Copy-number changes in evolution: rates, fitness effects and adaptive significance.

abstract：:Eukaryotic protein kinases are well conserved through evolution. The genome of Schistosoma mansoni, which causes intestinal schistosomiasis, encodes over 250 putative protein kinases with all of the main eukaryotic groups represented. However, unraveling functional roles for these kinases is a considerable endeavor, p...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Walker AJ,Ressurreição M,Rothermel R

更新日期：2014-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Alport syndrome is a hereditary progressive chronic kidney disease caused by mutations in type IV collagen genes COL4A3/4/5. X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) is caused by mutations in the COL4A5 gene and is the most common form of Alport syndrome. A strong correlation between the type of COL4A5 mutation and the age dev...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang C,Liang S,Xing S,Xu K,Xiao H,Deng H,Wang X,Chen L,Ding J,Wang F

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Myopia is a common eye disorder that is approaching epidemic proportions worldwide. A genome-wide association study identified AREG (rs12511037), GABRR1 (rs13215566), and PDE10A (rs12206610) as being associated with refractive error in Asian populations. The present study investigated the associations betwee...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lin Y,Ding Y,Jiang D,Li C,Huang X,Liu L,Xiao H,Vasudevan B,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) describes a reversible switch from an epithelial-like to a mesenchymal-like phenotype. It is essential for the development of the normal epithelium and also contributes to the invasive properties of carcinomas. At the molecular level, the EMT transition is characterized by a...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Kim JE,Leung E,Baguley BC,Finlay GJ

更新日期：2013-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesopelagic fish are largely abundant poorly studied fish that are still intact, but which, due to their potentially great added value, will be imminently exploited by humans. Therefore, studies that provide information to anticipate the anthropogenic impact on this important resource are urgently needed. In particula...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Rodriguez-Ezpeleta N,Álvarez P,Irigoien X

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Classification of DNA sequences is an important issue in the bioinformatics study, yet most existing methods for phylogenetic analysis including Multiple Sequence Alignment (MSA) are time-consuming and computationally expensive. The alignment-free methods are popular nowadays, whereas the manual intervention in those ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Dong R,He L,He RL,Yau SS

更新日期：2019-04-09 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：:Recruitment of diverse populations and subjects living in Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUA/P's) into clinical trials is a considerable challenge. Likewise, representation of African-Americans in pharmacogenetic trials is often inadequate, but critical for identifying genetic variation within and betwee...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shah-Williams E,Levy KD,Zang Y,Holmes AM,Stoughton C,Dexter P,Skaar TC

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Shotgun metagenomics has greatly advanced our understanding of microbial communities over the last decade. Metagenomic analyses often include assembly and genome binning, computationally daunting tasks especially for big data from complex environments such as soil and sediments. In many studies, however, only a subset...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Guo J,Quensen JF,Sun Y,Wang Q,Brown CT,Cole JR,Tiedje JM

更新日期：2019-10-15 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：:In situ adaptation to climate change will be critical for the persistence of many ectotherm species due to their relative lack of dispersal capacity. Climate change is causing increases in both the mean and the variance of environmental temperature, each of which may act as agents of selection on different traits. Imp...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Logan ML,Cox CL

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:It is time to review all the available data and find the distinctive characteristics of actin that make it such an important cell molecule. The presented double-stranded organization of filamentous actin cannot explain the strong polymorphism of actin fibrils. In this work, we performed bioinformatics analysis of a se...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Glyakina AV,Galzitskaya OV

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) is a heterotrimeric transcription factor with the ability to bind to a CCAAT box in nearly all eukaryotes. However, the function of NF-Y in the life-history traits of insects is unclear. Here, we identified three NF-Y subunits, NlNF-YA, NlNF-YB, and NlNF-YC, in the wing-dimorphic brown planthop...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Chen HH,Liu YL,Liu XY,Zhang JL,Xu HJ

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Human malnutrition due to micronutrient deficiencies, particularly with regards to Zinc (Zn) and Selenium (Se), affects millions of people around the world, and the enrichment of staple foods through biofortification has been successfully used to fight hidden hunger. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the staple foods m...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Roda FA,Marques I,Batista-Santos P,Esquível MG,Ndayiragije A,Lidon FC,Swamy BPM,Ramalho JC,Ribeiro-Barros AI

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids that specifically recognize and bind tightly to their cognate targets due to their stable three-dimensional structure. Nucleic acid aptamers have been developed for various applications, including diagnostics, molecular imaging, biomarker discovery, target validation, therape...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhou J,Bobbin ML,Burnett JC,Rossi JJ

