What Is the Tree of Life?

abstract：:Zeins, the predominent storage proteins in maize endosperm, are encoded by multiple genes and gene families. However, only a few transcriptional factors for zein gene regulation have been functionally characterized. In this study, a MADS-box protein, namely ZmMADS47, was identified as an Opaque2 (O2) interacting prote...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Qiao Z,Qi W,Wang Q,Feng Y,Yang Q,Zhang N,Wang S,Tang Y,Song R

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The dual toxicity/essentiality of copper forces cells to maintain a tightly regulated homeostasis for this metal in all living organisms, from bacteria to humans. Consequently, many genes have previously been reported to participate in copper detoxification in bacteria. Myxococcus xanthus, a prokaryote, encodes many p...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Gómez-Santos N,Pérez J,Sánchez-Sutil MC,Moraleda-Muñoz A,Muñoz-Dorado J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ATM and ATR are two redundant checkpoint kinases essential for the stable maintenance of telomeres in eukaryotes. Previous studies have established that MRN (Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1) and ATRIP (ATR Interacting Protein) interact with ATM and ATR, respectively, and recruit their partner kinases to sites of DNA damage. Here, we...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Subramanian L,Nakamura TM

更新日期：2010-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A form of dwarfism known as Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS) is caused by recessive mutations in one of six different genes (ORC1, ORC4, ORC6, CDC6, CDT1, and MCM5). These genes encode components of the pre-replication complex, which assembles at origins of replication prior to S phase. Also, variants in two additional rep...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Sanchez JC,Kwan EX,Pohl TJ,Amemiya HM,Raghuraman MK,Brewer BJ

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally, the second messenger bis-(3'-5')-cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) regulates the switch between motile and sessile lifestyles in bacteria. Here, we show that c-di-GMP is an essential regulator of multicellular development in the social bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. In response to starvation, M. xanthus initiate...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Skotnicka D,Smaldone GT,Petters T,Trampari E,Liang J,Kaever V,Malone JG,Singer M,Søgaard-Andersen L

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneuploidy refers to losses and/or gains of individual chromosomes from the normal chromosome set. The resulting gene dosage imbalance has a noticeable affect on the phenotype, as illustrated by aneuploid syndromes, including Down syndrome in humans, and by human solid tumor cells, which are highly aneuploid. Although...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Huettel B,Kreil DP,Matzke M,Matzke AJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulated nuclear entry of clock proteins is a conserved feature of eukaryotic circadian clocks and serves to separate the phase of mRNA activation from mRNA repression in the molecular feedback loop. In Drosophila, nuclear entry of the clock proteins, PERIOD (PER) and TIMELESS (TIM), is tightly controlled, and impair...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Jang AR,Moravcevic K,Saez L,Young MW,Sehgal A

更新日期：2015-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans is characterized by widespread physiological and molecular changes, but the mechanisms that determine the rate at which these changes occur are not well understood. In this study, we identify a novel link between reproductive aging and somatic aging in C. elegans. By measuring global ag...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Zimmerman SM,Hinkson IV,Elias JE,Kim SK

更新日期：2015-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:People who begin daily smoking at an early age are at greater risk of long-term nicotine addiction. We tested the hypothesis that associations between nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) genetic variants and nicotine dependence assessed in adulthood will be stronger among smokers who began daily nicotine exposure...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Weiss RB,Baker TB,Cannon DS,von Niederhausern A,Dunn DM,Matsunami N,Singh NA,Baird L,Coon H,McMahon WM,Piper ME,Fiore MC,Scholand MB,Connett JE,Kanner RE,Gahring LC,Rogers SW,Hoidal JR,Leppert MF

更新日期：2008-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Human genome-wide association studies have linked single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 9p21.3 near the INK4/ARF (CDKN2a/b) locus with susceptibility to atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASVD). Although this locus encodes three well-characterized tumor suppressors, p16(INK4a), p15(INK4b), and ARF, the S...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Burd CE,Jeck WR,Liu Y,Sanoff HK,Wang Z,Sharpless NE

更新日期：2010-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The differentiation of cells into distinct cell types, each of which is heritable for many generations, underlies many biological phenomena. White and opaque cells of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans are two such heritable cell types, each thought to be adapted to unique niches within their human host. To systemat...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Tuch BB,Mitrovich QM,Homann OR,Hernday AD,Monighetti CK,De La Vega FM,Johnson AD

更新日期：2010-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjugative transfer of the integrative and conjugative element ICEclc in the bacterium Pseudomonas knackmussii is the consequence of a bistable decision taken in some 3% of cells in a population during stationary phase. Here we study the possible control exerted by the stationary phase sigma factor RpoS on the bistab...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Miyazaki R,Minoia M,Pradervand N,Sulser S,Reinhard F,van der Meer JR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orienting the causal relationship between pairs of traits is a fundamental task in scientific research with significant implications in practice, such as in prioritizing molecular targets and modifiable risk factors for developing therapeutic and interventional strategies for complex diseases. A recent method, called ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Xue H,Pan W

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of 5-methylcytidine (m(5)C) in tRNA and rRNA molecules of a wide variety of organisms was first observed more than 40 years ago. However, detection of this modification was limited to specific, abundant, RNA species, due to the usage of low-throughput methods. To obtain a high resolution, systematic, and ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Edelheit S,Schwartz S,Mumbach MR,Wurtzel O,Sorek R

