排序方式: 共有79条查询结果,搜索用时 15 毫秒
31.
A covariotide model explains apparent phylogenetic structure of oxygenic photosynthetic lineages 总被引:17,自引:13,他引:4
Lockhart PJ; Steel MA; Barbrook AC; Huson DH; Charleston MA; Howe CJ 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(9):1183-1188
The aims of the work were (1) to develop statistical tests to identify
whether substitution takes place under a covariotide model in sequences
used for phylogenetic inference and (2) to determine the influence of
covariotide substitution on phylogenetic trees inferred for photosynthetic
and other organisms. (Covariotide and covarion models are ones in which
sites that are variable in some parts of the underlying tree are invariable
in others and vice versa.) Two tests were developed. The first was a
contingency test, and the second was an inequality test comparing the
expected number of variable sites in two groups with the observed number.
Application of these tests to 16S rDNA and tufA sequences from a range of
nonphotosynthetic prokaryotes and oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes and
eukaryotes suggests the occurrence of a covariotide mechanism. The degree
of support for partitioning of taxa in reconstructed trees involving these
organisms was determined in the presence or absence of sites showing
particular substitution patterns. This analysis showed that the support for
splits between (1) photosynthetic eukaryotes and prokaryotes and (2)
photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic organisms could be accounted for by
patterns arising from covariotide substitution. We show that the additional
problem of compositional bias in sequence data needs to be considered in
the context of patterns of covariotide/covarion substitution. We argue that
while covariotide or covarion substitution may give rise to
phylogenetically informative patterns in sequence data, this may not always
be so.
相似文献
32.
33.
34.
Holly M Bik P John D Lambshead W Kelley Thomas David H Lunt 《BMC evolutionary biology》2010,10(1):353
Background
The subclass Enoplia (Phylum Nematoda) is purported to be the earliest branching clade amongst all nematode taxa, yet the deep phylogeny of this important lineage remains elusive. Free-living marine species within the order Enoplida play prominent roles in marine ecosystems, but previous molecular phylogenies have provided only the briefest evolutionary insights; this study aimed to firmly resolve internal relationships within the hyper-diverse but poorly understood Enoplida. In addition, we revisited the molecular framework of the Nematoda using a rigorous phylogenetic approach in order to investigate patterns of early splits amongst the oldest lineages (Dorylaimia and Enoplia). 相似文献35.
Surveys were distributed to New Zealand land users in 1998 and 2008 to acquire information about New Zealand frogs with the aim of compiling and mapping their distribution and inferred population trends without costly and time-consuming field surveys. The overall frog population trend was reported as declining, with possible causes reported as an increase in agriculture, an increase in the distribution of predatory fish and disease. The resultant maps could be used for four main purposes: 1) to identify regions where Litoria populations are known to occur, which can be eliminated when considering suitable regions for translocation of Leiopelma; 2) to identify growing or stable populations of Litoria species, which may assist future disease surveys, population monitoring and to identify sources of genetic material that may serve as an Ark for declining Australian populations; 3) to highlight populations that are in decline to enable effective targeting of detailed disease studies; and 4) to approximate the stability of amphibian populations in the absence of more accurate, but costly, scientific monitoring. 相似文献
36.
Nematodes have been identified as a potentially hyperdiverse group and the deep sea as a potentially hyperdiverse environment (i.e. > 1 million species). A large-scale data set from the equatorial central Pacific is used to estimate regional diversity with results that challenge this view; regional diversity is higher in some coastal waters despite lower sample diversity in coastal waters than in the deep sea. The data suggests a paradigm where the deep sea has modest regional diversity, despite high local diversity through patch dynamics, because similar patches in a similar habitat are repeated for considerable distances. Disturbance in shallow water dominates over patch-dynamic mechanisms reducing local diversity but regional diversity is high because of the close packing of multiple habitats within a single region.
