Structural basis of transcriptional gene silencing mediated by Arabidopsis MOM1.

abstract：:Domesticated Asian rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the oldest domesticated crop species in the world, having fed more people than any other plant in human history. We report the patterns of DNA sequence variation in rice and its wild ancestor, O. rufipogon, across 111 randomly chosen gene fragments, and use these to inf...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Caicedo AL,Williamson SH,Hernandez RD,Boyko A,Fledel-Alon A,York TL,Polato NR,Olsen KM,Nielsen R,McCouch SR,Bustamante CD,Purugganan MD

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycomb proteins are epigenetic regulators that localize to developmental loci in the early embryo where they mediate lineage-specific gene repression. In Drosophila, these repressors are recruited to sequence elements by DNA binding proteins associated with Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2). However, the sequence...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Mendenhall EM,Koche RP,Truong T,Zhou VW,Issac B,Chi AS,Ku M,Bernstein BE

更新日期：2010-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of models have been proposed to explain regions of recurrent somatic copy number alteration (SCNA) in human cancer. Our study employs Whole Genome DNA Sequence (WGS) data from tumor samples (n = 103) to comprehensively assess the role of the Knudson two hit genetic model in SCNA generation in prostate cancer...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Camacho N,Van Loo P,Edwards S,Kay JD,Matthews L,Haase K,Clark J,Dennis N,Thomas S,Kremeyer B,Zamora J,Butler AP,Gundem G,Merson S,Luxton H,Hawkins S,Ghori M,Marsden L,Lambert A,Karaszi K,Pelvender G,Massie CE,

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful reproduction is critical to pass genes to the next generation. Seminal proteins contribute to important reproductive processes that lead to fertilization in species ranging from insects to mammals. In Drosophila, the male's accessory gland is a source of seminal fluid proteins that affect the reproductive o...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Ram KR,Wolfner MF

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over half of all proteins are glycosylated, and alterations in glycosylation have been observed in numerous physiological and pathological processes. Attached glycans significantly affect protein function; but, contrary to polypeptides, they are not directly encoded by genes, and the complex processes that regulate th...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Lauc G,Essafi A,Huffman JE,Hayward C,Knežević A,Kattla JJ,Polašek O,Gornik O,Vitart V,Abrahams JL,Pučić M,Novokmet M,Redžić I,Campbell S,Wild SH,Borovečki F,Wang W,Kolčić I,Zgaga L,Gyllensten U,Wilson JF,Wright

更新日期：2010-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokinesis terminates mitosis, resulting in separation of the two sister cells. Septins, a conserved family of GTP-binding cytoskeletal proteins, are an absolute requirement for cytokinesis in budding yeast. We demonstrate that septin-dependence of mammalian cytokinesis differs greatly between cell types: genetic los...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Menon MB,Sawada A,Chaturvedi A,Mishra P,Schuster-Gossler K,Galla M,Schambach A,Gossler A,Förster R,Heuser M,Kotlyarov A,Kinoshita M,Gaestel M

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have transformed our understanding of the genetics of complex traits such as autoimmune diseases, but how risk variants contribute to pathogenesis remains largely unknown. Identifying genetic variants that affect gene expression (expression quantitative trait loci, or eQTLs) is c...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Peters JE,Lyons PA,Lee JC,Richard AC,Fortune MD,Newcombe PJ,Richardson S,Smith KG

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Some imprinted genes exhibit parental origin specific expression bias rather than being transcribed exclusively from one copy. The physiological relevance of this remains poorly understood. In an analysis of brain-specific allele-biased expression, we identified that Trappc9, a cellular trafficking factor, was express...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Liang ZS,Cimino I,Yalcin B,Raghupathy N,Vancollie VE,Ibarra-Soria X,Firth HV,Rimmington D,Farooqi IS,Lelliott CJ,Munger SC,O'Rahilly S,Ferguson-Smith AC,Coll AP,Logan DW

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Opportunistic infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be acute or chronic. While acute infections often spread rapidly and can cause tissue damage and sepsis with high mortality rates, chronic infections can persist for weeks, months, or years in the face of intensive clinical intervention. Remarkably, this di...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Turner KH,Everett J,Trivedi U,Rumbaugh KP,Whiteley M

