Novel Moraxella catarrhalis prophages display hyperconserved non-structural genes despite their genomic diversity.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The MHC and KIR loci are clinically relevant regions of the genome. Typing the sequence of these loci has a wide range of applications including organ transplantation, drug discovery, pharmacogenomics and furthering fundamental research in immune genetics. Rapid advances in biochemical and next-generation se...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Selvaraj S,Schmitt AD,Dixon JR,Ren B

更新日期：2015-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins is central to many cellular processes across all domains of life, but despite decades of study and a wealth of genomic and proteomic data the biological function of many PTMs remains unknown. This is especially true for prokaryotic PTM systems, many of which ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Brown CW,Sridhara V,Boutz DR,Person MD,Marcotte EM,Barrick JE,Wilke CO

更新日期：2017-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent molecular studies have revealed considerably more diversity in the phylum Chlamydiae than was previously thought. Evidence is growing that many of these novel chlamydiae may be important pathogens in humans and animals. A significant barrier to characterising these novel chlamydiae is the requirement ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Taylor-Brown A,Bachmann NL,Borel N,Polkinghorne A

更新日期：2016-09-05 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:Reliable indicators for the onset of flowering are not available for most perennial monocarpic species, representing a drawback for crops such as bamboo, agave and banana. The ability to predict and control the transition to the reproductive stage in A. tequilana would represent an advantage for field manage...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Avila de Dios E,Delaye L,Simpson J

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mouse has served as an excellent model for studying human development and diseases due to its similarity to human. Advances in transgenic and knockout studies in mouse have dramatically strengthened the use of this model and significantly improved our understanding of gene function during development in the ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Xue L,Cai JY,Ma J,Huang Z,Guo MX,Fu LZ,Shi YB,Li WX

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence has shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in neurodegenerative disorders, but their roles in neurological toxoplasmosis are yet to know. This study examined miRNA and circRNA expressions in mouse brain following oral infection with T. gondii Pru strain. RESULTS:Total RNA extra...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhou CX,Ai K,Huang CQ,Guo JJ,Cong H,He SY,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of individual genes have shown that in a self-enforcing way, dimethylation at histone 3 lysine 9 (dimethyl-H3K9) and DNA methylation cooperate to maintain a repressive mode of inactive genes. Less clear is whether this cooperation is generalized in mammalian genomes, such as mouse genome. He...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wu J,Wang SH,Potter D,Liu JC,Smith LT,Wu YZ,Huang TH,Plass C

更新日期：2007-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evolution of novel protein-coding genes is the bedrock of adaptive evolution. Recently, we identified six protein-coding genes with similar signal sequence from Schistosoma japonicum egg stage mRNA using signal sequence trap (SST). To find the mechanism underlying the origination of these genes with similar ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Mbanefo EC,Chuanxin Y,Kikuchi M,Shuaibu MN,Boamah D,Kirinoki M,Hayashi N,Chigusa Y,Osada Y,Hamano S,Hirayama K

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computational methods for the prediction of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class II binding peptides play an important role in facilitating the understanding of immune recognition and the process of epitope discovery. To develop an effective computational method, we need to consider two important cha...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Guo L,Luo C,Zhu S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isatis indigotica is a widely used herb for the clinical treatment of colds, fever, and influenza in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Various structural classes of compounds have been identified as effective ingredients. However, little is known at genetics level about these active metabolites. In the pre...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Chen J,Dong X,Li Q,Zhou X,Gao S,Chen R,Sun L,Zhang L,Chen W

更新日期：2013-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported on paucity of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups J and K among Finnish endurance athletes. Here we aimed to further explore differences in mtDNA variants between elite endurance and sprint athletes. For this purpose, we determined the rate of functional variants and the mutatio...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kiiskilä J,Moilanen JS,Kytövuori L,Niemi AK,Majamaa K

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia pecorum is an important pathogen of domesticated livestock including sheep, cattle and pigs. This pathogen is also a key factor in the decline of the koala in Australia. We sequenced the genomes of three koala C. pecorum strains, isolated from the urogenital tracts and conjunctiva of diseased koala...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bachmann NL,Fraser TA,Bertelli C,Jelocnik M,Gillett A,Funnell O,Flanagan C,Myers GS,Timms P,Polkinghorne A

更新日期：2014-08-08 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:Genomic studies such as genome-wide association and genomic selection require genome-wide genotype data. All existing technologies used to create these data result in missing genotypes, which are often then inferred using genotype imputation software. However, existing imputation methods most often make use ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Money D,Migicovsky Z,Gardner K,Myles S

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arsenic (As) exposure is a significant worldwide environmental health concern. Low dose, chronic arsenic exposure has been associated with a higher than normal risk of skin, lung, and bladder cancer, as well as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. While arsenic-induced biological changes play a role in disea...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Riedmann C,Ma Y,Melikishvili M,Godfrey SG,Zhang Z,Chen KC,Rouchka EC,Fondufe-Mittendorf YN

