Identification of a quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with ammonia tolerance in the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whole exome sequencing studies identify hundreds to thousands of rare protein coding variants of ambiguous significance for human health. Computational tools are needed to accelerate the identification of specific variants and genes that contribute to human disease. RESULTS:We have developed the Variant Eff...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Carter H,Douville C,Stenson PD,Cooper DN,Karchin R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variation in gene expression between two Drosophila melanogaster strains, as revealed by transcriptional profiling, seldom corresponded to variation in proximal promoter sequence for 34 genes analyzed. Two sets of protein-coding genes were selected from pre-existing microarray data: (1) those whose expressio...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Brown RP,Feder ME

更新日期：2005-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ontologies have increasingly been used in the biomedical domain, which has prompted the emergence of different initiatives to facilitate their development and integration. The Open Biological and Biomedical Ontologies (OBO) Foundry consortium provides a repository of life-science ontologies, which are develo...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Guardia GD,Vêncio RZ,de Farias CR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Homologous recombination is the key process that generates genetic diversity and drives evolution. SPO11 protein triggers recombination by introducing DNA double stranded breaks at discreet areas of the genome called recombination hotspots. The hotspot locations are largely determined by the DNA binding spec...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Smagulova F,Brick K,Pu Y,Sengupta U,Camerini-Otero RD,Petukhova GV

更新日期：2013-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many transcripts have been generated due to the development of sequencing technologies, and lncRNA is an important type of transcript. Predicting lncRNAs from transcripts is a challenging and important task. Traditional experimental lncRNA prediction methods are time-consuming and labor-intensive. Efficient ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Xu Y,Zhao X,Liu S,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small RNA (sRNA) sequences are known to have a broad impact on gene regulation by various mechanisms. Their performance for the prediction of hybrid traits has not yet been analyzed. Our objective was to analyze the relation of parental sRNA expression with the performance of their hybrids, to develop a sRNA...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Seifert F,Thiemann A,Schrag TA,Rybka D,Melchinger AE,Frisch M,Scholten S

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fistular leaves frequently appear in Allium species, and previous developmental studies have proposed that the process of fistular leaf formation involves programmed cell death. However, molecular evidence for the role of programmed cell death in the formation of fistular leaf cavities has yet to be reported...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Zhu S,Tang S,Tan Z,Yu Y,Dai Q,Liu T

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eucalyptus is one of the most important sources of industrial cellulose. Three species of this botanical group are intensively used in breeding programs: E. globulus, E. grandis and E. urophylla. E. globulus is adapted to subtropical/temperate areas and is considered a source of high-quality cellulose; E. gr...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Salazar MM,Nascimento LC,Camargo EL,Gonçalves DC,Lepikson Neto J,Marques WL,Teixeira PJ,Mieczkowski P,Mondego JM,Carazzolle MF,Deckmann AC,Pereira GA

更新日期：2013-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The completion of the Plasmodium falciparum genome represents a milestone in malaria research. The genome sequence allows for the development of genome-wide approaches such as microarray and proteomics that will greatly facilitate our understanding of the parasite biology and accelerate new drug and vaccine ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Lu F,Jiang H,Ding J,Mu J,Valenzuela JG,Ribeiro JM,Su XZ

更新日期：2007-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For centuries roses have been selected based on a number of traits. Little information exists on the genetic and molecular basis that contributes to these traits, mainly because information on expressed genes for this economically important ornamental plant is scarce. RESULTS:Here, we used a combination of ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Dubois A,Carrere S,Raymond O,Pouvreau B,Cottret L,Roccia A,Onesto JP,Sakr S,Atanassova R,Baudino S,Foucher F,Le Bris M,Gouzy J,Bendahmane M

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sRNAs of bacterial pathogens are known to be involved in various cellular roles including environmental adaptation as well as regulation of virulence and pathogenicity. It is expected that sRNAs may also have similar functions for Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil bacterium that can adapt to diverse envi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Khoo JS,Chai SF,Mohamed R,Nathan S,Firdaus-Raih M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a large family of endogenous, non-coding RNAs, about 22 nucleotides long, which regulate gene expression through sequence-specific base pairing with target mRNAs. Extensive studies have shown that miRNA expression in the skin changes remarkably during distinct stages of the hair cycle ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Yuan C,Wang X,Geng R,He X,Qu L,Chen Y

更新日期：2013-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many gram-negative bacteria use type III secretion systems (T3SSs) to translocate effector proteins into host cells. T3SS effectors can give some bacteria a competitive edge over others within the same environment and can help bacteria to invade the host cells and allow them to multiply rapidly within the ho...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Hobbs CK,Porter VL,Stow ML,Siame BA,Tsang HH,Leung KY

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Nematocera) are important vectors of several pathogens, including Leishmania parasites, causing serious diseases of humans and dogs. Despite their importance as disease vectors, most aspects of sand fly biology remain unknown including the molecular basis of their reproducti...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Petrella V,Aceto S,Colonna V,Saccone G,Sanges R,Polanska N,Volf P,Gradoni L,Bongiorno G,Salvemini M

