Noncoding RNAs regulate NF-κB signaling to modulate blood vessel inflammation.

abstract：:While substantial progress has been made in finding genetic variants associated with nicotine dependence (ND), a large proportion of the genetic variants remain undiscovered. The current research focuses have shifted toward uncovering rare variants, gene-gene/gene-environment interactions, and structural variations pr...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhang X,Lan T,Wang T,Xue W,Tong X,Ma T,Liu G,Lu Q

更新日期：2019-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Huang-lian (Coptis plants in China) are essential medicinal plants in China, C. chinensis var. chinensis and C. deltoidea have been domesticated and cultivated for 700 years. In this study, the genetic diversity patterns and biogeographical information of cultivated Huang-lian and their wild relatives Coptis species w...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang X,Liu XQ,Ko YZ,Jin XL,Sun JH,Zhao ZY,Yuan QJ,Chiang YC,Huang LQ

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In the world of high-throughput sequencing there are numerous challenges to effective data quality control. There are no single quality metrics which are appropriate in all conditions. Here we detail the different open source software used at the Exeter Sequencing Service to provide generic quality control information...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Paszkiewicz KH,Farbos A,O'Neill P,Moore K

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Human CYP3A enzymes (including CYP3A4 and CYP4A5) metabolize about 40% of all drugs and numerous other environmental and endogenous substances. CYP3A activity is highly variable within and between humans. As a consequence, therapy with standard doses often results in too low or too high blood and tissue concentrations...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Matthaei J,Bonat WH,Kerb R,Tzvetkov MV,Strube J,Brunke S,Sachse-Seeboth C,Sehrt D,Hofmann U,von Bornemann Hjelmborg J,Schwab M,Brockmöller J

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Replicative senescence of cells in vitro is often considered as counterpart for aging of the organism in vivo. In fact, both processes are associated with functional decay and similar molecular modifications. On epigenetic level, replicative senescence and aging evoke characteristic modifications in the DNA methylatio...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wagner W

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) undergo high levels of regulation in skeletal muscle development and control skeletal muscle mass, function and metabolism over the lifespan. More recently, the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in skeletal muscle regulation has started to emerge. Following up on our recent study describing the...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Mikovic J,Sadler K,Butchart L,Voisin S,Gerlinger-Romero F,Della Gatta P,Grounds MD,Lamon S

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare human autosomal recessive premature aging disorder characterized by early onset of aging-associated diseases, chromosomal instability, and cancer predisposition. The function of the DNA helicase encoded by WRN, the gene responsible for WS, has been studied extensively. WRN helicase is in...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shimamoto A,Yokote K,Tahara H

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is the most representative wild ungulate of the high Andes of South America with two recognized morphological subspecies, V. v. mensalis in the north and V. v. vicugna in the south of its distribution. Current vicuña population size (460,000-520,000 animals) is the result of population rec...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： González BA,Vásquez JP,Gómez-Uchida D,Cortés J,Rivera R,Aravena N,Chero AM,Agapito AM,Varas V,Wheleer JC,Orozco-terWengel P,Marín JC

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a rare autosomal-dominant inherited tumor syndrome. We aimed to analyze the correlations between frequent VHL mutations and phenotypes in Chinese VHL families. We screened 540 patients from 187 unrelated Chinese VHL families for 19 frequent VHL mutations. The penetrance and mean age ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Hong B,Ma K,Zhou J,Zhang J,Wang J,Liu S,Zhang Z,Cai L,Zhang N,Gong K

更新日期：2019-09-18 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：:Some candidate genes have been robustly reported to be associated with complex traits, such as the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene on body mass index (BMI), and the fibroblast growth factor 5 (FGF5) gene on blood pressure levels. It is of interest to know whether an environmental factor (E) can attenuate or...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lin WY,Lin YS,Chan CC,Liu YL,Tsai SJ,Kuo PH

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Beef tenderness, a complex trait affected by many factors, is economically important to beef quality, industry, and consumer's palatability. In this study, RNA-Seq was used in network analysis to better understand the biological processes that lead to differences in beef tenderness. Skeletal muscle transcriptional pro...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Gonçalves TM,de Almeida Regitano LC,Koltes JE,Cesar ASM,da Silva Andrade SC,Mourão GB,Gasparin G,Moreira GCM,Fritz-Waters E,Reecy JM,Coutinho LL

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis resulting from chronic liver damage constitutes a major health care burden worldwide; however, no antifibrogenic agents are currently available. Our previous study reported that the small molecule NPLC0393 extracted from the herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum exerts efficient antifibrotic effects both in vivo...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Huang H,Wang K,Liu Q,Ji F,Zhou H,Fang S,Zhu J

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactation is a dynamic process, which evolved to meet dietary demands of growing offspring. At the same time, the mother's metabolism changes to meet the high requirements of nutrient supply to the offspring. Through strong artificial selection, the strain of milk production on dairy cows is often associated with impa...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Strucken EM,Laurenson YC,Brockmann GA

