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Comparative and Functional Genomics

https://read.qxmd.com/read/23326209/screen-for-footprints-of-selection-during-domestication-captive-breeding-of-atlantic-salmon
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Anti Vasemägi, Jan Nilsson, Philip McGinnity, Tom Cross, Patrick O'Reilly, Brian Glebe, Bo Peng, Paul Ragnar Berg, Craig Robert Primmer
Domesticated animals provide a unique opportunity to identify genomic targets of artificial selection to the captive environment. Here, we screened three independent domesticated/captive Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) strains and their wild progenitor populations in an effort to detect potential signals of domestication selection by typing of 261 SNPs and 70 microsatellite loci. By combining information from four different neutrality tests, in total ten genomic regions showed signs of directional selection based on multiple sources of evidence...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23316117/gemi-pcr-primers-prediction-from-multiple-alignments
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Haitham Sobhy, Philippe Colson
Designing primers and probes for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a preliminary and critical step that requires the identification of highly conserved regions in a given set of sequences. This task can be challenging if the targeted sequences display a high level of diversity, as frequently encountered in microbiologic studies. We developed Gemi, an automated, fast, and easy-to-use bioinformatics tool with a user-friendly interface to design primers and probes based on multiple aligned sequences. This tool can be used for the purpose of real-time and conventional PCR and can deal efficiently with large sets of sequences of a large size...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23251097/tnppred-a-web-service-for-the-robust-prediction-of-prokaryotic-transposases
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Gonzalo Riadi, Cristobal Medina-Moenne, David S Holmes
Transposases (Tnps) are enzymes that participate in the movement of insertion sequences (ISs) within and between genomes. Genes that encode Tnps are amongst the most abundant and widely distributed genes in nature. However, they are difficult to predict bioinformatically and given the increasing availability of prokaryotic genomes and metagenomes, it is incumbent to develop rapid, high quality automatic annotation of ISs. This need prompted us to develop a web service, termed TnpPred for Tnp discovery. It provides better sensitivity and specificity for Tnp predictions than given by currently available programs as determined by ROC analysis...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23226977/the-%C3%AE-1-at-and-timp-1-gene-polymorphism-in-the-development-of-asthma
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Manish Kumar, D P Bhadoria, Koushik Dutta, Mitesh Kumar F, Bharat Singh, Seema Singh, Anil K Chhillar, D Behera, G L Sharma
Asthma has been an inflammatory disorder accompanied by tissue remodeling and protease-antiprotease imbalance in lungs. The SNPs of alpha-1 antitrypsin (α(1)AT) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) genes were studied for their association with asthma. Genotyping of α(1)AT and TIMP-1 genes was performed in 202 asthmatics and 204 controls. Serum levels of α(1)AT, TIMP-1 and cytokines were estimated to find if the interplay between genotypes and cellular biomarkers determines the pathogenesis of asthma...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23055822/comparative-analysis-of-micrornas-between-sporophyte-and-gametophyte-of-porphyra-yezoensis
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Linwen He, Aiyou Huang, Songdong Shen, Jianfeng Niu, Guangce Wang
Porphyra yezoensis Ueda is an intertidal marine red algae that has received increasing attention as a model organism owing to its important role in biological research and the agronomic industry. The two generations of Porphyra yezoensis, the sporophyte and the gametophyte, have the same genome but show great differences in many aspects, including structural features, habitat, and gene expression. To identify miRNAs and their probable roles in P. yezoensis development, we constructed and sequenced libraries of small RNA from P...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23055821/correlation-of-aquaporins-and-transmembrane-solute-transporters-revealed-by-genome-wide-analysis-in-developing-maize-leaf
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xun Yue, Xiangyu Zhao, Yukui Fei, Xiansheng Zhang
Aquaporins are multifunctional membrane channels that facilitate the transmembrane transport of water and solutes. When transmembrane mineral nutrient transporters exhibit the same expression patterns as aquaporins under diverse temporal and physiological conditions, there is a greater probability that they interact. In this study, genome-wide temporal profiling of transcripts analysis and coexpression network-based approaches are used to examine the significant specificity correlation of aquaporins and transmembrane solute transporters in developing maize leaf...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23019420/epigenetic-control-of-reprogramming-and-cellular-differentiation
