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Nucleotide variation at the hypervariable esterase 6 isozyme locus of Drosophila simulans 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Esterase 6 (Est-6/EST6) is polymorphic in both Drosophila melanogaster and
D. simulans for two common allozyme forms, as well as for several other
less common variants. Parallel latitudinal clines in the frequencies of the
common EST6-F and EST6-S allozymes in these species have previously been
interpreted in terms of a shared amino acid polymorphism that distinguishes
the two variants and is subject to selection. Here we compare the sequences
of four D. simulans Est-6 isolates and show that overall estimates of
nucleotide heterozygosity in both coding and 5' flanking regions are more
than threefold higher than those obtained previously for this gene in D.
melanogaster. Nevertheless, the ratio of replacement to exon silent-site
polymorphism in D. simulans is less than the ratio of replacement to silent
divergence between D. simulans and D. melanogaster, which could be the
result of increased efficiency of selection against replacement
polymorphisms in D. simulans or to divergent selection between the two
species. We also find that the amino acid polymorphisms separating EST6- F
and EST6-S in D. simulans are not the same as those that separate these
allozymes in D. melanogaster, implying that the shared clines do not
reflect shared molecular targets for selection. All comparisons within and
between the two species reveal a remarkable paucity of variation in a
stretch of nearly 400 bp immediately 5' of the gene, indicative of strong
selective constraint to retain essential aspects of Est-6 promoter
function.
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Raheleh Salari Chava Kimchi-Sarfaty Michael M. Gottesman Teresa M. Przytycka 《Nucleic acids research》2013,41(1):44-53
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are often linked to critical phenotypes such as diseases or responses to vaccines, medications and environmental factors. However, the specific molecular mechanisms by which a causal SNP acts is usually not obvious. Changes in RNA secondary structure emerge as a possible explanation necessitating the development of methods to measure the impact of single-nucleotide variation on RNA structure. Despite the recognition of the importance of considering the changes in Boltzmann ensemble of RNA conformers in this context, a formal method to perform directly such comparison was lacking. Here, we solved this problem and designed an efficient method to compute the relative entropy between the Boltzmann ensembles of the native and a mutant structure. On the basis of this theoretical progress, we developed a software tool, remuRNA, and investigated examples of its application. Comparing the impact of common SNPs naturally occurring in populations with the impact of random point mutations, we found that structural changes introduced by common SNPs are smaller than those introduced by random point mutations. This suggests a natural selection against mutations that significantly change RNA structure and demonstrates, surprisingly, that randomly inserted point mutations provide inadequate estimation of random mutations effects. Subsequently, we applied remuRNA to determine which of the disease-associated non-coding SNPs are potentially related to RNA structural changes. 相似文献
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Fan Zhang Haoting Chen Li Na Zhao Hui Liu Teresa M. Przytycka Jie Zheng 《BMC systems biology》2016,10(Z1):S7
Background
Cellular responses to extracellular perturbations require signaling pathways to capture and transmit the signals. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of signal transduction are not yet fully understood, thus detailed and comprehensive models may not be available for all the signaling pathways. In particular, insufficient knowledge of parameters, which is a long-standing hindrance for quantitative kinetic modeling necessitates the use of parameter-free methods for modeling and simulation to capture dynamic properties of signaling pathways.Results
We present a computational model that is able to simulate the graded responses to degradations, the sigmoidal biological relationships between signaling molecules and the effects of scheduled perturbations to the cells. The simulation results are validated using experimental data of protein phosphorylation, demonstrating that the proposed model is capable of capturing the main trend of protein activities during the process of signal transduction. Compared with existing simulators, our model has better performance on predicting the state transitions of signaling networks.Conclusion
The proposed simulation tool provides a valuable resource for modeling cellular signaling pathways using a knowledge-based method.4.
