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Levans produced by four Zymomonas mobilis strains showed antitumour activity against sarcoma 180 and Ehrlich carcinoma in Swiss albino mice. Levans from two strains (ZAP and CP4) had the highest effects. NMR analysis showed that the polymers were composed only of fructose units. The results suggested that the antineoplasic effect is associated to the polysaccharide molecular weight and that a particular molecular weight range may be responsible for this effect. 相似文献
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Identification of a conserved sequence in the non-coding regions of many human genes. 总被引:4,自引:3,他引:1
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We have analyzed a sequence of approximately 70 base pairs (bp) that shows a high degree of similarity to sequences present in the non-coding regions of a number of human and other mammalian genes. The sequence was discovered in a fragment of human genomic DNA adjacent to an integrated hepatitis B virus genome in cells derived from human hepatocellular carcinoma tissue. When one of the viral flanking sequences was compared to nucleotide sequences in GenBank, more than thirty human genes were identified that contained a similar sequence in their non-coding regions. The sequence element was usually found once or twice in a gene, either in an intron or in the 5' or 3' flanking regions. It did not share any similarities with known short interspersed nucleotide elements (SINEs) or presently known gene regulatory elements. This element was highly conserved at the same position within the corresponding human and mouse genes for myoglobin and N-myc, indicating evolutionary conservation and possible functional importance. Preliminary DNase I footprinting data suggested that the element or its adjacent sequences may bind nuclear factors to generate specific DNase I hypersensitive sites. The size, structure, and evolutionary conservation of this sequence indicates that it is distinct from other types of short interspersed repetitive elements. It is possible that the element may have a cis-acting functional role in the genome. 相似文献
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A survey of infectious diseases in wild turkeys (Meleagridis gallopavo silvestris) from Arkansas 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
B A Hopkins J K Skeeles G E Houghten D Slagle K Gardner 《Journal of wildlife diseases》1990,26(4):468-472
Wild turkeys (Meleagridis gallopavo silvestris) trapped as part of a relocation program by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were tested for selected infectious diseases and parasites. The 45 birds were trapped at four locations in Pope, Scott, and Montgomery counties (Arkansas, USA). Forty-four blood samples for serology, 27 blood smears and 12 fecal samples were collected. Of the serum samples tested, 20 of 44 (45%) were positive for Pasteurella multocida by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), 42 of 44 (95%) were positive for Bordetella avium by ELISA, and 15 of 44 (34%) were positive for Newcastle disease virus antibody by the hemagglutination inhibition test. All serum samples were negative for Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae, avian paramyxovirus 3, avian influenza, hemorrhagic enteritis, Marek's disease, avian encephalomyelitis, laryngotracheitis, Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarum. Haemoproteus meleagridis was found in eight of 27 (30%) and Leucocytozoon smithi in nine of 27 (33%) blood smears; all smears were negative for Plasmodium hermani. Enteric parasites included Ascaridia dissimilis, Heterakis gallinarum, Eimeria dispersa and Raillietina spp. This study was an attempt to document the health status and disease exposure of wild turkeys in Arkansas to aid in managing and preventing the spread of disease agents to wild turkeys and other species of birds. 相似文献
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Variation in the ribosomal internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2) among eight taxa of the Mimulus guttatus species complex 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1 and ITS2) of the 18S-25S
nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence and the intervening 5.8S region were
sequenced from three individuals in each of eight taxa of the Mimulus
guttatus species complex. Three discrete variants, or "types," of ITS
sequences were found, among which 30%-40% of sites differed, compared with
1%-2% within types. Dot plots indicate that these types were not related by
conspicuous rearrangements or inversions. More than one ITS type was often
found in the same taxon, and two of three ITS types span species
boundaries, indicating their presence prior to speciation. These ITS
sequences showed essentially no positional homology with the nearest
sequenced relative, tomato. In contrast, the 5.8S region was relatively
unvaried, with 8 of 162 sites varied in the sample among all eight taxa.
