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Alternative splicing and protein function 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
AD?Neverov II?Artamonova RN?Nurtdinov D?Frishman MS?GelfandEmail author AA?Mironov 《BMC bioinformatics》2005,6(1):266
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Alternative splicing is a major mechanism of generating protein diversity in higher eukaryotes. Although at least half, and probably more, of mammalian genes are alternatively spliced, it was not clear, whether the frequency of alternative splicing is the same in different functional categories. The problem is obscured by uneven coverage of genes by ESTs and a large number of artifacts in the EST data. 相似文献52.
Interferon tau (IFNT) is secreted by the trophectoderm of ruminant conceptuses during the peri-implantation period and serves an anti-luteolytic function. The question as to whether IFNT is superior as an anti-luteolytic agent to closely related Type I IFNs, such as IFN alpha (IFNA), which have a different function, remains unanswered. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine whether equivalent antiviral (AV) units of ovIFNA and ovIFNT are equipotent in extending estrous cycle length. Four distinct ovIFNA mRNA (ovIFNA1-4) were cloned from ovine lymphocytes. Recombinant ovine IFNs (ovIFNT4 and ovIFNA1) were prepared in the yeast Pichia pastoris. The AV activity of the purified IFNs was determined on a bovine cell line (MDBK) and on transformed ovine luminal uterine epithelial cells. Indwelling uterine catheters were fitted into crossbred ewes on Day 3 postestrus (Day 0 = estrus). Between Days 10 and 18 postestrus, ewes received twice-daily infusions of 0.7 x 10(7) IU of either ovIFNA1 or T4, plus serum albumin. Control ewes received serum albumin only. Daily blood samples were collected for progesterone determination, and ewes were monitored twice daily for estrus. Both ovIFNA (P = 0.04) and ovIFNT (P = 0.01) caused estrous cycle extension in nonpregnant ewes compared to controls when administered at equivalent AV doses. In conclusion, the uniqueness of IFNT as an anti-luteolytic agent most likely resides in its unique expression pattern rather than its special biopotency. 相似文献
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Several experiments were conducted to assess the effects of genotype and various culture media on interferon-tau secretion by in vitro-derived bovine blastocysts and to compare these values with interferon released by blastocysts flushed from superovulated cows. In experiment 1, oocytes were inseminated with semen from three different bulls. While paternal genotype had no effect on cleavage rate, the size or hatching ability of blastocysts, it was a significant determinant of the embryo's ability to develop to the blastocyst stage and of subsequent interferon-tau secretion. In the second experiment, embryos were cultured in synthetic oviductal fluid containing either polyvinyl alcohol, bovine serum albumin or fetal bovine serum. While there was no effect of supplement on the percentage of embryos developing to the blastocyst stage, blastocysts which formed in medium with polyvinyl alcohol had significantly fewer cells, were older at blastocyst formation and produced significantly more interferon-tau. In the third experiment, embryos were cultured to the blastocyst stage in either TCM199 alone or in co-culture with buffalo rat liver, bovine oviductal or bovine uterine epithelial cells. Culture with oviductal or buffalo rat liver cells increased blastocyst cell number, although secretion of interferon-tau was not affected. In the final experiment, bovine blastocysts were flushed from superovulated cows on Day 7 following insemination. Overall, secretion of interferon-tau by in vivo-produced blastocysts did not differ from that of age-matched blastocysts produced in vitro. 相似文献
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Caprine pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG): their cloning, expression, and evolutionary relationship to other PAG 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Garbayo JM Green JA Manikkam M Beckers JF Kiesling DO Ealy AD Roberts RM 《Molecular reproduction and development》2000,57(4):311-322
Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) are structurally related to aspartic proteinases and belong to an extensive, rapidly evolving family of recently duplicated genes expressed in the placentas of artiodactyl species. The aim of the present study was to clone PAG from the goat, study their temporal and cell-specific expression, and determine their phylogenetic relationship to PAG from other species. RT-PCR was used to generate PAG cDNA from pooled placental RNA obtained between days 45 and 115 of pregnancy. A total of 11 cDNA, which differed by > 5% from each other, were selected for complete bidirectional sequencing from 60 clones analyzed. A group of nine (caPAG1, caPAG3-7(var), caPAG9-11), which displayed > 80% sequence identity with each other, were expressed after day 45 of pregnancy and were localized to trophoblast binucleate cells. These PAG demonstrated an unusually high ratio of nonsynonymous (amino acid changing) to synonymous nucleotide differences. CaPAG2, by contrast, was detectable only in early pregnancy (days 18 and 19) and expressed throughout trophectoderm. It was of more ancient origin than the PAG1 group, but more recent than caPAG8. The latter was expressed at all stages examined (days 18 to 115). The data confirm that many PAG genes, with different patterns of temporal and spatial expression, are transcribed in the placenta of the goat. The data also suggest that the recently duplicated PAG genes are being selected for rapid diversification of function. 相似文献
