abstract：:Melanoma is the leading cause of cancer-related death among skin tumors, with an increasing incidence worldwide. Few studies have effectively investigated the significance of an immune-related gene (IRG) signature for melanoma prognosis. Here, we constructed an IRGs prognostic signature using bioinformatics methods an...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Liu N,Liu Z,Liu X,Duan X,Huang Y,Jin Z,Niu Y,Zhang L,Chen H

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Beef is an essential food source in the world. Beef quality, especially tenderness, has a significant impact on consumer satisfaction and industry profit. Many types of research to date have focused on the exploration of physiological and developmental mechanisms of beef tenderness. Still, the role and impact of DNA m...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhao C,Ji G,Carrillo JA,Li Y,Tian F,Baldwin RL,Zan L,Song J

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:It is critical for patients who cannot undergo eradicable surgery to predict the risk of lung cancer recurrence and metastasis; therefore, the physicians can design the appropriate adjuvant therapy plan. However, traditional circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection or next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based methods are u...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wu Z,Wang L,Li C,Cai Y,Liang Y,Mo X,Lu Q,Dong L,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-08-25 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：:STI/HOP functions as a co-chaperone of HSP90 and HSP70 whose molecular function has largely been being restricted as an adaptor protein. However, its role in thermotolerance is not well explored. In this article, we have identified six members of the TaSTI family, which were named according to their distribution on gr...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Meena S,Deb S,Samtani H,Khurana P

更新日期：2020-08-19 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：:Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most common histological subtypes of renal cancer, with a poor prognosis. Our study aimed to identify a biomarker that is significantly associated with ccRCC prognosis and novel immunotherapeutic targets, as well as some novel molecular drugs for ccRCC. Based on th...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Xiao GF,Yan X,Chen Z,Zhang RJ,Liu TZ,Hu WL

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence show that Poly C Binding Protein 1 (PCBP1) is deleted in distinct types of tumors as a novel tumor suppressor, but its tumor suppression mechanism remains elusive. Here, we firstly describe that downregulation of PCBP1 is significantly associated with clinical ovarian tumor progression. Mechanist...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zhang W,Zhang S,Guan W,Huang Z,Kong J,Huang C,Wang H,Yang S

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The Apelin (APLN)/apelin receptor (APLNR) signaling pathway is a newly identified regulator in various cardiovascular diseases, which is considered as a candidate pathway for the occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD), depression, and anxiety. The goal of this study was to investigate the association between APLN/...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang Y,Liu W,Xiao Y,Yuan H,Wang F,Jiang P,Luo Z

更新日期：2020-08-11 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：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex disease triggered by the interaction between genetics and the environment, especially through the shared epitope (SE) and cell surface calreticulin (CSC) theory. However, the available evidence shows that genetic diversity and environmental exposure cannot explain all the clinica...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Guo S,Xu L,Chang C,Zhang R,Jin Y,He D

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence from clinical and epidemiological studies indicates that asthma is associated with allergic diseases including hay fever, allergic rhinitis, and eczema. Genetic analysis demonstrated that asthma had a positive genetic correlation with allergic diseases. A Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis using the rs1696...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Shen M,Liu X,Li G,Li Z,Zhou H

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) is the largest neotropical primate. This species is endemic to Brazil and is currently critically endangered due to its habitat destruction. The genetic basis underlying adaptive traits of New World monkeys has been a subject of interest to several investigators, with sig...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Moreira DA,Lamarca AP,Soares RF,Coelho AMA,Furtado C,Scherer NM,Moreira MAM,Seuánez HN,Boroni M

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis-associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH) is still a major cause of SSc related deaths. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are crucial to reduce the mortality of patients with SSc-PAH. To screen the candidate biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for SSc-PAH, we analyzed the...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Zheng JN,Li Y,Yan YM,Shi H,Zou TT,Shao WQ,Wang Q

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant Glycine-rich proteins (GRP), a superfamily with a glycine-rich domain, play an important role in various stresses such as high or low temperature stress and drought stress. GRP genes have been studied in many plants, but seldom in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis). In this study, a total of 64 G...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Lu X,Cheng Y,Gao M,Li M,Xu X

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Apomixis, an asexual mode of reproduction through seeds, has immense scope for crop improvement due to its ability to fix hybrid vigor. In C. ciliaris, a predominantly apomictically reproducing range grass, apomixis is genetically controlled by an apospory-specific-genomic-region (ASGR) which is enriched with retrotra...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Rathore P,Raina SN,Kumar S,Bhat V

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Over millions of years, vertebrate species populated vast environments spanning the globe. Among the most challenging habitats encountered were those with limited availability of oxygen, yet many animal and human populations inhabit and perform life cycle functions and/or daily activities in varying degrees of hypoxia...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Pamenter ME,Hall JE,Tanabe Y,Simonson TS

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, the role of non-coding regulatory elements and their involvement in human disease have received great attention. Among the non-coding regulatory sequences, enhancers are particularly important for the proper establishment of cell type-specific gene-expression programs. Furthermore, the disruptio...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Sánchez-Gaya V,Mariner-Faulí M,Rada-Iglesias A

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundance of RNA species and their response to perturbations are set by the kinetics rates of RNA synthesis, processing, and degradation. However, the visualization, interpretation, and manipulation of these data require familiarity with mathematical modeling and command line tools. INSPEcT-GUI is an R-Shiny inter...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： de Pretis S,Furlan M,Pelizzola M

