Both original and colonizer populations of Drosophila buzzatii have been
analyzed for mtDNA restriction polymorphisms. Most of the mtDNA nucleotide
variation in original populations of NW Argentina can be explained by
intrapopulation diversity and only a small fraction can be accounted for by
between-population diversity. Similar results are obtained using either the
estimated number of nucleotide substitutions per site or considering each
restriction site as a locus. Colonizer populations of the Iberian Peninsula
are monomorphic and show only the most common haplotype from the original
populations. Under the infinite island model and assuming that populations
are in equilibrium, fixation indices indicate enough gene flow to explain
why the populations are not structured. Yet, the possibility exists that
populations have not reached an equilibrium after a founder event at the
end of the last Pleistocene glaciation. Tajima's test suggests that
directional selection and/or a recent bottleneck could explain the present
mtDNA differentiation. Considering the significant population structure
found for the chromosomal and some allozyme polymorphisms, the among-
population uniformity for mtDNA variability argues in favor of the
chromosomal and some allozyme polymorphisms being adaptive.
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Polyclonal antibodies were elicited against seven of the 33 different
proteins of the large subunit of the chloroplast ribosome from
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Three of these proteins are synthesized in the
chloroplast and four are made in the cytoplasm and imported. In western
blots, six of the seven antisera are monospecific for their respective
large subunit ribosomal proteins, and none of these antisera cross-reacted
with any chloroplast small subunit proteins from C. reinhardtii. Antisera
to the three chloroplast-synthesized ribosomal proteins cross-reacted with
specific Escherichia coli large subunit proteins of comparable charge and
molecular weight. Only one of the four antisera to the chloroplast
ribosomal proteins synthesized in the cytoplasm cross-reacted with an E.
coli large subunit protein. None of the antisera cross-reacted with any E.
coli small subunit proteins. On the assumption of a procaryotic,
endosymbiotic origin for the chloroplast, those chloroplast ribosomal
proteins still synthesized within the organelle appear to have retained
more antigenic sites in common with E. coli ribosomal proteins than have
those which are now the products of cytoplasmic protein synthesis. Antisera
to this cytoplasmically synthesized group of chloroplast ribosomal proteins
did not recognize any antigenic sites among C. reinhardtii cytoplasmic
ribosomal proteins, suggesting that the genes for the cytoplasmically
synthesized chloroplast ribosomal proteins either are not derived from the
cytoplasmic ribosomal protein genes or have evolved to a point where no
antigenic similarities remain.
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Even though the liver synthesizes most of circulating IGF-1, it lacks its receptor under physiological conditions. However, according to previous studies, a damaged liver expresses the receptor. For this reason, herein, we examine hepatic histology and expression of genes encoding proteins of the cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix, and cell-cell molecules and inflammation-related proteins. A partial IGF-1 deficiency murine model was used to investigate IGF-1’s effects on liver by comparing wild-type controls, heterozygous igf1+/?, and heterozygous mice treated with IGF-1 for 10 days. Histology, microarray for mRNA gene expression, RT-qPCR, and lipid peroxidation were assessed. Microarray analyses revealed significant underexpression of igf1 in heterozygous mice compared to control mice, restoring normal liver expression after treatment, which then normalized its circulating levels. IGF-1 receptor mRNA was overexpressed in Hz mice liver, while treated mice displayed a similar expression to that of the controls. Heterozygous mice showed overexpression of several genes encoding proteins related to inflammatory and acute-phase proteins and underexpression or overexpression of genes which coded for extracellular matrix, cytoskeleton, and cell junction components. Histology revealed an altered hepatic architecture. In addition, liver oxidative damage was found increased in the heterozygous group. The mere IGF-1 partial deficiency is associated with relevant alterations of the hepatic architecture and expression of genes involved in cytoskeleton, hepatocyte polarity, cell junctions, and extracellular matrix proteins. Moreover, it induces hepatic expression of the IGF-1 receptor and elevated acute-phase and inflammation mediators, which all resulted in liver oxidative damage. 相似文献
This study focuses on the cytotoxic effects of fumonisin B1 (FB1) on both immortalised and immortalised and subsequently transfected normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells of human
origin using four bioassays. While the MTT, Neutral Red and hexosaminidase colorimetric assays showed little difference between
the toxic effects on the two related cell lines, the clonogenic assay, measuring cell survival and proliferation, indicated
that FB1 had a more toxic effect on the nontransfected cells. This kind ofin vitro approach using cells which retain many characteristics of normal cell growth and differentiation can go some way to developing
evaluation models for food safety in the case of mycotoxin contamination without resorting totally to whole animal testing.