The Pacific data are also used to demonstrate the pitfalls of extrapolating from local to global diversity. There is no reason to conclude that nematodes are less diverse than other benthic groups, indeed where direct comparison is possible the Nematoda appear to be as diverse as the Polychaeta, the most diverse macrofaunal taxon. This analysis is not consistent with the hypothesis that either marine nematodes or the deep-sea benthos are hyperdiverse raising the question whether any environment or metazoan taxon has more than a million species. 相似文献
The Pacific data are also used to demonstrate the pitfalls of extrapolating from local to global diversity. There is no reason to conclude that nematodes are less diverse than other benthic groups, indeed where direct comparison is possible the Nematoda appear to be as diverse as the Polychaeta, the most diverse macrofaunal taxon. This analysis is not consistent with the hypothesis that either marine nematodes or the deep-sea benthos are hyperdiverse raising the question whether any environment or metazoan taxon has more than a million species. 相似文献
37.
38.
Emma L Hesketh John RP Knight Rosemary HC Wilson James PJ Chong Dawn Coverley 《Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)》2015,14(3):333-341
The minichromosome maintenance complex (MCM2-7) is the putative DNA helicase in
eukaryotes, and essential for DNA replication. By applying serial extractions to mammalian
cells synchronized by release from quiescence, we reveal dynamic changes to the
sub-nuclear compartmentalization of MCM2 as cells pass through late G1 and early S phase,
identifying a brief window when MCM2 becomes transiently attached to the nuclear-matrix.
The data distinguish 3 states that correspond to loose association with chromatin prior to
DNA replication, transient highly stable binding to the nuclear-matrix coincident with
initiation, and a post-initiation phase when MCM2 remains tightly associated with
chromatin but not the nuclear-matrix. The data suggests that functional MCM complex
loading takes place at the nuclear-matrix. 相似文献
39.
K. Evangelou J. Bramis I. Peros P. Zacharatos D. Dasiou-Plakida N. Kalogeropoulos PJ Asimacopoulos C. Kittas E. Marinos VG Gorgoulis 《Biotechnic & histochemistry》2004,79(1):5-10
It is well established that p16INK4A protein acts as a cell cycle inhibitor in the nucleus. Therefore, cytoplasmic localization of p16 INK4A usually is disregarded by investigators as nonspecific. Three recent studies reported findings that differ from the current view concerning p16INK4A immunohistochemical localization. All three demonstrated that breast and colon cancers expressing cytoplasmic p16INK4 represent distinct biological subsets. We previously detected in a percentage of non-small cell lung carcinomas simultaneous nuclear and cytoplasmic p16INK4A staining. In view of the reports concerning breast and colon carcinomas, we conducted an ultrastructural re-evaluation of our cases to clarify the specificity of p16INK4A cytoplasmic expression. We observed p16 INK4A immunolocalization in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm of a proportion of tumor cells. Diffuse dense nuclear staining was detected in the nucleoplasm, whereas weaker granular immunoreactivity was observed in the cytoplasm near the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Negative tumor cells also were visible. In the tumor-associated stromal, cells p16INK4A immunoreactivity was detected only in the nuclei. We have demonstrated that p16INK4A cytoplasmic staining is specific and suggest that it represents a mechanism of p16INK4A inactivation similar to that observed in other tumor suppressor genes. 相似文献
40.
Apoptosis is characterized by DNA strand breaks with a 3'-OH terminus, which are analyzed by terminal deoxy(d)-UTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). Proteinase K digestion is thought to be an essential step in the TUNEL procedure. The effects of decalcifying reagents on general staining and the TUNEL assay for cartilage sections are largely unknown. The effects of these reagents on retention and integrity of DNA in chondrocytes have not been described until now. We evaluated the effects of various decalcifying solutions, including 10% EDTA, 10% citric acid, 5% trichloroacetic acid, 5% acetic acid and a commercial hydrochloric acid-based reagent, on general cartilage staining and the TUNEL assay for cartilage. The effects of proteinase K on nucleus preservation were also examined. Decalcification with 10% EDTA gave the best result for general cartilage staining. Chondrocyte DNA was retained and intact after using this reagent. Decalcification with 10% EDTA is also the safest method of decalcification if the TUNEL assay is applied to cartilage. Proteinase K digestion may have adverse effects on nucleus preservation in cartilage. Awareness of these effects is important whenever the TUNEL assay is applied. 相似文献