排序方式: 共有57条查询结果,搜索用时 15 毫秒
1.
Jeff A Johnson Heather RL Lerner Pamela C Rasmussen David P Mindell 《BMC evolutionary biology》2006,6(1):65-12
Background
Populations of the Oriental White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) have declined by over 95% within the past decade. This decline is largely due to incidental consumption of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory veterinary pharmaceutical diclofenac, commonly used to treat domestic livestock. The conservation status of other Gyps vultures in southern Asia is also of immediate concern, given the lack of knowledge regarding status of their populations and the continuing existence of taxonomic uncertainties. In this study, we assess phylogenetic relationships for all recognized species and the majority of subspecies within the genus Gyps. The continuing veterinary use of diclofenac is an unknown but potential risk to related species with similar feeding habits to Gyps bengalensis. Therefore, an accurate assessment of the phylogenetic relationships among Gyps vultures should aid in their conservation by clarifying taxonomic uncertainties, and enabling inference of their respective relatedness to susceptible G. bengalensis. 相似文献2.
3.
4.
alpha 1-Proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1-PI), a member of the serine
proteinase inhibitor superfamily, has a primary role in controlling
neutrophil elastase activity within the mammalian circulation. Several
studies have indicated that the reactive center region of alpha 1-PI, the
amino acid sequence of which is critical to recognition of and binding to
target proteinases, is highly divergent within and among species. This
appears to be a consequence of accelerated rates of evolution that may have
been driven by positive Darwinian selection. In order to examine this and
other features of alpha 1-PI evolution in more detail, we have isolated and
sequenced cDNAs representing alpha 1- PI mRNAs of the mouse species Mus
saxicola and Mus minutoides and have compared these with a number of other
mammalian alpha 1-PI mRNAs. Relative to other mammalian mRNAs, the extent
of nonsynonymous substitution is generally high throughout the alpha 1-PI
mRNA molecule, indicating greater overall rates of amino acid substitution.
Within and among mouse species, the 5'-half of the mRNA, but not the
3'-half, has been homogenized by concerted evolution. Finally, the reactive
center is under diversifying or positive Darwinian selection in murid
rodents (rats, mice) and guinea pigs yet is under purifying selection in
primates and artiodactyls. The significance of these findings to alpha 1-PI
function and the possible selective forces driving evolution of serpins in
general are discussed.
相似文献
5.
Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in subterranean mole-rats of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel, and its peripheral isolates 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Nevo E; Honeycutt RL; Yonekawa H; Nelson K; Hanzawa N 《Molecular biology and evolution》1993,10(3):590-604
Patterns of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation were examined in 133
mole-rats constituting all four chromosomal species (2n = 52, 2n = 54, 2n =
58, and 2n = 60) of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel, as well
as the peripheral isolates of 2n = 60. In the main range of the complex, a
total of 28 mtDNA haplotypes were found in 64 mole-rats, with most
haplotypes being unique to either a single chromosomal species or
population. mtDNA divergence increased from low to high diploid number in a
north-to-south direction in Israel. Overall levels of mtDNA diversity were
unexpectedly the highest in the 2n = 60, the youngest species of the
complex. The mtDNA haplotypes can be separated into two major groups, 2n =
52-54 and 2n = 58-60, and a phylogenetic analysis for each group revealed
evidence of a few haplotypes not sorted by diploid number. The overall
patterns of mtDNA divergence seen within and among the four chromosomal
species are consistent with the parapatric mode of speciation as suggested
from previous studies of allozyme and DNA hybridization. In a separate data
set the patterns of mtDNA variation were examined across the main
geographic range and across peripheral semi-isolates and isolates of the 2n
= 60 chromosomal species. Fifteen haplotypes were found in 69 mole-rats.
High levels of mtDNA diversity characterized the main range, semi-isolated,
and even some desert isolated populations. The peripheral isolates contain
much mtDNA diversity, including novel haplotypes.
相似文献
6.
