Epigenetic Mechanisms Link Maternal Diets and Gut Microbiome to Obesity in the Offspring.

abstract：:Purpose: The present study examines the role of Sox11 in the initial response of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to axon damage and in optic nerve regeneration in mouse. Methods: Markers of retinal injury were identified using the normal retina database and optic nerve crush (ONC) database on GeneNetwork2 (www.genenetwo...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Li Y,Struebing FL,Wang J,King R,Geisert EE

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptomics technologies such as next-generation sequencing and microarray platforms provide exciting opportunities for improving diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases. Transcriptomics studies often share similar hypotheses, but are carried out on different platforms, in different conditions, and with differ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wu C,Huang BE,Chen G,Lovenberg TW,Pocalyko DJ,Yao X

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral and cognitive traits have a genetic component even though contributions from individual genes and genomic loci are in many cases modest. Changes in the environment can alter genotype-phenotype relationships. Space travel, which includes exposure to ionizing radiation, constitutes environmental challenges an...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Iancu OD,Boutros SW,Olsen RHJ,Davis MJ,Stewart B,Eiwaz M,Marzulla T,Belknap J,Fallgren CM,Edmondson EF,Weil MM,Raber J

更新日期：2018-10-09 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：:Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer and is a major public health concern with a growing incidence worldwide. As for other complex diseases, animal models are needed in order to better understand the mechanisms leading to pathology, identify potential biomarkers to be used in the clinics, and eventually molecular tar...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Bourneuf E

更新日期：2017-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) is a salvage enzyme that phosphorylates thymidine, imported from surrounding fluids, to create dTMP, which is further phosphorylated to the DNA precursor dTTP. TK1 deficiency has for a long time been known to cause increased cellular sensitivity to DNA damage. We have examined preferential str...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： McAllister KA,Yasseen AA,McKerr G,Downes CS,McKelvey-Martin VJ

更新日期：2014-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined reasons for participation in a genetic study of risk for multiple sclerosis (MS). Our sample consisted of 101 patients diagnosed with MS who were approached about enrolling in the Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Susceptibility Study. Participants were predominantly Hispanic (80%), female (80%), and well...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Cuccaro ML,Manrique CP,Quintero MA,Martinez R,McCauley JL

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of bulk RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data is a valuable tool to understand transcription at the genome scale. Targeted sequencing of RNA has emerged as a practical means of assessing the majority of the transcriptomic space with less reliance on large resources for consumables and bioinformatics. TempO-Seq is a t...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Bushel PR,Ferguson SS,Ramaiahgari SC,Paules RS,Auerbach SS

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are an emerging class of RNA species that may play a critical regulatory role in gene expression. However, the association between lncRNAs and atrial fibrillation (AF) is still not fully understood. In this study, we used RNA sequencing data to identify and quantify the both protein codi...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wu DM,Zhou ZK,Fan SH,Zheng ZH,Wen X,Han XR,Wang S,Wang YJ,Zhang ZF,Shan Q,Li MQ,Hu B,Lu J,Chen GQ,Hong XW,Zheng YL

更新日期：2019-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:For all organisms promoting protein homeostasis is a high priority in order to optimize cellular functions and resources. However, there is accumulating evidence that aging leads to a collapse in protein homeostasis and widespread non-disease protein aggregation. This review examines these findings and discusses the p...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： David DC

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The TempO-SeqTM platform allows for targeted transcriptomic analysis and is currently used by many groups to perform high-throughput gene expression analysis. Herein we performed a comparison of gene expression characteristics measured using 45 purified RNA samples from the livers of rats exposed to chemicals that fal...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Bushel PR,Paules RS,Auerbach SS

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CGG-repeat expansion in the 5' UTR of the FMR1 gene on the X-chromosome. Both elevated levels of the expanded FMR1 mRNA and aberrant expression of a polyglycine protein (FMRpolyG) from the CGG-repeat region are hypothesized...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Hoem G,Bowitz Larsen K,Øvervatn A,Brech A,Lamark T,Sjøttem E,Johansen T

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is characterized by rapid and lethal infiltration of brain tissue, which is the primary cause of treatment failure and deaths for GBM. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanisms of tumor cell invasion is crucial for the treatment of GBM. In this study, we dissected the single-cell RNA-seq dat...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Pang B,Quan F,Ping Y,Hu J,Lan Y,Pang L

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The comet assay is a simple and cost effective technique, commonly used to analyze and quantify DNA damage in individual cells. The versatility of the comet assay allows introduction of various modifications to the basic technique. The difference in the methylation sensitivity of the isoschizomeric restriction enzymes...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lewies A,Van Dyk E,Wentzel JF,Pretorius PJ

更新日期：2014-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the first pediatric specific Phenome-Wide Association Study (PheWAS) using electronic medical records (EMRs). Given the early success of PheWAS in adult populations, we investigated the feasibility of this approach in pediatric cohorts in which associations between a previously known genetic variant...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Namjou B,Marsolo K,Caroll RJ,Denny JC,Ritchie MD,Verma SS,Lingren T,Porollo A,Cobb BL,Perry C,Kottyan LC,Rothenberg ME,Thompson SD,Holm IA,Kohane IS,Harley JB

