abstract：:PCR detection and quantification of vaginal lactobacilli remains problematic because of the high level of genetic heterogeneity and taxonomic complexity within the genus Lactobacillus. The aim of the present study was to identify conserved sequences among the genomes of major species of vaginal lactobacilli that could...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Demkin VV,Koshechkin SI,Slesarev A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports a significant up-regulation of bta-miR-146a and bta-miR-146b expression levels in bovine mammary tissues infected with subclinical, clinical and experimental mastitis. Potential target genes are involved in multiple immunological pathways. These results suggest a regulatory function of both miRNAs f...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Wang XP,Luoreng ZM,Zan LS,Raza SH,Li F,Li N,Liu S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing need for low-cost, rapid and reliable diagnostic results in veterinary medicine. Point-of-care (POC) tests have tremendous advantages over existing laboratory-based tests, due to their intrinsic low-cost and rapidity. A considerable number of POC tests are presently available, mostly in dipstick or ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Busin V,Wells B,Kersaudy-Kerhoas M,Shu W,Burgess ST

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and timely diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis is critical for antimicrobial treatment of patients. Although PCR-based methods have been widely used for the diagnosis of acute meningitis caused by bacterial pathogens, the main disadvantage of these methods is their high cost. This disadvantage has hampere...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Farahani H,Ghaznavi-Rad E,Mondanizadeh M,MirabSamiee S,Khansarinejad B

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a prevalent pathogen worldwide and causes various respiratory infections. Although it is a critical pathogen in pediatric patients, it is unclear how it enters host cells. In this study, we focused on hMPV cell entry using two kinds of cell lines (Vero E6 and LLC-MK2), which are most co...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Yang H,He H,Tan B,Liu E,Zhao X,Zhao Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) is a frequently employed typing method of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) isolates. Based on whole genome sequencing in a previous study, allelic diversity at some VNTR loci seems to over- or under-estimate the actual phylogenetic variance among isolates. Interestingly, ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Fawzy A,Zschöck M,Ewers C,Eisenberg T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to analyze the relationships of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and protein-coding genes in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC). METHODS:RNA-seq data of LUSC deposited in the TCGA database were used to identify differentially expressed protein-coding genes (DECGs) and differentially expressed l...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Wu X,Ruan L,Yang Y,Mei Q

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A real-time assay for DNA methyltransferase (MTase) activity has been developed. A hemimethylated smart probe is used as the substrate for DNA MTase. Cleavage of the methylated product leads to separation of fluorophore from quencher, giving a proportional increase in fluorescence. The method permits real-time monitor...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Jin S,Liu H,Xia K,Ma C,He H,Wang K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new methodology for fluorescence turn-on detection of DNA methyltransferase (MTase) activity based on terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) using a thioflavin T probe. This method is highly selective and sensitive. The fluorescence intensity was direct proportion to Dam MTase concentration in...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Ma C,Liu H,Li W,Chen H,Jin S,Wang J,Wang J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and sensitive recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay, Bruce-RPA, was developed for detection of Brucella. The assay could detect as few as 3 copies of Brucella per reaction within 20 min. Bruce-RPA represents a candidate point-of-care diagnosis assay for human brucellosis. ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Ren H,Yang M,Zhang G,Liu S,Wang X,Ke Y,Du X,Wang Z,Huang L,Liu C,Chen Z

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The real-time PCR-HRM analysis was developed for the detection and discrimination of the quarantine nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Bursaphelenchus mucronatus. A set of primers was designed to target the ITS region of rDNA. The results have demonstrated that this analysis is a valuable tool for differentiation...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Filipiak A,Hasiów-Jaroszewska B

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the WDR45 gene have been identified as causative for the only X-linked type of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA), clinically characterized by global developmental delay in childhood, followed by a secondary neurological decline with parkinsonism and/or dementia in adolescence or early ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Hoffjan S,Ibisler A,Tschentscher A,Dekomien G,Bidinost C,Rosa AL

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a single tube TaqMan(®) real-time PCR assay that differentiates the full-length and truncated erm(41) gene to predict inducible resistance to clarithromycin in Mycobacterium abscessus. A study of 87 clinical isolates found this assay to be 90.8% concordant to conventional drug susceptibility testing ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Zhu YC,Mitchell KK,Nazarian EJ,Escuyer VE,Musser KA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report describes a real-time PCR-based procedure to reliably determine the quantity of Leishmania amastigotes in relation to the amount of host tissue in histological skin sections from canine and equine cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The novel diagnostic Leishmania-PCR has a detection limit of <0.02 am...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Müller N,Hentrich B,Frey CF,Welle M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis and recurrence of breast cancer remain significant clinical problems. The expression level of CD44 protein is higher in breast cancer-initiating cancer stem cells; therefore, the early detection of CD44 using a sensitive diagnostic probe is important for breast cancer diagnosis and therapeutic purposes. In ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Cho JH,Lee SC,Ha NR,Lee SJ,Yoon MY