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The components of hard tissues including dentin, enamel, cementum, bone and other calcified deposits, and mature and immature collagen pose problems for identification in routine hematoxylin and eosin (H & E) stained sections. Use of combinations of stains can demonstrate the components of hard tissues and soft tissues distinctly. We assessed the efficacy of the Verde Luz-orange G-acid fuchsin (VOF) stain for differentiating hard and soft connective tissues and compared results with other histochemical staining techniques. Eighty tissue sections comprising developing tooth (30), ossifying fibroma (30) and miscellaneous pathologies (20) expected to contain varying types of calcified tissues were stained with H & E, VOF, and Masson's trichrome (MT). In developing tooth, VOF demonstrated better differentiation of hard tissues, while it was comparable to MT for ossifying fibroma and miscellaneous pathologies. The intensity of staining was greater with VOF than with the other stains studied. VOF stains hard tissue components distinctly and gives good contrast with the surrounding connective tissue. VOF is comparable to MT, but has added advantages including single step staining, rapid and easy procedures, and it distinguishes the maturity of the tissues. 相似文献
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Isabelle Schrauwen Megan Ealy Erik Fransen Kathleen Vanderstraeten Melissa Thys Nicole C. Meyer Marcel Cosgarea Alex Huber Manuela Mazzoli Markus Pfister Richard J. H. Smith Guy Van Camp 《Human genetics》2010,127(2):155-162
Otosclerosis is a common form of hearing loss characterized by abnormal bone remodeling in the otic capsule. It is considered a complex disease caused by both genetic and environmental factors. In a previous study, we identified a region on chr7q22.1 located in the RELN gene that is associated with otosclerosis in Belgian–Dutch and French populations. Evidence for allelic heterogeneity was found in this chromosomal region in the form of two independent signals. To confirm this finding, we have completed a replication study that includes four additional populations from Europe (1,141 total samples). Several SNPs in this region replicated in these populations separately. While the power to detect significant association in each population is small, when all four populations are combined, six of seven SNPs replicate and show an effect in the same direction as in the previous populations. We also confirmed the presence of allelic heterogeneity in this region. These data further implicate RELN in the pathogenesis of otosclerosis. Functional research is warranted to determine the pathways through which RELN acts in the pathogenesis of otosclerosis. 相似文献
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The method of affinity coelectrophoresis was used to study the binding of
nine representative glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-binding proteins, all thought
to play roles in nervous system development, to GAGs and proteoglycans
isolated from developing rat brain. Binding to heparin and non-neural
heparan and chondroitin sulfates was also measured. All nine
proteins-laminin-1, fibronectin, thrombospondin-1, NCAM, L1, protease
nexin-1, urokinase plasminogen activator, thrombin, and fibroblast growth
factor-2-bound brain heparan sulfate less strongly than heparin, but the
degree of difference in affinity varied considerably. Protease nexin-1
bound brain heparan sulfate only 1.8- fold less tightly than heparin
(Kdvalues of 35 vs. 20 nM, respectively), whereas NCAM and L1 bound heparin
well (Kd approximately 140 nM) but failed to bind detectably to brain
heparan sulfate (Kd>3 microM). Four proteins bound brain chondroitin
sulfate, with affinities equal to or a few fold stronger than the same
proteins displayed toward cartilage chondroitin sulfate. Overall, the
highest affinities were observed with intact heparan sulfate proteoglycans:
laminin-1's affinities for the proteoglycans cerebroglycan (glypican-2),
glypican-1 and syndecan-3 were 300- to 1800-fold stronger than its affinity
for brain heparan sulfate. In contrast, the affinities of fibroblast growth
factor-2 for cerebroglycan and for brain heparan sulfate were similar.
Interestingly, partial proteolysis of cerebroglycan resulted in a >400-
fold loss of laminin affinity. These data support the views that (1)
GAG-binding proteins can be differentially sensitive to variations in GAG
structure, and (2) core proteins can have dramatic, ligand-specific
influences on protein-proteoglycan interactions.
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