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Kumaran Kandasamy Sujatha S Mohan Rajesh Raju Shivakumar Keerthikumar Ghantasala S Sameer Kumar Abhilash K Venugopal Deepthi Telikicherla Daniel J Navarro Suresh Mathivanan Christian Pecquet Sashi Kanth Gollapudi Sudhir Gopal Tattikota Shyam Mohan Hariprasad Padhukasahasram Yashwanth Subbannayya Renu Goel Harrys KC Jacob Jun Zhong Raja Sekhar Vishalakshi Nanjappa Lavanya Balakrishnan Roopashree Subbaiah YL Ramachandra Abdul B Rahiman Keshava TS Prasad Jian-Xin Lin Jon CD Houtman Stephen Desiderio Jean-Christophe Renauld Stefan N Constantinescu Osamu Ohara Toshio Hirano Masato Kubo Sujay Singh Purvesh Khatri Sorin Draghici Gary D Bader Chris Sander Warren J Leonard Akhilesh Pandey 《Genome biology》2010,11(1):1-9
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We studied changes in morphological and physiological characteristics of leaves and shoots along a height gradient in Sequoia sempervirens, the tallest tree species on Earth, to investigate whether morphological and physiological acclimation to the vertical light gradient was constrained by hydrostatic limitation in the upper crown. Bulk leaf water potential (Psi) decreased linearly and light availability increased exponentially with increasing height in the crown. During the wet season, Psi was lower in the outer than inner crown. C isotope composition of leaves (delta(13)C) increased with increasing height indicating greater photosynthetic water use efficiency in the upper crown. Leaf and shoot morphology changed continuously with height. In contrast, their relationships with light availability were discontinuous: morphological characteristics did not correspond to increasing light availability above 55-85 m. Mass-based chlorophyll concentration (chl) decreased with increasing height and increasing light availability. In contrast, area-based chl remained constant or increased with increasing height. Mass-based maximum rate of net photosynthesis (P (max)) decreased with increasing height, whereas area-based P (max) reached maximum at 78.4 m and decreased with increasing height thereafter. Mass-based P (max) increased with increasing shoot mass per area (SMA), whereas area-based P (max) was not correlated with SMA in the upper crown. Our results suggest that hydrostatic limitation of morphological development constrains exploitation of light in the upper crown and contributes to reduced photosynthetic rates and, ultimately, reduced height growth at the tops of tall S. sempervirens trees. 相似文献
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Victor?TS?Chen Chun?Peng Peter?CK?LeungEmail author 《Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E》2003,1(1):29
Activin is known to play an important regulatory role in reproduction, including pregnancy. To further examine the role and signaling mechanism of activin in regulating placental function, the steady-state level of activin type I receptor (ActRI) mRNA in immortalized extravillous trophoblasts (IEVT) cells was measured using competitive PCR (cPCR). An internal standard of ActRI cDNA for cPCR was constructed for the quantification of ActRI mRNA levels in IEVT cells. ActRI mRNA levels were increased in a dose-dependent manner by activin-A with the maximal effect observed at the dose of 10 ng/ml. Time course studies revealed that activin-A had maximal effects on ActRI mRNA levels at 6 hours after treatment. The effects of activin-A on ActRI mRNA levels was blocked by follistatin, an activin binding protein, in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, inhibin-A inhibited basal, as well as activin-A-induced ActRI mRNA levels. These findings provide evidence, for the first time, that activin-A modulates ActRI mRNA levels in human trophoblast cells. 相似文献
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Breeding timed to maximize reproductive success for a migratory songbird: the importance of phenological asynchrony
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Nina K. Lany Matthew P. Ayres Erik E. Stange T. Scott Sillett Nicholas L. Rodenhouse Richard T. Holmes 《Oikos》2016,125(5):656-666
