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Beena Punnamoottil Carl Herrmann Salvatore D'Aniello Altuna Akalin Thomas S. Becker Silke Rinkwitz 《Developmental biology》2010,340(2):269-531
Hox genes are key regulators of anterior-posterior axis patterning and have a major role in hindbrain development. The zebrafish Hox4 paralogs have strong overlapping activities in hindbrain rhombomeres 7 and 8, in the spinal cord and in the pharyngeal arches. With the aim to predict enhancers that act on the hoxa4a, hoxb4a, hoxc4a and hoxd4a genes, we used sequence conservation around the Hox4 genes to analyze all fish:human conserved non-coding sequences by reporter assays in stable zebrafish transgenesis. Thirty-four elements were functionally tested in GFP reporter gene constructs and more than 100 F1 lines were analyzed to establish a correlation between sequence conservation and cis-regulatory function, constituting a catalog of Hox4 CNEs. Sixteen tissue-specific enhancers could be identified. Multiple alignments of the CNEs revealed paralogous cis-regulatory sequences, however, the CNE sequence similarities were found not to correlate with tissue specificity. To identify ancestral enhancers that direct Hox4 gene activity, genome sequence alignments of mammals, teleosts, horn shark and the cephalochordate amphioxus, which is the most basal extant chordate possessing a single prototypical Hox cluster, were performed. Three elements were identified and two of them exhibited regulatory activity in transgenic zebrafish, however revealing no specificity. Our data show that the approach to identify cis-regulatory sequences by genome sequence alignments and subsequent testing in zebrafish transgenesis can be used to define enhancers within the Hox clusters and that these have significantly diverged in their function during evolution. 相似文献
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Ferah Budak S. Haldun Bal Gulcin Tezcan Furkan Guvenc E. Halis Akalin Guher Goral Gunnur Deniz H. Barbaros Oral 《PloS one》2016,11(11)
Although our knowledge about Brucella virulence factors and the host response increase rapidly, the mechanisms of immune evasion by the pathogen and causes of chronic disease are still unknown. Here, we aimed to investigate the immunological factors which belong to CD8+ T cells and their roles in the transition of brucellosis from acute to chronic infection. Using miRNA microarray, more than 2000 miRNAs were screened in CD8+ T cells of patients with acute or chronic brucellosis and healthy controls that were sorted from peripheral blood with flow cytometry and validated through qRT-PCR. Findings were evaluated using GeneSpring GX (Agilent) 13.0 software and KEGG pathway analysis. Expression of two miRNAs were determined to display a significant fold change in chronic group when compared with acute or control groups. Both miRNAs (miR-126-5p and miR-4753-3p) were decreased (p <0.05 or fold change > 2). These miRNAs have the potential to be the regulators of CD8+ T cell-related marker genes for chronic brucellosis infections. The differentially expressed miRNAs and their predicted target genes are involved in MAPK signaling pathway, cytokine-cytokine receptor interactions, endocytosis, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, and focal adhesion indicating their potential roles in chronic brucellosis and its progression. It is the first study of miRNA expression analysis of human CD8+ T cells to clarify the mechanism of inveteracy in brucellosis. 相似文献
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Dilek Gogas Yavuz Belgin Kü?ükkaya H. ?nder Ers?z A. Süha Yal?in Kaya Emerk Sema Akalin 《Experimental diabetes research》2002,3(2):145-151
Nonenzymatic glycation of tissue and plasma
proteins may stimulate the production of oxidant
and carbonyl stress in diabetes. The aim
of this study was to evaluate the effects of
aminoguanidine (AG) on lipid peroxidation,
protein oxidation and nitric oxide (NO) release
in diabetic rat kidneys. After induction of diabetes
with streptozotocin, female Wistar rats
were divided into 2 groups. Group DAG (n=9)
rats were given AG hydrogen carbonate (1 g/L)
in drinking water and group D (n=8) was diabetic
control rats given only tap water. Group
H (n=8) was followed as healthy controls. At
the end of an 8 week period, NO release, lipid
and protein oxidation were determined in kidney
tissues. NO release was significantly lower
in diabetic rats compared with healthy controls
(p<0.05). Lipid peroxidation was significantly
high in group D (3.9 ± 0.3 nmol MDA/g tissue)
compared with the group DAG (2.6 ± 0.1 nmol
MDA/g tissue, p<0.01) and group H (2.4 ± 0.2
nmol MDA/g tissue). Protein oxidation was
significantly higher in diabetics than healthy
controls (563.8 ± 23.9, 655.8 ± 7.2 , 431.5 ±
8.8 mmol carbonyl / g tissue for group DAG, D
and H, respectively, p< 0.05). A positive correlation
between albuminuria and thiobarbituric
acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels (r= 0.54,p<0.005) and carbonyl content (r=0.70,
p<0.0005) in kidney homogenate were
observed.