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:The mitochondrial beta-oxidation system is one of the central metabolic pathways of energy metabolism in mammals. Enzyme defects in this pathway cause fatty acid oxidation disorders. To elucidate the role of 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase (DECR) as an auxiliary enzyme in the mitochondrial beta-oxidation of unsaturated fatt...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Miinalainen IJ,Schmitz W,Huotari A,Autio KJ,Soininen R,Ver Loren van Themaat E,Baes M,Herzig KH,Conzelmann E,Hiltunen JK

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) studies is needed to improve our understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying GWAS hits, and our ability to identify therapeutic targets. Gene-level association methods such as PrediXcan can prioritize candidat...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Barbeira AN,Pividori M,Zheng J,Wheeler HE,Nicolae DL,Im HK

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity (FEV(1)/FVC) is a measure used to diagnose airflow obstruction and is highly heritable. We performed a genome-wide association study in 7,691 Framingham Heart Study participants to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated wi...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Wilk JB,Chen TH,Gottlieb DJ,Walter RE,Nagle MW,Brandler BJ,Myers RH,Borecki IB,Silverman EK,Weiss ST,O'Connor GT

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjugation is one mechanism for intra- and inter-species horizontal gene transfer among bacteria. Conjugative elements have been instrumental in many bacterial species to face the threat of antibiotics, by allowing them to evolve and adapt to these hostile conditions. Conjugative plasmids are transferred to plasmidle...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Baharoglu Z,Bikard D,Mazel D

更新日期：2010-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Insertions and deletions (indels) are a major source of genetic variation within species and may result in functional changes to coding or regulatory sequences. In this study we report that an indel polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of the metallothionein gene MtnA is associated with gene expression var...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Catalán A,Glaser-Schmitt A,Argyridou E,Duchen P,Parsch J

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins secreted by pathogens during host colonization largely determine the outcome of pathogen-host interactions and are commonly called 'effectors'. In fungal plant pathogens, coordinated transcriptional up-regulation of effector genes is a key feature of pathogenesis and effectors are often encoded in genomic reg...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： van der Does HC,Fokkens L,Yang A,Schmidt SM,Langereis L,Lukasiewicz JM,Hughes TR,Rep M

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Both anatomically modern humans and the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori originated in Africa, and both species have been associated for at least 100,000 years. Seven geographically distinct H. pylori populations exist, three of which are indigenous to Africa: hpAfrica1, hpAfrica2, and hpNEAfrica. The oldest and m...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Nell S,Eibach D,Montano V,Maady A,Nkwescheu A,Siri J,Elamin WF,Falush D,Linz B,Achtman M,Moodley Y,Suerbaum S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromatin assembly mutants accumulate recombinogenic DNA damage and are sensitive to genotoxic agents. Here we have analyzed why impairment of the H3K56 acetylation-dependent CAF1 and Rtt106 chromatin assembly pathways, which have redundant roles in H3/H4 deposition during DNA replication, leads to genetic instability...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Clemente-Ruiz M,González-Prieto R,Prado F

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SHANK genes code for scaffold proteins located at the post-synaptic density of glutamatergic synapses. In neurons, SHANK2 and SHANK3 have a positive effect on the induction and maturation of dendritic spines, whereas SHANK1 induces the enlargement of spine heads. Mutations in SHANK genes have been associated with auti...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Leblond CS,Nava C,Polge A,Gauthier J,Huguet G,Lumbroso S,Giuliano F,Stordeur C,Depienne C,Mouzat K,Pinto D,Howe J,Lemière N,Durand CM,Guibert J,Ey E,Toro R,Peyre H,Mathieu A,Amsellem F,Rastam M,Gillberg IC,Rap

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions are present in both vertebrates and invertebrates from nematodes to mammals. Although the importance of gap junctions has been documented in many biological processes, the molecular mechanisms underlying gap junction dynamics remain unclear. Here, using the C. elegans PLM neurons as a model, we show that...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Meng L,Chen CH,Yan D

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication forks stall at different DNA obstacles such as those originated by transcription. Fork stalling can lead to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) that will be preferentially repaired by homologous recombination when the sister chromatid is available. The Rrm3 helicase is a replisome component that promotes repli...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Muñoz-Galván S,García-Rubio M,Ortega P,Ruiz JF,Jimeno S,Pardo B,Gómez-González B,Aguilera A

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular adaptation to stress is essential to ensure organismal survival. NRF2/NFE2L2 is a key determinant of xenobiotic stress responses, and loss of negative regulation by the KEAP1-CUL3 proteasome system is implicated in several chemo- and radiation-resistant cancers. Advantageously using C. elegans alongside human...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Lo JY,Spatola BN,Curran SP

更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory infectious diseases are the third cause of worldwide death. The nasopharynx is the portal of entry and the ecological niche of many microorganisms, of which some are pathogenic to humans, such as Neisseria meningitidis and Moraxella catarrhalis. These microbes possess several surface structures that intera...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Veyrier FJ,Biais N,Morales P,Belkacem N,Guilhen C,Ranjeva S,Sismeiro O,Péhau-Arnaudet G,Rocha EP,Werts C,Taha MK,Boneca IG

更新日期：2015-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, the absence or irreversible loss of hair cells, the sensory mechanoreceptors in the cochlea, accounts for a large majority of acquired and congenital hearing disorders. In the auditory and vestibular neuroepithelia of the inner ear, hair cells are accompanied by another cell type called supporting cells. Th...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Behra M,Bradsher J,Sougrat R,Gallardo V,Allende ML,Burgess SM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perennial questions of evolutionary biology can be applied to gene regulatory systems using the abundance of experimental data addressing gene regulation in a comparative context. What is the tempo (frequency, rate) and mode (way, mechanism) of transcriptional regulatory evolution? Here we synthesize the results of 23...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Gordon KL,Ruvinsky I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00