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact that next-generation sequencing technology (NGS) is having on many aspects of molecular and cell biology, is becoming increasingly apparent. One of the most noticeable outcomes of the new technology in human genetics, has been the accelerated rate of identification of disease-causing genes. Especially for r...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Morris-Rosendahl DJ,Kaindl AM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified multiple paternity in 52.9% of the clutches of Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni boettgeri using polymorphic microsatellite markers. In addition we demonstrated sperm storage across seasons. DNA was extracted from the amniotic fluid adhering to the eggshell's inner surface, a procedure suitable for eas...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Farke CM,Olek K,Gerding WM,Distler C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natalizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the alpha4 chain of the alpha4beta1 and alpha4beta7 integrin heterodimers used with high effectiveness in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The use of this drug can unfortunately be associated with the onset of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a poss...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Rossi F,Newsome SD,Viscidi R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomato black ring virus (TBRV) infects a wide range of economically important plant species worldwide. In the present study we developed a locked nucleic acid (LNA) real-time RT-PCR assay for accurate detection of genetically diverse TBRV isolates collected from different hosts. The assay based on the LNA probe has a ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Hasiów-Jaroszewska B,Rymelska N,Borodynko N

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term infection with high-risk HPV genotypes is the leading cause of cervical cancer. In the present study a Duplex Real-time PCR assay was developed in order to identify HPV types 16, 18, 31, 35, 51 and 66 in three reactions, through SYBR green I melting curve analysis. The method utilizes type-specific primer se...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Tsakogiannis D,Papacharalampous M,Toska E,Kyriakopoulou Z,Dimitriou TG,Ruether IG,Komiotis D,Markoulatos P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first report of pertactin-negative variants of Bordetella pertussis in the United States has raised questions about the role of acellular pertussis vaccines in the recent increase of pertussis cases. Our laboratory utilized a sequence-based method to identify mutations in the pertactin gene responsible for these v...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Quinlan T,Musser KA,Currenti SA,Zansky SM,Halse TA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RNA genome of pathogenic and non-pathogenic variants of citrus Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) differ by five to six nucleotides located within the variable (V) domain referred to as the "cachexia expression motif". Sensitive hosts such as mandarin and its hybrids are seriously affected by cachexia disease. Current method...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Loconsole G,Onelge N,Yokomi RK,Kubaa RA,Savino V,Saponari M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that BK viral load in plasma and urine are reliable markers for the detection of BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN) in renal transplant patients. We developed a quantitative real time PCR assay based on TaqMan technology for the measurement of BK viral load in plasma and urine. Consider...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Mitui M,Leos NK,Lacey D,Doern C,Rogers BB,Park JY

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-pathogenic Burkholderia thailandensis may be used as a model for Burkholderia pseudomallei due to the genetic similarity of these species. Moreover, the experimental manipulation of B. thailandensis is safer. In this study, we constructed recombinant flagellin protein fragments of B. thailandensis E264 (FLAG300, F...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Wajanarogana S,Nimnuch P,Thongmee A,Kritsiriwuthinan K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shigella spp are exquisitely fastidious Gram negative organisms that frequently get missed in the detection by traditional culture methods. For this reason, this work has adapted a classical PCR for detection of Shigella in food and stool specimens to real-time PCR using the SYBR Green format. This method follows a me...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Mokhtari W,Nsaibia S,Gharbi A,Aouni M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification (MLPA) assays were designed for the genes HEXB (OMIM: 606873), GM2A (OMIM: 613109) and SMARCAL1 (OMIM: 606622) of humans. Two sets of synthetic MLPA probes for these coding exons were tested. Changes in copy numbers were detected as well as single nucleotide polymorphis...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Sobek AK,Evers C,Dekomien G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) preclinical model, we show that oncogene-specific PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)-based assays allow to evaluate the efficacy of immunotherapy combining all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and a DNA-based vaccine targeting the promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha (...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Pokorna K,Le Pogam C,Chopin M,Balitrand N,Reboul M,Cassinat B,Chomienne C,Padua RA,Pla M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular tag vaccine against Brucella abortus and serological testing are the main methods of prevention of brucellosis used currently. They can discriminate vaccinated animals and humans from those naturally infected. In this study, we constructed a gene deletion mutant strain, B. abortus S19 virB5 with a molecu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Tan W,Wang XR,Nie Y,Wang C,Cheng LQ,Wang XC,Zhang R,Yan GM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although enteroviral infections occur frequently during childhood, the circulation of particular serotypes has never been studied in Greece. The objectives of the present report were molecular detection and identification of human enteroviruses in children admitted with nonspecific febrile illness or meningitis to a u...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Siafakas N,Attilakos A,Vourli S,Stefos E,Meletiadis J,Nikolaidou P,Zerva L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping is currently considered as a particularly valuable tool for the diagnosis of different pathologies. For this reason, over the past several years a great deal of effort has been devoted to developing accurate, rapid, and cost-effective technologies for SNP analysis. A...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Etlik O,Koksal V,Arican-Baris ST,Baris I

