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Genetic variation at the Major Histocompatibility Complex locus DQ beta was
analyzed in 233 beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from seven
populations: St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Beaufort Sea, eastern Chukchi
Sea, western Hudson Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, southeastern Baffin Island,
and High Arctic and in 12 narwhals (Monodon monoceros) sympatric with the
High Arctic beluga population. Variation was assessed by amplification of
the exon coding for the peptide binding region via the polymerase chain
reaction, followed by either cloning and DNA sequencing or single-stranded
conformation polymorphism analysis. Five alleles were found across the
beluga populations and one in the narwhal. Pairwise comparisons of these
alleles showed a 5:1 ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions per
site leading to eight amino acid differences, five of which were
nonconservative substitutions, centered around positions previously shown
to be important for peptide binding. Although the amount of allelic
variation is low when compared with terrestrial mammals, the nature of the
substitutions in the peptide binding sites indicates an important role for
the DQ beta locus in the cellular immune response of beluga whales.
Comparisons of allele frequencies among populations show the High Arctic
population to be different (P < or = .005) from the other beluga
populations surveyed. In these other populations an allele, Dele-DQ
beta*0101-2, was found in 98% of the animals, while in the High Arctic it
was found in only 52% of the animals. Two other alleles were found at high
frequencies in the High Arctic population, one being very similar to the
single allele found in narwhal.
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Miller VM Clouse WD Tonnessen BH Boston US Severson SR Bonde S Rud KS Hurt RD 《American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology》2000,279(4):H1913-H1921
Nicotine patches are available as an over-the-counter medication for aid in smoking cessation. This study was designed to determine how nicotine patch therapy over time and dose ranges used in smoking cessation programs in humans affects endothelium-dependent relaxations. Dogs were treated with nicotine patches (11, 22, or 44 mg/day) for 2 and 5 wk. Circulating nicotine and oxidized products of nitric oxide (NOx) were measured. Coronary arteries were prepared for measurement of isometric force and aortic endothelial cells were prepared for measurement of mRNA or NO synthase (NOS) activity. Circulating nicotine increased with increasing concentrations of nicotine patches. After 5 wk of treatment with 22 mg/day patches, circulating NOx was reduced but NOS activity was increased. NOS mRNA was similar among groups. Only after 5 wk of treatment with 22 mg/day patches were endothelium-dependent relaxations reduced to alpha(2)-adrenergic agonists, ADP, and the calcium ionophore A-23187. These results suggest a time and biphasic dose effect of nicotine treatment on endothelium-dependent responses that may be related to bioavailability of NO. This complex relationship of duration and dose of nicotine treatment may explain, in part, discrepancies in effects of nicotine on endothelium-dependent responses. 相似文献
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Stephen A. Diamond Peter C. Trenham Michael J. Adams Blake R. Hossack Roland A. Knapp Stacey L. Stark David Bradford P. Stephen Corn Ken Czarnowski Paul D. Brooks Dan Fagre Bob Breen Naomi E. Detenbeck Kathy Tonnessen 《Ecosystems》2005,8(5):462-477
Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280–320-nm wavelengths) doses were estimated for 1024 wetlands in six national parks: Acadia
(Acadia), Glacier (Glacier), Great Smoky Mountains (Smoky), Olympic (Olympic), Rocky Mountain (Rocky), and Sequoia/Kings Canyon
(Sequoia). Estimates were made using ground-based UV-B data (Brewer spectrophotometers), solar radiation models, GIS tools,
field characterization of vegetative features, and quantification of DOC concentration and spectral absorbance. UV-B dose
estimates were made for the summer solstice, at a depth of 1 cm in each wetland. The mean dose across all wetlands and parks
was 19.3 W-h m−2 (range of 3.4–32.1 W-h m−2). The mean dose was lowest in Acadia (13.7 W-h m−2) and highest in Rocky (24.4 W-h m−2). Doses were significantly different among all parks. These wetland doses correspond to UV-B flux of 125.0 μW cm−2 (range 21.4–194.7 μW cm−2) based on a day length, averaged among all parks, of 15.5 h. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC), a key determinant of water-column
UV-B flux, ranged from 0.6 (analytical detection limit) to 36.7 mg C L−1 over all wetlands and parks, and reduced potential maximal UV-B doses at 1-cm depth by 1%–87 %. DOC concentration, as well
as its effect on dose, was lowest in Sequoia and highest in Acadia (DOC was equivalent in Acadia, Glacier, and Rocky). Landscape
reduction of potential maximal UV-B doses ranged from zero to 77% and was lowest in Sequoia. These regional differences in
UV-B wetland dose illustrate the importance of considering all aspects of exposure in evaluating the potential impact of UV-B
on aquatic organisms. 相似文献
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Cupit PM Steinauer ML Tonnessen BW Eric Agola L Kinuthia JM Mwangi IN Mutuku MW Mkoji GM Loker ES Cunningham C 《International journal for parasitology》2011,41(12):1249-1252
A vaccine against schistosomiasis would contribute significantly to reducing the 3-70 million disability-adjusted life years lost annually to the disease. Towards this end, inoculation with the large extracellular loop (EC-2) of Schistosoma mansoni tetraspanin-2 protein (Sm-TSP-2) has proved effective in reducing worm and egg burdens in S. mansoni-infected mice. The EC-2 loop of Schistosoma japonicum TSP-2, however, has been found to be highly polymorphic, perhaps diminishing the likelihood that this antigen can be used for vaccination against this species. Here, we examine polymorphism of the EC-2 of Sm-TSP-2 in genetically unique worms derived from six individuals from Kisumu, Kenya. 相似文献
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Significance of nucleotide sequence alignments: a method for random sequence permutation that preserves dinucleotide and codon usage 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
The similarity of two nucleotide sequences is often expressed in terms of
evolutionary distance, a measure of the amount of change needed to
transform one sequence into the other. Given two sequences with a small
distance between them, can their similarity be explained by their base
composition alone? The nucleotide order of these sequences contributes to
their similarity if the distance is much smaller than their average
permutation distance, which is obtained by calculating the distances for
many random permutations of these sequences. To determine whether their
similarity can be explained by their dinucleotide and codon usage, random
sequences must be chosen from the set of permuted sequences that preserve
dinucleotide and codon usage. The problem of choosing random dinucleotide
and codon-preserving permutations can be expressed in the language of graph
theory as the problem of generating random Eulerian walks on a directed
multigraph. An efficient algorithm for generating such walks is described.
