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Xin Ma Joanna L. Kelley Kirsten Eilertson Shaila Musharoff Jeremiah D. Degenhardt André L. Martins Tomas Vinar Carolin Kosiol Adam Siepel Ryan N. Gutenkunst Carlos D. Bustamante 《PloS one》2013,8(10)
To gain insights into evolutionary forces that have shaped the history of Bornean and Sumatran populations of orang-utans, we compare patterns of variation across more than 11 million single nucleotide polymorphisms found by previous mitochondrial and autosomal genome sequencing of 10 wild-caught orang-utans. Our analysis of the mitochondrial data yields a far more ancient split time between the two populations (∼3.4 million years ago) than estimates based on autosomal data (0.4 million years ago), suggesting a complex speciation process with moderate levels of primarily male migration. We find that the distribution of selection coefficients consistent with the observed frequency spectrum of autosomal non-synonymous polymorphisms in orang-utans is similar to the distribution in humans. Our analysis indicates that 35% of genes have evolved under detectable negative selection. Overall, our findings suggest that purifying natural selection, genetic drift, and a complex demographic history are the dominant drivers of genome evolution for the two orang-utan populations. 相似文献
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Igor Y Oshkin David AC Beck Andrew E Lamb Veronika Tchesnokova Gabrielle Benuska Tami L McTaggart Marina G Kalyuzhnaya Svetlana N Dedysh Mary E Lidstrom Ludmila Chistoserdova 《The ISME journal》2015,9(5):1119-1129
We report observations on the dynamics of bacterial communities in response to methane stimulus in laboratory microcosm incubations prepared with lake sediment samples. We first measured taxonomic compositions of long-term enrichment cultures and determined that, although dominated by Methylococcaceae types, these cultures also contained accompanying types belonging to a limited number of bacterial taxa, methylotrophs and non-methylotrophs. We then followed the short-term community dynamics, in two oxygen tension regimens (150 μM and 15 μM), observing rapid loss of species diversity. In all microcosms, a single type of Methylobacter represented the major methane-oxidizing partner. The accompanying members of the communities revealed different trajectories in response to different oxygen tensions, with Methylotenera species being the early responders to methane stimulus under both conditions. The communities in both conditions were convergent in terms of their assemblage, suggesting selection for specific taxa. Our results support prior observations from metagenomics on distribution of carbon from methane among diverse bacterial populations and further suggest that communities are likely responsible for methane cycling, rather than a single type of microbe. 相似文献
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Salima FE van Weely J Christiaan van Denderen Martijn PM Steultjens Marike van der Leeden Michael T Nurmohamed Joost Dekker Ben AC Dijkmans Irene E van der Horst-Bruinsma 《Arthritis research & therapy》2012,14(2):R52-6
Introduction
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is characterised by limitations in physical function. The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) is considered to be the gold-standard to assess physical function in AS patients. However, the BASFI questionnaire is a self-reported outcome measure and susceptible to subjective interpretation (under- or over-estimation). More objective outcome measures, like performance-based tests, could provide an objective outcome measurement for the evaluation of limitations in physical function. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to determine the association between performance-based measures and the BASFI questionnaire.Methods
In this cross-sectional study 126 AS patients completed the BASFI questionnaire and eight performance-based tests based on BASFI-items. Each test received three scores: one for performance (time or points) and a score for exertion and pain experienced during performance (using modified Borg-scale and VAS 0-100 mm, respectively). Linear regression analyses were used to assess the associations between the BASFI questionnaire and performance-based tests.Results
The univariable association between performance and BASFI-score was moderate with a R-square of 0.31 and Beta of 0.56 (p's < 0.05). In a multivariable analysis, the association between performance, exertion and pain on the one hand and BASFI-score on the other was assessed; R-square increased to 0.54: the Beta's for exertion and pain during performance were 0.38 and 0.26, respectively; the Beta for performance decreased to 0.19 (p's < 0.05).Conclusions
This study demonstrates that alongside actual performance, patients seem to incorporate exertion and pain in their assessment of perceived physical function on the BASFI questionnaire. Performance-based tests could provide an objective outcome measurement for the evaluation of physical function and give relevant new information in addition to the BASFI questionnaire. 相似文献95.
Background
The rapid and accurate identification of species is a critical component of large-scale biodiversity monitoring programs. DNA arrays (micro and macro) and DNA barcodes are two molecular approaches that have recently garnered much attention. Here, we compare these two platforms for identification of an important group, the mammals. 相似文献96.
