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Amankwah EK Wang Q Schildkraut JM Tsai YY Ramus SJ Fridley BL Beesley J Johnatty SE Webb PM Chenevix-Trench G;Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group Dale LC Lambrechts D Amant F Despierre E Vergote I Gayther SA Gentry-Maharaj A Menon U Chang-Claude J Wang-Gohrke S Anton-Culver H Ziogas A Dörk T Dürst M Antonenkova N Bogdanova N Brown R Flanagan JM Kaye SB Paul J Bützow R Nevanlinna H Campbell I Eccles DM Karlan BY Gross J Walsh C Pharoah PD Song H Krüger Kjær S Høgdall E Høgdall C Lundvall L 《PloS one》2011,6(5):e19642
Alterations in stromal tissue components can inhibit or promote epithelial
tumorigenesis. Decorin (DCN) and lumican (LUM)
show reduced stromal expression in serous epithelial ovarian cancer (sEOC). We
hypothesized that common variants in these genes associate with risk.
Associations with sEOC among Caucasians were estimated with odds ratios (OR)
among 397 cases and 920 controls in two U.S.-based studies (discovery set), 436
cases and 1,098 controls in Australia (replication set 1) and a consortium of 15
studies comprising 1,668 cases and 4,249 controls (replication set 2). The
discovery set and replication set 1 (833 cases and 2,013 controls) showed
statistically homogeneous (Pheterogeneity≥0.48) decreased risks of
sEOC at four variants: DCN rs3138165, rs13312816 and rs516115,
and LUM rs17018765 (OR = 0.6 to 0.9;
Ptrend = 0.001 to 0.03). Results from
replication set 2 were statistically homogeneous
(Pheterogeneity≥0.13) and associated with increased risks at
DCN rs3138165 and rs13312816, and LUM
rs17018765: all ORs = 1.2; Ptrend≤0.02. The
ORs at the four variants were statistically heterogeneous across all 18 studies
(Pheterogeneity≤0.03), which precluded combining. In post-hoc
analyses, interactions were observed between each variant and recruitment period
(Pinteraction≤0.003), age at diagnosis
(Pinteraction = 0.04), and year of diagnosis
(Pinteraction = 0.05) in the five studies
with available information (1,044 cases, 2,469 controls). We conclude that
variants in DCN and LUM are not directly
associated with sEOC, and that confirmation of possible effect modification of
the variants by non-genetic factors is required. 相似文献
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Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto Trond Hofsvang Ignace Godonou Ingrid Tchibozo May-Guri Sæthre 《Applied Entomology and Zoology》2013,48(4):447-453
Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae) has constituted a well-studied parasitoid insect model, but very little is known about the host-instar suitability of aphid for the wasp so far. One of the hosts of L. testaceipes is Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae). The latter is a serious aphid pest to vegetable production in Benin. Therefore, the objectives of our study were to: (1) examine the oviposition behavior of L. testaceipes on A. gossypii; (2) investigate the host-instar suitability of A. gossypii for L. testaceipes; and (3) compare the life table parameters of A. gossypii with aphids parasitized by L. testaceipes and unparasitized aphids (control). The study was conducted in a laboratory at 26 ± 1 °C in petri dishes and revealed that the parasitoid utilized up to seven stabbing stings to handle and oviposit, particularly in older A. gossypii. In aphids parasitized at the third instar, the net reproductive rate R o as well as the intrinsic rate of natural increase r m was significantly lower (2.119 ± 0.272 and 0.110 ± 0.018) compared to the control (15.529 ± 1.287 and 0.272 ± 0.008), respectively (p < 0.01). 相似文献
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Famah Sourassou N Hanna R Zannou I de Moraes G Negloh K Sabelis MW 《Experimental & applied acarology》2011,53(4):323-338
Predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus paspalivorus DeLeon (Phytoseiidae) have been considered as agents for classical biological control of the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Eriophyidae), in Africa and elsewhere. Preliminary identification of geographically distinct populations as belonging to the same species (N. paspalivorus) was based on their morphological similarity. However, laboratory studies recently conducted have shown large differences in feeding behaviors and biological characteristics among individuals collected from three geographic origins: Brazil (South America), Benin and Ghana (West Africa). As morphologically similar specimens do not necessarily belong to the same species, we evaluated under laboratory conditions, reproductive compatibility between the specimens from three geographic locations to ascertain their conspecificity. Morphological measurements were also made to determine whether there is a means of discriminating between them. Inter-population crosses showed complete reproductive isolation between the three geographic populations, but interpopulation discontinuities in morphometric characters were absent. These results indicate that the tested specimens are distinct biological entities despite morphological similarity. Further molecular genetic studies are therefore proposed, including screening for endosymbionts and assessment of genetic differentiation, to determine the cause of reproductive incompatibility and to clarify the taxonomic relationship between those populations. 相似文献
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Rose RJ Labrijn AF van den Bremer ET Loverix S Lasters I van Berkel PH van de Winkel JG Schuurman J Parren PW Heck AJ 《Structure (London, England : 1993)》2011,19(9):1274-1282
Native mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful technique for studying noncovalent protein-protein interactions. Here, native MS was employed to examine the noncovalent interactions involved in homodimerization of antibody half molecules (HL) in hinge-deleted human IgG4 (IgG4Δhinge). By analyzing the concentration dependence of the relative distribution of monomer HL and dimer (HL)(2) species, the apparent dissociation constant (K(D)) for this interaction was determined. In combination with site-directed mutagenesis, the relative contributions of residues at the CH3-CH3 interface to this interaction could be characterized and corresponding K(D) values quantified over a range of 10(-10)-10(-4) M. The critical importance of this noncovalent interaction in maintaining the intact dimeric structure was also proven for the full-length IgG4 backbone. Using time-resolved MS, the kinetics of the interaction could be measured, reflecting the dynamics of IgG4 HL exchange. Hence, native MS has provided a quantitative view of local structural features that define biological properties of IgG4. 相似文献
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L Béhanzin S Diabaté I Minani CM Lowndes MC Boily AC Labbé S Anagonou DM Zannou A Buvé M Alary 《PloS one》2012,7(8):e43818
Objective
To assess changes in the prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, as well as in different proximal and distal factors related to HIV infection, in the general population of Cotonou between 1998 and 2008, while an intensive preventive intervention targeting the sex work milieu was ongoing.Methods
A two-stage cluster sampling procedure was used to select the participants in each study. Subjects aged 15–49 who agreed to participate were interviewed and tested for HIV, syphilis, HSV-2, gonorrhoea and chlamydia. We used the Roa-Scott Chi-square test (proportions) and the Student’s t test (means) for bivariate comparisons, and adjusted logistic regression models taking into account the cluster effect for multivariate analyses.Results
HIV prevalence decreased significantly in men (3.4% in 1998 versus 2.0% in 2008, p = 0.048), especially in those aged 15–29 (3.0% to 0.5%, p = 0.002). Among men, the prevalence of gonorrhoea decreased significantly (1.1% to 0.3%, p = 0.046) while HSV-2 prevalence increased from 12.0% to 18.1% (p = 0.0003). The proportion of men who reported condom use at least once (29.3% to 61.0%, p<0.0001) and of those having attained a secondary educational level or more (17.1% to 61.3%, p<0.0001) also increased significantly. There was an overall decrease in the prevalence of syphilis (1.5% to 0.6%, p = 0.0003).Conclusion
This is the first population-based study reporting a significant decline in HIV prevalence among young men in an African setting where overall prevalence has never reached 5%. The decline occurred while preventive interventions targeting the sex work milieu were ongoing and the educational level was increasing. 相似文献27.