Phenological advances and trophic mismatches are frequently reported ecological consequences of climate warming. Trophic mismatches occur when phenological responses to environmental conditions differ among trophic levels such that the timing of resource demand by consumers becomes decoupled from supply. We used 25 years of demographic measurements of a migratory songbird (the black‐throated blue warbler Setophaga caerulescens) to compare its breeding phenology to the phenology of both its caterpillar prey and the foliage on which caterpillars feed. Caterpillar biomass in this forest did not show a predictable seasonal pulse. Nest initiation by warblers in this northern hardwood forest was therefore not timed to coincide with a peak in food availability for nestlings. Nonetheless, timing of first clutches was strongly associated with spring leaf expansion (slope ± SE = 0.56 ± 0.08 days per day of change in leaf phenology, R2 = 0.66). Warblers adjusted the timing of breeding to early springs mainly by shortening the interval between arrival and clutch initiation, but this likely has limits because recent early springs are approaching the relatively inflexible dates when birds arrive on the breeding grounds. Although the timing of first nests did not match 1:1 with leaf‐out phenology, the adjustments in breeding time maximized mean annual reproductive success. Nest predation had the greatest effect on annual reproductive success, but the ability of nesting warblers to appropriately track leaf phenology accounted for effects on annual reproductive success comparable to the influence of variation in caterpillar abundance and conspecific density. Nesting phenology in black‐throated blue warblers was generally well matched to the timing of leaf‐out, even though the match was not 1:1. Without measurements of reproductive success, these unequal phenological shifts might otherwise have been interpreted as having negative ecological consequences. 相似文献
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A statistical analysis of the nucleotide sequence variability in 14
published hepatitis B virus (HBV) genomes was carried out using parametric
and nonparametric methods. A parametric statistical model revealed that the
different regions of the genome differed significantly in their
variability. The conclusion was supported by a nonparametric kernel-density
model of the HBV genome. Genes S, C, and P, region X, the precore region,
and the pre-S2/pre-S1 regions were ranked in order of increasing
variability. In many instances, conserved regions of the genome identified
with sequences of known function in HBV biology. However, other
characterized regions (such as pre-S) showed much variability despite the
involvement of their encoded peptides in specific functions. Point
mutations that may result in the formation of stop codons and amino acid
changes may affect the clinical picture of HBV infection and may be
reflected in atypical serological patterns.
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An electrophoretic spectra of proteins, extracted with tris-HCI buffer, pH 8.3 are studied. The ditelosomic lines of the Chinese
Spring common wheat cultivar are analysed by the chromosomes of the B genome and of the ditelosomic lines of the same cultivar
by first and third chromosomes of the D genome. It is found that structural genes for the synthesis of components Nos. 7,
8, 9 and 10 are localized in 1BL, 2BS, 4BS and 5B chromosomes respectively. The genetic control of the component No. 3 is
realized by genes, localized in 1BL and 3D chromosomes, while for component No. 2, in the 3D chromosome. 相似文献
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Traction force on a kinetochore at metaphase acts as a linear function of kinetochore fiber length 总被引:16,自引:14,他引:2
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We are investigating the relation between the force pulling a kinetochore poleward and the length of the corresponding kinetochore fiber. It was recognized by Ostergren in 1950 (Hereditas 36:1-19) that the metaphase position of a chromosome could be achieved by a balance of traction forces were proportional to the distance from kinetochore to pole. For the typical chromosome (i.e., a meiotic bivalent or mitotic chromosome) with a single kinetochore fiber extending to each pole, the resultant force (RF) would equal zero when the chromosome lay at the midpoint between the two poles. For special chromosomes that have unequal numbers of kinetochore fibers extending towards opposite poles. For special chromosomes that have unequal numbers of kinetochore fibers extending towards opposite poles. For special chromosomes that have unequal numbers of kinetochore fibers extending towards opposite poles, Ostergren’s proposal suggests that RF = 0 when the chromosome is shifted closer to the pole toward which the greater number of kinetochore fibers are pulling. We have measured the force-length relationship in living spindles by analyzing the metaphase positions of