Phylogenetic utility of the nuclear gene arginine decarboxylase: an example from Brassicaceae 总被引:10,自引:2,他引:8
Arginine decarboxylase (ADC) is an important enzyme in the production of
putrescine and polyamines in plants. It is encoded by a single or low-copy
nuclear gene that lacks introns in sequences studied to date. The rate of
Adc amino acid sequence evolution is similar to that of ndhF for the
angiosperm family studied. Highly conserved regions provide several target
sites for PCR priming and sequencing and aid in nucleotide and amino acid
sequence alignment across a range of taxonomic levels, while a variable
region provides an increased number of potentially informative characters
relative to ndhF for the taxa surveyed. The utility of the Adc gene in
plant molecular systematic studies is demonstrated by analysis of its
partial nucleotide sequences obtained from 13 representatives of
Brassicaceae and 3 outgroup taxa, 2 from the mustard oil clade (order
Capparales) and 1 from the related order Malvales. Two copies of the Adc
gene, Adc1 and Adc2, are found in all members of the Brassicaceae studied
to data except the basal genus Aethionema. The resulting Adc gene tree
provides robust phylogenetic data regarding relationships within the
complex mustard family, as well as independent support for proposed tribal
realignments based on other molecular data sets such as those from
chloroplast DNA.
相似文献
7.
Heterosubtypic immunity to influenza A virus infection requires a properly diversified antibody repertoire 下载免费PDF全文
Nguyen HH Zemlin M Ivanov II Andrasi J Zemlin C Vu HL Schelonka R Schroeder HW Mestecky J 《Journal of virology》2007,81(17):9331-9338
Heterosubtypic immunity (HSI) is defined as cross-protection to infection with an influenza A virus serotype other than the one used for primary infection. Although HSI has been thought to be mediated by serotype cross-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that recognize conserved epitopes of structural proteins, recent studies suggest that antibodies (Abs) may make a significant contribution. In this study, we provide further evidence for the role of Abs in HSI using transgenic mice lacking terminal deoxyribonucleotidyltransferase (TdT), which adds N nucleotides to V-D and D-J junctions of the complementary determining region 3 (CDR3) (TdT(-/-)) and mice with altered Ab repertoires due to replacement of the complete locus of heavy chain diversity segments (D(H)) with an altered D(H) segment (namely, Delta D-iD). Both types of mice failed to generate complete HSI, although they were able to mount protective immunity to a homologous challenge. Lower levels of virus-specific antibodies along with more severely impaired HSI were observed in TdT(-/-) mice compared to those in Delta D-iD mice, while CTL activity remained unchanged in both types of mice. These findings indicate that a properly diversified antibody repertoire is required for HSI and that N addition by TdT is a more effective mechanism in the induction of a properly diversified antibody repertoire and, therefore, complete HSI. The results suggest that the diversity of the antibody repertoire as determined by the composition of the D region of HCDR3 and by N addition are among the mechanisms selected for in evolution to create a favorable environment to resolve infections with mutated viruses. 相似文献
8.
Schelonka RL Maheshwari A Carlo WA Taylor S Hansen NI Schendel DE Thorsen P Skogstrand K Hougaard DM Higgins RD;NICHD Neonatal Research Network 《Cytokine》2011,53(2):249-255
Cytokines mediate the host immune response to infectious micro-organisms. The objective of this study was to determine whether immune regulatory interleukins (IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, and IL-10) and inflammatory cytokines (Interferon-γ [INF-γ], tumor necrosis factor-β [TNF-β], IL-2, and IL-17) are associated with an increased risk of developing blood stream bacterial/fungal infection (BSI) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. ELBW infants from 17 NICHD Neonatal Research Network centers without early onset sepsis were studied. Cytokines were measured from blood on days 1, 3, 7, 14, and 21 after birth. 996 ELBW infants contributed a minimum of 4080 unique measurements for each cytokine during the five sampling periods. Infants with BSI had lower levels of the inflammatory cytokines IL-17 (p=0.01), and higher levels of the regulatory cytokines, IL-6 (p=0.01) and IL-10 (p<0.001). Higher levels of regulatory cytokines relative to pro-inflammatory cytokines were associated with increased risk of BSI even after adjusting for confounding variables. In ELBW infants, the ratio of immune regulatory cytokines to inflammatory cytokines was associated with development of BSI. Altered maturation of regulatory and inflammatory cytokines may increase the risk of serious infection in this population. 相似文献
9.