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The molecular evolution of mammalian Y-linked DNA sequences is of special
interest because of their unique mode of inheritance: most Y- linked
sequences are clonally inherited from father to son. Here we investigate
the use of Y-linked sequences for phylogenetic inference. We describe a
comparative analysis of a 515-bp region from the male sex- determining
locus, Sry, in 22 murine rodents (subfamily Murinae, family Muridae),
including representatives from nine species of Mus, and from two additional
murine genera--Mastomys and Hylomyscus. Percent sequence divergence was
< 0.01% for comparisons between populations within a species and was
0.19%-8.16% for comparisons between species. Our phylogenetic analysis of
12 murine taxa resulted in a single most- parsimonius tree that is highly
concordant with phylogenies based on mitochondrial DNA and allozymes. A
total evidence tree based on the combined data from Sry, mitochondrial DNA,
and allozymes supports (1) the monophyly of the subgenus Mus, (2) its
division into a Palearctic group (M. musculus, M. domesticus, M.
spicilegus, M. Macedonicus, and M. spretus) and an Oriental group (M.
cookii++, M. cervicolor, and M. caroli), and (3) sister-group relationships
between M. spicilegus and M. macedonicus and between M. cookii and M.
cervicolor. We argue that Y- chromosome DNA sequences represent a valuable
new source of characters for phylogenetic inference.
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Active and passive cation transport and L antigen hertogeneity in low potassium sheep red cells
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Several lines of experimental evidence are presented suggesting that the L antigens in low potassium (LK) sheep red cells are associated with separate Na(+)K(+) pump flux is distinct from the action of anti-L(l) on K(+) leak flux, implying that K(+) leak transport sites may not be converted into active pumps by the L antiserum. Treatment of LK red cells with trypsin completely abolished both the stimulation of K(+) pump flux and the enhancement of the rate of ouabain binding brought about by anti- L. That this effect is due to a total destruction of the L(p) determinant associated with the LK pump was evident from the complete failure of anti-L(p) to bind to trypsinized LK red cells. The L(p) antigen can be effectively protected against the trypsin attack by prior incubation with anti-L, indicating that the sites for antibody binding and trypsin action may be closely adjacent at the structural level. Trypsin treatment, however, did not interfere with anti-L(l) reducing ouabain insensitive K(+) leak influx, nor did it prevent binding of anti-L(ly), the hemolytically active L antibody which is probably identical with anti-L(l). The functional independence of the L(p) and L(l) sites was documented by the observation that anti-L(l) still reduced K(+) leak influx in LK cells with experimentally induced high potassium concentrations, at which K(+) pump flux is fully suppressed, whether or not anti-L(p) was binding to the L(p) antigen associated with the LK pump. 相似文献
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Paul Arora Priya Vasa Darren Brenner Karl Iglar Phil McFarlane Howard Morrison Alaa Badawi 《CMAJ》2013,185(9):E417-E423
Background:
Chronic kidney disease is an important risk factor for death and cardiovascular-related morbidity, but estimates to date of its prevalence in Canada have generally been extrapolated from the prevalence of end-stage renal disease. We used direct measures of kidney function collected from a nationally representative survey population to estimate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among Canadian adults.Methods:
We examined data for 3689 adult participants of cycle 1 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007–2009) for the presence of chronic kidney disease. We also calculated the age-standardized prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors by chronic kidney disease group. We cross-tabulated the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with albuminuria status.Results:
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease during the period 2007–2009 was 12.5%, representing about 3 million Canadian adults. The estimated prevalence of stage 3–5 disease was 3.1% (0.73 million adults) and albuminuria 10.3% (2.4 million adults). The prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and hypertriglyceridemia were all significantly higher among adults with chronic kidney disease than among those without it. The prevalence of albuminuria was high, even among those whose eGFR was 90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 or greater (10.1%) and those without diabetes or hypertension (9.3%). Awareness of kidney dysfunction among adults with stage 3–5 chronic kidney disease was low (12.0%).Interpretation:
