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Wambui Njuguna Aaron Liston Richard Cronn Tia-Lynn Ashman Nahla Bassil 《Molecular phylogenetics and evolution》2013,66(1):17-29
The cultivated strawberry is one of the youngest domesticated plants, developed in France in the 1700s from chance hybridization between two western hemisphere octoploid species. However, little is known about the evolution of the species that gave rise to this important fruit crop. Phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast genome sequences of 21 Fragaria species and subspecies resolves the western North American diploid F. vesca subsp. bracteata as sister to the clade of octoploid/decaploid species. No extant tetraploids or hexaploids are directly involved in the maternal ancestry of the octoploids.There is strong geographic segregation of chloroplast haplotypes in subsp. bracteata, and the gynodioecious Pacific Coast populations are implicated as both the maternal lineage and the source of male-sterility in the octoploid strawberries. Analysis of sexual system evolution in Fragaria provides evidence that the loss of male and female function can follow polyploidization, but does not seem to be associated with loss of self-incompatibility following genome doubling. Character-state mapping provided insight into sexual system evolution and its association with loss of self-incompatibility and genome doubling/merger. Fragaria attained its circumboreal and amphitropical distribution within the past one to four million years and the rise of the octoploid clade is dated at 0.372–2.05 million years ago. 相似文献
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Karin Chen Emily?M. Coonrod Attila Kumánovics Zechariah F. Franks Jacob?D. Durtschi Rebecca?L. Margraf Wilfred Wu Nahla?M. Heikal Nancy?H. Augustine Perry?G. Ridge Harry?R. Hill Lynn?B. Jorde Andrew?S. Weyrich Guy?A. Zimmerman Adi?V. Gundlapalli John?F. Bohnsack Karl?V. Voelkerding 《American journal of human genetics》2013,93(5):812-824
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by antibody deficiency, poor humoral response to antigens, and recurrent infections. To investigate the molecular cause of CVID, we carried out exome sequence analysis of a family diagnosed with CVID and identified a heterozygous frameshift mutation, c.2564delA (p.Lys855Serfs∗7), in NFKB2 affecting the C terminus of NF-κB2 (also known as p100/p52 or p100/p49). Subsequent screening of NFKB2 in 33 unrelated CVID-affected individuals uncovered a second heterozygous nonsense mutation, c.2557C>T (p.Arg853∗), in one simplex case. Affected individuals in both families presented with an unusual combination of childhood-onset hypogammaglobulinemia with recurrent infections, autoimmune features, and adrenal insufficiency. NF-κB2 is the principal protein involved in the noncanonical NF-κB pathway, is evolutionarily conserved, and functions in peripheral lymphoid organ development, B cell development, and antibody production. In addition, Nfkb2 mouse models demonstrate a CVID-like phenotype with hypogammaglobulinemia and poor humoral response to antigens. Immunoblot analysis and immunofluorescence microscopy of transformed B cells from affected individuals show that the NFKB2 mutations affect phosphorylation and proteasomal processing of p100 and, ultimately, p52 nuclear translocation. These findings describe germline mutations in NFKB2 and establish the noncanonical NF-κB signaling pathway as a genetic etiology for this primary immunodeficiency syndrome. 相似文献
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Intermediate-level radioactive waste (ILW), which dominates the radioactive waste inventory in the United Kingdom on a volumetric basis, is proposed to be disposed of via a multibarrier deep geological disposal facility (GDF). ILW is a heterogeneous wasteform that contains substantial amounts of cellulosic material encased in concrete. Upon resaturation of the facility with groundwater, alkali conditions will dominate and will lead to the chemical degradation of cellulose, producing a substantial amount of organic co-contaminants, particularly isosaccharinic acid (ISA). ISA can form soluble complexes with radionuclides, thereby mobilising them and posing a potential threat to the surrounding environment or ‘far field''. Alkaliphilic microorganisms sampled from a legacy lime working site, which is an analogue for an ILW-GDF, were able to degrade ISA and couple this degradation to the reduction of electron acceptors that will dominate as the GDF progresses from an aerobic ‘open phase'' through nitrate- and Fe(III)-reducing conditions post closure. Furthermore, pyrosequencing analyses showed that bacterial diversity declined as the reduction potential of the electron acceptor decreased and that more specialised organisms dominated under anaerobic conditions. These results imply that the microbial attenuation of ISA and comparable organic complexants, initially present or formed in situ, may play a role in reducing the mobility of radionuclides from an ILW-GDF, facilitating the reduction of undue pessimism in the long-term performance assessment of such facilities. 相似文献
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Elham Hassen Ghandri Nahla Noureddine Bouaouina Lotfi Chouchane 《Molecular biology reports》2010,37(1):119-126
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a virally associated cancer which is highly prevalent in Southeast Asia and North Africa.
