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Using ontologies to describe mouse phenotypes 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
The mouse is an important model of human genetic disease. Describing phenotypes of mutant mice in a standard, structured manner that will facilitate data mining is a major challenge for bioinformatics. Here we describe a novel, compositional approach to this problem which combines core ontologies from a variety of sources. This produces a framework with greater flexibility, power and economy than previous approaches. We discuss some of the issues this approach raises. 相似文献
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Rebecca Pask Helen E Rance Bryan J Barratt Sarah Nutland Deborah J Smyth Meera Sebastian Rebecca CJ Twells Anne Smith Alex C Lam Luc J Smink Neil M Walker John A Todd 《BMC biotechnology》2004,4(1):1-8
Background
Sustainable DNA resources and reliable high-throughput genotyping methods are required for large-scale, long-term genetic association studies. In the genetic dissection of common disease it is now recognised that thousands of samples and hundreds of thousands of markers, mostly single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), will have to be analysed. In order to achieve these aims, both an ability to boost quantities of archived DNA and to genotype at low costs are highly desirable. We have investigated Φ29 polymerase Multiple Displacement Amplification (MDA)-generated DNA product (MDA product), in combination with highly multiplexed BeadArray? genotyping technology. As part of a large-scale BeadArray genotyping experiment we made a direct comparison of genotyping data generated from MDA product with that from genomic DNA (gDNA) templates.Results
Eighty-six MDA product and the corresponding 86 gDNA samples were genotyped at 345 SNPs and a concordance rate of 98.8% was achieved. The BeadArray sample exclusion rate, blind to sample type, was 10.5% for MDA product compared to 5.8% for gDNA.Conclusions
We conclude that the BeadArray technology successfully produces high quality genotyping data from MDA product. The combination of these technologies improves the feasibility and efficiency of mapping common disease susceptibility genes despite limited stocks of gDNA samples. 相似文献53.
Olfactory sensitivity in tsetse flies: a daily rhythm 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The diurnal tsetse Glossina morsitans morsitans bites especially in early
morning and late afternoon; around midday feeding is at a low. In
laboratory apparatus that measures the amount of locomotion under constant
conditions over the photophase, the flies display a similar patterning of
activity levels. The profile of daily rhythms for G. morsitans reported in
the literature includes a number of motor and sensory motor systems that
fluctuate cophasically. Lacking is a study on the patterning of the senses'
response levels. In this paper we present the first instance of a daily
modulation in the sense of smell. We stimulated the antennae with
concentration series of host-derived odours and measured the spiking rate
of cells at different times during the photophase. The
concentration-response curves suggest that the sensitivity of antennal
olfactory cells flows in parallel with the other daily rhythms. This was
also reflected in electroantennograms (EAGs). The electroantennography was
extended to G. fuscipes fuscipes, whose level of spontaneous locomotor
activity--instead of following a U- shaped pattern--rises gradually over
the photophase. Again, the EAGs appeared to parallel the species' locomotor
activity. What we believe happens is that the organism tones down the
sensitivity of its odour receptors during periods of anticipated inactivity
for reasons of economy.
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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.
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Rob Jelier Guido Jenster Lambert CJ Dorssers Bas J Wouters Peter JM Hendriksen Barend Mons Ruud Delwel Jan A Kors 《BMC bioinformatics》2007,8(1):14
Background
High-throughput experiments, such as with DNA microarrays, typically result in hundreds of genes potentially relevant to the process under study, rendering the interpretation of these experiments problematic. Here, we propose and evaluate an approach to find functional associations between large numbers of genes and other biomedical concepts from free-text literature. For each gene, a profile of related concepts is constructed that summarizes the context in which the gene is mentioned in literature. We assign a weight to each concept in the profile based on a likelihood ratio measure. Gene concept profiles can then be clustered to find related genes and other concepts. 相似文献57.
M Lundervold EJ Milner-Gulland CJ O'Callaghan C Hamblin A Corteyn AP Macmillan 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2004,45(4):211-224
The results of a serological survey of livestock in Kazakhstan, carried out in 1997–1998, are reported. Serum samples from
958 animals (cattle, sheep and goats) were tested for antibodies to foot and mouth disease (FMD), bluetongue (BT), epizootic
haemorrhagic disease (EHD), rinderpest (RP) and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) viruses, and to Brucella spp. We also investigated the vaccination status of livestock and related this to changes in veterinary provision since independence
in 1991. For the 2 diseases under official surveillance (FMD and brucellosis) our results were similar to official data, although
we found significantly higher brucellosis levels in 2 districts and widespread ignorance about FMD vaccination status. The
seroprevalence for BT virus was 23%, and seropositive animals were widespread suggesting endemicity, despite the disease not
having being previously reported. We found a few seropositives for EHDV and PPRV, which may suggest that these diseases are
also present in Kazakhstan. An hierarchical model showed that seroprevalence to FMD and BT viruses were clustered at the farm/village
level, rather than at a larger spatial scale. This was unexpected for FMD, which is subject to vaccination policies which
vary at the raion (county) level. 相似文献
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Background
Bacterial typing schemes based on the sequences of genes encoding surface antigens require databases that provide a uniform, curated, and widely accepted nomenclature of the variants identified. Due to the differences in typing schemes, imposed by the diversity of genes targeted, creating these databases has typically required the writing of one-off code to link the database to a web interface. Here we describe agdbNet, widely applicable web database software that facilitates simultaneous BLAST querying of multiple loci using either nucleotide or peptide sequences. 相似文献59.
CJ Cooksey 《Biotechnic & histochemistry》2017,92(2):134-140
The name, gentian, appeared about 1880. Immediately following its discovery in 1861, this violet dye was known as Violet de Paris or as methyl violet. Initially used as a textile dye, it was soon used to color virtually anything. The names and identity of the components, the varying modes of manufacture, analytical methods and the dye’s significant contribution to biological staining are discussed here. Finally, I discuss the dye’s declining medical use following the revelation of its toxic nature. 相似文献
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A report of the ESF-EMBO Symposium Bacterial Networks (BacNet08), Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 13-18 September 2008. 相似文献