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A GFP-MAP4 reporter gene for visualizing cortical microtubule rearrangements in living epidermal cells 总被引:15,自引:7,他引:8
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J Marc CL Granger J Brincat DD Fisher Th Kao AG McCubbin RJ Cyr 《The Plant cell》1998,10(11):1927-1940
Microtubules influence morphogenesis by forming distinct geometrical arrays in the cell cortex, which in turn affect the deposition of cellulose microfibrils. Although many chemical and physical factors affect microtubule orientation, it is unclear how cortical microtubules in elongating cells maintain their ordered transverse arrays and how they reorganize into new geometries. To visualize these reorientations in living cells, we constructed a microtubule reporter gene by fusing the microtubule binding domain of the mammalian microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) gene with the green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene, and transient expression of the recombinant protein in epidermal cells of fava bean was induced. The reporter protein decorates microtubules in vivo and binds to microtubules in vitro. Confocal microscopy and time-course analysis of labeled cortical arrays along the outer epidermal wall revealed the lengthening, shortening, and movement of microtubules; localized microtubule reorientations; and global microtubule reorganizations. The global microtubule orientation in some cells fluctuates about the transverse axis and may be a result of a cyclic self-correcting mechanism to maintain a net transverse orientation during cellular elongation. 相似文献
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The restriction enzyme TaqI digests 0.2% of the genomic DNA from the
grasshopper Caledia captiva to a family of sequences 168 bp in length
(length of consensus sequence). The sequence variation of this "Taq family"
of repeat units was examined among four races from C. captiva to assay the
pattern of evolution within this highly repeated DNA. The Taq-family
repeats are located in C-banded heterochromatin on at least one member of
each homologous pair of chromosomes; the locations range from centromeric
to telomeric. Thirty-nine cloned repeats isolated from two population 1A
individuals along with 11 clones from seven populations taken from three of
the races demonstrated sequence variation at 72 positions. Pairwise
comparisons of the cloned repeats, both within an individual and between
different races, indicate that levels of intraspecific divergence, as
measured by reproductive incompatibility, do not correlate with sequence
divergence among the 168-bp repeats. A number of subsequences within the
repeat remain unchanged among all 50 clones; the longest of these is 18 bp.
That the same 18-bp subsequence is present in all clones examined is a
finding that departs significantly (P less than 0.01) from what would be
expected to occur at random. Two other cloned repeats, from a
reproductively isolated race of C. captiva, have sequences that show 56%
identity with this 18-bp conserved region. An analysis showed that the
frequency of occurrence of an RsaI recognition site within the 168- bp
repeat in the entire Taq family agreed with that found in the cloned
sequences. These data, along with a partial sequence for the entire Taq
family obtained by sequencing uncloned repeats, suggest that the consensus
sequence from the cloned copies is representative of this highly repeated
family and is not a biased sample resulting from the cloning procedure. The
18-bp conserved sequence is part of a 42-bp sequence that possesses dyad
symmetry typical of protein-binding sites. We speculate that this may be
significant in the evolution of the Taq family of sequences.
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BACKGROUND: Insect symbionts employ multiple strategies to enhance their spread through populations, and some play a dual role as both a mutualist and a reproductive manipulator. It has recently been found that this is the case for some strains of Wolbachia, which both cause cytoplasmic incompatibility and protect their hosts against viruses. Here, we carry out the first test as to whether a male-killing strain of Wolbachia also provides a direct benefit to its host by providing antiviral protection to its host Drosophila bifasciata. We infected flies with two positive sense RNA viruses known to replicate in a range of Drosophila species (Drosophila C virus and Flock House virus) and measure the rate of death in Wolbachia positive and negative host lines with the same genetic background. RESULTS: Both viruses caused considerable mortality to D. bifasciata flies, with Drosophila C virus killing 43% more flies than the uninfected controls and Flock House virus killing 78% more flies than the uninfected controls. However, viral induced mortality was unaffected by the presence of Wolbachia. CONCLUSION: In the first male-killing Wolbachia strain tested for antiviral effects, we found no evidence that it conferred protection against two RNA viruses. We show that although antiviral resistance is widespread across the Wolbachia phylogeny, the trait seems to have been lost or gained along some lineages. We discuss the potential mechanisms of this, and can seemingly discount protection against these viruses as a reason why this symbiont has spread through Drosophila populations. 相似文献
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Background
Microsatellites (or short tandem repeats, STRs) are the genetic markers of choice for studying Aspergillus fumigatus molecular epidemiology due to its reproducibility and high discrimination power. However, the specificity of these markers must be investigated in a group of isolates from closely related species. The aim of this work was to test a microsatellite-based PCR multiplex previously designed for A. fumigatus in a set of species belonging to section Fumigati, namely Aspergillus fumigatiaffinis, Aspergillus lentulus, Aspergillus novofumigatus, Aspergillus unilateralis, Aspergillus viridinutans, Neosartorya fischeri, Neosartorya hiratsukae, Neosartorya pseudofischeri and Neosartorya udagawae.Results
The reference A. fumigatus strain ATCC 46645 was easily genotyped in standard conditions showing a final electrophoretic profile of 8 expected peaks corresponding to each microsatellite locus. Inversely, no peaks were observed for all other species from section Fumigati, with an exception for marker MC6b in A. unilateralis. By screening the genome sequence of Neosartorya fischeri NRRL 181, the results showed that MC3, MC6a and MC7 might be employed for N. fischeri genotyping since these markers present several repeats of each motif. The accumulation of insertions and deletions was frequently observed in the genomic regions surrounding the microsatellites, including those where the A. fumigatus primers are located. The amplification of microsatellite markers in less stringent amplification conditions resulted in a distinct electrophoretic profile for species within section Fumigati.Conclusions
Therefore, the microsatellite-based PCR multiplex allow simple identification of A. fumigatus and, with a slight modification of temperature conditions, it also allows discriminating other pathogenic species within section Fumigati, particularly A. fumigatiaffinis, N. fischeri and N. udagawae. 相似文献16.
