Validity and power of missing data imputation for extreme sampling and terminal measures designs in mediation analysis.

abstract：:Post-translational methylation of H3 lysine 36 (H3K36) is an important epigenetic marker that majorly contributes to the functionality of the chromatin. This mark is interpreted by the cell in several crucial biological processes including gene transcription and DNA methylation. The homeostasis of H3K36 methylation is...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zaghi M,Broccoli V,Sessa A

更新日期：2020-01-09 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：:Encephalomyopathic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion syndrome 13 (MTDPS13) is a rare genetic disorder caused by defects in F-box leucine-rich repeat protein 4 (FBXL4). Although FBXL4 is essential for the bioenergetic homeostasis of the cell, the precise role of the protein remains unknown. In this study, we report t...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Emperador S,Garrido-Pérez N,Amezcua-Gil J,Gaudó P,Andrés-Sanz JA,Yubero D,Fernández-Marmiesse A,O'Callaghan MM,Ortigoza-Escobar JD,Iriondo M,Ruiz-Pesini E,García-Cazorla A,Gil-Campos M,Artuch R,Montoya J,Bayona-Bafaluy MP

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae, a gram-negative bacterium that causes cholera, has already caused seven major pandemics across the world and infects roughly 1.3-4 million people every year. Cholera treatment primarily involves oral rehydration therapy supplemented with antibiotics. But recently, multidrug-resistant strains of V. cho...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shankar U,Jain N,Majee P,Kodgire P,Sharma TK,Kumar A

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of mesothelioma is not always straightforward, despite known immunohistochemical markers and other diagnostic techniques. One reason for the difficulty is that extrapleural tumors resembling mesothelioma may have several possible etiologies, especially in cases with no meaningful history of amphibole asb...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Kerger BD,James RC,Galbraith DA

更新日期：2014-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) is a very rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that primarily affects children. Less than one hundred EE patients have been diagnosed worldwide. The clinical manifestations include chronic diarrhea, petechiae, orthostatic acrocyanosis, psychomotor delay and regression, seizures,...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Chen X,Han L,Yao H

更新日期：2020-04-17 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：:Recent population declines to the high elevation western North America foundation species whitebark pine, have been driven by the synergistic effects of the invasive blister rust pathogen, mountain pine beetle (MPB), fire exclusion, and climate change. This has led to consideration for listing whitebark pine (WBP) as ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Landguth EL,Holden ZA,Mahalovich MF,Cushman SA

更新日期：2017-02-10 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：:Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs. Thus, understanding the effect of drug at the molecular level can be helpful in both drug discovery and personalized medicine. Over the years, transcriptome data upon drug treatment has been collected and several databases compiled before ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Oh M,Park S,Lee S,Lee D,Lim S,Jeong D,Jo K,Jung I,Kim S

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been widely used to determine the genetic architecture of quantitative traits in dairy cattle. In this study, with the aim of identifying candidate genes that affect milk protein composition traits, we conducted a GWAS for nine such traits (αs1-casein, αs2-casein, β-casein,...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhou C,Li C,Cai W,Liu S,Yin H,Shi S,Zhang Q,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Inference of copy number variation presents a technical challenge because variant callers typically require the copy number of a genome or genomic region to be known a priori. Here we present a method to infer copy number that uses variant call format (VCF) data as input and is implemented in the R package vcfR. This ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Knaus BJ,Grünwald NJ

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Sucrose transporters (SUTs) play key roles in allocating the translocation of assimilates from source to sink tissues. Although the characteristics and biological roles of SUTs have been intensively investigated in higher plants, this gene family has not been functionally characterized in cotton. In this study, we per...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Li W,Sun K,Ren Z,Song C,Pei X,Liu Y,Wang Z,He K,Zhang F,Zhou X,Ma X,Yang D

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are abundant in most biological fluids and considered promising biomarker candidates, but the development of EV biomarker assays is hindered, in part, by their requirement for prior EV purification and the lack of standardized and reproducible EV isolation methods. We now describe a far-fi...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Amrollahi P,Rodrigues M,Lyon CJ,Goel A,Han H,Hu TY

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of functional modules in gene interaction networks is a key step in understanding biological processes. Network interpretation is essential for unveiling biological mechanisms, candidate biomarkers, or potential targets for drug discovery/repositioning. Plenty of biological module identification alg...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Nazzicari N,Vella D,Coronnello C,Di Silvestre D,Bellazzi R,Marini S

