Studying the microbiology of the indoor environment.

abstract：:Ancient DNA research is revealing a human history far more complex than that inferred from parsimonious models based on modern DNA. Here, we review some of the key events in the peopling of the world in the light of the findings of work on ancient DNA. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Haber M,Mezzavilla M,Xue Y,Tyler-Smith C

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The genome-wide investigation of DNA methylation levels has been limited to reference transposable element positions. The methylation analysis of non-reference and mobile transposable elements has only recently been performed, but required both genome resequencing and MethylC-seq datasets. We have created epiTEome, a ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Daron J,Slotkin RK

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Short-term laboratory evolution of bacteria followed by genomic sequencing provides insight into the mechanism of adaptive evolution, such as the number of mutations needed for adaptation, genotype-phenotype relationships, and the reproducibility of adaptive outcomes. RESULTS:In the present study, we descri...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Conrad TM,Joyce AR,Applebee MK,Barrett CL,Xie B,Gao Y,Palsson BØ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcoholism presents widespread social and human health problems. Alcohol sensitivity, the development of tolerance to alcohol and susceptibility to addiction vary in the population. Genetic factors that predispose to alcoholism remain largely unknown due to extensive genetic and environmental variation in hu...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Morozova TV,Anholt RR,Mackay TF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concepts of orthology and paralogy are become increasingly important as whole-genome comparison allows their identification in complete genomes. Functional specificity of proteins is assumed to be conserved among orthologs and is different among paralogs. We used this assumption to identify residues which de...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Mirny LA,Gelfand MS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normalization is critical for removing systematic variation from microarray data. For two-color microarray platforms, intensity-dependent lowess normalization is commonly used to correct relative gene expression values for biases. Here we outline a normalization method for use when the assumptions of lowess normalizat...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Oshlack A,Emslie D,Corcoran LM,Smyth GK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of human genetic disorders have traditionally followed a reductionist paradigm. Traits are defined as Mendelian or complex based on family pedigree and population data, whereas alleles are deemed rare, common, benign, or deleterious based on their population frequencies. The availability of exome and genome da...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Katsanis N

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The WOX genes form a plant-specific subclade of the eukaryotic homeobox transcription factor superfamily, which is characterized by the presence of a conserved DNA-binding homeodomain. The analysis of WOX gene expression and function shows that WOX family members fulfill specialized functions in key developmental proc...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： van der Graaff E,Laux T,Rensing SA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Millions of humans and animals suffer from superficial infections caused by a group of highly specialized filamentous fungi, the dermatophytes, which exclusively infect keratinized host structures. To provide broad insights into the molecular basis of the pathogenicity-associated traits, we report the first ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Burmester A,Shelest E,Glöckner G,Heddergott C,Schindler S,Staib P,Heidel A,Felder M,Petzold A,Szafranski K,Feuermann M,Pedruzzi I,Priebe S,Groth M,Winkler R,Li W,Kniemeyer O,Schroeckh V,Hertweck C,Hube B,White TC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lifelong accumulation of somatic mutations underlies age-related phenotypes and cancer. Mutagenic forces are thought to shape the genome of aging cells in a tissue-specific way. Whole genome analyses of somatic mutation patterns, based on both types and genomic distribution of variants, can shed light on...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Franco I,Helgadottir HT,Moggio A,Larsson M,Vrtačnik P,Johansson A,Norgren N,Lundin P,Mas-Ponte D,Nordström J,Lundgren T,Stenvinkel P,Wennberg L,Supek F,Eriksson M

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus, is the largest bird of prey and plays a key role in the ecosystem by removing carcasses, thus preventing the spread of diseases. Its feeding habits force it to cope with constant exposure to pathogens, making this species an interesting target for discovering functio...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Chung O,Jin S,Cho YS,Lim J,Kim H,Jho S,Kim HM,Jun J,Lee H,Chon A,Ko J,Edwards J,Weber JA,Han K,O'Brien SJ,Manica A,Bhak J,Paek WK

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-cell transcriptomics requires a method that is sensitive, accurate, and reproducible. Here, we present CEL-Seq2, a modified version of our CEL-Seq method, with threefold higher sensitivity, lower costs, and less hands-on time. We implemented CEL-Seq2 on Fluidigm's C1 system, providing its first single-cell, on-...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Hashimshony T,Senderovich N,Avital G,Klochendler A,de Leeuw Y,Anavy L,Gennert D,Li S,Livak KJ,Rozenblatt-Rosen O,Dor Y,Regev A,Yanai I

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the rough draft of the human genome sequence nears a finished product and other genome-sequencing projects accumulate sequence data exponentially, bioinformatics is emerging as an important tool for studies of transposon biology. In particular, L1 elements exhibit a variety of sequence structures after in...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Szak ST,Pickeral OK,Makalowski W,Boguski MS,Landsman D,Boeke JD

更新日期：2002-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Searching for similarities between biological sequences is the principal means by which bioinformatics contributes to our understanding of biology. Of the various informatics tools developed to accomplish this task, the most widely used is BLAST, the basic local alignment search tool. This article discusses the princi...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Pertsemlidis A,Fondon JW 3rd

