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Kappa-chain constant-region gene sequences in genus Rattus: coding regions are diverging more rapidly than noncoding regions 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
We have determined the nucleotide sequence of a 1,200-base pair (bp)
genomic fragment that includes the kappa-chain constant-region gene (C
kappa) from two species of native Australian rodents, Rattus leucopus
cooktownensis and Rattus colletti. Comparison of these sequences with each
other and with other rodent C kappa genes shows three surprising features.
First, the coding regions are diverging at a rate severalfold higher than
that of the nearby noncoding regions. Second, replacement changes within
the coding region are accumulating at a rate at least as great as that of
silent changes. Third, most of the amino acid replacements are localized in
one region of the C kappa domain--namely, the carboxy-terminal "bends" in
the alpha-carbon backbone. These three features have previously been
described from comparisons of the two allelic forms of C kappa genes in R.
norvegicus. These data imply the existence of considerable evolutionary
constraints on the noncoding regions (based on as yet undetermined
functions) or powerful positive selection to diversify a portion of the
constant-region domain (whose physiological significance is not known).
These surprising features of C kappa evolution appear to be characteristic
only of closely related C kappa genes, since comparison of rodent with
human sequences shows the expected greater conservation of coding regions,
as well as a predominance of silent nucleotide substitutions within the
coding regions.
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Becca Asquith Angelina J Mosley Adrian Heaps Yuetsu Tanaka Graham P Taylor Angela R McLean Charles RM Bangham 《Retrovirology》2005,2(1):1-9
Background
Cellular infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) both in vitro and in vivo requires a member of the chemokine receptor family to act as a co-receptor for viral entry. However, it is presently unclear to what extent the interaction of HIV proteins with chemokine receptors generates intracellular signals that are important for productive infection.Results
In this study we have used a recently described family of chemokine inhibitors, termed BSCIs, which specifically block chemokine-induced chemotaxis without affecting chemokine ligands binding to their receptors. The BSCI termed Peptide 3 strongly inhibited CCR5 mediated HIV infection of THP-1 cells (83 ± 7% inhibition assayed by immunofluoresence staining), but had no effect on gp120 binding to CCR5. Peptide 3 did not affect CXCR4-dependent infection of Jurkat T cells.Conclusion
These observations suggest that, in some cases, intracellular signals generated by the chemokine coreceptor may be required for a productive HIV infection. 相似文献43.
Fortunato Ferrara Sara D’Angelo Tiziano Gaiotto Leslie Naranjo Hongzhao Tian Susanne Gr?slund Elena Dobrovetsky Peter Hraber Fridtjof Lund-Johansen Silvia Saragozza Daniele Sblattero Csaba Kiss Andrew RM Bradbury 《MABS-AUSTIN》2015,7(1):32-41
Only a small fraction of the antibodies in a traditional polyclonal antibody mixture recognize the target of interest, frequently resulting in undesirable polyreactivity. Here, we show that high-quality recombinant polyclonals, in which hundreds of different antibodies are all directed toward a target of interest, can be easily generated in vitro by combining phage and yeast display. We show that, unlike traditional polyclonals, which are limited resources, recombinant polyclonal antibodies can be amplified over one hundred million-fold without losing representation or functionality. Our protocol was tested on 9 different targets to demonstrate how the strategy allows the selective amplification of antibodies directed toward desirable target specific epitopes, such as those found in one protein but not a closely related one, and the elimination of antibodies recognizing common epitopes, without significant loss of diversity. These recombinant renewable polyclonal antibodies are usable in different assays, and can be generated in high throughput. This approach could potentially be used to develop highly specific recombinant renewable antibodies against all human gene products. 相似文献
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A molecular and evolutionary study of the beta-globin gene family of the Australian marsupial Sminthopsis crassicaudata 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Cooper SJ; Murphy R; Dolman G; Hussey D; Hope RM 《Molecular biology and evolution》1996,13(7):1012-1022
Beta-globin gene families in eutherians (placental mammals) consist of a
set of four or more developmentally regulated genes which are closely
linked and, in general, arranged in the order 5'-embryonic/fetal genes-
adult genes-3'. This cluster of genes is proposed to have arisen by tandem
duplication of ancestral beta-globin genes, with the first duplication
occurring 200 to 155 MYBP just prior to a period in mammalian evolution
when eutherians and marsupials diverged from a common ancestor. In this
paper we trace the evolutionary history of the beta-globin gene family back
to the origins of these mammals by molecular characterization of the
beta-globin gene family of the Australian marsupial Sminthopsis
crassicaudata. Using Southern and restriction analysis of total genomic DNA
and bacteriophage clones of beta-like globin genes, we provide evidence
that just two functional beta-like globin genes exist in this marsupial,
including one embryonic- expressed gene (S.c-epsilon) and one
adult-expressed gene (S.c-beta), linked in the order 5'-epsilon-beta-3'.