更新日期：2015-03-19 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:Foraminiferan protists, which are significant players in most marine ecosystems, are also genetic innovators, harboring unique modifications to proteins that make up the basic eukaryotic cell machinery. Despite their ecological and evolutionary importance, foraminiferan genomes are poorly understood due to t...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Habura A,Hou Y,Reilly AA,Bowser SS

更新日期：2011-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regulatory networks often employ the model that attributes changes in gene expression levels, as observed across different cellular conditions, to changes in the activity of transcription factors (TFs). Although the actual conditions that trigger a change in TF activity should form an integral part of the ge...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Knijnenburg TA,de Winde JH,Daran JM,Daran-Lapujade P,Pronk JT,Reinders MJ,Wessels LF

更新日期：2007-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most common and recurrent vaginal infections is bacterial vaginosis (BV). The diagnosis is based on changes to the "normal" vaginal microbiome; however, the normal microbiome appears to differ according to reproductive status and ethnicity, and even among individuals within these groups. The Amsel...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Chen HM,Chang TH,Lin FM,Liang C,Chiu CM,Yang TL,Yang T,Huang CY,Cheng YN,Chang YA,Chang PY,Weng SL

更新日期：2018-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parasites employ proteases to evade host immune systems, feed and replicate and are often the target of anti-parasite strategies to disrupt these interactions. Myxozoans are obligate cnidarian parasites, alternating between invertebrate and fish hosts. Their genes are highly divergent from other metazoans, a...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Hartigan A,Kosakyan A,Pecková H,Eszterbauer E,Holzer AS

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bifidobacteria are commonly found as part of the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of a broad range of hosts, where their presence is positively correlated with the host's health status. In this study, we assessed the genomes of thirteen representatives of Bifidobacterium breve, which is not onl...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Bottacini F,O'Connell Motherway M,Kuczynski J,O'Connell KJ,Serafini F,Duranti S,Milani C,Turroni F,Lugli GA,Zomer A,Zhurina D,Riedel C,Ventura M,van Sinderen D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that plays an essential role in lactation, tissue growth, and suppressing apoptosis to increase cell survival. Prolactin serves as a key player in many life-critical processes, including immune system and reproduction. Prolactin is a...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Staley LA,Ebbert MT,Parker S,Bailey M,Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.,Ridge PG,Goate AM,Kauwe JS

更新日期：2016-06-29 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: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:In research laboratories using DNA-microarrays, usually a number of researchers perform experiments, each generating possible sources of error. There is a need for a quick and robust method to assess data quality and sources of errors in DNA-microarray experiments. To this end, a novel and cost-effective val...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： van Hijum SA,de Jong A,Baerends RJ,Karsens HA,Kramer NE,Larsen R,den Hengst CD,Albers CJ,Kok J,Kuipers OP

更新日期：2005-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ammopiptanthus mongolicus (Maxim. ex Kom.) Cheng f., an evergreen broadleaf legume shrub, is distributed in Mid-Asia where the temperature can be as low as -30°C during the winter. Although A. mongolicus is an ideal model to study the plant response to cold stress, insufficient genomic resources for this spe...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Pang T,Ye CY,Xia X,Yin W

更新日期：2013-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microarrays have revolutionized breast cancer (BC) research by enabling studies of gene expression on a transcriptome-wide scale. Recently, RNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq) has emerged as an alternative for precise readouts of the transcriptome. To date, no study has compared the ability of the two technologies to q...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Fumagalli D,Blanchet-Cohen A,Brown D,Desmedt C,Gacquer D,Michiels S,Rothé F,Majjaj S,Salgado R,Larsimont D,Ignatiadis M,Maetens M,Piccart M,Detours V,Sotiriou C,Haibe-Kains B

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucolipidosis type IV (MLIV) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder characterized by severe neurologic and ophthalmologic abnormalities. Recently the MLIV gene, MCOLN1, has been identified as a new member of the transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channel superfamily. Here we report the c...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Falardeau JL,Kennedy JC,Acierno JS Jr,Sun M,Stahl S,Goldin E,Slaugenhaupt SA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene knockouts are a critical resource for functional genomics. In Arabidopsis, comprehensive knockout collections were generated by amplifying and sequencing genomic DNA flanking insertion mutants. These Flanking Sequence Tags (FSTs) map each mutant to a specific locus within the genome. In maize, FSTs have...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Settles AM,Holding DR,Tan BC,Latshaw SP,Liu J,Suzuki M,Li L,O'Brien BA,Fajardo DS,Wroclawska E,Tseung CW,Lai J,Hunter CT 3rd,Avigne WT,Baier J,Messing J,Hannah LC,Koch KE,Becraft PW,Larkins BA,McCarty DR

更新日期：2007-05-09 00:00:00