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a rat lungworm, can cause eosinophilic meningitis and angiostrongyliasis in humans following ingestion of contaminated foods or intermediate/paratenic hosts with infective larvae. The snail Achatina fulica is one of the important intermediate hosts of A. cantonensis and is commonly eaten b...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Liu CY,Song HQ,Zhang RL,Chen MX,Xu MJ,Ai L,Chen XG,Zhan XM,Liang SH,Yuan ZG,Lin RQ,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human infection with the parasitic nematode Enterobius vermicularis occurs worldwide, particularly in children. Although its prevalence may exceed 35% in some parts of the world, molecular studies of E. vermicularis in humans are limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the genetic variation within E. ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Piperaki ET,Spanakos G,Patsantara G,Vassalou E,Vakalis N,Tsakris A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New ELISA assays were developed to measure immunoreactivity for XMRV. Antibody titers were measured in a cohort of prostate cancer cases and cancer free controls from the central United States. No statistically significant differences were observed in immunoreactivity between cases and controls for either the XMRV-env...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Sabunciyan S,Mandelberg N,Rabkin CS,Yolken R,Viscidi R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement C3 'slow' and 'fast' allotypes are associated with immune-mediated disorders and may affect the outcome of renal transplantation. We report a tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system PCR (T-ARMS-PCR) that provides a rapid, reproducible and cost-effective method to genotype both complement C3 's...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Peruzzi B,Serra M,Pescucci C,Sica M,Lastraioli S,Rondelli T,Pedemonte S,Risitano AM,De Angioletti M,Piccioli P,Notaro R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ligase detection reaction (LDR) is a highly specific genotyping method for single nucleotide variations. Although LDR typically discriminates single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) alleles at the 3' end of so-called LDR discriminating probes, we designed probes in which the position of nucleotide differences for dis...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Asari M,Omura T,Maseda C,Shiono H,Tasaki Y,Matsubara K,Shimizu K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A full-length complementary DNA (cDNA; designated Hc-stp-1) encoding a serine/threonine phosphatase (Hc-STP-1) was isolated from Haemonchus contortus, a strongylid nematode parasite of small ruminants. Hc-stp-1 was shown to be transcribed in males of both adults and fourth-stage larvae, but not in females, early larva...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Campbell BE,Rabelo EM,Hofmann A,Hu M,Gasser RB

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium chauvoei is the causative agent of blackleg in cattle and sheep. The clinical symptoms of this severe disease are very similar to that of malignant edema (Clostridium septicum), infections of other Clostridium species belonging to the gas edema complex, and anthrax (Bacillus anthracis). C. chauvoei and C. ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Lange M,Neubauer H,Seyboldt C

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium septicum is a spore-forming anaerobe frequently implicated in cases of gangrenous dermatitis (GD) and other spontaneously occurring myonecrotic infections of poultry. Although C. septicum is readily cultured from diseased tissues it can be difficult to enumerate due to its tendency to swarm over the surfac...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Neumann AP,Dunham SM,Rehberger TG,Siragusa GR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a completely homogeneous duplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method. The present LAMP method employed a combination of a 6-carboxyfluorescein (FAM)-labeled primer (donor) for one target gene, a non-labeled primer for the other, and an intercalator ethidium bromide (EtBr) dye (acceptor) on...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Kouguchi Y,Fujiwara T,Teramoto M,Kuramoto M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic cause of death in childhood, is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness, associated with deletions of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. Approximately 94% of SMA patients carry homologous deletions of SMN1 exon(...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular probes

authors： Baris I,Etlik O,Koksal V,Arican-Baris ST

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00