Nevertheless, one or two cytotoxicity tests may be inadequate for a complete appraisal of toxic potential: rather, as wide
a range of methodologies as feasible should be employed initially before meaningful conclusions may be drawn. 相似文献
Non-uniform stress and strain fields are prevalent in many tissues in vivo, and often exacerbated by disease or injury. These mechanical gradients potentially play a role in contributing to pathological conditions, presenting a need for experimental tools to allow investigation of cell behavior within non-uniformly stimulated environments. Herein, we employ two in vitro cell-stretching devices (one previously published; one newly presented) capable of subjecting cells to cyclic, non-uniform stretches upon the surface of either a circular elastomeric membrane or a cylindrical PDMS tube. After 24 hours of cyclic stretch, 10T1/2 cells on both devices showed marked changes in long-axis orientation, with tendencies to align parallel to the direction of minimal deformation. The degree of this response varied depending on location within the stretch gradients. These results demonstrated the feasibility of conducting cell mechanobiology investigations with the two novel devices, while also highlighting the experimental capabilities of non-uniform mechanical environments for these types of studies. Such capabilities include robust data collection for developing mechanobiological dose-response curves, signal threshold identification, and potential spatial targeting for drug delivery. 相似文献
The scarcity of water in arid and semiarid regions of the world is a problem that every day increases by climate change. The subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) and changes in population density of plants are alternatives that can be used to make a sustainable use of water. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the combination that allows for an increased corn performance and efficient use of water without losing the quality of forage. Three different irrigation levels were applied through a system of a SDI at three different densities of forage maize plants in an arid region. The results demonstrated that by applying different levels of water, either enough or lack of soil moisture is created, which is directly reflected in crop yield, and its determining variables such as green forage and dry matter yield, and nutritional quality. The irrigation level to a 100% of potential evapotranspiration (PET), at a density of 80000 plants/ha, increased yield of green forage to 57664 kg/ha; crude protein was 8.59%, while the rest of the quality parameters decreased. This study allowed to conclude that the irrigation level was the major factor in the response of the crop. 相似文献
The conjugative transfer region 1 (Tra1) of the IncHI1 plasmid R27 was subjected to DNA sequence analysis, mutagenesis, genetic complementation, and an H-pilus-specific phage assay. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence indicated that the Tra1 region contains genes coding for mating pair formation (Mpf) and DNA transfer replication (Dtr) and a coupling protein. Insertional disruptions of 9 of the 14 open reading frames (ORFs) in the Tra1 region resulted in a transfer-deficient phenotype. Conjugative transfer was restored for each transfer mutant by genetic complementation. An intergenic region between traH and trhR was cloned and mobilized by R27, indicating the presence of an origin of transfer (oriT). The five ORFs immediately downstream of the oriT region are involved in H-pilus production, as determined by an H-pilus-specific phage assay. Three of these ORFs encode proteins homologous to Mpf proteins from IncF plasmids. Upstream of the oriT region are four ORFs required for plasmid transfer but not H-pilus production. TraI contains sequence motifs that are characteristic of relaxases from the IncP lineage but share no overall homology to known relaxases. TraJ contains both an Arc repressor motif and a leucine zipper motif. A putative coupling protein, TraG, shares a low level of homology to the TraG family of coupling proteins and contains motifs that are important for DNA transfer. This analysis indicates that the Mpf components of R27 share a common lineage with those of the IncF transfer system, whereas the relaxase of R27 is ancestrally related to that of the IncP transfer system. 相似文献
MOTIVATION: Recently, we described a Maximum Weighted Matching (MWM) method
for RNA structure prediction. The MWM method is capable of detecting
pseudoknots and other tertiary base-pairing interactions in a
computationally efficient manner (Cary and Stormo, Proceedings of the Third
International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, pp.
