subject to epigenetic imprinting specified by the parental origin of chromosomes, and although there is suggestive indication that this is also true for meiotic recombination, no definitive evidence has yet been reported. RESUL...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Ng SH,Madeira R,Parvanov ED,Petros LM,Petkov PM,Paigen K

更新日期：2009-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bothrops colombiensis is a highly dangerous pit viper and responsible for over 70% of snakebites in Venezuela. Although the composition in B. colombiensis venom has been identified using a proteome analysis, the venom gland transcriptome is currently lacking. RESULTS:We constructed a cDNA library from the v...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Suntravat M,Uzcategui NL,Atphaisit C,Helmke TJ,Lucena SE,Sánchez EE,Acosta AR

更新日期：2016-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 1 (TRPC1) is a widely-expressed mammalian cationic channel with functional effects that include stimulation of cardiovascular remodelling. The initial aim of this study was to investigate variation in TRPC1-encoding gene transcripts. RESULTS:Extensive TRPC1 transcript ...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Dedman AM,Majeed Y,Tumova S,Zeng F,Kumar B,Munsch C,Bateson AN,Wittmann J,Jäck HM,Porter KE,Beech DJ

更新日期：2011-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single-stranded DNA-binding proteins are essential cellular components required for the protection, metabolism and processing of single-stranded DNA. Human single-stranded DNA-binding protein 1 (hSSB1) is one such protein, with described roles in genome stability maintenance and transcriptional regulation. A...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Ashton NW,Loo D,Paquet N,O'Byrne KJ,Richard DJ

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Double-strand breakage of chromosomal DNA is obviously a serious threat to cells because various activities of the chromosome depend on its integrity. However, recent experiments suggest that such breakage may occur frequently during "normal" growth in various organisms - from bacteria through vertebrates, p...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Handa N,Kobayashi I

更新日期：2003-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:cDNA-RDA is one of the subtractive cloning techniques used to isolate differentially expressed genes between two complex cDNA populations. In the present study we present a modification of the protocol described by Hubank and Schatz. RESULTS:In the post-hybridization mix, the 5'-ends of homoduplexes of inte...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Kuvbachieva AA,Goffinet AM

更新日期：2002-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical exercise can improve brain function by altering brain gene expression. The expression mechanisms underlying the brain's response to exercise still remain unknown. miRNAs as vital regulators of gene expression may be involved in regulation of brain genes in response to exercise. However, as yet, very...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Zhao Y,Zhang A,Wang Y,Hu S,Zhang R,Qian S

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cdc23/Mcm10 is required for the initiation and elongation steps of DNA replication but its biochemical function is unclear. Here, we probe its function using a novel approach in fission yeast, involving Cdc23 cleavage by the TEV protease. RESULTS:Insertion of a TEV protease cleavage site into Cdc23 allows i...

journal_title：BMC molecular biology

authors： Yang X,Gregan J,Lindner K,Young H,Kearsey SE

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00