Reumers J De Rijk P Zhao H Liekens A Smeets D Cleary J Van Loo P Van Den Bossche M Catthoor K Sabbe B Despierre E Vergote I Hilbush B Lambrechts D Del-Favero J 《Nature biotechnology》2012,30(1):61-68
Distinguishing single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) from errors in whole-genome sequences remains challenging. Here we describe a set of filters, together with a freely accessible software tool, that selectively reduce error rates and thereby facilitate variant detection in data from two short-read sequencing technologies, Complete Genomics and Illumina. By sequencing the nearly identical genomes from monozygotic twins and considering shared SNVs as 'true variants' and discordant SNVs as 'errors', we optimized thresholds for 12 individual filters and assessed which of the 1,048 filter combinations were effective in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Cumulative application of all effective filters reduced the error rate by 290-fold, facilitating the identification of genetic differences between monozygotic twins. We also applied an adapted, less stringent set of filters to reliably identify somatic mutations in a highly rearranged tumor and to identify variants in the NA19240 HapMap genome relative to a reference set of SNVs. 相似文献
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Mark Throsby Edward van den Brink Mandy Jongeneelen Leo L. M. Poon Philippe Alard Lisette Cornelissen Arjen Bakker Freek Cox Els van Deventer Yi Guan Jindrich Cinatl Jan ter Meulen Ignace Lasters Rita Carsetti Malik Peiris John de Kruif Jaap Goudsmit 《PloS one》2008,3(12)
Background
The hemagglutinin (HA) glycoprotein is the principal target of protective humoral immune responses to influenza virus infections but such antibody responses only provide efficient protection against a narrow spectrum of HA antigenic variants within a given virus subtype. Avian influenza viruses such as H5N1 are currently panzootic and pose a pandemic threat. These viruses are antigenically diverse and protective strategies need to cross protect against diverse viral clades. Furthermore, there are 16 different HA subtypes and no certainty the next pandemic will be caused by an H5 subtype, thus it is important to develop prophylactic and therapeutic interventions that provide heterosubtypic protection.Methods and Findings
Here we describe a panel of 13 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) recovered from combinatorial display libraries that were constructed from human IgM+ memory B cells of recent (seasonal) influenza vaccinees. The mAbs have broad heterosubtypic neutralizing activity against antigenically diverse H1, H2, H5, H6, H8 and H9 influenza subtypes. Restriction to variable heavy chain gene IGHV1-69 in the high affinity mAb panel was associated with binding to a conserved hydrophobic pocket in the stem domain of HA. The most potent antibody (CR6261) was protective in mice when given before and after lethal H5N1 or H1N1 challenge.Conclusions
The human monoclonal CR6261 described in this study could be developed for use as a broad spectrum agent for prophylaxis or treatment of human or avian influenza infections without prior strain characterization. Moreover, the CR6261 epitope could be applied in targeted vaccine strategies or in the design of novel antivirals. Finally our approach of screening the IgM+ memory repertoire could be applied to identify conserved and functionally relevant targets on other rapidly evolving pathogens. 相似文献29.
The technique of expanded bed adsorption is originally designed for a direct recovery of proteins from fermentor feedstocks. In this article we describe the use of expanded bed adsorption for the recovery of -lactalbumins from defatted milk using the hydrophobic Streamline Phenyl gel. -Lactalbumins are Ca2+- binding proteins. Upon Ca2+ removal, they undergo a significant conformation change rendering them more hydrophobic. Based on this unique property we develop a protocol for fast and efficient purification of -lactalbumin from milk. The use of this technique results in a reduction of the number of chromatographic purification steps. 相似文献
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Schutyser E Struyf S Proost P Opdenakker G Laureys G Verhasselt B Peperstraete L Van de Putte I Saccani A Allavena P Mantovani A Van Damme J 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2002,277(27):24584-24593
Chemokines are important in leukocyte homeostasis, inflammation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Here, the molecular diversity of chemokines present in ovarian carcinoma was studied by purifying the proteins to homogeneity from ascitic fluid. Biologically active intact CCL2 and processed CXCL8, CCL3, and CCL18 isoforms were recovered. CCL7 and CCL20 were also purified, but their levels were 10-fold lower compared with CXCL8, CCL2, and CCL3 and even 100-fold lower than the amounts of CCL18 isolated. In ascitic fluids from patients with ovarian carcinoma (n = 12), significantly higher levels of CXCL8 and CCL18 (2.0 versus 0.7 ng/ml (p = 0.01) and 120 versus 44 ng/ml (p = 0.0002), respectively) were detected compared with those in nonovarian carcinoma patients (n = 12). In contrast to CXCL8, CCL18 was not inducible in carcinoma cell lines. Immunostaining showed CCL18 expression in tumor-infiltrating cells with monocyte/macrophage morphology but not in the ovarian carcinoma cells. Our data demonstrate that biochemically heterogenous but biologically active forms of several chemokines are present at different concentrations in ovarian carcinoma ascitic fluid. This points to a delicate balance of chemokines in epithelial ovarian cancer and to a potentially major role for CXCL8 and CCL18 in this tumor. 相似文献