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Unravelling the factors that contribute to the formation and the stability of -sheet structure in peptides is a subject of great current interest. A -hairpin, the smallest -sheet motif, consists of two antiparallel hydrogen-bonded -strands linked by a loop region. We have performed a statistical analysis on protein -hairpins showing that the most abundant types of -hairpins, 2:2, 3:5 and 4:4, have characteristic patterns of 13C and 13C conformational shifts, as expected on the basis of their and angles. This fact strongly supports the potential value of 13C and 13C conformational shifts as a means to identify -hairpin motifs in peptides. Their usefulness was confirmed by analysing the patterns of 13C and 13C conformational shifts in 13 short peptides, 10–15 residues long, that adopt -hairpin structures in aqueous solution. Furthermore, we have investigated their potential as a method to quantify -hairpin populations in peptides. 相似文献
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ATP synthase (F0F1) is driven by an electrochemical potential of H+ (H+). F0F1 is composed of an ion-conducting portion (F0) and a catalytic portion (F1). The subunit composition of F1 is 33. The active 33 oligomer, characterized by X-ray crystallography, has been obtained only from thermnophilic F1 (TF1). We proposed in 1984 that ATP is released from the catalytic site (C site) by a conformational change induced by the DELSEED sequence via -F0. In fact, cross-linking of DELSEED to stopped the ATP-driven rotation of in the center of 33. The torque of the rotation is estimated to be 420 pN·å from the H+ and H+-current through F0F1. The angular velocity () of is the rate-limiting step, because H+ increased theV
max of H+ current through F0, but not theK
m
(ATP). The rotational unit of F0 (=ab2c10) is /5, while that in 33 is 2/3. This difference is overcome by an analog-digital conversion via elasticity around DELSEED with a threshold to release ATP. The distance at the C site is about 9.6 å (2,8-diN3-ATP), and tight Mg-ATP binding in 33 was shown by ESR. The rotational relaxation of TF1 is too rapid (=100 nsec), but the rate of AT(D)P-induced conformational change of 33 measured with a synchrotron is close to . The ATP bound between the P-loop and E188 is released by the shift of DELSEED from RGL. Considering the viscosity resistance and inertia of the free rotor (-c), there may be a stator containing OSCP (= of TF1) and F0-d to hold free rotation of 33. 相似文献
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Desana Li >sková José Ruiz Ordóñez Alexander Lux Alfredo Piñeyro López 《Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture》1994,36(3):339-343
Isolated embryos ofKarwinskia humboldtiana were cultured in vitro. The growth of embryos and development to plantlets on woody plant medium supplemented with indole-3-acetic acid 6.10-2 mol l–1, gibberellic acid (GA3) 3.10-2 mol l–1, and 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) 2 mol l–1 was obtained. Multiplication of shoots and rooting of excised shoots has been achieved. Callus formation on modified Murashige-Skoog medium supplemented with 1-naphthaleneacetic acid 10 mol l–1, GA3 14 mol l–1, and kinetin 5 mol l–1 on hypocotyls, or on root cultures on medium supplemented with 2.4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid 10 mol l–1 and BA 10 mol l–1 was induced.Abbreviations BA
6-benzylaminopurine
- 2,4-d
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
- GA3
gibberellic acid
- IAA
indole-3-acetic acid
- NAA
1-naphthaleneacetic acid
- TEM
transmission electron microscopy 相似文献
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The properties of the -2-l-fucosyltransferases in submaxillary gland preparations from blood group ABH secrefors and non-secretors were compared. The level of activity in the non-secretor gland homogenates amounted to about 5% only of that found in the secretor gland preparations. The enzymes from the two sources differed in solubility properties, charge and affinities for donor and acceptor substrates. The enzyme from secretor glands showed a preference for acceptors with Type 1 [d-galactosyl(1–3)-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine] structures whereas the enzyme from non-secretor glands had a preference for Type 2 [d-galactosyl(1–4)-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine] structures.These results demonstrate that expression of the secretor gene (Se) is associated with a molecular form of the -2-l-fucosyltransferase that is different from the species present in the same tissue when theSe gene is not expressed. 相似文献