This algorithm can be used to choose random sequence permutations that
preserve (1) dinucleotide usage, (2) dinucleotide and trinucleotide usage,
or (3) dinucleotide and codon usage. For example, the similarity of two
60-nucleotide DNA segments from the human beta-1 interferon gene
(nucleotides 196-255 and 499-558) is not just the result of their nonrandom
dinucleotide and codon usage.
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The climatic cycles with subsequent glacial and intergalcial periods have had a great impact on the distribution and evolution of species. Using genetic analytical tools considerably increased our understanding of these processes. In this review I therefore give an overview of the molecular biogeography of Europe. For means of simplification, I distinguish between three major biogeographical entities: (i) "Mediterranean" with Mediterranean differentiation and dispersal centres, (ii) "Continental" with extra-Mediterranean centres and (iii) "Alpine" and/or "Arctic" with recent alpine and/or arctic distribution patterns. These different molecular biogeographical patterns are presented using actual examples. Many "Mediterranean" species are differentiated into three major European genetic lineages, which are due to glacial isolation in the three major Mediterranean peninsulas. Postglacial expansion in this group of species is mostly influenced by the barriers of the Pyrenees and the Alps with four resulting main patterns of postglacial range expansions. However, some cases are known with less than one genetic lineage per Mediterranean peninsula on the one hand, and others with a considerable genetic substructure within each of the Mediterranean peninsulas, Asia Minor and the Maghreb. These structures within the Mediterranean sub-centres are often rather strong and in several cases even predate the Pleistocene. For the "Continental" species, it could be shown that the formerly supposed postglacial spread from eastern Palearctic expansion centres is mostly not applicable. Quite the contrary, most of these species apparently had extra-Mediterranean centres of survival in Europe with special importance of the perialpine regions, the Carpathian Basin and parts of the Balkan Peninsula. In the group of "Alpine" and/or "Arctic" species, several molecular biogeographical patterns have been found, which support and improve the postulates based on distribution patterns and pollen records. Thus, genetic studies support the strong linkage between southwestern Alps and Pyrenees, northeastern Alps and Carpathians as well as southeastern Alps and the Dinaric mountain systems, hereby allowing conclusions on the glacial distribution patterns of these species. Furthermore, genetic analyses of arctic-alpine disjunct species support their broad distribution in the periglacial areas at least during the last glacial period. The detailed understanding of the different phylogeographical structures is essential for the management of the different evolutionary significant units of species and the conservation of their entire genetic diversity. Furthermore, the distribution of genetic diversity due to biogeographical reasons helps understanding the differing regional vulnerabilities of extant populations. 相似文献
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Paul D. Brooks Catherine M. O’Reilly Stephen A. Diamond Don H. Campbell Roland Knapp David Bradford Paul Stephen Corn Blake Hossack Kathy Tonnessen 《Ecosystems》2005,8(5):478-487
The amount, chemical composition, and source of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), together with in situ ultraviolet (UV-B) attenuation,
were measured at 1–2 week intervals throughout the summers of 1999, 2000, and 2001 at four sites in Rocky Mountain National
Park (Colorado). Eight additional sites, four in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park/John Muir Wilderness (California)
and four in Glacier National Park (Montana), were sampled during the summer of 2000. Attenuation of UV-B was significantly
related to DOC concentrations over the three years in Rocky Mountain (R2 = 0.39, F = 25.71, P < 0.0001) and across all parks in 2000 (R2 = 0.44, F = 38.25, P < 0.0001). The relatively low R2 values, however, reflect significant temporal and spatial variability in the specific attenuation per unit DOC. Fluorescence
analysis of the fulvic acid DOC fraction (roughly 600–2,000 Daltons) indicated that the source of DOC significantly affected
the attenuation of UV-B. Sites in Sequoia–Kings Canyon were characterized by DOC derived primarily from algal sources and
showed much deeper UV-B penetration, whereas sites in Glacier and Rocky Mountain contained a mix of algal and terrestrial
DOC-dominated sites, with more terrestrially dominated sites characterized by greater UV-B attenuation per unit DOC. In general,
site characteristics that promoted the accumulation of terrestrially derived DOC showed greater attenuation of UV-B per unit
DOC; however, catchment vegetation and soil characteristics, precipitation, and local hydrology interacted to make it difficult
to predict potential exposure from DOC concentrations. 相似文献
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Jochen BW Wolf Chris Harrod Sylvia Brunner Sandie Salazar Fritz Trillmich Diethard Tautz 《BMC evolutionary biology》2008,8(1):150