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Senataxin, mutated in the human genetic disorder ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2), plays an important role in maintaining genome integrity by coordination of transcription, DNA replication, and the DNA damage response. We demonstrate that senataxin is essential for spermatogenesis and that it functions at ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Becherel OJ,Yeo AJ,Stellati A,Heng EY,Luff J,Suraweera AM,Woods R,Fleming J,Carrie D,McKinney K,Xu X,Deng C,Lavin MF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with known genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors. To assess the role of DNA methylation in SLE, we collected CD4+ T-cells, CD19+ B-cells, and CD14+ monocytes from 49 SLE patients and 58 controls, and performed genome-wide DNA methylation analysi...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Absher DM,Li X,Waite LL,Gibson A,Roberts K,Edberg J,Chatham WW,Kimberly RP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report a stop-mutation in the BOD1 (Biorientation Defective 1) gene, which co-segregates with intellectual disability in a large consanguineous family, where individuals that are homozygous for the mutation have no detectable BOD1 mRNA or protein. The BOD1 protein is required for proper chromosome segregation,...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Esmaeeli-Nieh S,Fenckova M,Porter IM,Motazacker MM,Nijhof B,Castells-Nobau A,Asztalos Z,Weißmann R,Behjati F,Tzschach A,Felbor U,Scherthan H,Sayfati SM,Ropers HH,Kahrizi K,Najmabadi H,Swedlow JR,Schenck A,Kuss AW

更新日期：2016-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a monogenetic disorder that predisposes individuals to tumor formation and cognitive and behavioral symptoms. The neuronal circuitry and developmental events underlying these neurological symptoms are unknown. To better understand how mutations of the underlying gene (NF1) drive behavioral ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： King LB,Boto T,Botero V,Aviles AM,Jomsky BM,Joseph C,Walker JA,Tomchik SM

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Kashin-Beck disease, a syndrome characterized by short stature, skeletal deformities, and arthropathy of multiple joints, is highly prevalent in specific regions of Asia. The disease has been postulated to result from a combination of different environmental factors, including contamination of barley by mold mycotoxin...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Downey CM,Horton CR,Carlson BA,Parsons TE,Hatfield DL,Hallgrímsson B,Jirik FR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying regions of positive selection in genomic data remains a challenge in population genetics. Most current approaches rely on comparing values of summary statistics calculated in windows. We present an approach termed SURFDAWave, which translates measures of genetic diversity calculated in genomic windows to f...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Mughal MR,Koch H,Huang J,Chiaromonte F,DeGiorgio M

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonreplicating type I uracil auxotrophic mutants of Toxoplasma gondii possess a potent ability to activate therapeutic immunity to established solid tumors by reversing immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment. Here we engineered targeted deletions of parasite secreted effector proteins using a genetically tra...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Fox BA,Sanders KL,Rommereim LM,Guevara RB,Bzik DJ

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism underlying immune system recognition of different types of pathogens has been extensively studied over the past few decades; however, the mechanism by which healthy self-tissue evades an attack by its own immune system is less well-understood. Here, we established an autoimmune model of melanotic mass fo...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Kim MJ,Choe KM

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Both genetic and epigenetic alterations contribute to Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy (FSHD), which is linked to the shortening of the array of D4Z4 repeats at the 4q35 locus. The consequence of this rearrangement remains enigmatic, but deletion of this 3.3-kb macrosatellite element might affect the expression of the ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Ottaviani A,Rival-Gervier S,Boussouar A,Foerster AM,Rondier D,Sacconi S,Desnuelle C,Gilson E,Magdinier F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a member of the large Ran-binding protein family, Ran-binding protein 9 (RANBP9) has been suggested to play a critical role in diverse cellular functions in somatic cell lineages in vitro, and this is further supported by the neonatal lethality phenotype in Ranbp9 global knockout mice. However, the exact molecular ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Bao J,Tang C,Li J,Zhang Y,Bhetwal BP,Zheng H,Yan W

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the genetic mechanisms leading to phenotypic differentiation, it is important to identify genomic regions under selection. We scanned the genome of two chicken lines from a single trait selection experiment, where 50 generations of selection have resulted in a 9-fold difference in body weight. Analyses o...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Johansson AM,Pettersson ME,Siegel PB,Carlborg O

