We have designed a simple and rapid assay for chloroplast-based triazine resistance in higher plants using PCR amplification
of thepsbA gene coupled toMaeI digestion of the amplified product to distinguish triazine resistant from sensitive biotypes. Our assay is universal and
avoids the need of lengthy procedures of previously published assays, which either required spraying of seedlings in a controlled
environment, quantification of chlorophyll fluorescence of leaf discs after incubation in triazine solution, DNA sequencing
of thepsbA gene, or Southern-blot analysis. Our diagnostic system is qualitative, reliable, fast and simple. More than 100 seedlings
taken directly from the field can be analyzed in one day. This system has a direct application towards a more rational use
of herbicides in production fields. It also represents a valuable tool to monitor spreading of resistant biotypes through
time and space and can serve as a model system applicable to other gene monitoring needs. 相似文献
Extraction of high-quality genomic DNA fromGossypium (cotton) species is difficult due to high levels of polysaccharide, oxidizable quinones, and other interfering substances.
We describe a procedure that consistently permits isolation of cotton genomic DNA of satisfactory size and quality for RFLP
and PCR analysis, as well as for most routine cloning applications. Several antioxidants, phenol-binding reagents, and phenol
oxidase inhibitors are used throughout the procedure, and most polysaccharides are eliminated early in the procedure by isolation
of nuclei. 相似文献
The flat, hooked-shaped architecture of the hamster sperm nucleus makes this an excellent model for in situ hybridization studies of the three dimensional structure of the genome. We have examined the structure of the telomere repeat sequence (TTAGGG)n with respect to the various nuclear structures present in hamster spermatozoa, using fluorescent in situ hybridization. In fully condensed, mature sperm nuclei, the telomere sequences appeared as discrete spots of various sizes interspersed throughout the volume of the nuclei. While the pattern of these signals was non-random, it varied significantly in different nuclei. These discrete telomere foci were seen to gradually lengthen into linear, beaded signals as sperm nuclei were decondensed, in vitro, and were not associated with the nuclear annulus. We also examined the relationship of telomeres to the sperm nuclear matrix, a residual nuclear structure that retains the original size and shape of the nucleus. In these structures the DNA extends beyond the perimeter of the nucleus to form a halo around it, representing the arrangement of the chromosomal DNA into loop domains attached at their bases to the nuclear matrix. Telomere signals in these structures were also linear and equal in length to those of the decondensed nuclei, and each signal represented part of a single DNA loop domain. The telomeres were attached at one end to the nuclear matrix and extended into the halo. Sperm nuclear matrices treated with Eco RI retained the telomere signals. These data support sperm DNA packaging models in which DNA is coiled into discrete foci, rather than spread out linearly along the length of the sperm nucleus. 相似文献
Leveraging information in aggregate data from external sources to improve estimation efficiency and prediction accuracy with smaller scale studies has drawn a great deal of attention in recent years. Yet, conventional methods often either ignore uncertainty in the external information or fail to account for the heterogeneity between internal and external studies. This article proposes an empirical likelihood-based framework to improve the estimation of the semiparametric transformation models by incorporating information about the t-year subgroup survival probability from external sources. The proposed estimation procedure incorporates an additional likelihood component to account for uncertainty in the external information and employs a density ratio model to characterize population heterogeneity. We establish the consistency and asymptotic normality of the proposed estimator and show that it is more efficient than the conventional pseudopartial likelihood estimator without combining information. Simulation studies show that the proposed estimator yields little bias and outperforms the conventional approach even in the presence of information uncertainty and heterogeneity. The proposed methodologies are illustrated with an analysis of a pancreatic cancer study. 相似文献
The Botswana Combination Prevention Project was a cluster-randomized HIV prevention trial whose follow-up period coincided with Botswana's national adoption of a universal test and treat strategy for HIV management. Of interest is whether, and to what extent, this change in policy modified the preventative effects of the study intervention. To address such questions, we adopt a stratified proportional hazards model for clustered interval-censored data with time-dependent covariates and develop a composite expectation maximization algorithm that facilitates estimation of model parameters without placing parametric assumptions on either the baseline hazard functions or the within-cluster dependence structure. We show that the resulting estimators for the regression parameters are consistent and asymptotically normal. We also propose and provide theoretical justification for the use of the profile composite likelihood function to construct a robust sandwich estimator for the variance. We characterize the finite-sample performance and robustness of these estimators through extensive simulation studies. Finally, we conclude by applying this stratified proportional hazards model to a re-analysis of the Botswana Combination Prevention Project, with the national adoption of a universal test and treat strategy now modeled as a time-dependent covariate. 相似文献
The Mutator transposable element system is exceptional in many of its basic attributes. The high frequency and low specificity of mutant induction are both unusual and useful characteristics of the Mutator system. Other basic features are at least equally fascinating: the existence of multiple Mu element subfamilies with apparently unrelated internal sequences; the lack of correlation between Mu element transposition and excision; the complex inheritance of Mutator activity; the tight developmental regulation of Afufaror‐conditioned events; and the coordinated processes of element modification/inactivation, to name a few.
Molecular and genetic studies over the last 10 years have begun to explain many of these interesting properties and have uncovered new mysteries of Mutator biology. Both positive and negative regulators of the system have been identified and characterized to varying degrees. Insertion specificity has been observed at several levels. Recent accomplishments include the isolation of an autonomous Mu element and the discovery of maize lines with altered developmental regulation of Mutator‐derived mutability. This review defines the Mutator system, describes the status of current experimentation in the Mutator field, proposes models that may explain some aspects of Mutator behavior, and details future studies that will help elucidate the nature of the Mutator phenomenon. 相似文献
The isolation of chloroplast DNA fromChlamydomonas reinhardtii requires the efficient separation of this AT-rich genome from the GC-rich nuclear genome by density-gradient centrifugation.
We describe a simple and efficient method for separating these DNA fractions by using a sodium iodide gradient in combination
with the DNA-binding dye, bisbenzimide. The yield of chloroplast DNA is close to the theoretical maximum and the DNA is suitable
for restriction enzyme analysis and cloning. This method is applicable to the isolation of AT-rich plastid genomes from other
organisms and may be appropriate as a general method for separating species of DNA that differ in their AT/GC ratios.
An erratum to this article is available at . 相似文献
A quick procedure for the isolation of polysaccharide-free DNA from different plant species and cell suspension or callus
cultures is described. The originality of the method lies in the use of a mixture of glycoside hydrolases that leads, after
phenol and chloroform extraction, to the isolation of pure DNA without any polysaccharide contamination. The highly purified
DNA can be used for nucleotide analysis by HPLC, RFLP analysis and PCR amplification. 相似文献