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Hierarchical analysis of variation in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene among Hymenoptera 总被引:5,自引:2,他引:3
Nucleotide sequences from a 434-bp region of the 16S rRNA gene were
analyzed for 65 taxa of Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, parasitoid wasps,
sawflies) to examine the patterns of variation within the gene fragment and
the taxonomic levels for which it shows maximum utility in phylogeny
estimation. A hierarchical approach was adopted in the study through
comparison of levels of sequence variation among taxa at different
taxonomic levels. As previously reported for many holometabolous insects,
the 16S data reported here for Hymenoptera are highly AT-rich and exhibit
strong site-to-site variation in substitution rate. More precise estimates
of the shape parameter (alpha) of the gamma distribution and the proportion
of invariant sites were obtained in this study by employing a reference
phylogeny and utilizing maximum-likelihood estimation. The effectiveness of
this approach to recovering expected phylogenies of selected hymenopteran
taxa has been tested against the use of maximum parsimony. This study finds
that the 16S gene is most informative for phylogenetic analysis at two
different levels: among closely related species or populations, and among
tribes, subfamilies, and families. Maximization of the phylogenetic signal
extracted from the 16S gene at higher taxonomic levels may require
consideration of the base composition bias and the site-to-site rate
variation in a maximum-likelihood framework.
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This report describes a convenient method for the rapid and efficient
release of N-linked oligosaccharides from low microgram amounts of
glycoproteins. A 96-well MultiScreen assay system containing a
polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane is employed to immobilize
glycoproteins for subsequent enzymatic deglycosylation. Recombinant
tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is used to demonstrate the
deglycosylation of 0.1-50 micrograms of a glycoprotein. This method enabled
the recovery of a sufficient amount of N-linked oligosaccharides released
enzymatically with peptide N-glycosidase F (PNGaseF) from as little as 0.5
microgram rt-PA for subsequent analysis by matrix-assisted laser
desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI- TOF) mass spectrometry. The
immobilization of rt-PA to the PVDF membrane did not sterically inhibit the
PNGaseF-mediated release of oligosaccharides from rt-PA as determined by
tryptic mapping experiments. Comparison of the oligosaccharides released
from 50 micrograms of rt-PA by either the 96-well plate method or by a
standard solution digestion procedure showed no significant differences in
the profiles obtained by high-pH anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed
amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD). Both neutral and sialylated
oligosaccharide standards spiked into wells were recovered equally as
determined by HPAEC-PAD. One advantage of this approach is that reduction
and alkylation can be performed on submicrogram amounts of glycoproteins
with easy removal of reagents prior to PNGaseF digestion. In addition, this
method allows 60 glycoprotein samples to be deglycosylated in 1 day with
MALDI-TOF or HPAEC-PAD analysis being performed on the following day.
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Deshpande NV Sabaté M Ligthart JM Kutryk MJ Serruys PW 《International journal of cardiovascular interventions》1998,1(1):45-48
Jailing of a side-branch is a known complication of stent implantation, and makes access to the side-branch difficult, especially if the stent is of the self-expanding type. Although plain balloon angioplasty is feasible for the jailed side-branches, the use of newer devices (a stent, Rotablation or atherectomy) has not been described. We describe a novel way of treating a side-branch jailed by a self-expanding stent by using stent implantation through the strut of a self-expanding stent. 相似文献
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A plasmid library of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus HindIII fragments was
constructed, and clones that complemented an Escherichia coli pabA mutant
were selected. Plasmids containing a 3.9-kb fragment of A. calcoaceticus
DNA that also complemented E. coli trpD and trpC-(trpF+) mutants were
obtained. We infer that complementation of E. coli pabA mutants was the
result of the expression of the amphibolic anthranilate-
synthase/p-aminobenzoate-synthase glutamine-amidotransferase gene and that
the plasmid insert carried the entire trpGDC gene cluster. In E. coli
minicells, the plasmid insert directed the synthesis of polypeptides of
44,000, 33,000, and 20,000 daltons, molecular masses that are consistent
with the reported molecular masses of phosphoribosylanthranilate
transferase, indoleglycerol-phosphate synthase, and anthranilate-synthase
component II, respectively. A 3,105- bp nucleotide sequence was determined.
Comparison of the A. calcoaceticus trpGDC sequences with other known trp
gene sequences has allowed insight into (1) the evolution of the amphibolic
trpG gene, (2) varied strategies for coordinate expression of trp genes,
and (3) mechanisms of gene fusions in the trp operon.
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Xander W Huijsdens Beatrix J van Dijke Emile Spalburg Marga G van Santen-Verheuvel Max EOC Heck Gerlinde N Pluister Andreas Voss Wim JB Wannet Albert J de Neeling 《Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials》2006,5(1):1-4
Background
Female genital tuberculosis is an uncommon disease that is rarely diagnosed in developed countries.Case presentation
A 61-year-old postmenopausal woman who had undergone surgery and treated with adjuvant chemotherapy for infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast five years ago, presented with bloody vaginal discharge, fatigue, weight loss, and low grade fevers at night for two months. Histological examination of the endometrium, done based on the suspicion of a second primary cancer due to the tamoxifen therapy, revealed a granulomatous reaction. Liquid and solid mycobacterial cultures of the tissues were performed. Although the acid fast staining was negative, the liquid culture was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Involvement of other systems was not detected. The patient was treated with a three-drug antituberculosis regimen for 9 months and recovered fully.Conclusion
Female genital tuberculosis is a rare but curable disease that should be included in the differential diagnosis of women with menstrual problems. Early diagnosis is important and may prevent unnecessary invasive procedures for the patient. 相似文献26.
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Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase is present in several types of bacteria and undergoes degradation of environmental pollutants through
an important key biochemical pathways. Specifically, this enzyme cleaves aromatic rings of several environmental pollutants such
as toluene, xylene, naphthalene and biphenyl derivatives. Hence, the importance of Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase and its role in the
degradation of environmental pollutants made us to predict the three-dimensional structure of Catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase from
Burkholderia cepacia. The 10ns molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to check the stability of the modeled Catechol 2, 3-
dioxygenase. The results show that the model was energetically stable, and it attains their equilibrium within 2000 ps of production
MD run. The docking of various petroleum hydrocarbons into the Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase reveals that the benzene, O-xylene,
Toluene, Fluorene, Naphthalene, Carbazol, Pyrene, Dibenzothiophene, Anthracene, Phenanthrene, Biphenyl makes strong
hydrogen bond and Van der waals interaction with the active site residues of H150, L152, W198, H206, H220, H252, I254, T255,
Y261, E271, L276 and F309. Free energy of binding and estimated inhibition constant of these compounds demonstrates that they
are energetically stable in their binding cavity. Chrysene shows positive energy of binding in the active site atom of Fe. Except
Pyrene all the substrates made close contact with Fe atom by the distance ranges from 1.67 to 2.43 Å. In addition to that, the above
mentioned substrate except pyrene all other made π-π stacking interaction with H252 by the distance ranges from 3.40 to 3.90 Å.
All these docking results reveal that, except Chrysene all other substrate has good free energy of binding to hold enough in the
active site and makes strong VdW interaction with Catechol-2,3-dioxygenase. These results suggest that, the enzyme is capable of
catalyzing the above-mentioned substrate. 相似文献
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Luke B Chenoweth Simon M Tierney Jaclyn A Smith Steven JB Cooper Michael P Schwarz 《BMC evolutionary biology》2007,7(1):246