更新日期：2015-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed strain infection (MSI) refers to the concurrent infection of a susceptible host with multiple strains of a single pathogenic species. Known to occur in humans and animals, MSIs deserve special consideration when studying transmission dynamics, evolution, and treatment of mycobacterial diseases, notably tuberculo...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Byrne AS,Goudreau A,Bissonnette N,Shamputa IC,Tahlan K

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenotype of carcass traits in beef cattle are affected by random genetic and non-genetic effects, which both can be modulated by an environmental variable such as Temperature-Humidity Index (THI), a key environmental factor in cattle production. In this study, a multivariate reaction norm model (MRNM) was used to...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Chung Y,Lee SH,Lee HK,Lim D,van der Werf J,Lee SH

更新日期：2020-12-23 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：:Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) is a rare heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative diseases, with upper and lower limb spasticity motor neuron disintegration leading to paraplegias. NT5C2 gene (OMIM: 600417) encode a hydrolase enzyme 5'-nucleotidase, cytosolic II play an important role in maintaining the balance...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Naseer MI,Abdulkareem AA,Pushparaj PN,Bibi F,Chaudhary AG

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is marked by a strong genetic heterogeneity, which is underlined by the low overlap between ASD risk gene lists proposed in different studies. In this context, molecular networks can be used to analyze the results of several genome-wide studies in order to underline those network regions...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Mosca E,Bersanelli M,Gnocchi M,Moscatelli M,Castellani G,Milanesi L,Mezzelani A

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2017 the Swiss federal government established the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN), a nationally coordinated data infrastructure for genetic research. The SPHN advisory group on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) was tasked with the creation of a recommendation to ensure ethically responsible re...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Blasimme A,Brall C,Vayena E

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:People want to live long, healthy lives. Previous surveys suggest very limited interest in much longer lifespans, but we show that stipulating good health changes responses to favor longer lives by an order of magnitude. Advances in aging research hold out hope for greatly slowed aging with associated good health. Und...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Donner Y,Fortney K,Calimport SR,Pfleger K,Shah M,Betts-LaCroix J

更新日期：2016-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Technological advances over the past decade have unraveled the remarkable complexity of RNA. The identification of small peptides encoded by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as well as regulatory functions mediated by non-coding regions of mRNAs have further complicated our understanding of the multifaceted functions of...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Li J,Liu C

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The principles and function of chromatin and nuclear architecture have been extensively studied in model organisms, such as Drosophila melanogaster. However, little is known about the role of these epigenetic processes in transcriptional regulation in other insects including mosquitoes, which are major disease vectors...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lezcano ÓM,Sánchez-Polo M,Ruiz JL,Gómez-Díaz E

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare genetic disorder, is mostly caused by defects in more than 40 known cilia structure-related genes. However, in approximately 20-35% of patients, it is caused by unknown genetic factors, and the inherited pathogenic factors are difficult to confirm. Kartagener syndrome (KTS) is ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Yue Y,Huang Q,Zhu P,Zhao P,Tan X,Liu S,Li S,Han X,Cheng L,Li B,Fu Y

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:This study reports a Chinese patient with a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG) caused by compound-heterozygous mutations in the Conserved Oligomeric Golgi 5 (COG5) gene and thereby offers concrete evidence for early diagnosis. Methods:The clinical manifestations, the results of laboratory examination...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang X,Han L,Wang XY,Wang JH,Li XM,Jin CH,Wang L

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:ncRNAs are key genes in many human diseases including cancer and viral infection, as well as providing critical functions in pathogenic organisms such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, and protists. Until now the identification and characterization of ncRNAs associated with disease has been slow or inaccurate requiring man...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Collins LJ

更新日期：2011-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The tropical Andes are a hotspot of biodiversity, but detailed altitudinal and latitudinal distribution patterns of species are poorly understood. We compare the distribution and diversity patterns of four Andean plant groups on the basis of georeferenced specimen data: the genus Nasa (Loasaceae), the two South Americ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Mutke J,Jacobs R,Meyers K,Henning T,Weigend M

更新日期：2014-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Two chaperonopathies have been linked to mutations in the human hsp60 (hHsp60; HSPD1) gene, but other existing variants might cause diseases, even if there is no comprehensive information about this possibility. To fill this vacuum, which might be at the basis of misdiagnoses or simply ignorance of chaperonopathies in...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Vitale AM,Conway de Macario E,Alessandro R,Cappello F,Macario AJL,Marino Gammazza A

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolutionary dynamics and tissue specificity of protein-coding genes are well documented in plants. However, the evolutionary consequences of small RNAs (sRNAs) on tissue-specific functions remain poorly understood. Here, we performed integrated analysis of 195 deeply sequenced sRNA libraries of maize B73, represe...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Xu Y,Zhang T,Li Y,Miao Z

更新日期：2020-02-11 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