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Victoria Cavaliere Daniela L Papademetrio Mario Lorenzetti Pamela Valva María Victoria Preciado Patricia Gargallo Irene Larripa Mariela B Monreal María Laura Pardo Silvia E Hajos Guillermo AC Blanco élida MC álvarez 《Translational oncology》2009,2(1):46-58
Chemotherapy aims to limit proliferation and induce apoptotic cell death in tumor cells. Owing to blockade of signaling pathways involved in cell survival and proliferation, nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) inhibitors can induce apoptosis in a number of hematological malignancies. The efficacy of conventional chemotherapeutic drugs, such as vincristine (VCR) and doxorubicine (DOX), may be enhanced with combined therapy based on NF-κB modulation. In this study, we evaluated the effect of caffeic acid phenylethyl ester (CAPE) and MG-132, two nonspecific NF-κB inhibitors, and conventional chemotherapeutics drugs DOX and VCR on cell proliferation and apoptosis induction on a lymphoblastoid B-cell line, PL104, established and characterized in our laboratory. CAPE and MG-132 treatment showed a strong antiproliferative effect accompanied by clear cell cycle deregulation and apoptosis induction. Doxorubicine and VCR showed antiproliferative effects similar to those of CAPE and MG-132, although the latter drugs showed an apoptotic rate two-fold higher than DOX and VCR. None of the four compounds showed cytotoxic effect on peripheral mononuclear cells from healthy volunteers. CAPE- and MG-132-treated bone marrow cells from patients with myeloid and lymphoid leukemias showed 69% (P < .001) and 25% decrease (P < .01) in cell proliferation and 42% and 34% (P < .01) apoptosis induction, respectively. Overall, our results indicate that CAPE and MG-132 had a strong and selective apoptotic effect on tumor cells that may be useful in future treatment of hematological neoplasias. 相似文献
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Patterns of ribosomal RNA evolution in salamanders 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Sequence comparisons are presented for four segments of the large subunit
of ribosomal RNA, including divergent domains D7a and D7b, portions of the
large divergent domains D2, D3, and D8, and evolutionarily conservative
sequences flanking divergent domains. These results resolve phylogenetic
relationships among exemplars of seven families of salamanders and the
three amphibian orders. Phylogenetic analysis confirms the prediction that
divergent domains feature the highest relative rates of base substitution
and length variation within the ribosome, but the divergent domains evolve
more slowly than nuclear noncoding DNA and the silent sites of structural
genes. Base substitutions demonstrate approximately twice as many
transitions as transversions and an uneven distribution among sites within
the divergent domains but no apparent bias in base composition. Length
mutations are primarily small insertions and deletions, with deletions
predominating. The divergent domains appear to be a good source of
phylogenetic information for evolutionary events occurring approximately
100-200 million years ago.
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Temperature-converting factors for six enzymes, which are determined very often in the clinical laboratory, are given. The determinations were carried out according to the recommendations of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and of the Committee on Enzymes of the Dutch Society for Clinical Chemistry. These factors are described not only for human sera but also for some batches of commercial test sera and for the pure enzymes. There are two main conclusions. (1) Factors determined according to the German recommendations cannot be used in any simple way to convert enzymatic activities which have been determined according to the Dutch recommendations. (2) Factors determined using commercial test sera cannot be used for converting enzymatic activities of human origin. 相似文献
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Comparison of the effects of concentration, pH and anion species on astringency and sourness of organic acids 总被引:4,自引:1,他引:3
The separate effects of concentration, pH and anion species on intensity of
sourness and astringency of organic acids were evaluated. Judges rated
sourness and astringency intensity of lactic, malic, tartaric and citric
acid solutions at three levels of constant pH varying in normality and at
three levels of constant concentration varying in pH. To assess the
comparative sourness and astringency of the organic acid anions of study,
binary acid solutions matched in pH and titratable acidity were also rated.
As pH was decreased in equinormal solutions, both sourness and astringency
increased significantly (P < 0.001). By contrast, as the normality of
the equi-pH solutions was increased, only sourness demonstrated significant
increases (P < 0.001) while astringency remained constant or decreased
slightly. At the lowest normality tested, all solutions were more
astringent than sour (P < 0.05). Although lactic acid was found to be
significantly more sour than citric acid (P < 0.05), no other sourness
or astringency differences among the organic acid anions were noted. This
study demonstrates for the first time that astringency elicited by acids is
a function of pH and not concentration or anion species, and confirms that
sourness is independently influenced by concentration, pH and anion species
of the acid.
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