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A characteristic feature of the sperm P1 protamines of eutherian mammals is
the constant presence of six to nine cysteine residues per molecule. During
spermiogenesis these residues become oxidized to form a three-dimensional
network of disulfide bridges between, and within, protamine molecules in
the sperm chromatin. This covalent cross linking strongly stabilizes
eutherian sperm nuclei. In contrast, protamines sequenced from teleost
fish, birds, monotremes, and marsupials all lack cysteine residues and
their sperm nuclei, without the stabilizing cross links, are easily
decondensed in vitro. We have now found that one genus of tiny, shrewlike
dasyurid marsupials, the Planigales, possess P1 protamines containing five
to six cysteine residues. These residues appear to have evolved since the
divergence of Planigales from other members of the family Dasyuridae, such
as the marsupial mouse, Sminthopsis crassicaudata. We believe this
constitutes a case of convergent evolution in a subfamily of dasyurid
marsupials toward the cysteine-rich eutherian form of sperm protamine P1.
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The age- and cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seropositivity-related changes in subsets and differentiation of circulating T cells were investigated in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (n = 139) and age-matched healthy individuals. The results show that CMV-seropositivity is associated with expansion of both CD4+ and CD8+ memory T cells which is already observed in young healthy individuals. In addition, CMV-seropositive healthy individuals have a more differentiated memory T cell profile. Only CMV-seropositive healthy individuals showed an age-dependent decrease in CD4+ naïve T cells. The age-related decrease in the number of CD8+ naïve T cells was CMV-independent. In contrast, all ESRD patients showed a profound naïve T-cell lymphopenia at every decade. CMV-seropositivity aggravated the contraction of CD4+ naïve T cells and increased the number of differentiated CD4+ and CD8+ memory T cells. In conclusion, CMV-seropositivity markedly alters the homeostasis of circulating T cells in healthy individuals and aggravates the T cell dysregulation observed in ESRD patients. 相似文献
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RW Meijers NH Litjens EA de Wit AW Langerak A van der Spek CC Baan W Weimar MG Betjes 《Immunity & ageing : I & A》2012,9(1):19-8
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients treated with renal replacement therapy (RRT) have premature immunologically aged T cells which may underlie uremia-associated immune dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate whether uremia was able to induce premature ageing of the T cell compartment. For this purpose, we examined the degree of premature immunological T cell ageing by examining the T cell differentiation status, thymic output via T cell receptor excision circle (TREC) content and proliferative history via relative telomere length in ESRD patients not on RRT. RESULTS: Compared to healthy controls, these patients already had a lower TREC content and an increased T cell differentiation accompanied by shorter telomeres. RRT was able to enhance CD8+ T cell differentiation and to reduce CD8+ T cell telomere length in young dialysis patients. An increased differentiation status of memory CD4+ T cells was also noted in young dialysis patients. CONCLUSION: Based on these results we can conclude that uremia already causes premature immunological ageing of the T cell system and RRT further increases immunological ageing of the CD8+ T cell compartment in particular in young ESRD patients. 相似文献
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With the completion of the Human Genome Project and recent advancements in mutation detection technologies, the volume of data available on genetic variations has risen considerably. These data are stored in online variation databases and provide important clues to the cause of diseases and potential side effects or resistance to drugs. However, the data presentation techniques employed by most of these databases make them difficult to use and understand. 相似文献29.
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Liv Anette Bøhle Ellen M Færgestad Eva Veiseth-Kent Hilde Steinmoen Ingolf F Nes Vincent GH Eijsink Geir Mathiesen 《Proteome science》2010,8(1):37