The entire DNA sequence of the adult beta-globin gene is reported and shown
to be orthologous to the adult beta-globin genes of the North American
marsupial Didelphis virginiana and eutherian mammals. These results,
together with results from a phylogenetic analysis of mammalian beta-like
globin genes, confirm the hypothesis that a two-gene cluster, containing an
embryonic- and an adult-expressed beta-like globin gene, existed in the
most recent common ancester of marsupials and eutherians. Northern analysis
of total RNA isolated from embryos and neonatals indicates that a switch
from embryonic to adult gene expression occurs at the time of birth,
coinciding with the transfer of the marsupial from a uterus to a pouch
environment.
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Mohammad?Abass?AhangerEmail author Megha?Tittal Rayees?Ahmad?Mir RM?Agarwal 《Protoplasma》2017,254(5):1953-1963
Present communication reports laboratory and pot experiments conducted to study the influence of water and osmotic stress on nitrogen uptake and metabolism in two wheat (Triticum aestivum L) cultivars with and without potassium supplementation. Polyethylene glycol 6000-induced osmotic stress/restricted irrigation caused a considerable decline in the activity of nitrate reductase, glutamate synthase, alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, and glutamate dehydrogenase. Potassium considerably improved nitrogen metabolism under normal water supply conditions and also resulted in amelioration of the negative impact of water and osmotic stresses indicating that potassium supplementation can be used as a potential tool for enhancing the nitrogen use efficiency in wheat for exploiting its genetic potential. 相似文献
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Aileen?G?RowanEmail author Koichiro?Suemori Hiroshi?Fujiwara Masaki?Yasukawa Yuetsu?Tanaka Graham?P?Taylor Charles?RM?Bangham 《Retrovirology》2014,11(1):116
Background
Immunogenetic evidence indicates that cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) specific for the weak CTL antigen HBZ limit HTLV-1 proviral load in vivo, whereas there is no clear relationship between the proviral load and the frequency of CTLs specific for the immunodominant antigen Tax. In vivo, circulating HTLV-1-infected cells express HBZ mRNA in contrast, Tax expression is typically low or undetectable. To elucidate the virus-suppressing potential of CTLs targeting HBZ, we compared the ability of HBZ- and Tax-specific CTLs to lyse naturally-infected cells, by co-incubating HBZ- and Tax-specific CTL clones with primary CD4+ T cells from HLA-matched HTLV-1-infected donors. We quantified lysis of infected cells, and tested whether specific virus-induced host cell surface molecules determine the susceptibility of infected cells to CTL-mediated lysis.Results
Primary infected cells upregulated HLA-A*02, ICAM-1, Fas and TRAIL-R1/2 in concert with Tax expression, forming efficient targets for both HTLV-1-specific CTLs and CTLs specific for an unrelated virus. We detected expression of HBZ mRNA (spliced isoform) in both Tax-expressing and non-expressing infected cells, and the HBZ26–34 epitope was processed and presented by cells transfected with an HBZ expression plasmid. However, when coincubated with primary cells, a high-avidity HBZ-specific CTL clone killed significantly fewer infected cells than were killed by a Tax-specific CTL clone. Finally, incubation with Tax- or HBZ-specific CTLs resulted in a significant decrease in the frequency of cells expressing high levels of HLA-A*02.Conclusions
HTLV-1 gene expression in primary CD4+ T cells non-specifically increases susceptibility to CTL lysis. Despite the presence of HBZ spliced-isoform mRNA, HBZ epitope presentation by primary cells is significantly less efficient than that of Tax.49.
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Using inbreeding theory as applied to neutral alleles inherited maternally,
we generate expected probability distributions of times to identity by
descent for random pairs of mitochondrial genotypes within a population or
within an entire species characterized by high gene flow. For comparisons
with these expectations, empirical distributions of times to most recent
common ancestry were calculated (by conventional mtDNA clock calibrations)
from mtDNA haplotype distances observed within each of three vertebrate
species--American eels, hardhead catfish, and redwinged blackbirds. These
species were chosen for analysis because census population size in each is
currently large and because both genetic and life-history data are
consistent with the postulate that historical gene flow within these
species has been high. The observed molecular distances among mtDNA
lineages were two to three orders of magnitude lower than predicted from
census sizes of breeding females, suggesting that rate of mtDNA evolution
is decelerated in these species and/or that long-term effective population
size is vastly smaller than present-day population size. Several
considerations point to the latter possibility as most likely. The genetic
structure of any species is greatly influenced by historical demography;
even for species that are currently abundant, mtDNA gene lineages appear to
have been channeled through fairly small numbers of ancestors.
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