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Y chromosome variation of mice and men 总被引:7,自引:5,他引:2
DNA sequences from the nonrecombining portion of the Y chromosome were
compared with autosomal and X-linked sequences from mice and humans to test
the neutral prediction that ratios of polymorphism to divergence are the
same for different genes. Intraspecific variation within Mus domesticus was
compared with divergence between M. domesticus and Mus caroli for Sry, a
region 5' to Sry, and four X-linked genes, Hprt, Plp, Amg, and Glra2. None
of these comparisons revealed significantly reduced variation on the Y
chromosome. Intraspecific variation within humans was compared with
divergence between humans and chimpanzees for three Y-linked loci (Zfy, the
YAP region, and the Sry region), seven X- linked loci (Il2rg, Plp, Hprt,
Gk, Ids, Pdhal, and Dmd), and the beta- globin locus on chromosome 11. In
these comparisons, the observed level of variation on the human Y
chromosome was slightly lower than expected, but was significantly lower in
only one case (Sry region vs. Dmd). These results suggest that the levels
of variability on the Y chromosome in mice and humans are close to expected
values given the effective population size and mutation rates for these
loci. There is at most only a modest reduction in variability that may be
attributed to natural selection (either genetic hitchhiking or background
selection).
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Evolutionary transfer of ORF-containing group I introns between different subcellular compartments (chloroplast and mitochondrion) 总被引:10,自引:2,他引:8
Turmel M; Cote V; Otis C; Mercier JP; Gray MW; Lonergan KM; Lemieux C 《Molecular biology and evolution》1995,12(4):533-545
We describe here a case of homologous introns containing homologous open
reading frames (ORFs) that are inserted at the same site in the large
subunit (LSU) rRNA gene of different organelles in distantly related
organisms. We show that the chloroplast LSU rRNA gene of the green alga
Chlamydomonas pallidostigmatica contains a group I intron (CpLSU.2)
encoding a site-specific endonuclease (I-CpaI). This intron is inserted at
the identical site (corresponding to position 1931-1932 of the Escherichia
coli 23S rRNA sequence) as a group I intron (AcLSU.m1) in the mitochondrial
LSU rRNA gene of the amoeboid protozoon Acanthamoeba castellanii. The
CpLSU.2 intron displays a remarkable degree of nucleotide similarity in
both primary sequence and secondary structure to the AcLSU.m1 intron;
moreover, the Acanthamoeba intron contains an ORF in the same location
within its secondary structure as the CpLSU.2 ORF and shares with it a
strikingly high level of amino acid similarity (65%; 42% identity). A
comprehensive survey of intron distribution at site 1931 of the chloroplast
LSU rRNA gene reveals a rather restricted occurrence within the
polyphyletic genus Chlamydomonas, with no evidence of this intron among a
number of non- Chlamydomonad green algae surveyed, nor in land plants. A
parallel survey of homologues of a previously described and similar
intron/ORF pair (C. reinhardtii chloroplast CrLSU/A. castellanii
mitochondrial AcLSU.m3) also shows a restricted occurrence of this intron
(site 2593) among chloroplasts, although the intron distribution is
somewhat broader than that observed at site 1931, with site-2593 introns
appearing in several green algal branches outside of the Chlamydomonas
lineage. The available data, while not definitive, are most consistent with
a relatively recent horizontal transfer of both site-1931 and site- 2593
introns (and their contained ORFs) between the chloroplast of a
Chlamydomonas-type organism and the mitochondrion of an Acanthamoeba- like
organism, probably in the direction chloroplast to mitochondrion. The data
also suggest that both introns could have been acquired in a single event.
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A novel carbohydrate-based phospholipid containing a phosphatidic acid head group, bis-(2,3-lauroyl)-1-methoxy-5-ribo-phosphatidic acid (DLRPA), was synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and 31P NMR. This molecule is an analog of dilauroyl phosphatidic acid (DLPA). The Tm of DLRPA decreases with increasing pH in a similar pattern to DLPA, as determined by MDSC. From this thermotropic behavior, the apparent pKas of DLRPA are estimated to be 4 and 8. 相似文献
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HM?Yin LZ?SunEmail author G?Wang T?Yamada J?Wang MW?Vannier 《Biomedical engineering online》2004,3(1):31
Background
The finite element method (FEM) is a powerful mathematical tool to simulate and visualize the mechanical deformation of tissues and organs during medical examinations or interventions. It is yet a challenge to build up an FEM mesh directly from a volumetric image partially because the regions (or structures) of interest (ROIs) may be irregular and fuzzy.Methods
A software package, ImageParser, is developed to generate an FEM mesh from 3-D tomographic medical images. This software uses a semi-automatic method to detect ROIs from the context of image including neighboring tissues and organs, completes segmentation of different tissues, and meshes the organ into elements.Results
The ImageParser is shown to build up an FEM model for simulating the mechanical responses of the breast based on 3-D CT images. The breast is compressed by two plate paddles under an overall displacement as large as 20% of the initial distance between the paddles. The strain and tangential Young's modulus distributions are specified for the biomechanical analysis of breast tissues.Conclusion
The ImageParser can successfully exact the geometry of ROIs from a complex medical image and generate the FEM mesh with customer-defined segmentation information.46.
