Distribution and diversity of ribosome binding sites in prokaryotic genomes.

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:An organism can respond to changing environmental conditions by adjusting gene regulation and by forming alternative phenotypes. In nematodes, these mechanisms are coupled because many species will form dauer larvae, a stress-resistant and non-aging developmental stage, when exposed to unfavorable environmen...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Sinha A,Sommer RJ,Dieterich C

更新日期：2012-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic diversity within a species reflects population evolution, ecology, and ability to adapt. Genome-wide population surveys of both natural and introduced populations provide insights into genetic diversity, the evolutionary processes and the genetic basis underlying local adaptation. Grass carp is the m...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Shen Y,Wang L,Fu J,Xu X,Yue GH,Li J

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dictyostelium discoideum is frequently subjected to environmental changes in its natural habitat, the forest soil. In order to survive, the organism had to develop effective mechanisms to sense and respond to such changes. When cells are faced with a hypertonic environment a complex response is triggered. It...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Na J,Tunggal B,Eichinger L

更新日期：2007-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pitayas are currently attracting considerable interest as a tropical fruit with numerous health benefits. However, as a long-day plant, pitaya plants cannot flower in the winter season from November to April in Hainan, China. To harvest pitayas with high economic value in the winter season, it is necessary t...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Xiong R,Liu C,Xu M,Wei SS,Huang JQ,Tang H

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Color polymorphism in the nacre of pteriomorphian bivalves is of great interest for the pearl culture industry. The nacreous layer of the Polynesian black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera exhibits a large array of color variation among individuals including reflections of blue, green, yellow and pi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Lemer S,Saulnier D,Gueguen Y,Planes S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound imaging technology has wide applications in cattle reproduction and has been used to monitor individual follicles and determine the patterns of follicular development. However, the speckles in ultrasound images affect the post-processing, such as follicle segmentation and finally affect the measur...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Tang J,Guo S,Sun Q,Deng Y,Zhou D

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The contribution of a gene to the fitness of a bacterium can be assayed by whether and to what degree the bacterium tolerates transposon insertions in that gene. We use this fact to compare the fitness of syntenic homologous genes among related Salmonella strains and thereby reveal differences not apparent a...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Canals R,Xia XQ,Fronick C,Clifton SW,Ahmer BM,Andrews-Polymenis HL,Porwollik S,McClelland M

更新日期：2012-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anthocyanins are water-soluble colored flavonoids present in multiple organs of various plant species including flowers, fruits, leaves, stems and roots. DNA-binding R2R3-MYB transcription factors, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors, and WD40 repeat proteins are known to form MYB-bHLH-WD rep...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kodama M,Brinch-Pedersen H,Sharma S,Holme IB,Joernsgaard B,Dzhanfezova T,Amby DB,Vieira FG,Liu S,Gilbert MTP

更新日期：2018-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aphid (Macrosiphoniella sanbourni) stress drastically influences the yield and quality of chrysanthemum, and grafting has been widely used to improve tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the effect of grafting on the resistance of chrysanthemum to aphids remains unclear. Therefore, we used the ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhang XY,Sun XZ,Zhang S,Yang JH,Liu FF,Fan J

更新日期：2019-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RNA editing is an important mechanism that expands the diversity and complexity of genetic codes. The conversions of adenosine (A) to inosine (I) and cytosine (C) to uridine (U) are two prominent types of RNA editing in animals. The roles of RNA editing events have been implicated in important biological pat...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Cao Y,Cao R,Huang Y,Zhou H,Liu Y,Li X,Zhong W,Hao P

更新日期：2018-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Engrailed Homology 1 (EH1) motif is a small region, believed to have evolved convergently in homeobox and forkhead containing proteins, that interacts with the Drosophila protein groucho (C. elegans unc-37, Human Transducin-like Enhancers of Split). The small size of the motif makes its reliable identifi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Copley RR

更新日期：2005-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most important global pathogens infecting all age groups is Streptococcus pneumoniae (the 'pneumococcus'). Pneumococci reside in the paediatric nasopharynx, where they compete for space and resources, and one competition strategy is to produce a bacteriocin (antimicrobial peptide or protein) to at...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bogaardt C,van Tonder AJ,Brueggemann AB

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The MYB superfamily is one of the most abundant transcription factor (TF) families in plants. MYB proteins include highly conserved N-terminal MYB repeats (1R, R2R3, 3R, and atypical) and various C-terminal sequences that confer extensive functions. However, the functions of most MYB genes are unknown, and h...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wang Z,Tang J,Hu R,Wu P,Hou XL,Song XM,Xiong AS

更新日期：2015-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Free asparagine is the precursor for acrylamide formation during cooking and processing of grains, tubers, beans and other crop products. In wheat grain, free asparagine, free glutamine and total free amino acids accumulate to high levels in response to sulphur deficiency. In this study, RNA-seq data were ac...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Curtis TY,Raffan S,Wan Y,King R,Gonzalez-Uriarte A,Halford NG