Several linkage analysis studies suggested the association of susceptibility HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) alleles and haplotypes
with NPC development. The HLA system is very polymorphic and according to the ethnic group studied, it has been found to have
the capacity to confer susceptibility or resistance to NPC. Our aim was to review the most important described genetic associations
of HLA class I in NPC and to comment on the inconsistent associations found in the different NPC incidence areas. We believe
that the mechanisms of these associations may involve HLA genes through the differential capacity of each allele to present
antigens. However, because HLA genes contain various linked candidate genes, HLA-NPC associations should be carefully interpreted. 相似文献
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Nahla S. EI-SHENAWY Richard GREENWOOD Ismail M. ABDEL-NABI 《动物学报》2007,53(5):899-909
为开发快速、敏感的生物标记物以监测海洋贝类生物中是否存在农药,我们检测了双壳动物紫贻贝长期暴露在亚致死剂量的丙体六氯环乙烷(林丹,γ-HCH)和2-氯4-乙胺基-6异丙胺基-1,3,5-三氮苯(阿特拉津)下的组织学变化。紫贻贝容易积累环境中的杀虫剂,因此,本研究旨在阐明农药的生物积累与组织病理学效应之间的关系。利用GC/MSD分析法定期对贻贝和水样中的林丹与阿特拉津含量进行测定。将贻贝在实验室中培养21天,以使其代谢适应于带有水质控制的封闭式不间断流动系统。随后,30只贝暴露于亚致死剂量的林丹(0.9 mg/L)或阿特拉津(3.583 mg/L)溶液中56天。实验期间,控制重要的参数,比如温度和盐度分别控制在18℃和34‰。在处理28天和56天后取样,检测组织学损坏及吸收的农药量。暴露的紫贻贝每克干重分别能聚集约304.8-372.0μg/g林丹和83.3-137.4μg/g阿特拉津。组织学改变高度集中在鳃的上皮和外套膜组织;上皮与相邻的组织形成分离状态。组织病理学结果显示,抗性机制的激活使紫贻贝能在亚致死压力下存活。组织病理效应范围从浸润反应到以血淋巴细胞出现间质细胞反应为特征。因此,在农药聚集部位的组织学和超微结构的改变是敏感的,并与农药的生物积累具有正相关关系,说明这些改变可能作为农药暴露的生物标记物。 相似文献
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We have recently shown that the nitric oxide (NO) donor, SNAP, decreased the expression of Giα proteins and associated functions
in vascular smooth muscle cells. Because NO stimulates soluble guanylyl cyclase and increases the levels of guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic
monophosphate (cGMP), the present studies were undertaken to investigate whether cGMP can also modulate the expression of
Gi proteins and associated adenylyl cyclase signaling. A10 vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and primary cultured cells
from aorta of Sprague Dawley rats were used for these studies. The cells were treated with 8-bromoguanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate
(8Br-cGMP) for 24 h and the expression of Giα proteins was determined by immunobloting techniques. Adenylyl cyclase activity
was determined by measuring [32P]cAMP formation for [α-32P]ATP. Treatment of cells with 8-Br-cGMP (0.5 mM) decreased the expression of Giα-2 and Giα-3 by about 30–45%, which was restored towards control levels by KT5823, an inhibitor
of protein kinase G. On the other and hand, the levels of Gsα protein were not altered by this treatment. The decreased expression
of Giα proteins by 8Br-cGMP treatment was reflected in decreased Gi functions. For example, the inhibition of forskolin (FSK)-stimulated
adenylyl cyclase activity by low concentrations of GTPγS (receptor-independent Gi functions) was significantly decreased by
8Br-cGMP treatment. In addition, exposure of the cells to 8Br-cGMP also resulted in the attenuation of angiotensin (Ang) II-
and C-ANP4–23 (a ring-deleted analog of atrial natriuretic peptide [ANP]-mediated inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity (receptor-dependent
functions of Gi). On the other hand, Gsα-mediated stimulations of adenylyl cyclase by GTPγS, isoproterenol and FSK were significantly
augmented in 8Br-cGMP-treated cells. These results indicated the 8Br-cGMP decreased the expression of Giα proteins and associated
functions in VSMCs. From these studies, it can be suggested that 8Br-cGMP-induced decreased levels of Gi proteins and resultant
increased levels of cAMP may be an additional mechanism through which cGMP regulates vascular tone and thereby blood pressure. 相似文献
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Slama I Ghnaya T Messedi D Hessini K Labidi N Savoure A Abdelly C 《Journal of plant research》2007,120(2):291-299
Sesuvium portulacastrum is a halophytic species well adapted to salinity and drought. In order to evaluate the physiological impact of salt on water
deficit-induced stress response, we cultivated seedlings for 12 days, in the presence or absence of 100 mmol l−1 NaCl, on a nutrient solution containing either 0 mmol l−1 or 25 mmol l−1 mannitol. Mannitol-induced water stress reduced growth, increased the root/shoot ratio, and led to a significant decrease
in water potential and leaf relative water content, whereas leaf Na+ and K+ concentrations remained unchanged. The addition of 100 mmol l−1 NaCl to 25 mmol l−1 mannitol-containing medium mitigated the deleterious impact of water stress on growth of S. portulacastrum, improved the relative water content, induced a significant decrease in leaf water potential and, concomitantly, resulted
in enhancement of overall plant photosynthetic activity (i.e. CO2 net assimilation rate, stomatal conductance). Presence of NaCl in the culture medium, together with mannitol, significantly
increased the level of Na+ and proline in the leaves, but it had no effect on leaf soluble sugar content. These findings suggest that the ability of
NaCl to improve plant performance under mannitol-induced water stress may be due to its effect on osmotic adjustment through
Na+ and proline accumulation, which is coupled with an improvement in photosynthetic activity. A striking recovery in relative
water content and growth of the seedlings was also recorded in the presence of NaCl on release of the water stress induced
by mannitol. 相似文献
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Nahla V Bassil Thomas M Davis Hailong Zhang Stephen Ficklin Mike Mittmann Teresa Webster Lise Mahoney David Wood Elisabeth S Alperin Umesh R Rosyara Herma Koehorst-vanc Putten Amparo Monfort Daniel J Sargent Iraida Amaya Beatrice Denoyes Luca Bianco Thijs van Dijk Ali Pirani Amy Iezzoni Dorrie Main Cameron Peace Yilong Yang Vance Whitaker Sujeet Verma Laurent Bellon Fiona Brew Raul Herrera Eric van de Weg 《BMC genomics》2015,16(1)