Matthew Paul Rajko Reljic Katja Klein Pascal MW Drake Craig van Dolleweerd Martin Pabst Markus Windwarder Elsa Arcalis Eva Stoger Friedrich Altmann Catherine Cosgrove Angela Bartolf Susan Baden Julian K-C Ma 《MABS-AUSTIN》2014,6(6):1585-1597
Recombinant Secretory IgA (SIgA) complexes have the potential to improve antibody-based passive immunotherapeutic approaches to combat many mucosal pathogens. In this report, we describe the expression, purification and characterization of a human SIgA format of the broadly neutralizing anti-HIV monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2G12, using both transgenic tobacco plants and transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana as expression hosts (P2G12 SIgA). The resulting heterodecameric complexes accumulated in intracellular compartments in leaf tissue, including the vacuole. SIgA complexes could not be detected in the apoplast. Maximum yields of antibody were 15.2 μg/g leaf fresh mass (LFM) in transgenic tobacco and 25 μg/g LFM after transient expression, and assembly of SIgA complexes was superior in transgenic tobacco. Protein L purified antibody specifically bound HIV gp140 and neutralised tier 2 and tier 3 HIV isolates. Glycoanalysis revealed predominantly high mannose structures present on most N-glycosylation sites, with limited evidence for complex glycosylation or processing to paucimannosidic forms. O-glycan structures were not identified. Functionally, P2G12 SIgA, but not IgG, effectively aggregated HIV virions. Binding of P2G12 SIgA was observed to CD209 / DC-SIGN, but not to CD89 / FcalphaR on a monocyte cell line. Furthermore, P2G12 SIgA demonstrated enhanced stability in mucosal secretions in comparison to P2G12 IgG mAb. 相似文献
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Manon JM van Oosten Radboud JEM Dolhain Jan W Koper Elisabeth FC van Rossum Marieke Emonts Khik H Han Jacques MGW Wouters Johanne MW Hazes Steven WJ Lamberts Richard A Feelders 《Arthritis research & therapy》2010,12(4):R159
Introduction
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) plays an important regulatory role in the immune system. Four polymorphisms in the GR gene are associated with differences in glucocorticoid (GC) sensitivity; the minor alleles of the polymorphisms N363 S and BclI are associated with relative hypersensitivity to GCs, while those of the polymorphisms ER22/23EK and 9β are associated with relative GC resistance. Because differences in GC sensitivity may influence immune effector functions, we examined whether these polymorphisms are associated with the susceptibility to develop Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and RA disease severity. 相似文献48.
Jonathan MW Slack 《EMBO reports》2017,18(9):1497-1508
An old question about regeneration is whether it is an ancestral character which is a general property of living matter, or whether it represents a set of specific adaptations to the different circumstances faced by different types of animal. In this review, some recent results on regeneration are assessed to see if they can throw any new light on this question. Evidence in favour of an ancestral character comes from the role of Wnt and bone morphogenetic protein signalling in controlling the pattern of whole‐body regeneration in acoels, which are a basal group of bilaterian animals. On the other hand, there is some evidence for adaptive acquisition or maintenance of the regeneration of appendages based on the occurrence of severe non‐lethal predation, the existence of some novel genes in regenerating organisms, and differences at the molecular level between apparently similar forms of regeneration. It is tentatively concluded that whole‐body regeneration is an ancestral character although has been lost from most animal lineages. Appendage regeneration is more likely to represent a derived character resulting from many specific adaptations. 相似文献
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Superhydrophobic materials, with surfaces possessing permanent or metastable non-wetted states, are of interest for a number of biomedical and industrial applications. Here we describe how electrospinning or electrospraying a polymer mixture containing a biodegradable, biocompatible aliphatic polyester (e.g., polycaprolactone and poly(lactide-co-glycolide)), as the major component, doped with a hydrophobic copolymer composed of the polyester and a stearate-modified poly(glycerol carbonate) affords a superhydrophobic biomaterial. The fabrication techniques of electrospinning or electrospraying provide the enhanced surface roughness and porosity on and within the fibers or the particles, respectively. The use of a low surface energy copolymer dopant that blends with the polyester and can be stably electrospun or electrosprayed affords these superhydrophobic materials. Important parameters such as fiber size, copolymer dopant composition and/or concentration, and their effects on wettability are discussed. This combination of polymer chemistry and process engineering affords a versatile approach to develop application-specific materials using scalable techniques, which are likely generalizable to a wider class of polymers for a variety of applications. 相似文献
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A facile procedure for the incorporation of phenothiazine at the terminus of oligodeoxynucleotides is reported. Phenothiazine is covalently linked to the 5'-position of 2'-deoxyadenosine and thymidine. Next, the corresponding phosphoramidites are prepared, and then the labeled nucleosides are incorporated in DNA using an automated DNA solid-phase synthesizer. Phenothiazine labeled oligodeoxynucleotides form stable B-form duplexes with similar melting temperatures, CD spectra, and DSC traces compared to unlabeled DNA duplexes. The favorable photophysical properties of phenothiazine are also retained after covalent attachment to the oligodeoxynucleotide. 相似文献