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this research was to develop a novel information theoretic method and an efficient algorithm for analyzing the gene-gene (GGI) and gene-environmental interactions (GEI) associated with quantitative traits (QT). The method is built on two information-theoretic metrics, the k-way interaction inf...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Chanda P,Sucheston L,Liu S,Zhang A,Ramanathan M

更新日期：2009-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous investigations of phylogeny in Cervus recovered many clades without whole genomic support. METHODS:In this study, the genetic diversity and phylogeny of 5 species (21 subspecies/populations from C. unicolor, C. albirostris, C. nippon, C. elaphus and C. eldii) in the genus Cervus were analyzed using...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Hu P,Shao Y,Xu J,Wang T,Li Y,Liu H,Rong M,Su W,Chen B,Cui S,Cui X,Yang F,Tamate H,Xing X

更新日期：2019-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integrons are genomic elements that mediate horizontal gene transfer by inserting and removing genetic material using site-specific recombination. Integrons are commonly found in bacterial genomes, where they maintain a large and diverse set of genes that plays an important role in adaptation and evolution. ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Buongermino Pereira M,Österlund T,Eriksson KM,Backhaus T,Axelson-Fisk M,Kristiansson E

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CCCH type zinc finger proteins are RNA binding proteins with regulatory functions at all stages of mRNA metabolism. The best-characterized member, tritetraproline (TTP), binds to AU rich elements in 3' UTRs of unstable mRNAs, mediating their degradation. In kinetoplastids, CCCH type zinc finger proteins have...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kramer S,Kimblin NC,Carrington M

更新日期：2010-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CRISPR-Cas9 is a revolutionary genome editing technique that allows for efficient and directed alterations of the eukaryotic genome. This relatively new technology has already been used in a large number of 'loss of function' experiments in cultured cells. Despite its simplicity and efficiency, screening for...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bell CC,Magor GW,Gillinder KR,Perkins AC

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Second generation sequencing has permitted detailed sequence characterisation at the whole genome level of a growing number of non-model organisms, but the data produced have short read-lengths and biased genome coverage leading to fragmented genome assemblies. The PacBio RS long-read sequencing platform off...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Ferrarini M,Moretto M,Ward JA,Šurbanovski N,Stevanović V,Giongo L,Viola R,Cavalieri D,Velasco R,Cestaro A,Sargent DJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Roche 454 pyrosequencing has become a method of choice for generating transcriptome data from non-model organisms. Once the tens to hundreds of thousands of short (250-450 base) reads have been produced, it is important to correctly assemble these to estimate the sequence of all the transcripts. Most transcr...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kumar S,Blaxter ML

更新日期：2010-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maintaining maximum genetic diversity and preserving breed viability in conserved populations necessitates the rigorous evaluation of conservation schemes. Three chicken breeds (Baier Yellow Chicken (BEC), Beijing You Chicken (BYC) and Langshan Chicken (LSC)) are currently in conservation programs in China. ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhang M,Han W,Tang H,Li G,Zhang M,Xu R,Liu Y,Yang T,Li W,Zou J,Wu K

更新日期：2018-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variation in environment, management practices, nutrition or selection objectives has led to a variety of different choices being made in the use of genetic material between countries. Differences in genome-level homozygosity between countries may give rise to regions that result in inbreeding depression to ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Howard JT,Haile-Mariam M,Pryce JE,Maltecca C

更新日期：2015-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Zap1 transcription factor is a central player in the response of yeast to changes in zinc status. We previously used transcriptome profiling with DNA microarrays to identify 46 potential Zap1 target genes in the yeast genome. In this new study, we used complementary methods to identify additional Zap1 ta...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wu CY,Bird AJ,Chung LM,Newton MA,Winge DR,Eide DJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plants respond to low temperature through an intricately coordinated transcriptional network. The CBF/DREB-regulated network of genes has been shown to play a prominent role in freeze-tolerance of Arabidopsis through the process of cold acclimation (CA). Recent evidence also showed that the CBF/DREB regulon ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Cheng C,Yun KY,Ressom HW,Mohanty B,Bajic VB,Jia Y,Yun SJ,de los Reyes BG

更新日期：2007-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is the most important parasitic disease in the world with approximately two million people dying every year, mostly due to Plasmodium falciparum infection. During its complex life cycle in the Anopheles vector and human host, the parasite requires the coordinated and modulated expression of diverse s...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bischoff E,Vaquero C

更新日期：2010-01-15 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:Although prokaryotic gene transcription has been studied over decades, many aspects of the process remain poorly understood. Particularly, recent studies have revealed that transcriptomes in many prokaryotes are far more complex than previously thought. Genes in an operon are often alternatively and dynamica...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Li S,Dong X,Su Z

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. and Zucc.) is a subtropical evergreen tree originating in China. It has been cultivated in southern China for several thousand years, and annual production has reached 1.1 million tons. The taste and high level of health promoting characters identified in the fruit in rec...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Jiao Y,Jia HM,Li XW,Chai ML,Jia HJ,Chen Z,Wang GY,Chai CY,van de Weg E,Gao ZS

更新日期：2012-05-23 00:00:00