The Active Constituent From Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Prevents Liver Fibrosis Through Regulation of the TGF-β1/NDRG2/MAPK Axis.

abstract：:Lung diseases impact patients across the lifespan, from infants in the first minutes of life through the aged population. Congenital abnormalities of lung structure can cause lung disease at birth or make adults more susceptible to chronic disease. Continuous inhalation of atmospheric components also requires the lung...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Prince LS

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Inference of absolute copy numbers in tumor genomes is one of the key points in the study of tumor genesis. However, the mixture of tumor and normal cells poses a big challenge to this task. Accurate estimation of tumor purity (i.e., the fraction of tumor cells) is a necessary step to solve this problem. In this paper...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Yuan X,Li Z,Zhao H,Bai J,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Beef is an essential food source in the world. Beef quality, especially tenderness, has a significant impact on consumer satisfaction and industry profit. Many types of research to date have focused on the exploration of physiological and developmental mechanisms of beef tenderness. Still, the role and impact of DNA m...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhao C,Ji G,Carrillo JA,Li Y,Tian F,Baldwin RL,Zan L,Song J

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Tumor stem cells play important roles in the survival, proliferation, metastasis and recurrence of tumors. We aimed to identify new prognostic biomarkers for lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) based on the cancer stem cell theory. Methods:RNA-seq data and relevant clinical information were downloaded from ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Liao Y,Xiao H,Cheng M,Fan X

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence from clinical and epidemiological studies indicates that asthma is associated with allergic diseases including hay fever, allergic rhinitis, and eczema. Genetic analysis demonstrated that asthma had a positive genetic correlation with allergic diseases. A Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis using the rs1696...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shen M,Liu X,Li G,Li Z,Zhou H

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodent models have been extensively used to investigate the cause and mechanisms behind Alzheimer's disease. Despite many years of intensive research using these models we still lack a detailed understanding of the molecular events that lead to neurodegeneration. Although zebrafish lack the complexity of advanced cogn...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Newman M,Ebrahimie E,Lardelli M

更新日期：2014-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Zeng et al. (2005) proposed a general two-allele (G2A) model to model bi-allelic quantitative trait loci (QTL). Comparing with the classical Fisher model, the G2A model can avoid using redundant parameters and be fitted directly using standard least square (LS) approach. In this study, we further extend the G2A model ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang T

更新日期：2014-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable volume of research over the last decade has focused on understanding the fundamental mechanisms for the progression of atherosclerosis-the underlying cause for the vast majority of all cardiovascular (CVD)-related complications. Aging is the dominant risk factor for clinically significant atheroscleroti...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Head T,Daunert S,Goldschmidt-Clermont PJ

更新日期：2017-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliferation and differentiation of preadipocyte are essential for the formation of fat tissues. However, the genes that regulate the early stage of preadipocyte differentiation in chicken have remained elusive. Here we identify a novel spliced variant of the DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a gene, named Dnmt3a3, that con...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Abdalla BA,Li Z,Nie Q

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in rats and mice have established that maternal nutrition induces epigenetic modifications, sometimes permanently, that alter gene expression in the fetus, which in turn leads to phenotypic changes. However, limited data is available on the influence of maternal diet on epigenetic modifications and gene expres...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lan X,Cretney EC,Kropp J,Khateeb K,Berg MA,Peñagaricano F,Magness R,Radunz AE,Khatib H

更新日期：2013-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:ZNF143, a human homolog of the transcriptional activator Staf, is a C2H2-type protein consisting of seven zinc finger domains. As a transcription factor (TF), ZNF143 is sequence specifically binding to chromatin and activates the expression of protein-coding and non-coding genes on a genome scale. Although it is ubiqu...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Ye B,Yang G,Li Y,Zhang C,Wang Q,Yu G

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria remains a major healthcare risk to growing economies like India, and a chromosome-level reference genome of Anopheles stephensi is critical for successful vector management and understanding of vector evolution using comparative genomics. We report chromosome-level assemblies of an Indian strain, STE2, and a P...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Chida AR,Ravi S,Jayaprasad S,Paul K,Saha J,Suresh C,Whadgar S,Kumar N,Rao K R,Ghosh C,Choudhary B,Subramani S,Srinivasan S

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The uses of breeding programs for the Pacific white shrimp [Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei] based on mixed linear models with pedigreed data are described. The application of these classic breeding methods yielded continuous progress of great value to increase the profitability of the shrimp industry in several countr...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Castillo-Juárez H,Campos-Montes GR,Caballero-Zamora A,Montaldo HH

更新日期：2015-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The SLC2A9 gene, that encodes a renal uric acid reuptake transporter, has genetic variants that explain ∼3% of variance in urate levels. There are previous reports of non-additive interaction between SLC2A9 genotype and environmental factors which influence urate control. Therefore, our aim was to further investigate ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Topless RK,Flynn TJ,Cadzow M,Stamp LK,Dalbeth N,Black MA,Merriman TR

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms were reported to influence blood lead levels (BLL) and the response of subjects to the symptoms of lead toxicity. However, no studies have been conducted in the Saudi Arabian population which has unique ethnicity and socio-demographic features. This study examined the polymo...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shaik AP,Alsaeed AH,Faiyaz-Ul-Haque M,Alsaeed MA,Alyousef AA,Bammidi VK,Shaik AS