The phylogeny inferred by the most common ITS sequence type, rooted by the
two other ITS types, agreed with isozymes in showing the distinctness of M.
nudatus, M. laciniatus, and M. tilingii from the other five taxa.
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Variation in heat shock proteins within tropical and desert species of poeciliid fishes 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8
Norris CE; diIorio PJ; Schultz RJ; Hightower LE 《Molecular biology and evolution》1995,12(6):1048-1062
The 70-kilodalton heat shock protein (hsp70) family of molecular
chaperones, which contains both stress-inducible and normally abundant
constitutive members, is highly conserved across distantly related taxa.
Analysis of this protein family in individuals from an outbred population
of tropical topminnows, Poeciliopsis gracilis, showed that while
constitutive hsp70 family members showed no variation in protein isoforms,
inducibly synthesized hsp70 was polymorphic. Several species of
Poeciliopsis adapted to desert environments exhibited lower levels of
inducible hsp70 polymorphism than the tropical species, but constitutive
forms were identical to those in P. gracilis, as they were in the
confamilial species Gambusia affinis. These differences suggest that
inducible and constitutive members of this family are under different
evolutionary constraints and may indicate differences in their function
within the cell. Also, northern desert species of Poeciliopsis synthesize a
subset of the inducible hsp70 isoforms seen in tropical species. This
distribution supports the theory that ancestral tropical fish migrated
northward and colonized desert streams; the subsequent decrease in
variation of inducible hsp70 may have been due to genetic drift or a
consequence of adaptation to the desert environment. Higher levels of
variability were found when the 30- kilodalton heat shock protein (hsp30)
family was analyzed within different strains of two desert species of
Poeciliopsis and also in wild-caught individuals of Gambusia affinis. In
both cases the distribution of hsp30 isoform diversity was similar to that
seen previously with allozyme polymorphisms.
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Altered DNA mutation spectrum in aflatoxin b1-treated transgenic mice that express the hepatitis B virus x protein 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8
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Humans chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are at further risk of liver cancer upon exposure to dietary aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a carcinogenic product of the mold Aspergillus flavus. For the present study, we utilized double-transgenic mice (ATX mice) that express the HBV X protein (HBx) and possess a bacteriophage lambda transgene to evaluate the in vivo effect of HBx expression on AFB1-induced DNA mutations. The expression of HBx correlated with a 24% increase in mutation frequency overall and an approximately twofold increase in the incidence of G/C-to-T/A transversion mutations following AFB1 exposure. These results are consistent with a model in which expression of HBx during chronic HBV infection may contribute to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma following exposure to environmental carcinogens. 相似文献
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Yeast Rmi1/Nce4 controls genome stability as a subunit of the Sgs1-Top3 complex 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
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Mullen JR Nallaseth FS Lan YQ Slagle CE Brill SJ 《Molecular and cellular biology》2005,25(11):4476-4487
Genome stability requires a set of RecQ-Top3 DNA helicase-topoisomerase complexes whose sole budding yeast homolog is encoded by SGS1-TOP3. RMI1/NCE4 was identified as a potential intermediate in the SGS1-TOP3 pathway, based on the observation that strains lacking any one of these genes require MUS81 and MMS4 for viability. This idea was tested by confirming that sgs1 and rmi1 mutants display the same spectrum of synthetic lethal interactions, including the requirements for SLX1, SLX4, SLX5, and SLX8, and by demonstrating that rmi1 mus81 synthetic lethality is dependent on homologous recombination. On their own, mutations in RMI1 result in phenotypes that mimic those of sgs1 or top3 strains including slow growth, hyperrecombination, DNA damage sensitivity, and reduced sporulation. And like top3 strains, most rmi1 phenotypes are suppressed by mutations in SGS1. We show that Rmi1 forms a heteromeric complex with Sgs1-Top3 in yeast and that these proteins interact directly in a recombinant system. The Rmi1-Top3 complex is stable in the absence of the Sgs1 helicase, but the loss of either Rmi1 or Top3 in yeast compromises its partner's interaction with Sgs1. Biochemical studies demonstrate that recombinant Rmi1 is a structure-specific DNA binding protein with a preference for cruciform structures. We propose that the DNA binding specificity of Rmi1 plays a role in targeting Sgs1-Top3 to appropriate substrates. 相似文献
