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Joel AG van Roon 《Arthritis research & therapy》2007,9(4):106
Fcγ receptors (FcγRs) bind the constant Fc region of IgG molecules. IgG/antigen-containing immune complexes elicit a variety
of effector functions in cells that express activating FcγRs. Because activating FcγRs are present on cells from the innate
immune system, such as dendritic cells, monocytes/macrophages and granulocytes, these IgG receptors form a crucial link between
the innate and the acquired immune systems. Recently, the ability to detect the inhibitory FcγRIIb on cells has indicated
an imbalance between activating and inhibitory FcγRs in rheumatoid arthritis. This progress offers an opportunity to study
modulation of FcγR balance and could stimulate development of FcγR-directed immunotherapy. 相似文献
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A nearly universal feature of intron sequences is that even closely related
species exhibit a large number of insertion/deletion differences. The goal
of the analysis described here is to test whether the observed pattern of
insertion/deletion events in the genealogy of the myosin alkali light chain
(Mlc1) gene is consistent with neutrality, and if not, to determine the
underlying forces of evolutionary change. Mlc1 pre-mRNA is alternatively
spliced, and one constraint is that signals necessary for
tissue-specificity of directed splicing must be conserved. If the total
length of an intron is functionally constrained, then the distribution of
indels on branches of the gene genealogy should reflect a departure from
randomness. Here we perform a phylogenetic analysis, inferring ancestral
states wherever possible on a phylogeny of 29 alleles of Mlc1 from six
species of Drosophila. Observed patterns of indels on the genealogy were
compared to those from simulated data, with the result that we cannot
reject the null hypothesis of neutrality. A clear departure from a neutral
prediction was seen in the excess folding free energy predicted for the
introns flanking the alternatively spliced exon. Relative rate tests also
suggest a retardation in the rate of Mlc1 sequence evolution in the
simulans clade.
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Akishev AG Rechkunova NI Lebedeva NA Lavrik OI Degtyarev SK 《Biochemistry. Biokhimii?a》1999,64(11):1298-1304
The nucleotide sequences of three thermostable DNA polymerase (Taq, Tth, and Tfl) genes were analyzed and high conserved regions typical for this polymerase family were identified. Using primers for one of the conserved regions, the genomic DNA fragment of T. thermophilus B35 strain was amplified. The resulting fragment was cloned into a plasmid and used as a hybridization probe with digests of T. thermophilus B35 DNA cleaved by different restriction endonucleases. A restriction DNA fragment carrying the full-length Tte polymerase gene was found, cloned, and sequenced. The primary structures of the Tte and Tth DNA polymerase genes were analyzed. The Tte-pol gene was recloned into an expression vector and recombinant protein was purified to homogeneity. The properties of Tte-pol in the polymerase chain reaction were investigated. 相似文献
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Conservation of alternative splicing and genomic organization of the myosin alkali light-chain (Mlc1) gene among Drosophila species 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The Mlc1 gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes two MLC1 isoforms via
developmentally regulated alternative pre-mRNA splicing. In larval muscle
and tubular and abdominal muscles of adults, all of the six exons are
included in the spliced mRNA, whereas, in the fibrillar indirect flight
muscle of adult, exon 5 is excluded from the mRNA. We show that this
tissue-specific pattern of alternative splicing of the Mlc1 pre-mRNA is
conserved in D. simulans, D. pseudoobscura, and D. virilis. Isolation and
sequencing of the Mlc1 genes from these three other Drosophila species have
revealed that the overall organization of the genes is identical and that
the genes have maintained a very high level of sequence identity within the
coding region. Pairwise amino acid identities are 94%-99%, and there are no
charge changes among the proteins. Total nucleotide divergence within the
coding region of the four genes supports the accepted genealogy of these
species, but the data indicate a significantly higher rate of amino acid
replacement in the branch leading to D. pseudoobscura. A comparison of
nucleotide substitutions in the coding portions of exon 5 and exon 6, which
encode the alternative carboxyl termini of the two MLC1 isoforms, suggests
that exon 5 is subject to greater evolutionary constraints than is exon 6.
In addition to the coding sequences, there is significant sequence
conservation within the 5' and 3' noncoding DNA and two of the introns,
including one that flanks exon 5. These regions are candidates for cis-
regulatory elements. Our results suggest that evolutionary constraints are
acting on both the coding and noncoding sequences of the Mlc1 gene to
maintain proper expression and function of the two MLC1 polypeptides.
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Yu. S. Akishev M. E. Grushin I. V. Kochetov A. P. Napartovich M. V. Pan'kin N. I. Trushkin 《Plasma Physics Reports》2000,26(2):157-163
It is commonly accepted that, as the current increases, a diffuse negative corona inevitably goes over to a strongly nonuniform and nonsteady spark discharge. In this paper, a new effect—the transition of a negative corona to a diffuse glow discharge at atmospheric pressure—is studied experimentally and numerically. The evolution of the corona parameters during the transition to the regime of a glow discharge is traced. 相似文献
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IL-7 is known foremost for its immunostimulatory capacities, including potent T cell-dependent catabolic effects on bone. In joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, IL-7, via immune activation, can induce joint destruction. Now it has been demonstrated that increased IL-7 levels are produced by human articular chondrocytes of older individuals and osteoarthritis patients. IL-7 stimulates production of proteases by IL-7 receptor-expressing chondrocytes and enhances cartilage matrix degradation. This indicates that IL-7, indirectly via immune activation, but also by a direct action on cartilage, contributes to joint destruction in rheumatic diseases. 相似文献
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Akishev AG Rechkunova NI Tomilova JE Lebedeva NA Lavrik OI Degtyarev SKh 《Biochemistry. Biokhimii?a》2003,68(12):1307-1312
The hybrid protein consisting of Tte DNA polymerase fragment and mutant Taq DNA polymerase (F667Y) fragment in the ratio 20 : 1 was constructed. Affinity of the modified enzyme (substitutions F669Y, V667I, and S692Q) to ddNTP was two orders higher than that of the wild type enzyme. The modified enzyme was used for sequencing DNA fragment with total deoxyguanosine and deoxycytidine content of 68%. In the polymerase chain reaction, the modified enzyme exhibits properties typical of the wild type Tte DNA polymerase. 相似文献
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Nikishina MV Makarova SI Akishev AG Vavilin VA Degtiarev SKh Liakhovich VV 《Genetika》2004,40(11):1557-1561
Restriction analysis of the NAT2 gene was carried out in inhabitants of Novosibirsk. Polymorphism of this gene for nine known point mutations was studied in a sample of Novosibirsk residents consisting of 109 healthy Caucasians. The frequencies of these mutations did not significantly differ from the frequencies reported for Caucasian populations of other countries. In 79 patients with lung cancer, a region of the NAT2 gene that includes 29.7% of the coding sequence was analyzed for the new mutations by the RFLP analysis. No new mutations were found in this group. 相似文献