Dilipkumar Kachare A. K. Gaur Sanjeev Agrawal R. S. Verma D. P. Mishra 《Journal of plant biochemistry and biotechnology.》2005,14(2):219-222
An experiment was conducted to study physio-biochemical parameters to delineate the molecular basis of resistance against isoproturon in Phalaris minor. The reciprocal crosses of isoproturon resistant and susceptible biotypes of P. minor were made during the first year of an experiment and during the next year, these F1 hybrids with their respective parents were evaluated for physio-biochemical and growth parameters after spraying the weed @ 0.0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 kg ha?1 with isoproturon at 22nd and 30th DAS. The F1s showed heterosis and the order of resistance against isoproturon in the four biotypes was R×S > R > S×R > S. This indicated that the resistance against isoproturon in P. minor is predominantly governed by cytoplasmic inheritance, but the nuclear inheritance also has some contribution. 相似文献
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Ribosomal protein S14 genes (RPS14) in eukaryotic species from protozoa to
primates exhibit dramatically different intron-exon structures yet share
homologous polypeptide-coding sequences. To recognize common features of
RPS14 gene architectures in closely related mammalian species and to
evaluate similarities in their noncoding DNA sequences, we isolated the
intron-containing S14 locus from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell DNA by
using a PCR strategy and compared it with human RPS14. We found that rodent
and primate S14 genes are composed of identical protein-coding exons
interrupted by introns at four conserved DNA sites. However, the structures
of corresponding CHO and human RPS14 introns differ significantly.
Nonetheless, individual intron splice donor, splice acceptor, and upstream
flanking motifs have been conserved within mammalian S14 homologues as well
as within RPS14 gene fragments PCR amplified from other vertebrate genera
(birds and bony fish). Our data indicate that noncoding, intronic DNA
sequences within highly conserved, single-copy ribosomal protein genes are
useful molecular landmarks for phylogenetic analysis of closely related
vertebrate species.
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AE Clarke S Bernatsky KH Costenbader MB Urowitz DD Gladman PR Fortin M Petri S Manzi DA Isenberg A Rahman D Wallace C Gordon C Peschken MA Dooley EM Ginzler C Aranow SM Edworthy O Nived S Jacobsen G Ruiz-Irastorza E Yelin SG Barr L Criswell G Sturfelt L Dreyer I Blanco L Gottesman CH Feldman R Ramsey-Goldman 《Arthritis research & therapy》2012,14(Z3):A16
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Depetris RS Julien JP Khayat R Lee JH Pejchal R Katpally U Cocco N Kachare M Massi E David KB Cupo A Marozsan AJ Olson WC Ward AB Wilson IA Sanders RW Moore JP 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2012,287(29):24239-24254
The trimeric envelope glycoprotein complex (Env) is the focus of vaccine development programs aimed at generating protective humoral responses to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). N-Linked glycans, which constitute almost half of the molecular mass of the external Env domains, produce considerable structural heterogeneity and are a major impediment to crystallization studies. Moreover, by shielding the peptide backbone, glycans can block attempts to generate neutralizing antibodies against a substantial subset of potential epitopes when Env proteins are used as immunogens. Here, we describe the partial deglycosylation of soluble, cleaved recombinant Env trimers by inhibition of the synthesis of complex N-glycans during Env production, followed by treatment with glycosidases under conditions that preserve Env trimer integrity. The partially deglycosylated trimers are stable, and neither abnormally sensitive to proteolytic digestion nor prone to aggregation. Moreover, the deglycosylated trimers retain or increase their ability to bind CD4 and antibodies that are directed to conformational epitopes, including the CD4-binding site and the V3 region. However, as expected, they do not react with glycan-dependent antibodies 2G12 and PGT123, or the C-type lectin receptor DC-SIGN. Electron microscopic analysis shows that partially deglycosylated trimers have a structure similar to fully glycosylated trimers, indicating that removal of glycans does not substantially perturb the structural integrity of the trimer. The glycan-depleted Env trimers should be useful for structural and immunogenicity studies. 相似文献
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