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Kei-ichi Kuma Naruo Nikoh Naoyuki Iwabe Takashi Miyata 《Journal of molecular evolution》1995,41(2):238-246
The phylogenetic position of Dictyostelium inferred from 18S rRNA data contradicts that from protein data. Protein trees always show the close affinity of Dictyostelium with animals, fungi, and plants, whereas in 18S rRNA trees the branching of Dictyostelium is placed at a position before the massive radiation of protist groups including the divergence of the three kingdoms. To settle this controversial issue and to determine the correct position of Dictyostelium, we inferred the phylogenetic relationship among Dictyostelium and the three kingdoms Animalia, Fungi, and Plantae by a maximum-likelihood method using 19 different protein data sets. It was shown at the significance level of 1 SE that the branching of Dictyostelium antedates the divergence of Animalia and Fungi, and Plantae is an outgroup of the Animalia-Fungi-Dictyostelium clade.Correspondence to: T. Miyata 相似文献
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Naruo Nikoh Naoyuki Iwabe Kei-ichi Kuma Mutsuhito Ohno Tsutomu Sugiyama Yoko Watanabe Kinya Yasui Zhang Shi-cui Katsuji Hori Yoshiro Shimura Takashi Miyata 《Journal of molecular evolution》1997,45(1):97-106
Previously we suggested that four proteins including aldolase and triose phosphate isomerase (TPI) evolved with approximately
constant rates over long periods covering the whole animal phyla. The constant rates of aldolase and TPI evolution were reexamined
based on three different models for estimating evolutionary distances. It was shown that the evolutionary rates remain essentially
unchanged in comparisons not only between different classes of vertebrates but also between vertebrates and arthropods and
even between animals and plants, irrespective of the models used. Thus these enzymes might be useful molecular clocks for
inferring divergence times of animal phyla. To know the divergence time of Parazoa and Eumetazoa and that of Cephalochordata
and Vertebrata, the aldolase cDNAs from Ephydatia fluviatilis, a freshwater sponge, and the TPI cDNAs from Ephydatia fluviatilis and Branchiostoma belcheri, an amphioxus, have been cloned and sequenced. Comparisons of the deduced amino acid sequences of aldolase and TPI from the
freshwater sponge with known sequences revealed that the Parazoa–Eumetazoa split occurred about 940 million years ago (Ma)
as determined by the average of two proteins and three models. Similarly, the aldolase and TPI clocks suggest that vertebrates
and amphioxus last shared a common ancestor around 700 Ma and they possibly diverged shortly after the divergence of deuterostomes
and protostomes. 相似文献
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Cloning and characterization of a novel RING-B-box-coiled-coil protein with apoptotic function 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Kimura F Suzu S Nakamura Y Nakata Y Yamada M Kuwada N Matsumura T Yamashita T Ikeda T Sato K Motoyoshi K 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2003,278(27):25046-25054
We have identified a novel RING-B-box-coiled-coil (RBCC) protein (MAIR for macrophage-derived apoptosis-inducing RBCC protein) that consists of an N-terminal RING finger, followed by a B-box zinc finger, a coiled-coil domain, and a B30.2 domain. MAIR mRNA was expressed widely in mouse tissues and was induced by macrophage colony-stimulating factor in murine peritoneal and bone marrow macrophages. MAIR protein initially showed a granular distribution predominantly in the cytoplasm. The addition of zinc to transfectants containing MAIR cDNA as part of a heavy metal-inducible vector caused apoptosis of the cells characterized by cell fragmentation; a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential; activation of caspase-7, -8, and -9, but not caspase-3; and DNA degradation. We also found that the RING finger and coiled-coil domains were required for MAIR activity by analysis with deletion mutants. 相似文献
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Eguchi J Kuwashima N Hatano M Nishimura F Dusak JE Storkus WJ Okada H 《Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)》2005,174(11):7194-7201