更新日期：2012-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was used to explore the association between the methylation status in the promoter regions of the cGAS, MAVS, and TRAF3 genes and the diseases of cervical precancerous lesions (CPL) and cervical cancer (CC) in a Southern Chinese population, and to further explore their interaction effects with hig...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Huang S,Li R,Huang X,Zheng S,Wang L,Wen Z,Zou X,Wu J,Liu Y,Liu D,Wang Y,Dong S,Chen X,Zhu K,Du X,Zhou Z,Han Y,Ye X,Zeng C,Zhang B,Yang G,Jing C

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) is a highly heterogeneous disease involving more than 70 pathogenic genes. However, most ARNSHL families have small-sized pedigrees with limited genetic information, rendering challenges for the molecular diagnosis of these patients. Therefore, we attempted to es...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Sang S,Ling J,Liu X,Mei L,Cai X,Li T,Li W,Li M,Wen J,Liu X,Liu J,Liu Y,Chen H,He C,Feng Y

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the processes that cause speciation is a key aim of evolutionary biology. Lineages or biomes that exhibit recent and rapid diversification are ideal model systems for determining these processes. Species rich biomes reported to be of relatively recent origin, i.e., since the beginning of the Miocene, inc...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Madriñán S,Cortés AJ,Richardson JE

更新日期：2013-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative phylogeography has its roots in classical biogeography and, historically, relies on a pattern-based approach. Here, we present a model-based framework for comparative phylogeography. Our framework was initially developed for statistical phylogeography based on a multi-model inference approach, by coupling ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Collevatti RG,Terribile LC,Diniz-Filho JA,Lima-Ribeiro MS

更新日期：2015-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is a Neotropical fish of major importance for South American aquaculture. Septicemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria is currently considered a substantial threat for pacu aquaculture that have provoked infectious disease outbreaks with high economic losses. The understanding of m...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Mastrochirico-Filho VA,Hata ME,Kuradomi RY,de Freitas MV,Ariede RB,Pinheiro DG,Robledo D,Houston R,Hashimoto DT

更新日期：2020-06-09 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：:Developmental plasticity refers to the property by which the same genotype produces distinct phenotypes depending on the environmental conditions under which development takes place. By allowing organisms to produce phenotypes adjusted to the conditions that adults will experience, developmental plasticity can provide...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lafuente E,Beldade P

更新日期：2019-08-07 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：: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：:We report on three new patients with spondyloocular syndrome (SOS) in a consanguineous Pakistani family. All three patients present progressive generalized osteoporosis, short stature, recurrent fractures, hearing loss and visual impairments. WES revealed a novel homozygous frameshift variant in exon 11 of XYLT2 (NG 0...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Kausar M,Chew EGY,Ullah H,Anees M,Khor CC,Foo JN,Makitie O,Siddiqi S

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoiesis of human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) maintains generation of red blood cells throughout life. However, little is known how human erythropoiesis is regulated by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). By using ChIRP-seq, we report here that the lncRNA steroid receptor RNA activator (SRA) occupies chromatin, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Sawaengdee W,Cui K,Zhao K,Hongeng S,Fucharoen S,Wongtrakoongate P

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of studies have shown that long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are a very important class of non-coding RNAs that plays a vital role in many biological processes. Adipose tissue is an important place for storing energy, but few studies on lincRNAs were related to pig subcutaneous fat develo...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shi G,Chen L,Chen G,Zou C,Li J,Li M,Fang C,Li C

更新日期：2019-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Innate immune response is triggered by pathogen components, like lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of gram-negative bacteria. LPS initiates Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling, which involves mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK) and nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) in different pathway branches and ultimately induces infla...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Ostareck DH,Ostareck-Lederer A

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone proteins are dynamically modified to mediate a variety of cellular processes including gene transcription, DNA damage repair, and apoptosis. Regulation of these processes occurs through the recruitment of non-histone proteins to chromatin by specific combinations of histone post-translational modifications (PT...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Karch KR,Denizio JE,Black BE,Garcia BA

更新日期：2013-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common irregular heart rhythm which influence approximately 1-2% of the general population. As a potential factor for ischemic stroke, AF could also cause heart failure. The mechanisms behind AF pathogenesis is complex and remains elusive. As a new category of non-coding RNAs (ncRN...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Jiang S,Guo C,Zhang W,Che W,Zhang J,Zhuang S,Wang Y,Zhang Y,Liu B

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00