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Tilly Bakker-Grunwald J. Scott Andrew Margaret C. Neville 《The Journal of membrane biology》1980,52(2):141-146
Summary Several agents known to interact with the (Na++K+)-pump were tested for their effects on the components of steady-state K+ flux in ascites cells.86Rb+ was used as a tracer for K+, and influx was differentiated into a ouabain-inhibitable pump component, a Cl–-dependent and furosemide-sensitive exchange component, and a residual leak flux. All agents tested (ouabain, quercetin, oligomycin, phosphate) affected both the pump flux and the Cl–-linked flux. These findings suggest a linkage between the activity of the Na/K ATPase and the Cl–-dependent K+ exchange flux. In the discussion we point out that the mechanism of this linkage could be direct; e.g., Cl–-dependent exchange may represent a mode of operation of the Na/K ATPase. However, data from this and other systems tend to suggest an indirect linkage between the Na+ pump and a KCl symporter, perhaps via a change in the level of intracellular ATP. 相似文献
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Yoshinori Fukui Yukio Esaki Akinori Kimura Katsuiku Hirokawa Yasuharu Nishimura Takehiko Sasazuki 《Immunogenetics》1993,37(3):204-211
We have established a strain of transgenic mice in which the HLA-DRA gene was integrated into the X-chromosome and the xenogeneic mixed isotype molecule, DREb, was expressed in a cell type-specific manner, although the transgenic DRA gene contained only 268 base pairs of the 5-flanking region. The DREb molecules expressed in the transgenic mice functioned as major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II to select T-cell repertoire, and to stimulate mixed lymphocyte reaction. In female transgenic mice homozygous for HLA-DRA (DR-B6-F-homo) and male transgenic mice (DR-B6-M), DREb molecules were expressed in almost all of the MHC class II Ab-positive cells. In contrast, the expression of DREb molecules in female transgenic mice hemizygous for HLA-DRA (DR-B6-F-hemi) was found only in part of the Ab positive cells, and the proportion of cells expressing the DREb molecules varied due to random inactivation of one of the X-chromosomes. Clonal deletions of the T cells and mature thymocytes bearing Tcrb-V5 and Tcrb-V11, which are eliminated from the peripheral repertoire in mice expressing self-superantigen and MHC class II E molecules, were incomplete in DR-B6-F-hemi as compared with those in DR-B6-F-homo, and were correlated with the proportion of DREb-positive spleen cells. These observations suggested that the number of bone marrow-derived cells expressing DREb molecules was critical for clonal deletions of Tcrb-V5+ and Tcrb-V11+ T cells in the thymus. 相似文献
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Cannabinoids were found to augment phospholipase activities and modify lipid levels of mouse brain synaptosomes, myelin and mitochondria. Delta-1-tetrahydrocannabinol (1-THC) and several of its metabolites induced a dose-dependent (0.32–16 M) stimulation of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity resulting in the increased release of free arachidonic acid from exogenous [1-14C]phosphatidylcholine (PC). The potencies of the cannabinoids in modulating PLA2 activity were approximately of the order: 7-OH-1-THC > 1-THC > 7-oxo-1-THC > 1-THC-7oic acid = 6 OH-1-THC 6-OH-1-THC. The hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol (PI) by synaptosomal phospholipase C (PLC) was enhanced significantly by 1-THC and promoted diacylglyceride levels by greater than 100 percent compared to control values. In contrast, arachidonate was the major product resulting from phospholipase activities of a 20,000g pellet. Synaptosomal diacylglyceride lipase activity was inhibited by 1-THC. [1-14C]Arachidonic acid was readily incorporated into subcellular membrane phospholipids and after exposure to cannabinoids led to diminished phosphoglyceride levels and concomitant increases in released neutral lipid products. These data suggest that cannabinoids control phospholipid turnover and metabolism in mouse brain preparations by the activation of phospholipases and, through this mechanism, may exert some of their effects. 相似文献