The prevalence of kidney dysfunction was substantial in the survey population, including individuals without hypertension or diabetes, conditions most likely to prompt screening for kidney dysfunction. These findings highlight the potential for missed opportunities for early intervention and secondary prevention of chronic kidney disease.Chronic kidney disease is defined as the presence of kidney damage or reduced kidney function for more than 3 months and requires either a measured or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2, or the presence of abnormalities in urine sediment, renal imaging or biopsy results.1 Between 1.3 million and 2.9 million Canadians are estimated to have chronic kidney disease, based on an extrapolation of the prevalence of end-stage renal disease.2 In the United States, the 1999–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reported a prevalence of 5.0% for stage 1 and 2 disease and 8.1% for stage 3 and 4 disease.3,4Chronic kidney disease has been identified as a risk factor for death and cardiovascular-related morbidity and is a substantial burden on the health care system.1,5 Hemodialysis costs the Canadian health care system about $60 000 per patient per year of treatment.1 The increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease can be attributed in part to the growing elderly population and to increasing rates of diabetes and hypertension.1,6,7Albuminuria, which can result from abnormal vascular permeability, atherosclerosis or renal disease, has gained recognition as an independent risk factor for progressive renal dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.8–10 In earlier stages of chronic kidney disease, albuminuria has been shown to be more predictive of renal and cardiovascular events than eGFR.4,9 This has prompted the call for a new risk stratification for cardiovascular outcomes based on both eGFR and albuminuria.11A recent review advocated screening people for chronic kidney disease if they have hypertension, diabetes, clinically evident cardiovascular disease or a family history of kidney failure or are more than 60 years old.4 The Canadian Society of Nephrology published guidelines on the management of chronic kidney disease but did not offer guidance on screening.1 The Canadian Diabetes Association recommends annual screening with the use of an albumin:creatinine ratio,12 and the Canadian Hypertension Education Program guideline recommends urinalysis as part of the initial assessment of hypertension.13 Screening for chronic kidney disease on the basis of eGFR and albuminuria is not considered to be cost-effective in the general population, among older people or among people with hypertension.14The objective of our study was to use direct measures (biomarkers) of kidney function to generate nationally representative, population-based prevalence estimates of chronic kidney disease among Canadian adults overall and in clinically relevant groups. 相似文献5.
MNK Clottey R Asmah PK Ofori-Danson MY Ameworwor AY Karikari 《African Journal of Aquatic Science》2016,41(4):473-480
The effects of cage fish farming on physico-chemical and bacteriological water quality in Lake Volta, Ghana, were investigated in 2013–2014. Farmed and unfarmed (control) areas of the lake were selected for monitoring. Nutrients, temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, turbidity, pH, total coliforms, Pseudomonas and Vibrio spp. in the water were monitored monthly. Analyses of the water samples were carried out according to standard procedures. Physico-chemical quality of the water in both farm and control sites were within ranges typical of minimally impacted water and did not vary significantly between the two contrasting sites. The bacteriological analysis, however, revealed contamination of the lake water by fish farming. The bacterial counts at the farmed sites were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than those of the control sites, with figures at the farmed sites ranging from 132 to 1 708 cfu 100 ml?1 for total coliforms, 514 to 5 170 cfu 100 ml?1 Pseudomonas spp. and 14 to 516 cfu 100 ml?1 for Vibrio spp. The results suggested that cage fish farming has increased bacterial loads in the lake water, but has had minimal impact on its physico-chemical quality. 相似文献
