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A characteristic feature of the sperm P1 protamines of eutherian mammals is
the constant presence of six to nine cysteine residues per molecule. During
spermiogenesis these residues become oxidized to form a three-dimensional
network of disulfide bridges between, and within, protamine molecules in
the sperm chromatin. This covalent cross linking strongly stabilizes
eutherian sperm nuclei. In contrast, protamines sequenced from teleost
fish, birds, monotremes, and marsupials all lack cysteine residues and
their sperm nuclei, without the stabilizing cross links, are easily
decondensed in vitro. We have now found that one genus of tiny, shrewlike
dasyurid marsupials, the Planigales, possess P1 protamines containing five
to six cysteine residues. These residues appear to have evolved since the
divergence of Planigales from other members of the family Dasyuridae, such
as the marsupial mouse, Sminthopsis crassicaudata. We believe this
constitutes a case of convergent evolution in a subfamily of dasyurid
marsupials toward the cysteine-rich eutherian form of sperm protamine P1.
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Rampant horizontal transfer and duplication of rubisco genes in eubacteria and plastids 总被引:16,自引:2,他引:14
Previous work has shown that molecular phylogenies of plastids,
cyanobacteria, and proteobacteria based on the rubisco (ribulose-1,5-
bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) genes rbcL and rbcS are incongruent
with molecular phylogenies based on other genes and are also incompatible
with structural and biochemical information. Although it has been much
speculated that this is the consequence of a single horizontal gene
transfer (of a proteobacterial or mitochondrial rubisco operon into
plastids of rhodophytic and chromophytic algae), neither this hypothesis
nor the alternative hypothesis of ancient gene duplication have been
examined in detail. We have conducted phylogenetic analyses of all
available bacterial rbcL sequences, and representative plastid sequences,
in order to explore these alternative hypothesis and fully examine the
complexity of rubisco gene evolution. The rbcL phylogeny reveals a
surprising number of gene relationships that are fundamentally incongruent
with organismal relationships as inferred from multiple lines of other
molecular evidence. On the order of six horizontal gene transfers are
implied by the form I (L8S8) rbcL phylogeny, two between cyanobacteria and
proteobacteria, one between proteobacteria and plastids, and three within
proteobacteria. Alternatively, a single ancient duplication of the form I
rubisco operon, followed by repeated and pervasive differential loss of one
operon or the other, would account for much of this incongruity. In all
probability, the rubisco operon has undergone multiple events of both
horizontal gene transfer and gene duplication in different lineages.
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Stillman Richard A.; Goss-Custard John D.; Alexander Matthew J. 《Behavioral ecology》2000,11(6):597-605
We develop a model of predators foraging within a single patch,on prey that become temporarily immune to predation (depressed)after detecting a predator. Interference through prey depressionoccurs because the proportion of vulnerable prey (and henceintake rate) decreases as predator density increases. Predatorsin our model are not forced to move randomly within the patch,as is the case in other similar models, but can avoid areasof depressed prey and so preferentially forage over vulnerableprey. We compare the extent to which different avoidance rules(e.g., move more quickly over depressed prey or turn if approachingdepressed prey) influence the amount of time spent foragingover depressed and vulnerable prey, and how this influencesthe strength of interference. Although based on a different
mechanism, our model produces two similar general predictionsto interference models based on direct interactions betweenpredators: the strength of interference increases with (1)increased competitor density and (2) decreased prey encounterrate. This suggests that there are underlying similarities in
the nature of interference even when it arises through differentprocesses. Not surprisingly, avoidance of depressed prey cansubstantially reduce the strength of interference comparedwith random foraging. However, we identify the region of themodel's parameter space in which this reduction is particularlylarge and show that the only system for which suitable dataare available, redshank Tringa totanus feeding on Corophium
volutator, falls within this region. The model shows that, byadjusting its search path to avoid areas of depressed prey,a predator can substantially reduce the amount of the interferenceit experiences and that this applies over a wide range of parameterspace, including the region occupied by a real system. Thissuggests that behavior-based interference models should consider
predator search pattern if they are to accurately predict thestrength of the interference. 相似文献
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Ponnappan RK Markova DZ Antonio PJ Murray HB Vaccaro AR Shapiro IM Anderson DG Albert TJ Risbud MV 《Arthritis research & therapy》2011,13(5):R171
Introduction
Back pain, a significant source of morbidity in our society, is related to the degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc. At present, the treatment of disc disease consists of therapies that are aimed at symptomatic relief. This shortcoming stems in large part from our lack of understanding of the biochemical and molecular events that drive the disease process. The goal of this study is to develop a model of early disc degeneration using an organ culture. This approach is based on our previous studies that indicate that organ culture closely models molecular events that occur in vivo in an ex vivo setting. 相似文献36.
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Hernández-Quintero JD MH Reyes-Valdés DV Mendoza-Rodríguez M Gómez-Martínez R Rodríguez-Herrera 《Phyton》2015,84(1):107-112
The genus Dasylirion is a group of plants typically present in the Chihuahuan Desert, perennial, with a dioecious sexual behavior and commonly called sotoles. This genus has been little studied from the biological point of view, and the bases of its reproductive response remain unknown. In this work we studied the chromosome number and meiotic response of Dasylirion cedrosanum in the county of Saltillo, Coahuila, located at the North East of Mexico. For the preparation of mitotic chromosomes, we used a technique based on enzymatic treatment with pectolyase and cellulase, as well as staining with acetocarmin dye. For the study of meiosis, male flower buds were collected, fixed and stained for analysis with the same dye. As a result, the gametic (n = x = 19) and somatic chromosome (2n = 38) numbers of D. cedrosanum are reported for the first time, being consistent with previous findings in other Dasylirion species, which points to a constant ploidy level across the genus. Variation was observed in the morphology and size of the somatic chromosomes, with types ranging from submetacentric to subtelocentric, and sizes oscillating in a range of 4.43 µm, with an average total length of 112.38 µm for the diploid chromosome complement. This shows that the chromosome complement of D. cedrosanom would belong to a 3B classification of Stebins, with a medium variation between chromosome lengths and low chromosome asymmetry. This variation indicates the feasibility of constructing a chromosome ideotype for this species. The meiotic chromosome pairing showed a chromosome behavior consistent with a disomic inheritance characteristic of a diploid species, with prevalence of ring and chain bivalents, typically without pairing abnormalities. Bivalent configurations in all cases were symmetrical.The normal and symmetrical meiotic pairing indicates a balanced production of gametes, and suggests the absence of heteromorphic sex determination. 相似文献
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