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Irene M.A. Nooren Ke-Yu Wang Philip N. Borer István Pelczer 《Journal of biomolecular NMR》1998,11(3):319-328
The subject RNA models the binding site for the coat protein of the R17 virus, as well as the ribosome recognition sequence for the R17 replicase gene. With an RNA of this size, overlaps among the sugar protons complicate assignments of the 1H NMR spectrum. The cross peaks that overlap significantly in 2D-NOE spectra can frequently be resolved by introducing a third, in our approach the double-quantum, frequency axis. In particular the planes in a 3D-NOE/2QC spectrum perpendicular to the 2Q axis are extremely useful, showing a highly informative repeating NOE-2Q pattern. In this experiment substantial J-coupling confers special advantages. This always occurs for geminal pairs (H5/H5 for RNA plus H2/H2 for DNA), as well as for H5/H6, for H3/H4 in sugars with substantial populations of the N-pucker, for H1/H2 for S-puckered sugars, and usually for H2/H3. For the 24-mer RNA hairpin the additional information from the 3D-NOE/2QC spectrum allowed assignment of all of the non-exchangeable protons, eliminating the need for stable-isotope labeling. 相似文献
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Dr. R. V. Nair T. M. Masajo G. S. Khush 《TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik》1982,61(1):19-22
Summary The inheritance of resistance to whitebacked planthopper Sogatella furcifera (Horvath) was studied in 21 rice varieties. Reactions of F1; F2 and F3 progenies of the crosses of 21 resistant varieties with the susceptible variety TN 1 revealed that a single dominant gene governs resistance in Mushkan 41, Santhi, Siahnakidar 195, SM2-34, Tirisurkh 251, Zirijowaian 245, 18, 24A, 39, 76 S, 78, 180, 213 B, 267, 293, CI 6037-4, NP97, S39 JKW and Bansphul. In varieties 65 and 274 A, resistance is governed by one dominant and one recessive gene which segregate independently of each other. Tests for allelism with the Wbph 1 gene originally identified in N 22 revealed that the dominant gene present in all the test varieties is the same as Wbph 1. Further studies are required to determine the allelic relationships of the recessive gene found in varieties 65 and 274 A. 相似文献
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Sylvia Miescher Magali Schreyer Catherine Barras Patrizio Capasso Vladimir von Fliedner 《Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII》1990,32(2):81-87
Summary Evidence from the mouse system has suggested that T lymphocytes accumulating in non-lymphoid tissue, in particular epithelia, may preferentially express the T cell receptor (TCR) . In this study, we characterize the T cell receptor or phenotype of lymphocytes infiltrating human tumors of epithelial origin using monoclonal antibodies (mAb) for immunohistology and flow cytometry on cells extracted by enzyme digestion. This report shows that the majority of CD3+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are TCR + but a small percentage of TCR can be clearly defined scattered throughout the tumor tissue with apparently no microanatomical selection. So far there has been little evidence for an accumulation of activated T cells in human tumor tissues as defined by mAb against molecules appearing transiently during the acute phase of activation. Now mAb are available that can identify primed or memory T cells such as mAb UCHL-1 recognizing the CD45RO antigen. Here we show that CD3+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes have a statistically significant accumulation of primed T cells, as compared to the autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes, suggesting their immune stimulation by tumor cells. 相似文献
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Shcheglovitov A. K. Zhelay T. I. Kondratskii A. P. Naidenov V. G. Shuba Ya. M. 《Neurophysiology》2004,36(2):93-101