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report, we characterize a novel inherited frameshift mutation c.4700_4701del (p.Phe1567Cysfs*221) in a single copy of the SCN5A gene and its association with Brugada syndrome (BrS). The proband experienced a life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia successfully treated with DC-shock and he also suffered fr...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Micaglio E,Monasky MM,Ciconte G,Vicedomini G,Conti M,Mecarocci V,Giannelli L,Giordano F,Pollina A,Saviano M,Pozzi PR,Di Resta C,Benedetti S,Ferrari M,Santinelli V,Pappone C

更新日期：2019-06-06 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：:Extensively raised village chickens are considered a valuable source of biodiversity, with genetic variability developed over thousands of years that ought to be characterized and utilized. Surveys that can reveal a population's genetic structure and provide an insight into its demographic history will give valuable i...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Khanyile KS,Dzomba EF,Muchadeyi FC

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber crop in the world. The R2R3-MYB gene family is a large gene family involved in many plant functions including cotton fiber development. Although previous studies have reported its phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, and expression patterns in tetrapl...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang N,Ma Q,Ma J,Pei W,Liu G,Cui Y,Wu M,Zang X,Zhang J,Yu S,Ma L,Yu J

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1994, it was suggested that AGG interruptions affect the stability of the fragile X triplet repeat. Until recently, however, this hypothesis was not explored on a large scale due primarily to the technical difficulty of determining AGG interruption patterns of the two alleles in females. The recent development of a...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Latham GJ,Coppinger J,Hadd AG,Nolin SL

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Various patterns of multi-phenotype associations (MPAs) exist in the results of Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) involving different topologies of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-phenotype associations. These can provide interesting information about the different impacts of a gene on closely related phenot...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Weighill D,Jones P,Bleker C,Ranjan P,Shah M,Zhao N,Martin M,DiFazio S,Macaya-Sanz D,Schmutz J,Sreedasyam A,Tschaplinski T,Tuskan G,Jacobson D

更新日期：2019-05-10 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：Background:Lung disease phenotype varies widely even in the F508del (homozygous) genotype. Leukocyte-driven inflammation is important for pulmonary disease pathogenesis in cystic fibrosis (CF). Blood cytokines correlate negatively with pulmonary function in F508del homozygous patients, and gap junction proteins (GJA) m...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Horn T,Ludwig M,Eickmeier O,Neerinex AH,Maitland-van der Zee AH,Smaczny C,Wagner TOF,Schubert R,Zielen S,Majoor C,Bos LD,Schmitt-Grohé S

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell viability and gene expression profiles are altered in cellular models of neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's Disease (HD). Using the yeast model system, we show that the SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase (STUbL) Slx5 reduces the toxicity and abnormal transcriptional activity associated with a mutant, ag...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Ohkuni K,Pasupala N,Peek J,Holloway GL,Sclar GD,Levy-Myers R,Baker RE,Basrai MA,Kerscher O

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Breeding livestock that are better able to withstand the onslaught of endemic- and exotic pathogens is high on the wish list of breeders and farmers world-wide. However, the defense systems in both pathogens and their hosts are complex and the degree of genetic variation in resistance and tolerance will depend on the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Glass EJ

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of the mechanisms governing the response to DNA damage in higher eucaryotes crucially depends on our ability to dissect the temporal and spatial organization of the cellular machinery responsible for maintaining genomic integrity. To achieve this goal, we need experimental tools to inflict DNA lesion...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Ferrando-May E,Tomas M,Blumhardt P,Stöckl M,Fuchs M,Leitenstorfer A

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

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：:Pervasive allelic variation at both gene and single nucleotide level (SNV) between individuals is commonly associated with complex traits in humans and animals. Allele-specific expression (ASE) analysis, using RNA-Seq, can provide a detailed annotation of allelic imbalance and infer the existence of cis-acting transcr...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Salavati M,Bush SJ,Palma-Vera S,McCulloch MEB,Hume DA,Clark EL

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-infiltrating T-lymphocytes are defined as T-lymphocytes that infiltrated into tumor tissues; however, their composition, clinical significance, and underlying mechanism in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and adjacent non-tumor tissues are still not completely understood. Herein, we collected marker genes of T cel...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Li J,Zhou J,Kai S,Wang C,Wang D,Jiang J

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is one of the crucial mediators of varicocele-related male infertility. Recently, roles of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in oxidative stress have begun to emerge, however, little is known about their role in male infertility. The aim of this study was to determine the role of lncRNA SLC7A11-AS1 in var...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Sanei-Ataabadi N,Mowla SJ,Nasr-Esfahani MH

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00