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) participate in revascularization and angiogenesis. EPC can be cultured in vitro from mononuclear cells of peripheral blood, umbilical cord blood or bone marrow; they also can be transdifferentiated from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). We isolated EPCs from Wharton's jelly (WJ) using two methods. The first method was by obtaining MSC from WJ and characterizing them by flow cytometry and their adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation, then applying endothelial growth differentiating media. The second method was by direct culture of cells derived from WJ into endothelial differentiating media. EPCs were characterized by morphology, Dil-LDL uptake/UEA-1 immunostaining and testing the expression of endothelial markers by flow cytometry and RT-PCR. We found that MSC derived from WJ differentiated into endothelial-like cells using simple culture conditions with endothelium induction agents in the medium. 相似文献
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J Daugherty TM Evans T Skillom LE Watson NP Money 《Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B》1998,24(3):354-363
Classical studies on spore release within the Saprolegniaceae (Oomycetes) led to the proposition that different mechanisms of sporangial emptying represent steps in an evolutionary transition series. We have reevaluated this idea in a phylogenetic framework using internal transcribed spacer sequences of four genera. These data were compared with the response to osmotic stress exhibited by each taxon. Saprolegnia emerges as the most basal genus, sister to Achlya, Thraustotheca, and Dictyuchus. Achlya and Thraustotheca are most closely related, while Dictyuchus appears to have evolved along a separate evolutionary lineage. The resulting phylogenetic framework is consistent with the idea that the mechanism of sporangial emptying exhibited by Saprolegnia represents the plesiomorphic condition from which the other mechanisms were derived independently. These alternative mechanisms of spore release may have resulted from a small number of mutations that inhibited axonemal development and altered the temporal and spatial expression of lytic enzymes that degrade the sporangial wall. Copyright 1998 Academic Press. 相似文献
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Irene TM Arkesteijn Lucas A Smolders Sandra Spillekom Frank M Riemers Esther Potier Bj?rn P Meij Keita Ito Marianna A Tryfonidou 《Arthritis research & therapy》2015,17(1)
IntroductionEarly degenerative changes in the nucleus pulposus (NP) are observed after the disappearance of notochordal cells (NCs). Thus, it has been suggested that NCs play an important role in maintaining the NP and may have a regenerative potential on other cells of the NP. As the number of resident NP cells (NPCs) decreases in a degenerating disc, mesenchymal stromal (stem) cells (MSCs) may be used for cell supplementation. In this study, using cells of one species, the regenerative potential of canine NCs was assessed in long-term three-dimensional coculture with canine NPCs or MSCs.MethodsCanine NCs and canine NPCs or MSCs were cocultured in alginate beads for 28 days under hypoxic and high-osmolarity conditions. Cell viability, cell morphology and DNA content, extracellular matrix production and expression of genes related to NC markers (Brachyury, KRT18) and NP matrix production (ACAN, COL2A1, COL1A1) were assessed after 1, 15 and 28 days of culture.ResultsNCs did not completely maintain their phenotype (morphology, matrix production, gene expression) during 28 days of culture. In cocultures of NPCs and NCs, both extracellular matrix content and anabolic gene expression remained unchanged compared with monoculture groups, whereas cocultures of MSCs and NCs showed increased glycosaminoglycan/DNA. However, the deposition of these proteoglycans was observed near the NCs and not the MSCs. Brachyury expression in the MSC and NC coculture group increased in time. The latter two findings indicate a trophic effect of MSCs on NCs rather than vice versa.ConclusionsNo regenerative potential of canine NCs on canine NPCs or MSCs was observed in this study. However, significant changes in NC phenotype in long-term culture may have resulted in a suboptimal regenerative potential of these NCs. In this respect, NC-conditioned medium may be better than coculture for future studies of the regenerative potential of NCs.
Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0569-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献8.
Background
Most cellular processes are carried out by multi-protein complexes, groups of proteins that bind together to perform a specific task. Some proteins form stable complexes, while other proteins form transient associations and are part of several complexes at different stages of a cellular process. A better understanding of this higher-order organization of proteins into overlapping complexes is an important step towards unveiling functional and evolutionary mechanisms behind biological networks. 相似文献9.
Chakrabarti S Lanczycki CJ Panchenko AR Przytycka TM Thiessen PA Bryant SH 《Nucleic acids research》2006,34(9):2598-2606
Accurate multiple sequence alignments of proteins are very important to several areas of computational biology and provide an understanding of phylogenetic history of domain families, their identification and classification. This article presents a new algorithm, REFINER, that refines a multiple sequence alignment by iterative realignment of its individual sequences with the predetermined conserved core (block) model of a protein family. Realignment of each sequence can correct misalignments between a given sequence and the rest of the profile and at the same time preserves the family's overall block model. Large-scale benchmarking studies showed a noticeable improvement of alignment after refinement. This can be inferred from the increased alignment score and enhanced sensitivity for database searching using the sequence profiles derived from refined alignments compared with the original alignments. A standalone version of the program is available by ftp distribution (ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/REFINER) and will be incorporated into the next release of the Cn3D structure/alignment viewer. 相似文献
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Margaret I Butler Jeremy Gray Timothy JD Goodwin Russell TM Poulter 《BMC evolutionary biology》2006,6(1):42-26