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Lucia Latella, Daniela Palacios, Sonia Forcales, Pier Lorenzo Puri
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22997486/epigenetic-regulation-of-b-lymphocyte-differentiation-transdifferentiation-and-reprogramming
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Bruna Barneda-Zahonero, Lidia Roman-Gonzalez, Olga Collazo, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Maribel Parra
B cell development is a multistep process that is tightly regulated at the transcriptional level. In recent years, investigators have shed light on the transcription factor networks involved in all the differentiation steps comprising B lymphopoiesis. The interplay between transcription factors and the epigenetic machinery involved in establishing the correct genomic landscape characteristic of each cellular state is beginning to be dissected. The participation of "epigenetic regulator-transcription factor" complexes is also crucial for directing cells during reprogramming into pluripotency or lineage conversion...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22991503/a-systems-approach-and-skeletal-myogenesis
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Yoshiaki Ito, Tomohiro Kayama, Hiroshi Asahara
Skeletal myogenesis depends on the strict regulation of the expression of various gene subsets. Therefore, the understanding of genome wide gene regulation is imperative for elucidation of skeletal myogenesis. In recent years, systems approach has contributed to the understanding of various biological processes. Our group recently revealed the critical genome network of skeletal myogenesis by using a novel systems approach combined with whole-mount in situ hybridization (WISH) database, high-throughput screening, and microarray analysis...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22991502/comparative-genome-sequence-analysis-reveals-the-extent-of-diversity-and-conservation-for-glycan-associated-proteins-in-burkholderia-spp
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Hui San Ong, Rahmah Mohamed, Mohd Firdaus-Raih
Members of the Burkholderia family occupy diverse ecological niches. In pathogenic family members, glycan-associated proteins are often linked to functions that include virulence, protein conformation maintenance, surface recognition, cell adhesion, and immune system evasion. Comparative analysis of available Burkholderia genomes has revealed a core set of 178 glycan-associated proteins shared by all Burkholderia of which 68 are homologous to known essential genes. The genome sequence comparisons revealed insights into species-specific gene acquisitions through gene transfers, identified an S-layer protein, and proposed that significantly reactive surface proteins are associated to sugar moieties as a potential means to circumvent host defense mechanisms...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22956892/empirical-bayes-model-comparisons-for-differential-methylation-analysis
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Mingxiang Teng, Yadong Wang, Seongho Kim, Lang Li, Changyu Shen, Guohua Wang, Yunlong Liu, Tim H M Huang, Kenneth P Nephew, Curt Balch
A number of empirical Bayes models (each with different statistical distribution assumptions) have now been developed to analyze differential DNA methylation using high-density oligonucleotide tiling arrays. However, it remains unclear which model performs best. For example, for analysis of differentially methylated regions for conservative and functional sequence characteristics (e.g., enrichment of transcription factor-binding sites (TFBSs)), the sensitivity of such analyses, using various empirical Bayes models, remains unclear...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22952430/feature-identification-of-compensatory-gene-pairs-without-sequence-homology-in-yeast
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chien-Hua Peng, Shu-Hsi Lin, Shih-Chi Peng, Ping-Chiang Lyu, Masanori Arita, Chuan-Yi Tang
Genetic robustness refers to a compensatory mechanism for buffering deleterious mutations or environmental variations. Gene duplication has been shown to provide such functional backups. However, the overall contribution of duplication-based buffering for genetic robustness is rather small. In this study, we investigated whether transcriptional compensation also exists among genes that share similar functions without sequence homology. A set of nonhomologous synthetic-lethal gene pairs was assessed by using a coexpression network, protein-protein interactions, and other types of genetic interactions in yeast...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22924026/interactome-of-radiation-induced-microrna-predicted-target-genes
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Tenzin W Lhakhang, M Ahmad Chaudhry
The microRNAs (miRNAs) function as global negative regulators of gene expression and have been associated with a multitude of biological processes. The dysfunction of the microRNAome has been linked to various diseases including cancer. Our laboratory recently reported modulation in the expression of miRNA in a variety of cell types exposed to ionizing radiation (IR). To further understand miRNA role in IR-induced stress pathways, we catalogued a set of common miRNAs modulated in various irradiated cell lines and generated a list of predicted target genes...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22924025/comparative-analysis-of-swirm-domain-containing-proteins-in-plants
