Analysis of the CCR5 gene coding region diversity in five South American populations reveals two new non-synonymous alleles in Amerindians and high CCR5*D32 frequency in Euro-Brazilians.

abstract：:The roots of the understorey shrub Carapichea ipecacuanha (ipecac) have medicinal properties, and the uprooting of wild plants has supplied most of the world demand for this species. Although under severe population decline, C. ipecacuanha lacks legal protection. In the wild, the aerial stems of ipecac clump together ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： de Oliveira LO,Venturini BA,Rossi AA,Hastenreiter SS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary cancer risk assessment is a multidisciplinary and dynamic process, with the purpose of estimating probabilities of germline mutations in cancer susceptibility genes and assessing empiric risks of cancer based on personal and family histories, in order to offer clinical and molecular diagnoses and clinical m...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Gomy I,Diz Mdel P

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Up-regulation of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) is associated with many diseases, including cancer. In this study, an H family HERV (HERV-H)-related gene was identified and characterized. Its spliced transcript lacks protein-coding capacity and may belong to the emerging class of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). The 1....

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Liang Q,Ding J,Zheng S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Serrasalmidae family is composed of a number of commercially interesting species, mainly in the Amazon region where most of these fishes occur. In the present study, we investigated the genomic organization of the 18S and 5S rDNA and telomeric sequences in mitotic chromosomes of four species from the basal clade o...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Ribeiro LB,Matoso DA,Feldberg E

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-translational modification of proteins by ADP-ribosylation, catalysed by poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) using NAD+ as a substrate, plays central roles in DNA damage signalling and repair, modulates a range of cellular signalling cascades and initiates programmed cell death by parthanatos. Here, we present ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Hoch NC,Polo LM

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of IRAP (inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism) and ITS-RFLP (restriction of PCR-amplified internal transcribed spacers of the rDNA) markers in the analysis of 39 Pyrenophora graminea isolates was determined. Each marker system could discriminate between all of the isolates in detecting polymorph...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Zein I,Jawhar M,Arabi MI

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population genetics studies the distributions and changes in population allele frequencies in response to processes, such as mutation, natural selection, gene flow, and genetic drift. Researchers daily manage genetic, biological, and environmental data of the samples, storing them in text files or spreadsheets, which ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Elias DE,Rueda ECR

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise is a double-edged sword: when practiced in moderation, it increases the expression of antioxidant enzymes, but when practiced strenuously it causes oxidative stress and cell damage. In this context, polymorphisms in the interleukin (IL)-6 gene should be investigated better because they can influence performan...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Miranda-Vilela AL,Ribeiro IF,Grisolia CK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sample preparation is a critical step in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) of plant tissues. Here we describe a phenol/SDS procedure that, although greatly simplified, produced well-resolved and reproducible 2-DE profiles of protein extracts from soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] roots. Extractions were made ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Rodrigues EP,Torres AR,da Silva Batista JS,Huergo L,Hungria M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xylella fastidiosa genome sequencing has generated valuable data by identifying genes acting either on metabolic pathways or in associated pathogenicity and virulence. Based on available information on these genes, new strategies for studying their expression patterns, such as microarray technology, were employed. A t...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Travensolo RF,Carareto-Alves LM,Costa MV,Lopes TJ,Carrilho E,Lemos EG

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed study of putative recombination events and their evolution frequency in the whole genome of the currently known members of the family Tombusviridae, comprising 79 accessions retrieved from the international databases, was carried out by using the RECCO and RDP version 3.31β algorithms. The first program all...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Boulila M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ample evidence suggests that cancer is triggered by mutagenic damage and diets or supplements capable of reducing such incidences can be related to the prevention of neoplasy development or to an improvement in life quality of patients who undergo chemotherapy. This research aimed to evaluate the antimutagenic and ant...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Oliveira RJ,Salles MJ,da Silva AF,Kanno TY,Lourenço AC,Leite Vda S,Matiazi HJ,Pesarini JR,Ribeiro LR,Mantovani MS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 90% of birds are socially monogamous, although genetic studies indicate that many are often not sexually monogamous. In the present study, DNA fingerprinting was used to estimate the genetic relationships between nestlings belonging to the same broods to evaluate the mating system in the socially monogamous ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Caparroz R,Miyaki CY,Baker AJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the richness of species in the Hirudinidae family, little is known about the genome organization of swallows. The Progne tapera species presents genetic and morphological difference when compared to other members of the same genus. Hence, the aims of this study were to analyze the chromosomal evolution of thre...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Barcellos SA,Kretschmer R,Souza MS,Costa AL,Degrandi TM,Lopes CF,Ferguson-Smith MA,Pereira J,Oliveira EHC,Gunski RJ,Garnero ADV

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetic studies in birds are still scarce compared to other vertebrates. Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae) are part of a highly specialized group within the Suboscines of the New World. They are forest birds exclusive to the Neotropical region and similar to woodpeckers, at a comparable evolutionary stage. This pape...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： de Oliveira Barbosa M,da Silva RR,de Sena Correia VC,Dos Santos LP,Garnero Adel V,Gunski RJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4-Coumaric acid: coenzyme A ligase (4CL) is a key enzyme in the phenylpropanoid metabolic pathway that regulates the biosynthesis of lignin and flavonoids. Therefore, the study of 4CL is important to explore the accumulation and regulation of metabolites. This study investigated the role that the 4CL2 gene from Dryopt...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Li SS,Chang Y,Li B,Shao SL,Zhen-Zhu- Z