We analyzed the effects of nifedipine on a family of recombinant low-threshold Ca2+ channels functionally expressed in Xenopus oocytes and formed by three different subunits (1G, 1H, and 1I). The 1G and 1I channels demonstrated a low sensitivity to nifedipine even in high concentrations (IC50 = 98 and 243 M, maximum blocking intensity Amax = 25 and 47%, respectively). At the same time, the above agent effectively blocked channels formed by the 1H-subunit (IC50 = 5 M and Amax = 41%). The nifedipine-caused effects were voltage-dependent, and their changes depended on the initial state of the channel. In the case of 1G-subunits, the blockade was determined mostly by binding of nifedipine with closed channels, whereas in the cases of 1H- and 1I-subunits this resulted from binding of nifedipine with channels in the activated and inactivated states. The obtained data allow us to obtain estimates of the pharmacological properties of the above three subtypes of recombinant channels and, in the future, to compare these characteristics with the properties of low-threshold Ca2+ channels in native cells. 相似文献
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A glasshouse experiment was conducted to study the effect of Ni on the growth and nutrients concentration in wheat (Triticum aestivum Cv. WH 291) in the presence and absence of applied N as urea. Responses to N application were observed up to 120 g N g–1 soil. No response to Ni was observed in the dry matter yield of wheat tops (leaves + stem) in the absence of applied N while in the presence of applied N, significant yield increases were obtained at 12.5g Ni g–1 soil. Nickel was not toxic to wheat up to 50g Ni g–1 soil in the presence of 120g N g–1 soil. Nitrogen and Ni concentration in wheat tops and roots increased with increasing levels of applied N and Ni, respectively. Applied Ni had an antagonistic effect on N concentration. Similarly, N reduced the Ni concentration in the wheat tissues. Positive growth responses to Ni were associated with 22 and 15g Ni g–1 in wheat tops, in the presence of applied N at 60 and 120g N g–1 soil, while Ni toxicity was associated with 63, 92.5 and 112.5g Ni g–1 in wheat tops, in the absence and presence of applied N at 60 and 120g N g–1 soil, respectively. 相似文献
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Bart Voorzanger 《Acta biotheoretica》1987,36(1):23-34
Biology cannot accommodate all aspects of culture. Aspects of culture that a biological approach can take into account can be covered by the biological categories of phenotype and environment. There is no need to treat culture as a separate category. Attempts to elaborate biological explanations of cultural variation will meet with success only if biologists expand theories of development, and integrate them in evolutionary biology. The alternative — elaborating the idea of so-called cultural inheritance — makes little sense from a biological point of view. 相似文献
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Rajkhowa R.C. Goswami Pranab Singh H.D. 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2000,16(1):63-68
The mechanism of uptake of water-insoluble -sitosterol by a newly isolated strain of Arthrobacter
simplex SS-7 was studied. The production of an extracellular sterol-pseudosolubilizing protein during growth of A. simplex on -sitosterol was demonstrated by isolating the factor from the cell-free supernatant and its subsequent purification by Sephadex G-150 column chromatography. The M
r of the purified sterol-pseudosolubilizing protein determined by SDS–PAGE was 19kDa. The rate of sterol pseudosolubilization (5.2×10–3g l–1h–1) could not adequately account for the rate of sterol uptake (72×10–3g l–1h–1) and the specific growth rate (56×10–3 h–1). However in the unfavourable growth condition, when the cells were treated with sodium azide at the level of 30–60% of MIC, the sterol pseudosolubilization accounted for nearly 74% of the total growth containing 96% free cells. Cellular adherence to substrate particles was found to play an active role in the normal growth of the strain on -sitosterol. Unlike sodium acetate-grown cells, whose surface activity was negligible (60mNm–1), the sterol-grown cells had strong surface activity (40mNm–1). The high lipid content and long chain fatty acids in the cell-wall of -sitosterol-grown cells probably contribute to the high sterol adherence activity of the cells. 相似文献
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T. Lebret 《Journal of Ornithology》1955,96(1):43-49