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linguistic, cultural and genetic characteristics of the Malagasy suggest that both Africans and Island Southeast Asians were involved in the colonization of Madagascar. Populations from the Indonesian archipelago played an especially important role because linguistic evidence suggests that the Malagasy langu...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Kusuma P,Cox MP,Pierron D,Razafindrazaka H,Brucato N,Tonasso L,Suryadi HL,Letellier T,Sudoyo H,Ricaut FX

更新日期：2015-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diversity in rates of gene expression is essential for basic cell functions and is controlled by a variety of intricate mechanisms. Revealing general mechanisms that control gene expression is important for understanding normal and pathological cell functions and for improving the design of expression system...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Moshonov S,Elfakess R,Golan-Mashiach M,Sinvani H,Dikstein R

更新日期：2008-02-25 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:Pre-harvest sprouting frequently occurs in Triticum aestivum (wheat) and Hordeum vulgare (barley) at the end of the maturity period due to high rainfall, particularly in Asian monsoon areas. Seed dormancy is a major mechanism preventing pre-harvest sprouting in these crops. RESULTS:We identified orthologous...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Onishi K,Yamane M,Yamaji N,Tokui M,Kanamori H,Wu J,Komatsuda T,Sato K

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:miRNAs are small, non-coding RNA molecules that mainly act as negative regulators of target gene messages. Due to their regulatory functions, they have lately been implicated in several diseases, including malignancies. Roughly half of known miRNA genes are located within previously annotated protein-coding ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Hinske LC,Galante PA,Kuo WP,Ohno-Machado L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of Indian germplasm as origin and primary center of diversity of cultivated melon is widely accepted. Genetic diversity of several collections from Indian has been studied previously, although an integrated analysis of these collections in a global diversity perspective has not been possible. ...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Gonzalo MJ,Díaz A,Dhillon NPS,Reddy UK,Picó B,Monforte AJ

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most critical step in the pearl formation during aquaculture is issued to the proliferation and differentiation of outer epithelial cells of mantle graft into pearl sac. This pearl sac secretes various matrix proteins to produce pearls by a complex physiological process which has not been well-understood...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Mariom,Take S,Igarashi Y,Yoshitake K,Asakawa S,Maeyama K,Nagai K,Watabe S,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress is a common stress encountered by living organisms and is due to an imbalance between intracellular reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS, RNS) and cellular antioxidant defence. To defend themselves against ROS/RNS, bacteria possess a subsystem of detoxification enzymes, which are classi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Thybert D,Avner S,Lucchetti-Miganeh C,Chéron A,Barloy-Hubler F

更新日期：2008-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The question of whether bacterial species objectively exist has long divided microbiologists. A major source of contention stems from the fact that bacteria regularly engage in horizontal gene transfer (HGT), making it difficult to ascertain relatedness and draw boundaries between taxa. A natural way to defi...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Wright ES,Baum DA

更新日期：2018-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity, the excessive accumulation of body fat, is a highly heritable and genetically heterogeneous disorder. The complex, polygenic basis for the disease consisting of a network of different gene variants is still not completely known. RESULTS:In the current study we generated a BAC library of the obese-p...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Vogel H,Jähnert M,Stadion M,Matzke D,Scherneck S,Schürmann A

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycoviruses are viruses that naturally infect and replicate in fungi. Aspergillus fumigatus, an opportunistic pathogen causing fungal lung diseases in humans and animals, was recently shown to harbour several different types of mycoviruses. A well-characterised defence against virus infection is RNA silencin...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Özkan S,Mohorianu I,Xu P,Dalmay T,Coutts RHA

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To understand gene expression networks leading to functional properties of the soybean seed, we have undertaken a detailed examination of soybean seed development during the stages of major accumulation of oils, proteins, and starches, as well as the desiccating and mature stages, using microarrays consistin...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Jones SI,Gonzalez DO,Vodkin LO

更新日期：2010-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Tec-family kinase Itk plays an important role during T-cell activation and function, and controls also conventional versus innate-like T-cell development. We have characterized the transcriptome of Itk-deficient CD3+ T-cells, including CD4+ and CD8+ subsets, using Affymetrix microarrays. RESULTS:The lar...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Blomberg KE,Boucheron N,Lindvall JM,Yu L,Raberger J,Berglöf A,Ellmeier W,Smith CE

更新日期：2009-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The circadian rhythms regulate physiological functions and metabolism. Circadian Time (CT) is a unit to quantify the rhythm of endogenous circadian clock, independent of light influence. To understand the gene expression changes throughout CT, C57BL/6 J mice were maintained under constant darkness (DD) for 6...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Li H,Zhang S,Zhang W,Chen S,Rabearivony A,Shi Y,Liu J,Corton CJ,Liu C

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormalities of pre-mRNA splicing are increasingly recognized as an important mechanism through which gene mutations cause disease. However, apart from the mutations in the donor and acceptor sites, the effects on splicing of other sequence variations are difficult to predict. Loosely defined exonic and int...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Lastella P,Surdo NC,Resta N,Guanti G,Stella A

更新日期：2006-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High throughput genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for genome-wide association requires technologies for generating millions of genotypes with relative ease but also at a reasonable cost and with high accuracy. In this work, we have developed a theoretical approach to estimate allele freque...

journal_title：BMC genomics

authors： Yin BC,Li H,Ye BC

更新日期：2008-12-16 00:00:00