Although AG treatment had no effect on NO
release, it significantly decreased lipid peroxidation
in diabetic rat cortices. Consequently
increased lipid peroxidation -as well as- protein
oxidation could be involved in the pathogenesis
of diabetic albuminuria. 相似文献
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Altuna Akalin Matthias Kormaksson Sheng Li Francine E Garrett-Bakelman Maria E Figueroa Ari Melnick Christopher E Mason 《Genome biology》2012,13(10):R87
DNA methylation is a chemical modification of cytosine bases that is pivotal for gene regulation,
cellular specification and cancer development. Here, we describe an R package, methylKit, that
rapidly analyzes genome-wide cytosine epigenetic profiles from high-throughput methylation and
hydroxymethylation sequencing experiments. methylKit includes functions for clustering, sample
quality visualization, differential methylation analysis and annotation features, thus automating
and simplifying many of the steps for discerning statistically significant bases or regions of DNA
methylation. Finally, we demonstrate methylKit on breast cancer data, in which we find statistically
significant regions of differential methylation and stratify tumor subtypes. methylKit is available
at http://code.google.com/p/methylkit. 相似文献
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Altuna ME Lelli SM San Martín de Viale LC Damasco MC 《Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology》2006,84(10):977-984
Stress activates the synthesis and secretion of catecholamines and adrenal glucocorticoids, increasing their circulating levels. In vivo, hepatic 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (HSD1) stimulates the shift of 11-dehydrocorticosterone to corticosterone, enhancing active glucocorticoids at tissue level. We studied the effect of 3 types of stress, 1 induced by bucogastric overload with 200 mmol/L HCl causing metabolic acidosis (HCl), the second induced by bucogastric overload with 0.45% NaCl (NaCl), and the third induced by simulated overload (cannula), on the kinetics of hepatic HSD1 of rats and their influence on the activity of the gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, glycemia, and glycogen deposition. Compared with unstressed controls, all types of stress significantly increased HSD1 activity (146% cannula, 130% NaCl, and 253% HCl), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity (51% cannula, 48% NaCl, and 86% HCl), and glycemia (29% cannula, 30% NaCl, and 41% HCl), but decreased hepatic glycogen (68% cannula, 68% NaCl, and 78% HCl). Owing to these results, we suggest the following events occur when stress is induced: an increase in hepatic HSD1 activity, augmented active glucocorticoid levels, increased gluconeogenesis, and glycemia. Also involved are the multiple events indirectly related to glucocorticoids, which lead to the depletion of hepatic glycogen deposits, thereby contributing to increased glycemia. This new approach shows that stress increments the activity of hepatic HSD1 and suggests that this enzyme could be involved in the development of the Metabolic Syndrome. 相似文献
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Interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene polymorphism as a potential host susceptibility factor in tuberculosis 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Oral HB Budak F Uzaslan EK Baştürk B Bekar A Akalin H Ege E Ener B Göral G 《Cytokine》2006,35(3-4):143-147
Several genes encoding for different cytokines may play crucial roles in host susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB), since the cytokine production capacity varies among individuals and depends on the cytokine gene polymorphism. The association of the cytokine gene polymorphisms with the development of TB was investigated in this study. DNA samples were obtained from a Turkish population of 81 patients with the different clinical forms of TB, and 50 healthy control subjects. All genotyping (IL-6, IL-10, IFN-gamma, TGF-beta and TNF-alpha) experiments were performed using sequence-specific primers PCR (PCR-SSP). Analysis of allele frequencies showed that IL-10 -1082 G allele frequency was significantly more common in TB patients than healthy controls (37.7% vs 23.0%, p: 0.014). No statistically significant differences were observed between the different clinical forms of the disease. These results suggest that the polymorphisms in IL-10 gene may affect susceptibility to TB and increase risk of developing the disease. To confirm the biological significance of our results, further studies should be performed on other population groups. 相似文献
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Ali R Ozkalemkas F Ozkocaman V Ozcelik T Akalin H Ozkan A Altundal Y Tunali A 《Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur》2005,7(9-10):1073-1076
Echinococcosis, also known as hydatid disease or hydatidosis, is a zoonotic illness caused by the larval form of Echinococcus spp. It is highly prevalent in areas where the parasite is endemic such as the Mediterranean region. However, occurrence of echinococcosis and cancer together is rare. We treated and followed approximately 1200 patients with different hematologic neoplastic diseases between 1985 and 2003, and only one of these individuals had concomitant acute leukemia and liver hydatidosis. This report describes the case of a 19-year-old man who had both primary refractoriness of acute leukemia (AML-M4) and liver hydatidosis. Management is discussed. The patient had cystic echinococcosis (CE) of the liver that was classified as CE1 according to the system established by the World Health Organization's Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis. The patient underwent 3 months of treatment with agents that targeted the leukemia (daunorubicin, idarubicin, cytarabine, fludarabine) and its complications (amphotericin B, amphotericin B lipid complex, liposomal amphotericin B). Throughout this period, the size and the contents of the cyst did not change, Echinococcus titers remained unchanged, and the cyst classification remained CE1. 相似文献