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of X-linked genes escapes silencing by X inactivation and is expressed from both X chromosomes in mammalian females. Species-specific differences in the identity of these genes have recently been discovered, suggesting a role in the evolution of sex differences. Chromatin analyses have aimed to discover how g...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Berletch JB,Yang F,Disteche CM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two distinct classes of regulators have been implicated in regulating neuronal gene expression and mediating neuronal identity: transcription factors such as REST/NRSF (RE1 silencing transcription factor) and CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein), and microRNAs (miRNAs). How these two classes of regul...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Wu J,Xie X

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The army of the men of death, in John Bunyan's memorable phrase, has a new recruit, and fear has a new face: a face wearing a surgical mask. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Petsko GA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of causal genes from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is the next important step for the translation of genetic findings into biologically meaningful mechanisms of disease and potential therapeutic targets. Using novel chromatin interaction detection techniques and allele specific as...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： McGovern A,Schoenfelder S,Martin P,Massey J,Duffus K,Plant D,Yarwood A,Pratt AG,Anderson AE,Isaacs JD,Diboll J,Thalayasingam N,Ospelt C,Barton A,Worthington J,Fraser P,Eyre S,Orozco G

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a one of the most important infectious diseases and is caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Previously, quantitative characterization of the P. falciparum transcriptome demonstrated that the strictly controlled progression of these parasites through their intra-erythrocytic develo...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Foth BJ,Zhang N,Mok S,Preiser PR,Bozdech Z

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A report on the 2004 meeting on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Bacteriophages, Cold Spring Harbor, USA, 25-29 August 2004. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Lawrence JG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pluripotency of embryonic stem (ES) cells is controlled in part by chromatin-modifying factors that regulate histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation. However, it remains unclear how H3K4 demethylation contributes to ES cell function. RESULTS:Here, we show that KDM5B, which demethylates lysine 4 of histone H3...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Kidder BL,Hu G,Zhao K

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past years a variety of host restriction genes have been identified in human and mammals that modulate retrovirus infectivity, replication, assembly, and/or cross-species transmission. Among these host-encoded restriction factors, the APOBEC3 (A3; apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing catalytic polypeptide ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Münk C,Beck T,Zielonka J,Hotz-Wagenblatt A,Chareza S,Battenberg M,Thielebein J,Cichutek K,Bravo IG,O'Brien SJ,Löchelt M,Yuhki N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent study explores the genome content of uncultured unicellular marine eukaryotes and provides insights about interactions between uncultured eukaryotes and other biological entities. ...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Worden AZ,Dupont C,Allen AE

更新日期：2011-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Swine production has been an important part of our lives since the late Mesolithic or early Neolithic periods, and ranks number one in world meat production. Pig production also contributes to high-value-added medical markets in the form of pharmaceuticals, heart valves, and surgical materials. Genetic engineering, in...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Clark KJ,Carlson DF,Fahrenkrug SC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RNA-binding proteins regulate a number of cellular processes, including synthesis, folding, translocation, assembly and clearance of RNAs. Recent studies have reported that an unexpectedly large number of proteins are able to interact with RNA, but the partners of many RNA-binding proteins are still uncharac...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Cirillo D,Marchese D,Agostini F,Livi CM,Botta-Orfila T,Tartaglia GG

更新日期：2014-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to quantitatively measure the expression of all genes in a given tissue or cell with a single assay is an exciting promise of gene-expression profiling technology. An in situ-synthesized 60-mer oligonucleotide microarray designed to detect transcripts from all mouse genes was validated, as well as a set of...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Carter MG,Sharov AA,VanBuren V,Dudekula DB,Carmack CE,Nelson C,Ko MS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) family proteins have a well-characterized role in heterochromatin packaging and gene regulation. Their function in organismal development, however, is less well understood. Here we used genome-wide expression profiling to assess novel functions of the Caenorhabditis elegans HP...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Meister P,Schott S,Bedet C,Xiao Y,Rohner S,Bodennec S,Hudry B,Molin L,Solari F,Gasser SM,Palladino F

更新日期：2011-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris (Xcc) is the causal agent of black rot disease of crucifers worldwide. The molecular genetic diversity and host specificity of Xcc are poorly understood. RESULTS:We constructed a microarray based on the complete genome sequence of Xcc strain 8004 and investigated t...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： He YQ,Zhang L,Jiang BL,Zhang ZC,Xu RQ,Tang DJ,Qin J,Jiang W,Zhang X,Liao J,Cao JR,Zhang SS,Wei ML,Liang XX,Lu GT,Feng JX,Chen B,Cheng J,Tang JL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenetic mechanisms such as chromatin accessibility impact transcription factor binding to DNA and transcriptional specificity. The androgen receptor (AR), a master regulator of the male phenotype and prostate cancer pathogenesis, acts primarily through ligand-activated transcription of target genes. Altho...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Tewari AK,Yardimci GG,Shibata Y,Sheffield NC,Song L,Taylor BS,Georgiev SG,Coetzee GA,Ohler U,Furey TS,Crawford GE,Febbo PG

更新日期：2012-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Trans-splicing is an unusual process in which two separate RNA strands are spliced together to yield a mature mRNA. We present a novel computational approach which has an overall accuracy of 82% and can predict 92% of known trans-splicing sites. We have applied our method to chromosomes 1 and 3 of Leishmania major, wi...

journal_title：Genome biology

authors： Gopal S,Awadalla S,Gaasterland T,Cross GA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00