Summary 1. Aerial chases of a female duck by a number of (Reihen) include three different forms of chasings: a) chases in connection with swimming courtship (Gesellschaftsspiel); b) territorial chases performed by a which is driving away a of a pair that had entered the territory of the former; c) chases of a in brooding mood by a number of intending to copulate.2. Aerial chases of type a) are part of the courtship, they are courtship flights. They are preceded and often followed by swimming courtship and they are characterized by the birds uttering their courtship calls. They may be observed from late August to the beginning of May.3. Chases of type c) are characterized by the female's call and gesture of repulsion. It only occurs when the female is laying or brooding. The periods of chases of type a) and c) overlap, which may explain the controversy betweenGeyr vonSchweppenburg andChristoleit.4. The Red-crested Pochard- has a special gliding performance during its courtship flight. 相似文献
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The rate of CO2- and p-benzoquione-dependent photosynthetic O2 evolution by Anabaena variabilis cells remained unaltered and the rate of O2 uptake observed after switching off the light (endogenous respiration) was enhanced by a factor of 6–8 when the O2 concentration was increased from 200 to 400 M. Photosystem-I-linked O2 uptake and respiration of the cells incubated with ascorbate and N,N,NN-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine was not appreciable influenced by the O2 concentration. 2-Iodo-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-2,4,4-trinitrodiphenyl ether, blocking electron transfer at the plastoquinone level, suppressed O2 evolution and had no influence on endogenous respiration. 2-n-Heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide, an inhibitor of electron transfer between photosystems II and I, as well as the cytochrome-oxidase inhibitors N
3
-
, CN- and NH2OH, caused a 35–50% retardation of endogenous respiration and blocked photosynthetic O2 evolution. The molar ratio of cytochromes b6, f, c-553, aa3 and photosystem-I reaction centers in the isolated membranes equalled approx. 2:1:2:0.7:2. It is inferred that endogenous respiration of A. variabilis cells is inhibited by the light-induced electron flow through both photosystems at the level of the plastoquinone-plastocyanin-oxidoreductase complex.Abbreviations DCMU
3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea
- DNP-INT
2-iodo-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-2,4,4-trinitrodiphenyl ether
- Hepes
4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazine ethansulfonic acid
- TMPD
N,N,NN-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine 相似文献
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T. H. J. Huisman F. Kutlar T. Nakatsuji A. Bruce-Tagoe Y. Kilinç M. N. Cauchi C. Romero Garcia 《Human genetics》1985,71(2):127-133
Summary The occurrence of the AT chain (i.e. A75 Ile Thr) in different populations was evaluated through a study of 4250 cord blood samples and blood samples from more than 350 SS1 patients. High frequencies were observed in Italy, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Holland, but also in Japan, Vietnam, and India. The chain is (nearly) absent in the Black population of Ghana and Kenya, and low frequencies were observed in China and Australian aborigines. Only a few adult SS patients (18 out of 357) were AT heterozygotes. The chromosomes with the AT globin gene were mapped through an evaluation of the presence of 10 different restriction sites. The AT chromosomes from different populations were closely related and had the same subhaplotypes of [--++-+] (Hinc II 5 to ; Xmn I 5 to G; Hind III in G and A; Hinc II in and 3 to ), quite different from the subhaplotypes seen for AT negative chromosomes.2 This suggests a common ancestor which may have originated in Southern Europe. An evaluation of the chain production by both chromosomes in SS patients and -thalassemia heterozygotes was possible for subjects with an AT heterozygosity. It was concluded that in -thalassemia trait, the chain synthesis is directed for about two-thirds by the thalassemic chromosome and for about onethird by the normal chromosome; the contribution by the normal chromosome decreases with a decrease in total chain production.This is contribution #0890 of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA 相似文献
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Kojima C Kawashima E Sekine T Ishido Y Ono A Kainosho M Kyogoku Y 《Journal of biomolecular NMR》2001,19(1):19-31