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is one of the biological systems of major polymorphisms. The study of HLA class II variability has allowed the identification of several alleles that are characteristic to Amerindian populations, and it is an excellent tool to define the relations and biological affinities am...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Parolín ML,Carnese FR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since around 1723, on the occasion of its initial colonization by Europeans, Rondonia has received successive waves of immigrants. This has been further swelled by individuals from northeastern Brazil, who began entering at the beginning of the twentieth century. The ethnic composition varies across the state accordin...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： de Farias JD,Santos MG,de França AK,Delani D,Tada MS,Casseb AA,Simões AL,Engracia V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to understand the genetic ancestry and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity of current Colombian horse breeds we sequenced a 364-bp fragment of the mitocondrial DNA D-loop in 116 animals belonging to five Spanish horse breeds and the Colombian Paso Fino and Colombian Creole cattle horse breeds. Among Colombian...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Jimenez LM,Mendez S,Dunner S,Cañón J,Cortés O

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common everyday use of medicinal plants is an ancient, and still very widespread practice, whereby the need for studies on their possible toxicity and mutagenic properties. The species Coccoloba mollis has been much used in phytotherapy, mainly in cases involving loss of memory and stress. In order to investigate ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Tsuboy MS,Marcarini JC,Ferreira DT,Ferraz ER,Chequer FM,de Oliveira DP,Ribeiro LR,Mantovani MS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabinoids, flavonoids, and stilbenoids have been identified in the annual dioecious plant Cannabis sativa L. Of these, the cannabinoids are the best known group of this plant's natural products. Polyketide synthases (PKSs) are responsible for the biosynthesis of diverse secondary metabolites, including flavonoids a...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Flores-Sanchez IJ,Linthorst HJ,Verpoorte R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic plasticity is a hallmark of the caste systems of social insects, expressed in their life history and morphological traits. These are best studied in bees. In their co-evolution with angiosperm plants, the females of corbiculate bees have acquired a specialized structure on their hind legs for collecting pol...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Santos CG,Hartfelder K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The allelic frequencies of 12 short tandem repeat loci were obtained from a sample of 307 unrelated individuals living in Macapá, a city in the northern Amazon region, Brazil. These loci are the most commonly used in forensics and paternity testing. Based on the allele frequency obtained for the population of Macapá, ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： da Costa Francez PA,Rodrigues EM,Frazão GF,Dos Reis Borges ND,Dos Santos SE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The function of gene body DNA methylation in alternative splicing, and its relation to disease pathogenesis is not fully elucidated. The gene for familial Mediterranean fever (MEFV) encodes the pyrin protein and contains a 998 bp CpG island, covering the second exon, which is differentially methylated in FMF patients ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Erdem GC,Erdemir S,Abaci I,Aydin AKK,Everest E,Turanli ET

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autochthonous pig breeds represent an important genetic reserve to be utilized mainly for the production of typical products. To explore its genetic variability, here we present for the first time whole genome sequencing data and SNPs discovered in a male domestic Nero Siciliano pig compared to the last pig reference ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： D'Alessandro E,Giosa D,Sapienza I,Giuffrè L,Cigliano RA,Romeo O,Zumbo A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tsetse flies are responsible for the transmission of Trypanossoma sp. to vertebrate animals in Africa causing huge health issues and economic loss. The availability of the genome sequence of Glossina morsitans enabled the discovery of several genes related to medically important phenotypes and novel physiological feat...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Freitas L,Mesquita RD,Schrago CG

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of conventional, silicon-based computers has several limitations, including some related to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and the von Neumann "bottleneck". Biomolecular computers based on DNA and proteins are largely free of these disadvantages and, along with quantum computers, are reasonable a...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Sakowski S,Krasinski T,Waldmajer J,Sarnik J,Blasiak J,Poplawski T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decapod Grapsus grapsus is commonly found on oceanic islands of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. In this study, a simple, quick and reliable method for detecting its larvae in plankton samples is described, which makes it ideal for large-scale studies of larval dispersal patterns in the species. ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Ströher PR,Firkowski CR,Freire AS,Pie MR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an autosomal dominant, late-onset neurological disorder and the most common form of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) worldwide. Diagnostic genetic testing is available to detect the disease-causing mutation by direct sizing of the CAG repeat tract in the ataxin 3 gene. Presymptomatic testin...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Schuler-Faccini L,Osorio CM,Romariz F,Paneque M,Sequeiros J,Jardim LB

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the influence of two SNPs (rs846910 and rs12086634) of the HSD11B1 gene that encodes 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1(11β-HSD1), the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of cortisol to cortisone, on variables associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome in 215 individuals of bot...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Turek LV,Leite N,Rodrigues Souza RL,Lima JK,Milano GE,Timossi Lda S,Osiecki AC,Osiecki R,Alle LF

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00