We previously demonstrated that IL-4 gene-transfected glioma cell vaccines induce effective therapeutic immunity in preclinical glioma models, and have initiated phase I trials of these vaccines in patients with malignant gliomas. To gain additional mechanistic insight into the efficacy of this approach, we have treated mice bearing the MCA205 (H-2(b)) or CMS-4 (H-2(d)) sarcomas. IL-12/23 p40(-/-) and IFN-gamma(-/-) mice, which were able to reject the initial inoculation of IL-4 expressing tumors, failed to mount a sustained systemic response against parental (nontransfected) tumor cells. Paracrine production of IL-4 in vaccine sites promoted the accumulation and maturation of IL-12p70-secreting tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells (TIDCs). Adoptive transfer of TIDCs isolated from vaccinated wild-type, but not IL-12/23 p40(-/-), mice were capable of promoting tumor-specific CTL responses in syngeneic recipient animals. Interestingly, both STAT4(-/-) and STAT6(-/-) mice failed to reject IL-4-transfected tumors in concert with the reduced capacity of TIDCs to produce IL-12p70 and to promote specific antitumor CTL reactivity. These results suggest that vaccines consisting of tumor cells engineered to produce the type 2 cytokine, IL-4, critically depend on type 1 immunity for their observed therapeutic efficacy. 相似文献
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As a first step toward population and quantitative genetic analysis of neurotransmitter receptors in Drosophila melanogaster, we describe the parameters of nucleotide variation in three serotonin receptors and their association with pupal heart rate. Thirteen kilobases of DNA including the complete coding regions of 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, and 5-HT2 were sequenced in 216 highly inbred lines extracted from two North American populations in California and North Carolina. Nucleotide and amino acid polymorphism is in the normal range for Drosophila genes and proteins, and linkage disequilibrium decays rapidly such that haplotype blocks are typically only a few SNPs long. However, intron 1 of 5-HT1A consists of two haplotypes that are at significantly different frequencies in the two populations. Neither this region of the gene nor any of the common amino acid polymorphisms in the three loci associate with either heart rate or heart rate variability. A cluster of SNPs in intron 2 of 5-HT1A, including a triallelic site, do show a highly significant interaction between genotype, sex, and population. While it is likely that a combination of weak, complex selection pressures and population structure has helped shape variation in the serotonin receptors of Drosophila, much larger sampling strategies than are currently adopted in evolutionary genetics will be required to disentangle these effects. 相似文献
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Hiroki Nishimura Gen Komaki Tetsuya Ando Toshihiro Nakahara Takakazu Oka Keisuke Kawai Toshihiko Nagata Aya Nishizono Yuri Okamoto Kenjiro Okabe Masanori Koide Chikara Yamaguchi Satoshi Saito Kazuyoshi Ohkuma Katsutaro Nagata Tetsuro Naruo Masato Takii Nobuo Kiriike Toshio Ishikawa 《BioPsychoSocial medicine》2008,2(1):1-8
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Over the last five to ten years there has been an increase in psychosomatic complaints (PSC) in Swedish children. The objective of the study was to examine the relation between PSC and sense of coherence (SOC). 相似文献9.
Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya Tadahide Noguchi Naruo Okada Jun-ichi Hayasaka Yoshinori Jinbu 《Chronobiology international》2018,35(2):289-294
Docetaxel, cisplatin plus fluorouracil (DCF) regimen is a useful chemotherapy, but is sometimes withdrawn due to severe adverse effects (AE). In this study, we examined whether the chronotherapy of DCF regimen could reduce the drugs-induced toxicities in clinical practice. Patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma were enrolled. Chemotherapy started at 10:30 (Morning-dosing) or 18:30 (Evening-dosing) for 5 days by a cross-over design. AE were assessed for 14 days after an initiation of each dosing. The grades of nausea, vomiting and neutropenia were smaller during Evening-dosing than during Morning-dosing. These data suggest that the chrono-chemotherapy might provide a merit for reducing the DCF regimen-related severe AE. 相似文献
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Viruses have been implicated in the initiation, progression, and exacerbation of several human autoimmune diseases. Evidence also exists that viruses can protect against autoimmune disease. Several proposed mechanisms explain the viral effects. One mechanism is “molecular mimicry” which represents a shared immunologic epitope with a microbe and the host. We consider, using a simple mathematical model, whether and how a viral infection with molecular mimicry can be beneficial or detrimental for autoimmune disease. Furthermore, we consider the possibility of development of a vector therapeutic vaccine that can relieve autoimmune disease symptoms. Our findings demonstrate that vaccine therapy success necessitates (i) appropriate immune response function, (ii) appropriate affinities with self and non-self antigen, and (iii) a replicative vector vaccine. Moreover, the model shows that the viral infection can cause autoimmune relapses. 相似文献