experimentally generated multivalent chromosomes having three or four kinetochore fibers. Multivalent chromosomes of varied configurations were generated by γ-irradiation of nymphs of the grasshopper melanoplus differentialis, and their behavior was analyzed in living first meiotic spermocytes. The lengths of kinetochore fibers were determined from time-lapse photographs by measuring the kinetochore-to-pole distances for fully congressed chromosomes just before the onset of anaphase. In our analysis, force (F) along a single kinetochore fiber is expressed by: F = kL(exp), where k is a length-independent proportionality constant, L represents the kinetochore fiber length, and exp is an unknown exponent. The RF on a chromosome is then given by: RF = σk(i)L(i)(exp), where kinetochore fiber lengths in opposite half- spindles are given opposite sign. If forces on a metaphase chromosome are at equilibrium (RF = 0), then for asymmetrical orientations of multivalents we can measure the individual kinetochore fiber lengths (L(i)) and solve for the exponent that yields a resultant force of zero. The value of the exponent relates how the magnitude of force along a kinetochore fiber varies with its length. For six trivalents and one naturally occurring quadrivalent we calculated an average value of exp = 1.06 +/- 0.18. This result is consistent with Ostergren’s hypothesis and indicates that the magnitude of poleward traction force along a kinetochore fiber is directly proportional to the length of the fiber. Our finding suggests that the balance of forces along a kinetochore fiber may be a major factor regulating the extent of kinetochore microtubule assembly. 相似文献
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Kirubhanand Chandrashekar Ponnulakshmi Rajagopal Shazia Fathima JH Saravanan Radhakrishnan Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah Bharat Ramrao Sontakke Vishwajit Ravindra Deshmukh Vijayalakshmi Periyasamy Gayatri Girish Muthiyan Aaditya Madhusudan Tarnekar TS Gugapriya Patil Ashlesh Laxman Satyendra Chandra Tripathi Selvaraj Jayaraman 《Bioinformation》2021,17(10):866
Cissampelos pareira Linn. is a climbing herb known in Indian traditional medicine as laghupatha. It belongs to the Menispermaceae family. The enzyme glycogen phosphorylase (GP) is a promising target for the treatment of type-2 diabetes (T2DM). A variety of natural product inhibitors with both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical potential have been reported in the search for powerful, selective and drug-like GP inhibitors that could lead to hypoglycemic medicines. Therefore, it is of interest to document the molecular docking analysis data of glycogen phosphorylase with compounds from Cissampelos pareira Linn. We report the optimal binding features of 4 compounds namely Trans-N-feruloyltyramine, Coclaurine, Magnoflorine, and Curine with the target protein for further consideration in the context of T2DM. 相似文献
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E. R. A. Cramer S. A. Kaiser M. S. Webster T.S. Sillett T.B. Ryder 《Journal of evolutionary biology》2017,30(12):2177-2188
Our understanding of trait evolution is built upon studies that examine the correlation between traits and fitness, most of which implicitly assume all individuals experience similar selective environments. However, accounting for differences in selective pressures, such as variation in the social environment, can advance our understanding of how selection shapes individual traits and subsequent fitness. In this study, we test whether variation in the social environment affects selection on individual phenotype. We apply a new sexual network framework to quantify each male's social environment as the mean body size of his primary competitors. We test for direct and social selection on male body size using a 10‐year data set on black‐throated blue warblers (Setophaga caerulescens), a territorial species for which body size is hypothesized to mediate competition for mates. We found that direct selection on body size was weak and nonsignificant, as was social selection via the body size of the males' competitors. Analysing both types of selection simultaneously allows us to firmly reject a role for body size in competitive interactions between males and subsequent male fitness in this population. We evaluate the application of the sexual network approach to empirical data and suggest that other phenotypic traits such as song characteristics and plumage may be more relevant than body size for male–male competition in this small passerine bird. 相似文献