更新日期：2010-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of recombination events per meiosis varies extensively among individuals. This recombination phenotype differs between female and male, and also among individuals of each gender. In this study, we used high-density SNP genotypes of over 2,300 individuals and their offspring in two datasets to characterize r...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Chowdhury R,Bois PR,Feingold E,Sherman SL,Cheung VG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:XRN2 is a conserved 5'→3' exoribonuclease that complexes with proteins that contain XRN2-binding domains (XTBDs). In Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), the XTBD-protein PAXT-1 stabilizes XRN2 to retain its activity. XRN2 activity is also promoted by 3'(2'),5'-bisphosphate nucleotidase 1 (BPNT1) through hydrolysis of...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Miki TS,Carl SH,Stadler MB,Großhans H

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparisons between diverse vertebrate genomes have uncovered thousands of highly conserved non-coding sequences, an increasing number of which have been shown to function as enhancers during early development. Despite their extreme conservation over 500 million years from humans to cartilaginous fish, these elements ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： McEwen GK,Goode DK,Parker HJ,Woolfe A,Callaway H,Elgar G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytoplasmic peptide:N-glycanase (Ngly1 in mammals) is a de-N-glycosylating enzyme that is highly conserved among eukaryotes. It was recently reported that subjects harboring mutations in the NGLY1 gene exhibited severe systemic symptoms (NGLY1-deficiency). While the enzyme obviously has a critical role in mammals,...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Fujihira H,Masahara-Negishi Y,Tamura M,Huang C,Harada Y,Wakana S,Takakura D,Kawasaki N,Taniguchi N,Kondoh G,Yamashita T,Funakoshi Y,Suzuki T

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Fpr1 (FK506-sensitive proline rotamase 1), a protein of the FKBP12 (FK506-binding protein 12 kDa) family in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a primary target for the immunosuppressive agents FK506 and rapamycin. Fpr1 inhibits calcineurin and TORC1 (target of rapamycin complex 1) when bound to FK506 and rapamycin, respecti...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Kasahara K,Nakayama R,Shiwa Y,Kanesaki Y,Ishige T,Yoshikawa H,Kokubo T

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:High glucose diets are unhealthy, although the mechanisms by which elevated glucose is harmful to whole animal physiology are not well understood. In Caenorhabditis elegans, high glucose shortens lifespan, while chemically inflicted glucose restriction promotes longevity. We investigated the impact of glucose metaboli...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Onken B,Kalinava N,Driscoll M

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene retroposition leads to considerable genetic variation between individuals. Recent studies revealed the presence of at least 208 retroduplication variations (RDVs), a class of polymorphisms, in which a retrocopy is present or absent from individual genomes. Most of these RDVs resulted from recent retroduplications...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Kabza M,Kubiak MR,Danek A,Rosikiewicz W,Deorowicz S,Polański A,Makałowska I

更新日期：2015-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Although tumor size and lymph node involvement are the current cornerstones of breast cancer prognosis, they have not been extensively explored in relation to tumor methylation attributes in conjunction with other tumor and patient dietary and hormonal characteristics. Using primary breast tumors from 162 (AJCC stage ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Christensen BC,Kelsey KT,Zheng S,Houseman EA,Marsit CJ,Wrensch MR,Wiemels JL,Nelson HH,Karagas MR,Kushi LH,Kwan ML,Wiencke JK

更新日期：2010-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:North African populations are distinct from sub-Saharan Africans based on cultural, linguistic, and phenotypic attributes; however, the time and the extent of genetic divergence between populations north and south of the Sahara remain poorly understood. Here, we interrogate the multilayered history of North Africa by ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Henn BM,Botigué LR,Gravel S,Wang W,Brisbin A,Byrnes JK,Fadhlaoui-Zid K,Zalloua PA,Moreno-Estrada A,Bertranpetit J,Bustamante CD,Comas D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of elaborately branched dendrites is necessary for the proper input and connectivity of many sensory neurons. Previous studies have revealed that dendritic growth relies heavily on ER-to-Golgi transport, Golgi outposts and endocytic recycling. How new membrane and associated cargo is delivered from the secre...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Zou W,Yadav S,DeVault L,Nung Jan Y,Sherwood DR

更新日期：2015-09-22 00:00:00