East-Asian Helicobacter pylori strains synthesize heptan-deficient lipopolysaccharide.

abstract：:Checkpoint pathways regulate genomic integrity in part by blocking anaphase until all chromosomes have been completely replicated, repaired, and correctly aligned on the spindle. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, DNA damage and mono-oriented or unattached kinetochores trigger checkpoint pathways that bifurcate to regulate ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Searle JS,Wood MD,Kaur M,Tobin DV,Sanchez Y

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic background of complex diseases is proposed to consist of several low-penetrance risk loci. Addressing this complexity likely requires both large sample size and simultaneous analysis of different predisposing variants. We investigated the role of four thrombosis genes: coagulation factor V (F5), intercellu...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Auro K,Alanne M,Kristiansson K,Silander K,Kuulasmaa K,Salomaa V,Peltonen L,Perola M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seam cells in Caenorhabditis elegans provide a paradigm for the stem cell mode of division, with the ability to both self-renew and produce daughters that differentiate. The transcription factor RNT-1 and its DNA binding partner BRO-1 (homologues of the mammalian cancer-associated stem cell regulators RUNX and CBFβ, r...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Brabin C,Appleford PJ,Woollard A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During neural circuit formation, most axons are guided to complex environments, coming into contact with multiple potential synaptic partners. However, it is critical that they recognize specific neurons with which to form synapses. Here, we utilize the split GFP-based marker Neuroligin-1 GFP Reconstitution Across Syn...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Varshney A,Benedetti K,Watters K,Shankar R,Tatarakis D,Coto Villa D,Magallanes K,Agenor V,Wung W,Farah F,Ali N,Le N,Pyle J,Farooqi A,Kieu Z,Bremer M,VanHoven M

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemosensory pheromonal information regulates aggression and reproduction in many species, but how pheromonal signals are transduced to reliably produce behavior is not well understood. Here we demonstrate that the pheromonal signals detected by Gr32a-expressing chemosensory neurons to enhance male aggression are filt...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Andrews JC,Fernández MP,Yu Q,Leary GP,Leung AK,Kavanaugh MP,Kravitz EA,Certel SJ

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcript elongation by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is accompanied by conserved patterns of histone modification. Whereas histone modifications have established roles in transcription initiation, their functions during elongation are not understood. Mono-ubiquitylation of histone H2B (H2Bub1) plays a key role in coord...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Sansó M,Lee KM,Viladevall L,Jacques PÉ,Pagé V,Nagy S,Racine A,St Amour CV,Zhang C,Shokat KM,Schwer B,Robert F,Fisher RP,Tanny JC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007814.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Sun G,Elowsky C,Li G,Wilson RA

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic disruption of the dystrophin complex produces muscular dystrophy characterized by a fragile muscle plasma membrane leading to excessive muscle degeneration. Two genetic modifiers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy implicate the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) pathway, osteopontin encoded by the SPP1 gene and l...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Quattrocelli M,Capote J,Ohiri JC,Warner JL,Vo AH,Earley JU,Hadhazy M,Demonbreun AR,Spencer MJ,McNally EM

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The histiocytoses are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by an excessive number of histiocytes. In most cases the pathophysiology is unclear and treatment is nonspecific. Faisalabad histiocytosis (FHC) (MIM 602782) has been classed as an autosomal recessively inherited form of histiocytosis with similari...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Morgan NV,Morris MR,Cangul H,Gleeson D,Straatman-Iwanowska A,Davies N,Keenan S,Pasha S,Rahman F,Gentle D,Vreeswijk MP,Devilee P,Knowles MA,Ceylaner S,Trembath RC,Dalence C,Kismet E,Köseoğlu V,Rossbach HC,Gissen P,

更新日期：2010-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major force driving bacterial evolution. Because of their ability to cross inter-species barriers, bacterial plasmids are essential agents for HGT. This ability, however, poses specific requisites on plasmid physiology, in particular the need to overcome a multilevel selection proce...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Fernandez-Lopez R,Del Campo I,Revilla C,Cuevas A,de la Cruz F

更新日期：2014-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In multicellular organisms, tight regulation of gene expression ensures appropriate tissue and organismal growth throughout development. Reversible phosphorylation of the RNA Polymerase II (RNAPII) C-terminal domain (CTD) is critical for the regulation of gene expression states, but how phosphorylation is actively mod...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Ciurciu A,Duncalf L,Jonchere V,Lansdale N,Vasieva O,Glenday P,Rudenko A,Vissi E,Cobbe N,Alphey L,Bennett D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent comparative genomic analysis of alternative splicing has shown that protein modularity is an important criterion for functional alternative splicing events. Exons that are alternatively spliced in multiple organisms are much more likely to be an exact multiple of 3 nt in length, representing a class of "modular...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Xing Y,Lee CJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factors are grouped into families based on sequence similarity within functional domains, particularly DNA-binding domains. The Specificity proteins Sp1, Sp2 and Sp3 are paradigmatic of closely related transcription factors. They share amino-terminal glutamine-rich regions and a conserved carboxy-termina...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Völkel S,Stielow B,Finkernagel F,Stiewe T,Nist A,Suske G

更新日期：2015-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic capabilities and regulatory networks of bacteria have been optimized by evolution in response to selective pressures present in each species' native ecological niche. In a new environment, however, the same bacteria may grow poorly due to regulatory constraints or biochemical deficiencies. Adaptation to ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Hottes AK,Freddolino PL,Khare A,Donnell ZN,Liu JC,Tavazoie S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillorenal syndrome (PRS, also known as renal-coloboma syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by potentially-blinding congenital optic nerve excavation and congenital kidney abnormalities. Many patients with PRS have mutations in the paired box transcription factor gene, PAX2. Although most mutatio...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Alur RP,Vijayasarathy C,Brown JD,Mehtani M,Onojafe IF,Sergeev YV,Boobalan E,Jones M,Tang K,Liu H,Xia CH,Gong X,Brooks BP

更新日期：2010-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008320.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： PLOS Genetics Staff.