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Yan Gao, Songguang Yang, Lianyu Yuan, Yuhai Cui, Keqiang Wu
Chromatin-remodeling complexes affect gene expression by using the energy of ATP hydrolysis to locally disrupt or alter the association of histones with DNA. SWIRM (Swi3p, Rsc8p, and Moira) domain is an alpha-helical domain of about 85 residues in chromosomal proteins. SWIRM domain-containing proteins make up large multisubunit complexes by interacting with other chromatin modification factors and may have an important function in plants. However, little is known about SWIRM domain-containing proteins in plants...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22924024/predictive-models-of-gene-regulation-from-high-throughput-epigenomics-data
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Sonja Althammer, Amadís Pagès, Eduardo Eyras
The epigenetic regulation of gene expression involves multiple factors. The synergistic or antagonistic action of these factors has suggested the existence of an epigenetic code for gene regulation. Highthroughput sequencing (HTS) provides an opportunity to explore this code and to build quantitative models of gene regulation based on epigenetic differences between specific cellular conditions. We describe a new computational framework that facilitates the systematic integration of HTS epigenetic data. Our method relates epigenetic signals to expression by comparing two conditions...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22919286/multidimensional-scaling-applied-to-histogram-based-dna-analysis
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António C Costa, J A Tenreiro Machado, Maria Dulce Quelhas
This paper aims to study the relationships between chromosomal DNA sequences of twenty species. We propose a methodology combining DNA-based word frequency histograms, correlation methods, and an MDS technique to visualize structural information underlying chromosomes (CRs) and species. Four statistical measures are tested (Minkowski, Cosine, Pearson product-moment, and Kendall τ rank correlations) to analyze the information content of 421 nuclear CRs from twenty species. The proposed methodology is built on mathematical tools and allows the analysis and visualization of very large amounts of stream data, like DNA sequences, with almost no assumptions other than the predefined DNA "word length...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22844230/translational-control-across-eukaryotes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Greco Hernández
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22829752/identification-and-characterization-of-micrornas-in-macaca-fascicularis-by-est-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hao Yang, Haiyang Zhang, Lin Zhu, Chenyu Zhang, Donghai Li
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs which repress gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. In this study, an expressed sequence tag (EST)-based combined method was applied for the detection of miRNAs in Macaca fascicularis which is used as a model animal extensively in medical experiments, particularly those involved with neuroscience and disease. Initially, previously known miRNA sequences from metazoans were used to blast with the EST databases of Macaca fascicularis, and then a range of filtering criteria was conducted to remove some pseudo ones...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22829751/evolutionary-conservation-and-diversification-of-the-translation-initiation-apparatus-in-trypanosomatids
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Alexandra Zinoviev, Michal Shapira
Trypanosomatids are ancient eukaryotic parasites that migrate between insect vectors and mammalian hosts, causing a range of diseases in humans and domestic animals. Trypanosomatids feature a multitude of unusual molecular features, including polycistronic transcription and subsequent processing by trans-splicing and polyadenylation. Regulation of protein coding genes is posttranscriptional and thus, translation regulation is fundamental for activating the developmental program of gene expression. The spliced-leader RNA is attached to all mRNAs...
2012: Comparative and Functional Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22811619/turning-on-myogenin-in-muscle-a-paradigm-for-understanding-mechanisms-of-tissue-specific-gene-expression
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Herve Faralli, F Jeffrey Dilworth
Expression of the myogenin (Myog) gene is restricted to skeletal muscle cells where the transcriptional activator turns on a gene expression program that permits the transition from proliferating myoblasts to differentiating myotubes. The strict temporal and spatial regulation on Myog expression in the embryo makes it an ideal gene to study the developmental regulation of tissue-specific expression. Over the last 20 years, our knowledge of the regulation of Myog expression has evolved from the identification of the minimal promoter elements necessary for the gene to be transcribed in muscle, to a mechanistic understanding of how the proteins that bind these DNA elements work together to establish transcriptional competence...
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