Evidence of uneven selective pressure on different subsets of the conserved human genome; implications for the significance of intronic and intergenic DNA.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The establishment of C4 photosynthesis in maize is associated with differential accumulation of gene transcripts and proteins between bundle sheath and mesophyll photosynthetic cell types. We have physically separated photosynthetic cell types in the leaf blade to characterize differences in gene expression ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Sawers RJ,Liu P,Anufrikova K,Hwang JT,Brutnell TP

更新日期：2007-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant nucleotide-binding site (NBS)-leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins encoded by resistance genes play an important role in the responses of plants to various pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. In this study, a comprehensive analysis of NBS-encoding genes within the whole cucumber...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wan H,Yuan W,Bo K,Shen J,Pang X,Chen J

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Housekeeping (HK) genes are ubiquitously expressed in all tissue/cell types and constitute a basal transcriptome for the maintenance of basic cellular functions. Partitioning transcriptomes into HK and tissue-specific (TS) genes relatively is fundamental for studying gene expression and cellular differentiat...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhu J,He F,Song S,Wang J,Yu J

更新日期：2008-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of gene regulation often utilize genome-wide predictions of transcription factor (TF) binding sites. Most existing prediction methods are based on sequence information alone, ignoring biological contexts such as developmental stages and tissue types. Experimental methods to study in vivo binding, inc...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhong S,He X,Bar-Joseph Z

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In biomedical research, gene expression profiling studies have been extensively conducted. The analysis of gene expression data has led to a deeper understanding of human genetics as well as practically useful models. Clustering analysis has been a critical component of gene expression data analysis and can ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Teran Hidalgo SJ,Wu M,Ma S

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histone acetylation is a ubiquitous and reversible post-translational modification in eukaryotes and prokaryotes that is co-regulated by histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC). HAT activity is important for the modification of chromatin structure in eukaryotic cells, affecting gene tr...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Gao S,Li L,Han X,Liu T,Jin P,Cai L,Xu M,Zhang T,Zhang F,Chen J,Yang J,Zhong K

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The food spoilage yeast species Zygosaccharomyces bailii exhibits an extraordinary capacity to tolerate weak acids, in particular acetic acid. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the transcription factor Haa1 (ScHaa1) is considered the main player in genomic expression reprogramming in response to acetic acid stres...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Palma M,Dias PJ,Roque FC,Luzia L,Guerreiro JF,Sá-Correia I

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of noncoding small RNAs (sRNAs) that are 20-24 nucleotides (nt) in length. Extensive studies have indicated that miRNAs play versatile roles in plants, functioning in processes such as growth, development and stress responses. Chilling is a common abiotic stress that seriously ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Cao X,Wu Z,Jiang F,Zhou R,Yang Z

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large difference in cerebrum size exist between avian species and populations of the same species and is believed to reflect differences in processing power, i.e. in the speed and efficiency of processing information in this brain region. During domestication chickens developed a larger cerebrum compared to ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Höglund A,Strempfl K,Fogelholm J,Wright D,Henriksen R

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mosquito species Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of many arboviral diseases, including dengue and yellow fevers, that are responsible for a large worldwide health burden. The biological rhythms of mosquitoes regulate many of the physiological processes and behaviors that influence the transmission of...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Leming MT,Rund SS,Behura SK,Duffield GE,O'Tousa JE

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increased multi-omics information on carefully phenotyped patients in studies of complex diseases requires novel methods for data integration. Unlike continuous intensity measurements from most omics data sets, phenome data contain clinical variables that are binary, ordinal and categorical. RESULTS:In ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kim S,Herazo-Maya JD,Kang DD,Juan-Guardela BM,Tedrow J,Martinez FJ,Sciurba FC,Tseng GC,Kaminski N

更新日期：2015-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT) encoded by a multigene family is a rate-limiting enzyme in the Kennedy pathway in higher plants. Cotton is the most important natural fiber crop and one of the most important oilseed crops. However, little is known on genes coding for LPAATs involved in oil biosy...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wang N,Ma J,Pei W,Wu M,Li H,Li X,Yu S,Zhang J,Yu J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:miRNAs are small, non-coding RNA molecules that mainly act as negative regulators of target gene messages. Due to their regulatory functions, they have lately been implicated in several diseases, including malignancies. Roughly half of known miRNA genes are located within previously annotated protein-coding ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Hinske LC,Galante PA,Kuo WP,Ohno-Machado L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A major goal of post-genomics research is the integrated analysis of genes, regulatory elements and the chromatin architecture on a genome-wide scale. Mapping DNase I hypersensitive sites within the nuclear chromatin is a powerful and well-established method of identifying regulatory element candidates. RES...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Shi B,Guo X,Wu T,Sheng S,Wang J,Skogerbø G,Zhu X,Chen R

更新日期：2009-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) is the main fish species cultured in the Mediterranean area and constitutes an interesting model of research. Nevertheless, transcriptomic and genomic data are still scarce for this highly valuable species. A transcriptome database was constructed by de novo assembly of...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Calduch-Giner JA,Bermejo-Nogales A,Benedito-Palos L,Estensoro I,Ballester-Lozano G,Sitjà-Bobadilla A,Pérez-Sánchez J

