Evaluating the Accuracy of Imputation Methods in a Five-Way Admixed Population.

abstract：:In recent years, there has been an explosive increase in the amount of bioinformatics data produced, but data are not information. The purpose of bioinformatics research is to obtain information with biological significance from large amounts of data. Multiple sequence alignment is widely used in sequence homology det...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shi H,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, miRNAs have been verified to play an irreplaceable role in biological processes associated with human disease. Discovering potential disease-related miRNAs helps explain the underlying pathogenesis of the disease at the molecular level. Given the high cost and labor intensity of biological experiments...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Xu J,Cai L,Liao B,Zhu W,Wang P,Meng Y,Lang J,Tian G,Yang J

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian hearing organ is a regular array of two types of hair cells (HCs) surrounded by six types of supporting cells. Along the tonotopic axis, this conserved radial array of cell types shows longitudinal variations to enhance the tuning properties of basilar membrane. We present the current evidence supporting...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Booth KT,Azaiez H,Jahan I,Smith RJH,Fritzsch B

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito-borne diseases cause more than 700 million people infected and one million people die (Caraballo and King, 2014). With the limitations of progress toward elimination imposed by insecticide- and drug-resistance, combined with the lack of vaccines, innovative strategies to fight mosquito-borne disease are urgen...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Huang W,Wang S,Jacobs-Lorena M

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput genotyping boosts genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in crop species, leading to the identification of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with economically important traits. Choosing a cost-effective genotyping method for crop GWAS requires careful examination of several aspects, nam...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Pavan S,Delvento C,Ricciardi L,Lotti C,Ciani E,D'Agostino N

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are recognized as an important class of regulatory molecules involved in a variety of biological functions. However, the regulatory mechanisms of long non-coding genes expression are still poorly understood. The characterization of the genomic features of lncRNAs is crucial to get insigh...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Abou Alezz M,Celli L,Belotti G,Lisa A,Bione S

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The often-used A(C)E model that decomposes phenotypic variance into parts due to additive genetic and environmental influences can be extended to a longitudinal model when the trait has been assessed at multiple occasions. This enables inference about the nature (e.g., genetic or environmental) of the covariance among...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Schwabe I,Gu Z,Tijmstra J,Hatemi P,Pohl S

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most common histological subtypes of renal cancer, with a poor prognosis. Our study aimed to identify a biomarker that is significantly associated with ccRCC prognosis and novel immunotherapeutic targets, as well as some novel molecular drugs for ccRCC. Based on th...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Xiao GF,Yan X,Chen Z,Zhang RJ,Liu TZ,Hu WL

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are an abundant and functionally diverse class of eukaryotic transcripts. Reported lincRNA repertoires in mammals vary, but are commonly in the thousands to tens of thousands of transcripts, covering ~90% of the genome. In addition to elucidating function, there is particular...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Nelson ADL,Devisetty UK,Palos K,Haug-Baltzell AK,Lyons E,Beilstein MA

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent to which genetic gain achieved from selection programs under strictly controlled environments in the nucleus that can be expressed in commercial production systems is not well-documented in aquaculture species. The main aim of this paper was to assess the effects of genotype by environment interaction on ge...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Nguyen NH,Hamzah A,Thoa NP

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:At the time of translation, nascent proteins are thought to be sorted into their final subcellular localization sites, based on the part of their amino acid sequences (i.e., sorting or targeting signals). Thus, it is interesting to computationally recognize these signals from the amino acid sequences of any given prot...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Imai K,Nakai K

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In genome wide association studies (GWAS), family-based studies tend to have less power to detect genetic associations than population-based studies, such as case-control studies. This can be an issue when testing if genes in a family-based GWAS have a direct effect on the phenotype of interest over and above their po...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lutz SM,Vansteelandt S,Lange C

更新日期：2013-11-21 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：:Cardiovascular diseases are one of the prime reasons for disability and death worldwide. Diseases and conditions, such as hypoxia, pressure overload, infection, and hyperglycemia, might initiate cardiac remodeling and dysfunction by inducing hypertrophy or apoptosis in cardiomyocytes and by promoting proliferation in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Dai B,Wang F,Nie X,Du H,Zhao Y,Yin Z,Li H,Fan J,Wen Z,Wang DW,Chen C