75-80, 1995). Here we report on the results of our efforts to improve the
MWM method's predictive accuracy, and show how the method can be extended
to detect base interactions formerly inaccessible to automated RNA modeling
techniques. RESULTS: Improved performance in MWM structure prediction was
achieved in two ways. First, new ways of calculating base pair likelihoods
have been developed. These allow experimental data and combined statistical
and thermodynamic information to be used by the program. Second, accuracy
was improved by developing techniques for filtering out spurious base pairs
predicted by the MWM program. We also demonstrate here a means by which the
MWM folding method may be used to detect the presence of base triples in
RNAs. AVAILABILITY: http://www.cshl.org/mzhanglab/tabaska/j axpage. html
CONTACT: tabaska@cshl.org
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The ability of adult humans to digest the milk sugar lactose - lactase persistence - is a dominant Mendelian trait that has
been a subject of extensive genetic, medical and evolutionary research. Lactase persistence is common in people of European
ancestry as well as some African, Middle Eastern and Southern Asian groups, but is rare or absent elsewhere in the world.
The recent identification of independent nucleotide changes that are strongly associated with lactase persistence in different
populations worldwide has led to the possibility of genetic tests for the trait. However, it is highly unlikely that all lactase
persistence-associated variants are known. Using an extensive database of lactase persistence phenotype frequencies, together
with information on how those data were collected and data on the frequencies of lactase persistence variants, we present
a global summary of the extent to which current genetic knowledge can explain lactase persistence phenotype frequency. 相似文献
Substances known to alter cyclic nucleotide levels in cells were applied to the isolated toad retina and effects on rod electrical and adaptive behavior were studied. The retina was continually superfused in control ringer’s or ringer’s containing one or a combination of drugs, and rod activity was recorded intracellularly. Superfusion with cGMP, Bu(2)GMP, isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX; a phosphodiesterase inhibitor), or PGF(2α) (a prostaglandin) caused effects in rods that closely match those observed when extracellular Ca(2+) levels were lowered. For example, short exposures (up to 6 min) of the retina to these substances caused depolarization of the membrane potential, increase in response amplitudes, and some changes in waveform; but under dark-adapted or partially light-adapted conditions receptor sensitivity was virtually unaffected. That is, the position of the V-log I curve on the intensity axis was determined by the prevailing light level, not by drug level. These drugs, like lowered extracellular Ca(2+), also decreased the period of receptor saturation after a bright-adapting flash, resulting in an acceleration of the onset of membrane and sensitivity recovery during dark adaptation.
Long-term (6-15 min) exposure of a dark-adapted retina to 5 mM IBMX or a combination of IBMX and cGMP caused a loss of response amplitude and a desensitization of the rods that was similar to that observed in rods after a long-term low Ca(2+) (10(-9)M) treatment. Application of high (3.2 mM) Ca(2+) to the retina blocked the effects of applied Bu(2)cGMP. PGE(1) superfusion mimicked the effects of increasing extracellular Ca(2+). The results show that increased cGMP and lowered Ca(2+) produce similar alterations in the electrical activity of rods. These findings suggest that Ca(2+) and cGMP are interrelated messengers. We speculate that low Ca(2+) may lead to increased intracellular cGMP, and/or that applied cGMP, and/or that applied cGMP may lower cytosol Ca(2+), perhaps by stimulating Ca(2+)- ATPase pumps in the outer segment.