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with heritable cancer syndromes characterized by germline PTEN mutations (termed PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome, PHTS) benefit from PTEN-enabled cancer risk assessment and clinical management. PTEN-wildtype patients (~50%) remain at increased risk of developing certain cancers. Existence of germline mutations ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Yehia L,Ni Y,Sesock K,Niazi F,Fletcher B,Chen HJL,LaFramboise T,Eng C

更新日期：2018-04-23 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：:DNA mismatch repair greatly increases genome fidelity by recognizing and removing replication errors. In order to understand how this fidelity is maintained, it is important to uncover the relative specificities of the different components of mismatch repair. There are two major mispair recognition complexes in eukary...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Romanova NV,Crouse GF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During organogenesis, PAX6 is required for establishment of various progenitor subtypes within the central nervous system, eye and pancreas. PAX6 expression is maintained in a variety of cell types within each organ, although its role in each lineage and how it acquires cell-specific activity remain elusive. Herein, w...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Raviv S,Bharti K,Rencus-Lazar S,Cohen-Tayar Y,Schyr R,Evantal N,Meshorer E,Zilberberg A,Idelson M,Reubinoff B,Grebe R,Rosin-Arbesfeld R,Lauderdale J,Lutty G,Arnheiter H,Ashery-Padan R

更新日期：2014-05-29 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：:Formation of elaborately branched dendrites is necessary for the proper input and connectivity of many sensory neurons. Previous studies have revealed that dendritic growth relies heavily on ER-to-Golgi transport, Golgi outposts and endocytic recycling. How new membrane and associated cargo is delivered from the secre...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Zou W,Yadav S,DeVault L,Nung Jan Y,Sherwood DR

更新日期：2015-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Replicative DNA helicases expose the two strands of the double helix to the replication apparatus, but accessory helicases are often needed to help forks move past naturally occurring hard-to-replicate sites, such as tightly bound proteins, RNA/DNA hybrids, and DNA secondary structures. Although the Schizosaccharomyce...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： McDonald KR,Guise AJ,Pourbozorgi-Langroudi P,Cristea IM,Zakian VA,Capra JA,Sabouri N

更新日期：2016-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality control (QC) is a critical step in large-scale studies of genetic variation. While, on average, high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping assays are now very accurate, the errors that remain tend to cluster into a small percentage of "problem" SNPs, which exhibit unusually high error rate...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Scheet P,Stephens M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogenesis of mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes requires a concerted maturation of both the small (SSU) and large subunit (LSU). We demonstrate here that the m(5)C methyltransferase NSUN4, which forms a complex with MTERF4, is essential in mitochondrial ribosomal biogenesis as mitochondrial translation is abolished in...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Metodiev MD,Spåhr H,Loguercio Polosa P,Meharg C,Becker C,Altmueller J,Habermann B,Larsson NG,Ruzzenente B

更新日期：2014-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopamine (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). Rare genetic mutations in genes such as Parkin, Pink1, DJ-1, α-synuclein, LRRK2 and GBA are found to be responsible for the disease in about 15% of the cases. A key u...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Giguère N,Delignat-Lavaud B,Herborg F,Voisin A,Li Y,Jacquemet V,Anand-Srivastava M,Gether U,Giros B,Trudeau LÉ

更新日期：2019-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular coloboma results from abnormal embryonic development and is often associated with additional ocular and systemic features. Coloboma is a highly heterogeneous disorder with many cases remaining unexplained. Whole exome sequencing from two cousins affected with dominant coloboma with microcornea, cataracts, and s...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Deml B,Kariminejad A,Borujerdi RH,Muheisen S,Reis LM,Semina EV

更新日期：2015-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding the GroEL chaperonin is duplicated in nearly 30% of bacterial genomes; and although duplicated groEL genes have been comprehensively determined to have distinct physiological functions in different species, the mechanisms involved have not been characterized to date. Myxococcus xanthus DK1622 has two...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Wang Y,Zhang WY,Zhang Z,Li J,Li ZF,Tan ZG,Zhang TT,Wu ZH,Liu H,Li YZ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine viruses play a critical role not only in the global geochemical cycles but also in the biology and evolution of their hosts. Despite their importance, viral diversity remains underexplored mostly due to sampling and cultivation challenges. Direct sequencing approaches such as viromics has provided new insights ...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： López-Pérez M,Haro-Moreno JM,Gonzalez-Serrano R,Parras-Moltó M,Rodriguez-Valera F

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Translational systems can respond promptly to sudden environmental changes to provide rapid adaptations to environmental stress. Unlike the well-studied translational responses to oxidative stress in eukaryotic systems, little is known regarding how prokaryotes respond rapidly to oxidative stress in terms of translati...

journal_title：PLoS genetics

authors： Zhong J,Xiao C,Gu W,Du G,Sun X,He QY,Zhang G

更新日期：2015-06-19 00:00:00