The sugar conformation of a DNA decamer was studied with proton-proton 3J coupling constants. Two samples, one comprising stereospecifically labeled 2-R-2H for all residues and the other 2-S-2H, were prepared by the method of Kawashima et al. [J. Org. Chem. (1995) 60, 6980–6986; Nucleosides Nucleotides (1995) 14, 333–336], the deuterium labeling being highly stereospecific 99% for all 2-2H, 98% for 2-2H of A, C, and T, and 93% for 2-2H of G). The 3J values of all H1-H2 and H1-H2 pairs, and several H2-H3 and H2-H3 pairs were determined by line fitting of 1D spectra with 0.1–0.2 Hz precision. The observed J coupling constants were explained by the rigid sugar conformation model, and the sugar conformations were found to be between C3-exo and C2-endo with m values of 26° to 44°, except for the second and 3 terminal residues C2 and C10. For the C2 and C10 residues, the lower fraction of S-type conformation was estimated from JH1H2 and JH1H2 values. For C10, the N–S two-site jump model or Gaussian distribution of the torsion angle model could explain the observed J values, and 68% S-type conformation or C1-exo conformation with 27° distribution was obtained, respectively. The differences between these two motional models are discussed based on a simple simulation of J-coupling constants. 相似文献
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Masayuki Gotoh Jun-ichi Kitanaka Yoshimi Hirasawa Kaoru Kondo Akemichi Baba 《Neurochemical research》1994,19(6):679-685
Desensitization of prostaglandin (PG) F2 receptor-mediated phosphoinositide (PI) hydrolysis was investigated in cultured rat astrocytes. Prolonged exposure of astrocytes differentiated by dibutyryl cyclic AMP-treatment to PGF2 caused the desensitization of subsequent PGF2-induced PI hydrolysis. The desensitization was time- and PGF2 dose-dependent; maximal decrease in the PI hydrolysis was observed after exposure to 10 M PGF2 for 4 h and the degree of the desensitization was 31.7±2.7% of control. Pretreatment with either PGD2 or PGE2 also induced the desensitization of subsequent PGF2-stimulated PI hydrolysis and conversely pretreatment of PGF2 decreased the PI responses to PGD2 and PGE2. The desensitization prevented by phloretin and was reversible upon removal of the agonist. Protein synthesis inhibitors blocked the recovery of the desensitization. Treatment of the cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate had no effect on the desensitization. These results suggest that prolonged exposure of the astrocytes to PGF2 caused the desensitization of the receptors. 相似文献
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The percentages of the -chain variant Hb G-Philadelphia (Hb G) or 2 68 AsnLys2 were evaluated in 84 adult and 18 newborn heterozygotes. These included members of three families who were studied in more detail by nucleic acid hybridization techniques. The adult heterozygotes fell in two categories, one with a higher proportion of Hb G [46.5±1.0% (SD), N=21] and another with lower values (33.9±3.4%, N=63). Among the newborn heterozygotes, two babies fell in the category with the higher proportion of Hb G while 16 babies gave values between 25 and 34%. Studies of -chain gene organization on the parents of one neonate with a Hb G level of 27% at birth and 37% at 8 months excluded the presence of chromosomes with triplicated -chain genes which could lead to the 0G/ genotype. Rather, these studies on five Hb G heterozygotes from three families confirmed the linkage between Hb G and a specific type of -thalassemia-2 associated with the presence of a 16-kbp Bgl II fragment which most probably carries the G locus since it has been found in 19 Hb G heterozygotes studied to date. The presence of an -thal-2 heterozygosity and three -chain genes (0G/) was confirmed among Hb G heterozygotes with lower proportions of this variant. It is likely that the even lower values found in some newborn could arise through defective assembly of G- dimers. The presence of an -thal-2 homozygosity and two active -chain genes, one on each chromosome (0G/0), was confirmed among heterozygotes with the higher proportion of Hb G. One of each of these categories was present in each of the three families investigated. This type of variability in the number of active -chain genes due to a heterozygosity or a homozygosity for -thalassemia-2 explains the trimodality of Hb S percentages among heterozygotes and the atypical hematological or biosynthetic features among patients with -thalassemia and sickle-cell syndromes.This research was supported by USPHS Research Grants HLB-05168 and HLB-15158 and by designated research funds of the Veterans Administration. This is Contribution No. 0693 of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. 相似文献