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Becca Asquith Angelina J Mosley Adrian Heaps Yuetsu Tanaka Graham P Taylor Angela R McLean Charles RM Bangham 《Retrovirology》2005,2(1):1-9
Background
Cellular infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) both in vitro and in vivo requires a member of the chemokine receptor family to act as a co-receptor for viral entry. However, it is presently unclear to what extent the interaction of HIV proteins with chemokine receptors generates intracellular signals that are important for productive infection.Results
In this study we have used a recently described family of chemokine inhibitors, termed BSCIs, which specifically block chemokine-induced chemotaxis without affecting chemokine ligands binding to their receptors. The BSCI termed Peptide 3 strongly inhibited CCR5 mediated HIV infection of THP-1 cells (83 ± 7% inhibition assayed by immunofluoresence staining), but had no effect on gp120 binding to CCR5. Peptide 3 did not affect CXCR4-dependent infection of Jurkat T cells.Conclusion
These observations suggest that, in some cases, intracellular signals generated by the chemokine coreceptor may be required for a productive HIV infection. 相似文献52.
A. Singh R. E. Knox R. M. DePauw A. K. Singh R. D. Cuthbert H. L. Campbell D. Singh S. Bhavani T. Fetch F. Clarke 《TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik》2013,126(8):1951-1964
Stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) is responsible for major production losses in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) around the world. The spread of stem rust race Ug99 and variants is a threat to worldwide wheat production and efforts are ongoing to identify and incorporate resistance. The objectives of this research were to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) and to study their epistatic interactions for stem rust resistance in a population derived from the Canadian wheat cultivars AC Cadillac and Carberry. A doubled haploid (DH) population was developed and genotyped with DArT® and SSR markers. The parents and DH lines were phenotyped for stem rust severity and infection response to Ug99 and variant races in 2009, 2010 and 2011 in field rust nurseries near Njoro, Kenya, and to North American races in 2011 and 2012 near Swift Current, SK, Canada. Seedling infection type to race TTKSK was assessed in a bio-containment facility in 2009 and 2012 near Morden, MB. Eight QTL for stem rust resistance and three QTL for pseudo-black chaff on nine wheat chromosomes were identified. The phenotypic variance (PV) explained by the stem rust resistance QTL ranged from 2.4 to 48.8 %. AC Cadillac contributed stem rust resistance QTL on chromosomes 2B, 3B, 5B, 6D, 7B and 7D. Carberry contributed resistance QTL on 4B and 5A. Epistatic interactions were observed between loci on 4B and 5B, 4B and 7B, 6D and 3B, 6D and 5B, and 6D and 7B. The stem rust resistance locus on 6D interacted synergistically with 5B to improve the disease resistance through both crossover and non-crossover interactions depending on the environment. Results from this study will assist in planning breeding for stem rust resistance by maximizing QTL main effects and epistatic interactions. 相似文献
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Background
Shorter growing season and water stress near wheat maturity are the main factors that presumably limit the yield potential of spring wheat due to late seeding in Saskatchewan, Canada. Advancing seeding dates can be a strategy to help producers mitigate the impact of climate change on spring wheat. It is unknown, however, how early farmers can seed while minimizing the risk of spring frost damage and the soil and machinery constraints.Methodology/principal findings
This paper explores early seeding dates of spring wheat on the Canadian Prairies under current and projected future climate. To achieve this, (i) weather records from 1961 to 1990 were gathered at three sites with different soil and climate conditions in Saskatchewan, Canada; (ii) four climate databases that included a baseline (treated as historic weather climate during the period of 1961–1990) and three climate change scenarios (2040–2069) developed by the Canadian global climate model (GCM) with the forcing of three greenhouse gas (GHG) emission scenarios (A2, A1B and B1); (iii) seeding dates of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under baseline and projected future climate were predicted. Compared with the historical record of seeding dates, the predicted seeding dates were advanced under baseline climate for all sites using our seeding date model. Driven by the predicted temperature increase of the scenarios compared with baseline climate, all climate change scenarios projected significantly earlier seeding dates than those currently used. Compared to the baseline conditions, there is no reduction in grain yield because precipitation increases during sensitive growth stages of wheat, suggesting that there is potential to shift seeding to an earlier date. The average advancement of seeding dates varied among sites and chosen scenarios. The Swift Current (south-west) site has the highest potential for earlier seeding (7 to 11 days) whereas such advancement was small in the Melfort (north-east, 2 to 4 days) region.Conclusions/significance
The extent of projected climate change in Saskatchewan indicates that growers in this region have the potential of earlier seeding. The results obtained in this study may be used for adaptation assessments of seeding dates under possible climate change to mitigate the impact of potential warming. 相似文献54.
