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ANDRÉ A. PADIAL STEVEN A. J. DECLERCK LUC DE MEESTER CLÁUDIA C. BONECKER FABIO A. LANSAC‐TÔHA LUZIA C. RODRIGUES ALICE TAKEDA SUELI TRAIN LUIZ F. M. VELHO LUIS M. BINI 《Freshwater Biology》2012,57(11):2411-2423
1. Community concordance measures the level of association between the compositional patterns shown by two groups of organisms. If strong community concordance occurs, one group could be used as a surrogate for another in conservation planning and biodiversity monitoring. In this study, we evaluated the variability in the strength of community concordance, the likely mechanisms underlying community concordance and the degree to which one community can predict another in a set of Neotropical floodplain lakes (Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil). 2. We used a data set including six aquatic communities: fish, macrophytes, benthic macroinvertebrates, zooplankton, phytoplankton and periphyton. We used Mantel and PROTEST approaches to evaluate the levels of community concordance in up to four sampling periods. Also, we used partial Mantel test and information about biotic interactions to investigate reasons for observed patterns of concordance. Finally, we used co‐correspondence analysis to evaluate the performance of one taxonomic group in predicting the structures of other communities. 3. The levels of community concordance varied over time for almost all cross‐taxa comparisons. Concordance between phytoplankton and periphyton probably resulted from similar responses to environmental gradients, whereas other patterns of concordance were likely generated by interactions among groups. However, the levels of predictability were low, and no particular taxonomic group significantly predicted all other groups. 4. The low and temporally variable levels of community concordance cast doubts on the use of surrogate groups for biodiversity management in Neotropical floodplains. 相似文献
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Kirk?K?DurstonEmail author David?KY?Chiu Andrew?KC?Wong Gary?CL?Li 《EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology》2012,2012(1):8
Background
Much progress has been made in understanding the 3D structure of proteins using methods such as NMR and X-ray crystallography. The resulting 3D structures are extremely informative, but do not always reveal which sites and residues within the structure are of special importance. Recently, there are indications that multiple-residue, sub-domain structural relationships within the larger 3D consensus structure of a protein can be inferred from the analysis of the multiple sequence alignment data of a protein family. These intra-dependent clusters of associated sites are used to indicate hierarchical inter-residue relationships within the 3D structure. To reveal the patterns of associations among individual amino acids or sub-domain components within the structure, we apply a k-modes attribute (aligned site) clustering algorithm to the ubiquitin and transthyretin families in order to discover associations among groups of sites within the multiple sequence alignment. We then observe what these associations imply within the 3D structure of these two protein families.Results
The k-modes site clustering algorithm we developed maximizes the intra-group interdependencies based on a normalized mutual information measure. The clusters formed correspond to sub-structural components or binding and interface locations. Applying this data-directed method to the ubiquitin and transthyretin protein family multiple sequence alignments as a test bed, we located numerous interesting associations of interdependent sites. These clusters were then arranged into cluster tree diagrams which revealed four structural sub-domains within the single domain structure of ubiquitin and a single large sub-domain within transthyretin associated with the interface among transthyretin monomers. In addition, several clusters of mutually interdependent sites were discovered for each protein family, each of which appear to play an important role in the molecular structure and/or function.Conclusions
Our results demonstrate that the method we present here using a k- modes site clustering algorithm based on interdependency evaluation among sites obtained from a sequence alignment of homologous proteins can provide significant insights into the complex, hierarchical inter-residue structural relationships within the 3D structure of a protein family.63.