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:As a commercially important species, the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) has been cultured for a long time in China. Agonistic behavior often causes limb disability and requires much energy, which is harmful to the growth and survival of crabs. In this paper, we divided crabs into a control group (control, no...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Pang Y,He L,Song Y,Song X,Lv J,Cheng Y,Yang X

更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00657.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Cheng L,Zhuang H,Yang S,Jiang H,Wang S,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental exposures vary by timing, severity, and frequency and may have a number of deleterious effects throughout the life course. The period of in utero development, for example, is one of the most crucial stages of development during which adverse environmental exposures can both alter the growth and developme...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Maccani MA,Knopik VS

更新日期：2012-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors are involved in the regulation of various biological processes in plant growth, development, and stress response. However, members of this important transcription factor family have not been systematically identified and analyzed in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)....

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhang Z,Chen J,Liang C,Liu F,Hou X,Zou X

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The megadiversity of the neotropical ichthyofauna has been associated to recent diversification processes, reflecting in subtle or lacking morphological differentiation between species, challenging the classical taxonomic identification. Leporinus friderici occurs in several river basins of South America, and its nomi...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Silva-Santos R,Ramirez JL,Galetti PM Jr,Freitas PD

更新日期：2018-02-15 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：Background/Aims:Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a tumor derived from malignant mesenchymal tissue associated with poor prognosis. Determining potential prognostic markers for LMS can provide clues for early diagnosis, recurrence, and treatment. Methods:RNA sequence data and clinical features of 103 LMS were obtained from the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Yang J,Li C,Zhou J,Liu X,Wang S

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Global microarray gene expression analyses previously demonstrated differences in female and male embryos during neurodevelopment. In particular, before sexual maturation of the gonads, the differences seem to concentrate on the expression of genes encoded on the X- and Y-chromosomes. To investigate genome-wide differ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Johansson MM,Pottmeier P,Suciu P,Ahmad T,Zaghlool A,Halvardson J,Darj E,Feuk L,Peuckert C,Jazin E

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular commitment and differentiation involve highly coordinated mechanisms by which tissue-specific genes are activated while others are repressed. These mechanisms rely on the activity of specific transcription factors, chromatin remodeling enzymes, and higher-order chromatin organization in order to modulate tran...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Hernández-Hernández O,Ávila-Avilés RD,Hernández-Hernández JM

更新日期：2020-09-18 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：:MicroRNAs are a class of noncoding RNAs that can be involved in the regulation of gene expression in cancers, including lung cancer. Our previous research has shown that miR-486-5p is one of the most downregulated microRNAs in tissue and serum samples of lung cancer as a good diagnostic biomarker. The objective of thi...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Tian F,Wang J,Ouyang T,Lu N,Lu J,Shen Y,Bai Y,Xie X,Ge Q

更新日期：2019-07-26 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：:Through linkage and candidate gene screening, many breast cancer (BC) predisposition genes have been identified in the past 20 years. However, the majority of genetic risks that contribute to familial BC remains undetermined. In this study, we revisited whole exome sequencing datasets from non-BRCA1/2 familial BC pati...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Yin J,Wu K,Ma Q,Dong H,Zhu Y,Hu L,Kong X

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules that play key regulatory roles in cancer acting as both oncogenes and tumor suppressors. Due to their potential roles in improving cancer prognostic, predictive, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, they have become an area of intense research focus in recent yea...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Macharia LW,Wanjiru CM,Mureithi MW,Pereira CM,Ferrer VP,Moura-Neto V

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing (AS) can enhance transcript diversity dramatically and play an important role in stress adaptation. Limited researches of AS have been reported in the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), which is an important aquaculture species in the world. Here, we performed a genome-wide identificatio...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhang X,Yuan J,Zhang X,Liu C,Xiang J,Li F

更新日期：2019-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) have an inverse relationship to the risks of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and have also been associated with longevity. We sought to identify novel loci for HDL that could potentially provide new insights into biological regulation of...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Feitosa MF,Wojczynski MK,Straka R,Kammerer CM,Lee JH,Kraja AT,Christensen K,Newman AB,Province MA,Borecki IB

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00