Genome-wide survey and expression profiles of the AP2/ERF family in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Filarial nematodes cause debilitating human diseases. While treatable, recent evidence suggests drug resistance is developing, necessitating the development of novel targets and new treatment options. Although transcriptomic and proteomic studies around the nematode life cycle have greatly enhanced our knowl...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Luck AN,Anderson KG,McClung CM,VerBerkmoes NC,Foster JM,Michalski ML,Slatko BE

更新日期：2015-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Habitats colonized by acidophiles as an ideal physical barrier may induce genetic exchange of microbial members within the common communities, but little is known about how species in extremely acidic environments diverge and evolve. RESULTS:Using the acidophilic sulfur-oxidizer Acidithiobacillus as a case ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhang X,Liu X,Li L,Wei G,Zhang D,Liang Y,Miao B

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diversification on the basis of utilization is a hallmark of Beta vulgaris (beet), as well as other crop species. Often, crop improvement and management activities are segregated by crop type, thus preserving unique genome diversity and organization. Full interfertility is typically retained in crosses betwe...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Galewski P,McGrath JM

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human interfollicular epidermis is sustained by the proliferation of stem cells and their progeny, transient amplifying cells. Molecular characterization of these two cell populations is essential for better understanding of self renewal, differentiation and mechanisms of skin pathogenesis. The purpose of th...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Koçer SS,Djurić PM,Bugallo MF,Simon SR,Matic M

更新日期：2008-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tubulin isotypes and expression patterns are highly regulated in diverse organisms. The genome sequence of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major contains three distinct beta-tubulin loci. To investigate the diversity of beta-tubulin genes, we have compared the published genome sequence to draft genome sequ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Jackson AP,Vaughan S,Gull K

更新日期：2006-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transposable elements constitute a significant fraction of plant genomes. The PIF/Harbinger superfamily includes DNA transposons (class II elements) carrying terminal inverted repeats and producing a 3 bp target site duplication upon insertion. The presence of an ORF coding for the DDE/DDD transposase, requi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Grzebelus D,Lasota S,Gambin T,Kucherov G,Gambin A

更新日期：2007-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus uberis, a Gram positive bacterial pathogen responsible for a significant proportion of bovine mastitis in commercial dairy herds, colonises multiple body sites of the cow including the gut, genital tract and mammary gland. Comparative analysis of the complete genome sequence of S. uberis strain...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ward PN,Holden MT,Leigh JA,Lennard N,Bignell A,Barron A,Clark L,Quail MA,Woodward J,Barrell BG,Egan SA,Field TR,Maskell D,Kehoe M,Dowson CG,Chanter N,Whatmore AM,Bentley SD,Parkhill J

更新日期：2009-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To generate specific transcript profiles, one must isolate homogenous cell populations using techniques that often yield small amounts of RNA, requiring researchers to employ RNA amplification methods. The data generated by using these methods must be extensively evaluated to determine any technique dependen...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Gold D,Coombes K,Medhane D,Ramaswamy A,Ju Z,Strong L,Koo JS,Kapoor M

更新日期：2004-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contrast to unidirectional promoters wherein antisense transcription results in short transcripts which are rapidly degraded, bidirectional promoters produce mature transcripts in both sense and antisense orientation. To understand the molecular mechanism of how productive bidirectional transcription is r...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Jangid RK,Kelkar A,Muley VY,Galande S

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhesus macaques serve a critical role in the study of human biomedical research. While both Indian and Chinese rhesus macaques are commonly used, genetic differences between these two subspecies affect aspects of their behavior and physiology, including response to simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infecti...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ferguson B,Street SL,Wright H,Pearson C,Jia Y,Thompson SL,Allibone P,Dubay CJ,Spindel E,Norgren RB Jr

更新日期：2007-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drosophila melanogaster females show changes in behavior and physiology after mating that are thought to maximize the number of progeny resulting from the most recent copulation. Sperm and seminal fluid proteins induce post-mating changes in females, however, very little is known about the resulting gene exp...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Dalton JE,Kacheria TS,Knott SR,Lebo MS,Nishitani A,Sanders LE,Stirling EJ,Winbush A,Arbeitman MN

更新日期：2010-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is not only important for exploiting heterosis in crop plants, but also as a model for investigating nuclear-cytoplasmic interaction. CMS may be caused by mutations, rearrangement or recombination in the mitochondrial genome. Understanding the mitochondrial genome is often th...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Heng S,Wei C,Jing B,Wan Z,Wen J,Yi B,Ma C,Tu J,Fu T,Shen J

更新日期：2014-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A thorough verification of the ability of genomic selection (GS) to predict estimated breeding values for pea (Pisum sativum L.) grain yield is pending. Prediction for different environments (inter-environment prediction) has key importance when breeding for target environments featuring high genotype × envi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Annicchiarico P,Nazzicari N,Pecetti L,Romani M,Russi L

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bombyx mori was domesticated from the Chinese wild silkworm, Bombyx mandarina. Wild and domestic silkworms are good models in which to investigate genes related to silk protein synthesis that may be differentially expressed in silk glands, because their silk productions are very different. Here we used the m...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Fang SM,Hu BL,Zhou QZ,Yu QY,Zhang Z

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitochondrial genomes comprise a small but critical component of the total DNA in eukaryotic organisms. They encode several key proteins for the cell's major energy producing apparatus, the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Additionally, their nucleotide and amino acid sequences are of great utility as marker...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Lloyd RE,Foster PG,Guille M,Littlewood DT