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Equine influenza is a major health problem of equines worldwide. The polymerase genes of influenza virus have key roles in virus replication, transcription, transmission between hosts and pathogenesis. Hence, the comprehensive genetic and codon usage bias of polymerase genes of equine influenza virus (EIV) w...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bera BC,Virmani N,Kumar N,Anand T,Pavulraj S,Rash A,Elton D,Rash N,Bhatia S,Sood R,Singh RK,Tripathi BN

更新日期：2017-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitochondria are organelles that fulfill a fundamental role in cell bioenergetics, as well as in other processes like cell signaling and death. Small non-coding RNAs (sncRNA) are now being considered as pivotal post-transcriptional regulators, widening the landscape of their diversity and functions. In mamma...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Larriba E,Rial E,Del Mazo J

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The monophyly of flatfishes has not been supported in many molecular phylogenetic studies. The monophyly of Pleuronectoidei, which comprises all but one family of flatfishes, is broadly supported. However, the Psettodoidei, comprising the single family Psettodidae, is often found to be most closely related t...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Shi W,Chen S,Kong X,Si L,Gong L,Zhang Y,Yu H

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obtaining complete gene structures is one major goal of genome assembly. Some gene regions are fragmented in low quality and high-quality assemblies. Therefore, new approaches are needed to recover gene regions. Genomes are widely transcribed, generating messenger and non-coding RNAs. These widespread transc...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhu BH,Xiao J,Xue W,Xu GC,Sun MY,Li JT

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As is true for many other antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) are currently being assessed for their susceptibility to phage therapy as an antimicrobial treatment. The objective of this study was to perform genomic and limited functional characteriz...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Lynch KH,Abdu AH,Schobert M,Dennis JJ

更新日期：2013-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain represents a ubiquitous structural fold that is involved in bacterial sensing and adaptation systems, including several virulence related functions. Although PAS domains and the subclass of PhoQ-DcuS-CitA (PDC) domains have a common structure, there is limited amino acid sequenc...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Shah N,Gaupp R,Moriyama H,Eskridge KM,Moriyama EN,Somerville GA

更新日期：2013-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ribosome is a central player in the translation system, which in mammals consists of four RNA species and 79 ribosomal proteins (RPs). The control mechanisms of gene expression and the functions of RPs are believed to be identical. Most RP genes have common promoters and were therefore assumed to have a ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ishii K,Washio T,Uechi T,Yoshihama M,Kenmochi N,Tomita M

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uranium (U) is a naturally occurring radionuclide that has been found in the aquatic environment due to anthropogenic activities. Exposure to U may pose risk to aquatic organisms due to its radiological and chemical toxicity. The present study aimed to characterize the chemical toxicity of U in Atlantic salm...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Song Y,Salbu B,Teien HC,Sørlie Heier L,Rosseland BO,Høgåsen T,Tollefsen KE

更新日期：2014-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One member of the W family of human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) appears to have been functionally adopted by the human host. Nevertheless, a highly diversified and regulated transcription from a range of HERV-W elements has been observed in human tissues and cells. Aberrant expression of members of this f...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Li F,Nellåker C,Yolken RH,Karlsson H

更新日期：2011-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The steadily increasing number of prokaryotic genomes has accelerated the study of genome evolution; in particular, the availability of sets of genomes from closely related bacteria has facilitated the exploration of the mechanisms underlying genome plasticity. The family Vibrionaceae is found in the Gammapr...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Gu J,Neary J,Cai H,Moshfeghian A,Rodriguez SA,Lilburn TG,Wang Y

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the importance of wheat as a major staple crop and the negative impact of diseases on its production worldwide, the genetic mechanisms and gene interactions involved in the resistance response in wheat are still poorly understood. The complete sequence of the rice genome has provided an extremely use...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Cantu D,Yang B,Ruan R,Li K,Menzo V,Fu D,Chern M,Ronald PC,Dubcovsky J

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inferring the microbial interaction networks (MINs) and modeling their dynamics are critical in understanding the mechanisms of the bacterial ecosystem and designing antibiotic and/or probiotic therapies. Recently, several approaches were proposed to infer MINs using the generalized Lotka-Volterra (gLV) mode...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Alshawaqfeh M,Serpedin E,Younes AB

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress caused by ground level ozone is a contributor to yield loss in a number of important crop plants. Soybean (Glycine max) is considered to be ozone sensitive, and current research into its response to oxidative stress is limited. To better understand the genetic response in soybean to oxidativ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Whaley A,Sheridan J,Safari S,Burton A,Burkey K,Schlueter J

更新日期：2015-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid acquisition of accurate genotyping information is essential for all genetic marker-based studies. For species with relatively small genomes, complete genome resequencing is a feasible approach for genotyping; however, for species with large and highly repetitive genomes, the acquisition of whole genome...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Morishige DT,Klein PE,Hilley JL,Sahraeian SM,Sharma A,Mullet JE

更新日期：2013-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing use of DNA microarrays for genetical genomics studies generates a need for platforms with complete coverage of the genome. We have compared the effective gene coverage in the mouse genome of different commercial and noncommercial oligonucleotide microarray platforms by performing an in-house g...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Verdugo RA,Medrano JF

更新日期：2006-03-21 00:00:00