Aileen?G?RowanEmail author Koichiro?Suemori Hiroshi?Fujiwara Masaki?Yasukawa Yuetsu?Tanaka Graham?P?Taylor Charles?RM?Bangham 《Retrovirology》2014,11(1):116
Background
Immunogenetic evidence indicates that cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) specific for the weak CTL antigen HBZ limit HTLV-1 proviral load in vivo, whereas there is no clear relationship between the proviral load and the frequency of CTLs specific for the immunodominant antigen Tax. In vivo, circulating HTLV-1-infected cells express HBZ mRNA in contrast, Tax expression is typically low or undetectable. To elucidate the virus-suppressing potential of CTLs targeting HBZ, we compared the ability of HBZ- and Tax-specific CTLs to lyse naturally-infected cells, by co-incubating HBZ- and Tax-specific CTL clones with primary CD4+ T cells from HLA-matched HTLV-1-infected donors. We quantified lysis of infected cells, and tested whether specific virus-induced host cell surface molecules determine the susceptibility of infected cells to CTL-mediated lysis.Results
Primary infected cells upregulated HLA-A*02, ICAM-1, Fas and TRAIL-R1/2 in concert with Tax expression, forming efficient targets for both HTLV-1-specific CTLs and CTLs specific for an unrelated virus. We detected expression of HBZ mRNA (spliced isoform) in both Tax-expressing and non-expressing infected cells, and the HBZ26–34 epitope was processed and presented by cells transfected with an HBZ expression plasmid. However, when coincubated with primary cells, a high-avidity HBZ-specific CTL clone killed significantly fewer infected cells than were killed by a Tax-specific CTL clone. Finally, incubation with Tax- or HBZ-specific CTLs resulted in a significant decrease in the frequency of cells expressing high levels of HLA-A*02.Conclusions
HTLV-1 gene expression in primary CD4+ T cells non-specifically increases susceptibility to CTL lysis. Despite the presence of HBZ spliced-isoform mRNA, HBZ epitope presentation by primary cells is significantly less efficient than that of Tax.55.
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Genetic engineering of improved nitrogen use efficiency in rice by the tissue-specific expression of alanine aminotransferase 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Nitrogen is quantitatively the most essential nutrient for plants and a major factor limiting crop productivity. One of the critical steps limiting the efficient use of nitrogen is the ability of plants to acquire it from applied fertilizer. Therefore, the development of crop plants that absorb and use nitrogen more efficiently has been a long-term goal of agricultural research. In an attempt to develop nitrogen-efficient plants, rice ( Oryza sativa L.) was genetically engineered by introducing a barley AlaAT ( alanine aminotransferase ) cDNA driven by a rice tissue-specific promoter ( OsAnt1 ). This modification increased the biomass and grain yield significantly in comparison with control plants when plants were well supplied with nitrogen. Compared with controls, transgenic rice plants also demonstrated significant changes in key metabolites and total nitrogen content, indicating increased nitrogen uptake efficiency. The development of crop plants that take up and assimilate nitrogen more efficiently would not only improve the use of nitrogen fertilizers, resulting in lower production costs, but would also have significant environmental benefits. These results are discussed in terms of their relevance to the development of strategies to engineer enhanced nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants. 相似文献
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A molecular and evolutionary study of the beta-globin gene family of the Australian marsupial Sminthopsis crassicaudata 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Cooper SJ; Murphy R; Dolman G; Hussey D; Hope RM 《Molecular biology and evolution》1996,13(7):1012-1022
Beta-globin gene families in eutherians (placental mammals) consist of a
set of four or more developmentally regulated genes which are closely
linked and, in general, arranged in the order 5'-embryonic/fetal genes-
adult genes-3'. This cluster of genes is proposed to have arisen by tandem
duplication of ancestral beta-globin genes, with the first duplication
occurring 200 to 155 MYBP just prior to a period in mammalian evolution
when eutherians and marsupials diverged from a common ancestor. In this
paper we trace the evolutionary history of the beta-globin gene family back
to the origins of these mammals by molecular characterization of the
beta-globin gene family of the Australian marsupial Sminthopsis
crassicaudata. Using Southern and restriction analysis of total genomic DNA
and bacteriophage clones of beta-like globin genes, we provide evidence
that just two functional beta-like globin genes exist in this marsupial,
including one embryonic- expressed gene (S.c-epsilon) and one
adult-expressed gene (S.c-beta), linked in the order 5'-epsilon-beta-3'.
The entire DNA sequence of the adult beta-globin gene is reported and shown
to be orthologous to the adult beta-globin genes of the North American
marsupial Didelphis virginiana and eutherian mammals. These results,
together with results from a phylogenetic analysis of mammalian beta-like
globin genes, confirm the hypothesis that a two-gene cluster, containing an
embryonic- and an adult-expressed beta-like globin gene, existed in the
most recent common ancester of marsupials and eutherians. Northern analysis
of total RNA isolated from embryos and neonatals indicates that a switch
from embryonic to adult gene expression occurs at the time of birth,
coinciding with the transfer of the marsupial from a uterus to a pouch
environment.
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Mohammad?Abass?AhangerEmail author Megha?Tittal Rayees?Ahmad?Mir RM?Agarwal 《Protoplasma》2017,254(5):1953-1963
Present communication reports laboratory and pot experiments conducted to study the influence of water and osmotic stress on nitrogen uptake and metabolism in two wheat (Triticum aestivum L) cultivars with and without potassium supplementation. Polyethylene glycol 6000-induced osmotic stress/restricted irrigation caused a considerable decline in the activity of nitrate reductase, glutamate synthase, alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, and glutamate dehydrogenase. Potassium considerably improved nitrogen metabolism under normal water supply conditions and also resulted in amelioration of the negative impact of water and osmotic stresses indicating that potassium supplementation can be used as a potential tool for enhancing the nitrogen use efficiency in wheat for exploiting its genetic potential. 相似文献
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