更新日期：2019-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this review is to discuss how behavioral tests in mice relate to the pathological and neuropsychological features seen in human Alzheimer's disease (AD), and present a comprehensive analysis of the temporal progression of behavioral impairments in commonly used AD mouse models that contain mutations in amy...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Webster SJ,Bachstetter AD,Nelson PT,Schmitt FA,Van Eldik LJ

更新日期：2014-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing non-timber forest plants. Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) is the most economically valuable bamboo in Asia, especially in China. With the release of the whole-genome sequence of moso bamboo, there are increasing demands for refined annotation of bamboo genes. Recently, large amo...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Ma X,Zhao H,Xu W,You Q,Yan H,Gao Z,Su Z

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Our ability to overcome the challenges behind metabolic disorders will require a detailed understanding of the regulation of responses to nutrition. The Creb3 transcription factor family appears to have a unique regulatory role that links cellular secretory capacity with development, nutritional state, infection, and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Khan HA,Margulies CE

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is an increasingly heterogeneous category of inherited muscle diseases, mainly affecting the muscles of shoulder areas and the hip, segregating in both autosomal recessive and dominant manner. To-date, thirty-one loci have been identified for LGMD including seven autos...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Younus M,Ahmad F,Malik E,Bilal M,Kausar M,Abbas S,Shaheen S,Kakar MU,Alfadhel M,Umair M

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) constitute a vital population of multipotent cells capable of differentiating into numerous end-organ phenotypes. However, scientific and translational endeavors to harness the regenerative potential of ASCs are currently limited by an incomplete understanding...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Pepin ME,Infante T,Benincasa G,Schiano C,Miceli M,Ceccarelli S,Megiorni F,Anastasiadou E,Della Valle G,Fatone G,Faenza M,Docimo L,Nicoletti GF,Marchese C,Wende AR,Napoli C

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective breeding programs aiming to increase the productivity and profitability of the sheep meat industry use elite, progeny tested sires. The broad genetic traits of primary interest in the progeny of these sires include skeletal muscle yield, fat content, eating quality, and reproductive efficiency. Natural mutat...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Tellam RL,Cockett NE,Vuocolo T,Bidwell CA

更新日期：2012-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The global prevalence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease, is dramatically increasing. Both genetic and environmental factors are well-known contributors to the development of these diseases and therefore, the study of epigenetics can provide additional mechanistic insight. Dietar...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Asif S,Morrow NM,Mulvihill EE,Kim KH

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) play a regulatory role and influence various biological activities, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Our group has demonstrated through functional studies that Schistosoma mansoni c-Jun N-terminal kinase (SmJNK) MAPK is involved in the parasite's deve...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Gava SG,Tavares NC,Falcone FH,Oliveira G,Mourão MM

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is the highest and one of the most extensive plateaus in the world. Phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and ecological studies support plant diversifications on the QTP through multiple mechanisms such as allopatric speciation via geographic isolation, climatic oscillations and divergences...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wen J,Zhang JQ,Nie ZL,Zhong Y,Sun H

更新日期：2014-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Although bipolar disorder (BP) is one of the most heritable psychiatric conditions, susceptibility genes for the disorder have yet to be conclusively identified. It is likely that variants in multiple genes across multiple pathways contribute to the genotype-phenotype relationship in the affected population. Recent ev...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Judy JT,Zandi PP

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Leprosy, an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affects millions of people worldwide. However, little is known regarding its molecular pathophysiological mechanisms. In this study, a comprehensive assessment of human mRNA was performed on leprosy skin lesions by using DNA chip microarrays, which include...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Belone Ade F,Rosa PS,Trombone AP,Fachin LR,Guidella CC,Ura S,Barreto JA,Pinilla MG,de Carvalho AF,Carraro DM,Soares FA,Soares CT

更新日期：2015-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal models are invaluable for biomedical research, especially in the context of rare diseases, which have a very low prevalence and are often complex. Concretely mouse models provide key information on rare disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies that cannot be obtained by using only alternative methods, and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Murillo-Cuesta S,Artuch R,Asensio F,de la Villa P,Dierssen M,Enríquez JA,Fillat C,Fourcade S,Ibáñez B,Montoliu L,Oliver E,Pujol A,Salido E,Vallejo M,Varela-Nieto I

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological pathology of deficit schizophrenia (DS) remains unclear. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) might be associated with neural plasticity and glutamate regulation, involved in schizophrenia pathogenesis. This study explores gene expression and DNA methylation of MMP9 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (P...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Gao J,Yi H,Tang X,Feng X,Yu M,Sha W,Wang X,Zhang X,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The castes of social insects provide outstanding opportunities to address the causes and consequences of evolution of discrete phenotypes, i.e., polymorphisms. Here we focus on recently described patterns of a positive association between the degree of caste-specific gene expression and the rate of sequence evolution....

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Helanterä H,Uller T

更新日期：2014-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study aimed to investigate the genetic causes of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) in two families and elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of HED in Chinese Han patients. Methods:Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was used to screen HED-related genes in two family members, followed by confirmatory San...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Han Y,Wang X,Zheng L,Zhu T,Li Y,Hong J,Xu C,Wang P,Gao M

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00