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Identification of the structural and functional boundaries of the multidrug resistance protein 1 cytoplasmic loop 3 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Multidrug resistance protein (MRP) 1 is a member of the ABCC branch of the ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily that can confer resistance to natural product chemotherapeutic drugs and transport a variety of conjugated organic anions, as well as some unconjugated compounds in a glutathione- (GSH-) dependent manner. In addition to the two tandemly repeated polytopic membrane-spanning domains (MSDs) typical of ABC transporters, MRP1 and its homologues MRP2, -3, -6, and -7 contain a third NH(2)-terminal MSD. The cytoplasmic loop (CL3) connecting this MSD, but apparently not the MSD itself, is required for MRP1 leukotriene C(4) (LTC(4)) transport activity, substrate binding and appropriate trafficking of the protein to the basolateral membrane. We have used a baculovirus dual-expression system to produce various functionally complementing fragments of MRP1 in insect Sf21 cells to precisely define the region in CL3 that is required for activity and substrate binding. Using a parallel approach in polarized MDCK-I cells, we have also defined the region of CL3 that is required for basolateral trafficking. The CL3 NH(2)- and COOH-proximal functional boundaries have been identified as Cys(208) and Asn(260), respectively. Cys(208) also corresponds to the NH(2)-proximal boundary of the region required for basolateral trafficking in MDCK-I cells. However, additional residues downstream of the CL3 COOH-proximal functional boundary extending to Lys(270) were found to be important for basolateral localization. Finally, we show that regions in CL3 necessary for LTC(4) binding and transport are also required for binding of the photoactivatable GSH derivative azidophenacyl-GSH. 相似文献
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Aletaha D Nell VP Stamm T Uffmann M Pflugbeil S Machold K Smolen JS 《Arthritis research & therapy》2005,7(4):R796-R806
Introduction
Frequent assessments of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity allow timely adaptation of therapy, which is essential in preventing disease progression. However, values of acute phase reactants (APRs) are needed to calculate current composite activity indices, such as the Disease Activity Score (DAS)28, the DAS28-CRP (i.e. the DAS28 using C-reactive protein instead of erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI). We hypothesized that APRs make limited contribution to the SDAI, and that an SDAI-modification eliminating APRs – termed the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI; i.e. the sum of tender and swollen joint counts [28 joints] and patient and physician global assessments [in cm]) – would have comparable validity in clinical cohorts. 相似文献8.
There is increasing evidence for beneficial effects of early DMARD (disease-modifying antirheumatic drug) therapy over delayed
treatment in patients who present with arthritis of recent onset. However, no universal consensus exists concerning the choice
of initial drug or whether single drugs or combinations should be given as initial treatments. Recent studies have focused
on the benefits of various strategies in which treatments were tailored to achieve low levels of disease activity, as assessed
using validated response criteria. These studies demonstrated superiority of 'aggressive' over 'conventional' approaches.
Whether the inclusion of tumour necrosis factor antagonists or other biologic targeted therapies in such strategies confers
additional benefits in terms of improved long-term outcomes must be clarified by further studies. Assessment of risks in the
individual patient, allowing individual 'tailoring' of the initial treatment, would be desirable. 相似文献
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Analysis of the long-range architecture of RNA is a challenging experimental and computational problem. Local nucleotide flexibility, which directly reports underlying base pairing and tertiary interactions in an RNA, can be comprehensively assessed at single nucleotide resolution using high-throughput selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (hSHAPE). hSHAPE resolves structure-sensitive chemical modification information by high-resolution capillary electrophoresis and typically yields quantitative nucleotide flexibility information for 300-650 nucleotides (nt) per experiment. The electropherograms generated in hSHAPE experiments provide a wealth of structural information; however, significant algorithmic analysis steps are required to generate quantitative and interpretable data. We have developed a set of software tools called ShapeFinder to make possible rapid analysis of raw sequencer data from hSHAPE, and most other classes of nucleic acid reactivity experiments. The algorithms in ShapeFinder (1) convert measured fluorescence intensity to quantitative cDNA fragment amounts, (2) correct for signal decay over read lengths extending to 600 nts or more, (3) align reactivity data to the known RNA sequence, and (4) quantify per nucleotide reactivities using whole-channel Gaussian integration. The algorithms and user interface tools implemented in ShapeFinder create new opportunities for tackling ambitious problems involving high-throughput analysis of structure-function relationships in large RNAs. 相似文献
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Louis Tong Jaime Chew Henry Yang Leonard PK Ang Donald TH Tan Roger W Beuerman 《BMC medical genomics》2009,2(1):1-21