更新日期：2012-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a rapidly evolving RNA virus that has been classified into seven genotypes. All HCV genotypes cause chronic hepatitis, which ultimately leads to liver diseases such as cirrhosis. The genotypes are unevenly distributed across the globe, with genotypes 1 and 3 being the most prevalen...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bull RA,Eltahla AA,Rodrigo C,Koekkoek SM,Walker M,Pirozyan MR,Betz-Stablein B,Toepfer A,Laird M,Oh S,Heiner C,Maher L,Schinkel J,Lloyd AR,Luciani F

更新日期：2016-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the underlying genetic structure of human populations is of fundamental interest to both biological and social sciences. Advances in high-throughput genotyping technology have markedly improved our understanding of global patterns of human genetic variation. The most widely used methods for col...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Maróti Z,Boldogkői Z,Tombácz D,Snyder M,Kalmár T

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contrast to wild species, which have typically evolved phenotypes over long periods of natural selection, domesticates rapidly gained human-preferred agronomic traits in a relatively short-time frame via artificial selection. Under domesticated conditions, many traits can be observed that cannot only be d...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Xiang H,Li X,Dai F,Xu X,Tan A,Chen L,Zhang G,Ding Y,Li Q,Lian J,Willden A,Guo Q,Xia Q,Wang J,Wang W

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Onizuka S,Yamazaki Y,Park SJ,Sugimoto T,Sone Y,Sjöqvist S,Usui M,Takeda A,Nakai K,Nakashima K,Iwata T

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluctuations in external salinity force eukaryotic cells to respond by changes in the gene expression of proteins acting in protective biochemical processes, thus counteracting the changing osmotic pressure. The high-osmolarity glycerol (HOG) signaling pathway is essential for the efficient up-regulation of ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Vaupotic T,Plemenitas A

更新日期：2007-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We performed large-scale bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) end-sequencing of two BAC libraries (an EcoRI- and a BamHI-digested library) and conducted an in silico analysis to characterize the obtained sequence data, to make them a useful resource for genomic research on the silkworm (Bombyx mori). RESUL...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Suetsugu Y,Minami H,Shimomura M,Sasanuma S,Narukawa J,Mita K,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2007-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The capacity of European pear fruit (Pyrus communis L.) to ripen after harvest develops during the final stages of growth on the tree. The objective of this study was to characterize changes in 'Bartlett' pear fruit physico-chemical properties and transcription profiles during fruit maturation leading to att...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Nham NT,de Freitas ST,Macnish AJ,Carr KM,Kietikul T,Guilatco AJ,Jiang CZ,Zakharov F,Mitcham EJ

更新日期：2015-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. (2n = 2 × = 14) and melon, C. melo L. (2n = 2 × = 24) are two important vegetable species in the genus Cucumis (family Cucurbitaceae). Both species have an Asian origin that diverged approximately nine million years ago. Cucumber is believed to have evolved from melon through chr...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Li D,Cuevas HE,Yang L,Li Y,Garcia-Mas J,Zalapa J,Staub JE,Luan F,Reddy U,He X,Gong Z,Weng Y

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Of the hundreds of Vibrio cholerae serogroups, O1 and O139 are the main epidemic-causing ones. Although non-O1/non-O139 serogroups rarely cause epidemics, the possibility exists for strains within them to have pathogenic potential. RESULTS:We selected 25 representative strains within 16 V. cholerae serogrou...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Li Z,Lu X,Wang D,Liang WL,Zhang J,Li J,Xu J,Pang B,Kan B

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) have become widely used as molecular markers in plant genetic studies due to their abundance, high allelic variation at each locus and simplicity to analyze using conventional PCR amplification. To study plants with unknown genome sequence, SSR markers from Expressed Sequence T...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ponyared P,Ponsawat J,Tongsima S,Seresangtakul P,Akkasaeng C,Tantisuwichwong N

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxin stimulates pro-inflammatory pathways and is a key player in the pathological mechanisms involved in the development of endometritis. This study aimed to investigate LPS-induced DNA methylation changes in bovine endometrial epithelial cells (bEECs), which may affect endometr...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Jhamat N,Niazi A,Guo Y,Chanrot M,Ivanova E,Kelsey G,Bongcam-Rudloff E,Andersson G,Humblot P

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cells transformed by human adenoviruses (Ad) exhibit differential capacities to induce tumours in immunocompetent rodents; for example, Ad12-transformed rodent cells are oncogenic whereas Ad5-transformed cells are not. The E1A gene determines oncogenic phenotype, is a transcriptional regulator and dysregulat...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Strath J,Georgopoulos LJ,Kellam P,Blair GE

更新日期：2009-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The trypanosomatids Leishmania major, Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi cause some of the most debilitating diseases of humankind: cutaneous leishmaniasis, African sleeping sickness, and Chagas disease. These protozoa possess complex life cycles that involve development in mammalian and insect hosts, ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Parsons M,Worthey EA,Ward PN,Mottram JC

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microarray-based Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (CGH) has been used to assess genetic variability between bacterial strains. Crucial for interpretation of microarray data is the availability of a reference to compare signal intensities to reliably determine presence or divergence each DNA fragment. Howeve...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Carpaij N,Fluit AC,Lindsay JA,Bonten MJ,Willems RJ

更新日期：2009-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-coding small RNAs play critical roles in various cellular processes in a wide spectrum of eukaryotic organisms. Their responses to abiotic stress have become a popular topic of economic and scientific importance in biological research. Several studies in recent years have reported a small number of non-c...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wang L,Yu X,Wang H,Lu YZ,de Ruiter M,Prins M,He YK

更新日期：2011-06-03 00:00:00