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence of a purifying filter acting in the female germline to prevent the expansion of deleterious mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Given our poor understanding of this filter, here we investigate the competence of the mouse embryo to eliminate dysfunctional mitochondria. Toward that, mitochondri...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Machado TS,Macabelli CH,Collado MD,Meirelles FV,Guimarães FEG,Chiaratti MR

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) crucial roles in translation repression and post-transcriptional adjustments contribute to regulate intestinal lipid metabolism. Even though their actions in different metabolic tissues have been elucidated, their intestinal activity is yet unclear. We aimed to investigate intestinal miRNA-regulated...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Ruiz-Roso MB,Gil-Zamorano J,López de Las Hazas MC,Tomé-Carneiro J,Crespo MC,Latasa MJ,Briand O,Sánchez-López D,Ortiz AI,Visioli F,Martínez JA,Dávalos A

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Myiopsitta monachus is a small Neotropical parrot (Psittaciformes: Arini Tribe) from subtropical and temperate regions of South America. It has a diploid chromosome number 2n = 48, different from other members of the Arini Tribe that have usually 70 chromosomes. The species has the lowest 2n within the Arini Tribe. In...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Furo IO,Kretschmer R,O'Brien PC,Pereira JC,Garnero ADV,Gunski RJ,O'Connor RE,Griffin DK,Gomes AJB,Ferguson-Smith MA,de Oliveira EHC

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the genetic diversity of 115 common bean germplasm resources collected from 27 counties in Chongqing over 3 years (2015-2017) was assessed. The results showed that the genetic diversity of the common bean germplasm resources was high, with an average diversity index of 1.447. The diversity of the qualit...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Long J,Zhang J,Zhang X,Wu J,Chen H,Wang P,Wang Q,Du C

更新日期：2020-07-08 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：: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：: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：:Organ size and architecture of plants are important traits affecting crop yield and agronomic practices. An induced mutant, multiple-organ gigantism (MOG), of black gram (Vigna mungo) has been obtained, which shows gigantic leaves, fruit, seed, and architecture (plant height) but lower number of pods per plant. These ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Somta P,Chen J,Yimram T,Yundaeng C,Yuan X,Tomooka N,Chen X

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamentous pathogens, such as phytopathogenic oomycetes and fungi, secrete a remarkable diversity of apoplastic effector proteins to facilitate infection, many of which are able to induce cell death in plants. Over the past decades, over 177 apoplastic cell death-inducing proteins (CDIPs) have been identified in fila...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Li Y,Han Y,Qu M,Chen J,Chen X,Geng X,Wang Z,Chen S

更新日期：2020-06-26 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：: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：:For datasets of gastric cancer collected by TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) and GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) repositories, we applied a bioinformatics approach to obtain expression data for the ISLR (immunoglobulin superfamily containing leucine-rich repeat) gene, which is highly expressed in gastric cancer tissues an...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Li S,Zhao W,Sun M

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of statistical methods, such as admixture models, have been used to estimate genomic breed composition (GBC). These methods, however, tend to produce non-zero components to reference breeds that shared some genomic similarity with a test animal. These non-essential GBC components, in turn, offset the estimat...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang Y,Wu XL,Li Z,Bao Z,Tait RG Jr,Bauck S,Rosa GJM

更新日期：2020-06-11 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：:High-throughput genotyping boosts genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in crop species, leading to the identification of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with economically important traits. Choosing a cost-effective genotyping method for crop GWAS requires careful examination of several aspects, nam...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Pavan S,Delvento C,Ricciardi L,Lotti C,Ciani E,D'Agostino N

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Satellite DNA is a class of repetitive sequences that are organized in long arrays of tandemly repeated units in most eukaryotes. Long considered as selfish DNA, satellite sequences are now proposed to contribute to genome integrity. Despite their potential impact on the architecture and evolution of the genome, satel...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Panabières F,Rancurel C,da Rocha M,Kuhn ML

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), is one of the most devastating diseases of wheat, affecting production in nearly all wheat-growing regions worldwide. Despite its economic importance, genomic resources for Pt are very limited. In the present study, we have used long-read sequencing (LRS) and the pipeline ...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wu JQ,Dong C,Song L,Park RF

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive fat deposition can cause chicken health problem, and affect production efficiency by causing great economic losses to the industry. However, the molecular underpinnings of the complex adiposity trait remain elusive. In the current study, we constructed and compared the gene co-expression networks on four tra...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Gao Z,Ding R,Zhai X,Wang Y,Chen Y,Yang CX,Du ZQ

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:I present here an in-depth, although non-exhaustive, review of two topics in molecular dating. Clock models, which describe the evolution of the rate of evolution, are considered first. Some of the shortcomings of popular approaches-uncorrelated clock models in particular-are presented and discussed. Autocorrelated mo...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Guindon S

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the significant advancements in the treatment modalities, 30% of advanced stage ovarian cancer (OC) patients do not respond to the standard chemotherapeutic regimen and most of the responders finally relapse over time due to the escalation of multidrug resistance (MDR) Phenomenon. Our present study evaluat...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Haque A,Sait KHW,Alam Q,Alam MZ,Anfinan N,Wali AWN,Rasool M

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-Tailed Han (STH) sheep are known for their high fecundity, but the survival of lambs is compromised and influences the commercial return from farming these sheep, with this being attributed in part to starvation from insufficient milk production by the ewes. In this study, the transcriptome profiles of the mamma...

journal_title：Frontiers in genetics

authors： Wang J,Zhou H,Hickford JGH,Hao Z,Shen J,Luo Y,Hu J,Liu X,Li S

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00