Changing concepts in plant hormone action 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Th.?GasparEmail author C.?Kevers O.?Faivre-Rampant M.?Crèvecoeur CL.?Penel H.?Greppin J.?Dommes 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2003,39(2):85-106
Summary A plant hormone is not, in the classic animal sense, a chemical synthesized in one organ, transported to a second organ to
exert a chemical action to control a physiological event. Any phytohormone can be synthesized everywhere and can influence
different growth and development processes at different places. The concept of physiological activity under hormonal control
cannot be dissociated from changes in concentrations at the site of action, from spatial differences and changes in the tissue's
sensitivity to the compound, from its transport and its metabolism, from balances and interactions with the other phytohormones,
or in their metabolic relationships, and in their signaling pathways as well. Secondary messengers are also involved. Hormonal
involvement in physiological processes can appear through several distinct manifestations (as environmental sensors, homeostatic
regulators and spatio-temporal synchronizers, resource allocators, biotime adjusters, etc.), dependent on or integrated with
the primary biochemical pathways. The time has also passed for the hypothesized ‘specific’ developmental hormones, rhizocaline,
canlocaline, and florigen: root, stem, and flower formation result from a sequential control of specific events at the right
places through a coordinated control by electrical signals, the known phytohormones and nonspecific molecules of primary and
secondary metabolism, and involve both cytoplasmic and apoplastic compartments. These contemporary views are examined in this
review. 相似文献
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Cell suspension cultures are useful for a wide range of biochemical and physiological studies, yet their production can be
technically demanding and often unreliable. Here we describe a protocol for producing Arabidopsis cell suspension cultures
that is reliable and easy to use. 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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Sequence, organization, and evolution of the A+T region of Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial DNA 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
The long (4.6-kb) A+T region of Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial DNA
has been cloned and sequenced. The A+T region is organized in two large
arrays of tandemly repeated DNA sequence elements, with nonrepetitive
intervening and flanking sequences comprising only 22% of its length. The
first repeat array consists of five repeats of 338-373 bp. The second
consists of four intact 464-bp repeats and a fifth partial repeat of 137
bp. Three DNA sequence elements are found to be highly conserved in D.
melanogaster and in several Drosophila species with short A+T regions.
These include a 300-bp DNA sequence element that overlaps the DNA
replication origin and two thymidylate stretches identified on opposite DNA
strands. We conclude that the length heterogeneity observed in the A+T
regulatory region in mitochondrial DNAs from the genus Drosophila results
from the expansion (and contraction) of the number of repeated DNA sequence
elements. We also propose that the 300-bp conserved DNA sequence element,
in conjunction with another primary sequence determinant, perhaps the
adjacent thymidylate stretch, functions in the regulation of mitochondrial
DNA replication.
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Adoptive T-cell transfer in cancer immunotherapy 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
Adoptive T-cell therapy has definite clinical benefit in relapsed leukaemia after allogeneic transplant and in Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. However, the majority of tumour targets are weakly immunogenic self-antigens and success has been limited in part by inadequate persistence and expansion of transferred T cells and by tumour-evasion strategies. Adoptive immunotherapy presents the opportunity to activate, expand and genetically modify T cells outside the tolerising environment of the host and a number of strategies to optimize the cellular product, including gene modification and modulation of the host environment, in particular by lymphodepletion, have been developed. 相似文献
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Shamala Salvamani Beng Ti Tey Wen Cheng Ng Wen Siang Tan 《Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering》2011,16(6):1166-1172
Nipah Virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic paramyxovirus that can be fatal in humans and various types of animals. The phospho
(P) protein of NiV plays an important role in RNA synthesis, replication, and genome synthesis. In this study, the NiV P gene was cloned into a pTrcHis2-TOPO vector and the recombinant protein containing a His-tag was produced in Escherichia coli. SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis using the anti-His antibody confirmed the protein expression. An optimization study of
E. coli fermentation showed that the optimal cultivation temperature was 37°C, while the optimal induction time for P protein expression
was at 9 h with 1 mM IPTG. Solubility analysis showed that E. coli cultivated at 37°C produced the highest fraction (70%) of soluble P protein. The recombinant P protein was purified from
clarified E. coli lysate using an immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) technique to a purity of 92.67%, with a purification factor
of 11.58. The purified P protein strongly reacted with the anti-NiV swine sera collected during a NiV outbreak, suggesting
its potential as a diagnostic reagent. 相似文献
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