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Matthew D. Neal Chhinder P. Sodhi Hongpeng Jia Mitchell Dyer Charlotte E. Egan Ibrahim Yazji Misty Good Amin Afrazi Ryan Marino Dennis Slagle Congrong Ma Maria F. Branca Thomas Prindle Jr. Zachary Grant John Ozolek David J. Hackam 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2012,287(44):37296-37308
Factors regulating the proliferation and apoptosis of intestinal stem cells (ISCs) remain incompletely understood. Because ISCs exist among microbial ligands, immune receptors such as toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) could play a role. We now hypothesize that ISCs express TLR4 and that the activation of TLR4 directly on the intestinal stem cells regulates their ability to proliferate or to undergo apoptosis. Using flow cytometry and fluorescent in situ hybridization for the intestinal stem cell marker Lgr5, we demonstrate that TLR4 is expressed on the Lgr5-positive intestinal stem cells. TLR4 activation reduced proliferation and increased apoptosis in ISCs both in vivo and in ISC organoids, a finding not observed in mice lacking TLR4 in the Lgr5-positive ISCs, confirming the in vivo significance of this effect. To define molecular mechanisms involved, TLR4 inhibited ISC proliferation and increased apoptosis via the p53-up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA), as TLR4 did not affect crypt proliferation or apoptosis in organoids or mice lacking PUMA. In vivo effects of TLR4 on ISCs required TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF) but were independent of myeloid-differentiation primary response-gene 88 (MYD88) and TNFα. Physiological relevance was suggested, as TLR4 activation in necrotizing enterocolitis led to reduced proliferation and increased apoptosis of the intestinal crypts in a manner that could be reversed by inhibition of PUMA, both globally or restricted to the intestinal epithelium. These findings illustrate that TLR4 is expressed on ISCs where it regulates their proliferation and apoptosis through activation of PUMA and that TLR4 regulation of ISCs contributes to the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis. 相似文献
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Bozho Todorich Xuesheng Zhang Becky Slagle‐Webb William E. Seaman James R. Connor 《Journal of neurochemistry》2008,107(6):1495-1505
Oligodendrocytes stain more strongly for iron than any other cell in the CNS, and they require iron for the production of myelin. For most cell types transferrin is the major iron delivery protein, yet neither transferrin receptor protein nor mRNA are detectable in mature oligodendrocytes. Thus an alternative iron delivery mechanism must exist. Given the significant long term consequences of developmental iron deficiency and the iron requirements for normal myelination, identification of the iron delivery mechanism for oligodendrocytes is important. Previously we have reported that oligodendrocytes bind H‐ferritin and that H‐ferritin binds to white matter tracts in vivo. Recently, T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain‐containing protein‐2 (Tim‐2) was shown to bind and internalize H‐ferritin. In the present study we show that Tim‐2 is expressed on oligodendrocytes both in vivo and in vitro. Further, the onset of saturable H‐ferritin binding in CG4 oligodendrocyte cell line is accompanied by Tim‐2 expression. Application of a blocking antibody to the extracellular domain of Tim‐2 significantly reduces H‐ferritin binding to the differentiated CG4 cells and primary oligodendrocytes. Tim‐2 expression on CG4 cells is responsive to iron; decreasing with iron loading and increasing with iron chelation. Taken together, these data provide compelling evidence that Tim‐2 is the H‐ferritin receptor on oligodendrocytes suggesting it is the primary mechanism for iron acquisition by these cells. 相似文献