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic polymorphisms in β1-, β2- and β3-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) have been associated with chronic non-communicable disorders, such as cardiovascular diseases, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obesity, as well as β-agonists and antagonists response and toxicity. The purpose of this study w...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Katsarou MS,Karathanasopoulou A,Andrianopoulou A,Desiniotis V,Tzinis E,Dimitrakis E,Lagiou M,Charmandari E,Aschner M,Tsatsakis AM,Chrousos GP,Drakoulis N

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestication to captive rearing conditions, along with targeted selective breeding have genetic consequences that vary from those in wild environments. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of the most translocated and farmed aquaculture species globally, farmed throughout Asia, North and South America, and its...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Nayfa MG,Jones DB,Benzie JAH,Jerry DR,Zenger KR

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable phenotypes are paramount for meaningful quantification of genetic variation and for estimating individual breeding values on which genetic selection is based. In this paper, we assert that genetic improvement of host tolerance to disease, although desirable, may be first of all handicapped by the ability to o...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Doeschl-Wilson AB,Villanueva B,Kyriazakis I

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:HFE-related Hemochromatosis is the most common genetic iron overload disease in European populations, particularly of Nordic or Celtic ancestry. It is reported that the HFE p.C282Y mutation is present in 1/10 people of northern European descent, resulting in one in two hundred people will be homozygous. However, the H...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhang W,Wang X,Duan W,Xu A,Zhao X,Huang J,You H,Brissot P,Ou X,Jia J

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Cryptococcus complex, includes Cryptococcus neoformans (most common fungal infection of the brain) and Cryptococcus gattii (high-impact emerging pathogen worldwide). Currently, the fungal multilocus sequence typing database (Fungal MLST Database) constitutes a valuable data repository of the genes used ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Muñoz M,Camargo M,Ramírez JD

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Usher type 1 syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder involving congenital severe-to-profound hearing loss, development of vision impairment in the first decade, and severe balance difficulties. The PCDH15 gene, one of the five genes implicated in this disease, is involved in 8-20% of cases. In this study, we a...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Vaché C,Puechberty J,Faugère V,Darmaisin F,Liquori A,Baux D,Blanchet C,Garcia-Garcia G,Meunier I,Pellestor F,Koenig M,Roux AF

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury (MeHg) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and neurotoxicant that has long been known to cause a variety of motor deficits. These motor deficits have primarily been attributed to MeHg targeting of developing neurons and induction of oxidative stress and calcium dysregulation. Few studies have looke...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Prince LM,Rand MD

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Galápagos Islands are known to have experienced significant drought during the Quaternary. The loss of mesophytic upland habitats has been suggested to underlie the relatively lower endemism of upland compared with lowland plant assemblages. A fossil pollen record spanning the last 26,000 years from an upland bog ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Collins AF,Bush MB,Sachs JP

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Single variant analysis in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has been proven to be successful in identifying thousands of genetic variants associated with hundreds of complex diseases. However, these identified variants only explain a small fraction of inheritable variability in many diseases, suggesting that oth...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： He T,Zhong PS,Cui Y

更新日期：2014-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated differences in gene expression in pigs from the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Host Genetics Consortium initiative showing a range of responses to PRRS virus infection. Pigs were allocated into four phenotypic groups according to their serum viral level and weight gain. RNA obtained ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Arceo ME,Ernst CW,Lunney JK,Choi I,Raney NE,Huang T,Tuggle CK,Rowland RR,Steibel JP

更新日期：2013-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 102 in vol. 6, PMID: 25852744.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Brito S,Thompson K,Campistol J,Colomer J,Hardy SA,He L,Fernández-Marmiesse A,Palacios L,Jou C,Jiménez-Mallebrera C,Armstrong J,Montero R,Artuch R,Tischner C,Wenz T,McFarland R,Taylor RW

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, neural networks have become one of the cutting-edge methods in various research fields, outshining specifically in complex classification problems. In this paper, we propose two main contributions: first, we conduct a methodological study of neural network modeling for classifying biological trai...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wilentzik Müller R,Gat-Viks I

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phomopsis longicolla T. W. Hobbs (syn. Diaporthe longicolla) is the primary cause of Phomopsis seed decay (PSD) in soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill. This disease results in poor seed quality and is one of the most economically important seed diseases in soybean. The objectives of this study were to infer protein-prot...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Li S,Musungu B,Lightfoot D,Ji P

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we used pan RNA-seq analysis to reveal the ubiquitous existence of both 5' and 3' end small RNAs (5' and 3' sRNAs). 5' and 3' sRNAs alone can be used to annotate nuclear non-coding and mitochondrial genes at 1-bp resolution and identify new steady RNAs, which are usually transcribed from functional gene...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Xu X,Ji H,Jin X,Cheng Z,Yao X,Liu Y,Zhao Q,Zhang T,Ruan J,Bu W,Chen Z,Gao S

更新日期：2019-02-14 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