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Ivan?H?StillEmail author Ananthalakshmy?K?Vettaikkorumakankauv Anthony?DiMatteo Ping?Liang 《BMC evolutionary biology》2004,4(1):16
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Examination of ancient gene families can provide an insight into how the evolution of gene structure can relate to function. Functional homologs of the evolutionarily conserved transforming acidic coiled coil (TACC) gene family are present in organisms from yeast to man. However, correlations between functional interactions and the evolution of these proteins have yet to be determined. 相似文献2.
Global conservation priorities for marine turtles 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Wallace BP DiMatteo AD Bolten AB Chaloupka MY Hutchinson BJ Abreu-Grobois FA Mortimer JA Seminoff JA Amorocho D Bjorndal KA Bourjea J Bowen BW Briseño Dueñas R Casale P Choudhury BC Costa A Dutton PH Fallabrino A Finkbeiner EM Girard A Girondot M Hamann M Hurley BJ López-Mendilaharsu M Marcovaldi MA Musick JA Nel R Pilcher NJ Troëng S Witherington B Mast RB 《PloS one》2011,6(9):e24510
Where conservation resources are limited and conservation targets are diverse, robust yet flexible priority-setting frameworks are vital. Priority-setting is especially important for geographically widespread species with distinct populations subject to multiple threats that operate on different spatial and temporal scales. Marine turtles are widely distributed and exhibit intra-specific variations in population sizes and trends, as well as reproduction and morphology. However, current global extinction risk assessment frameworks do not assess conservation status of spatially and biologically distinct marine turtle Regional Management Units (RMUs), and thus do not capture variations in population trends, impacts of threats, or necessary conservation actions across individual populations. To address this issue, we developed a new assessment framework that allowed us to evaluate, compare and organize marine turtle RMUs according to status and threats criteria. Because conservation priorities can vary widely (i.e. from avoiding imminent extinction to maintaining long-term monitoring efforts) we developed a “conservation priorities portfolio” system using categories of paired risk and threats scores for all RMUs (n = 58). We performed these assessments and rankings globally, by species, by ocean basin, and by recognized geopolitical bodies to identify patterns in risk, threats, and data gaps at different scales. This process resulted in characterization of risk and threats to all marine turtle RMUs, including identification of the world''s 11 most endangered marine turtle RMUs based on highest risk and threats scores. This system also highlighted important gaps in available information that is crucial for accurate conservation assessments. Overall, this priority-setting framework can provide guidance for research and conservation priorities at multiple relevant scales, and should serve as a model for conservation status assessments and priority-setting for widespread, long-lived taxa. 相似文献
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Regional management units for marine turtles: a novel framework for prioritizing conservation and research across multiple scales 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Wallace BP DiMatteo AD Hurley BJ Finkbeiner EM Bolten AB Chaloupka MY Hutchinson BJ Abreu-Grobois FA Amorocho D Bjorndal KA Bourjea J Bowen BW Dueñas RB Casale P Choudhury BC Costa A Dutton PH Fallabrino A Girard A Girondot M Godfrey MH Hamann M López-Mendilaharsu M Marcovaldi MA Mortimer JA Musick JA Nel R Pilcher NJ Seminoff JA Troëng S Witherington B Mast RB 《PloS one》2010,5(12):e15465
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Resolving threats to widely distributed marine megafauna requires definition of the geographic distributions of both the threats as well as the population unit(s) of interest. In turn, because individual threats can operate on varying spatial scales, their impacts can affect different segments of a population of the same species. Therefore, integration of multiple tools and techniques — including site-based monitoring, genetic analyses, mark-recapture studies and telemetry — can facilitate robust definitions of population segments at multiple biological and spatial scales to address different management and research challenges.Methodology/Principal Findings
To address these issues for marine turtles, we collated all available studies on marine turtle biogeography, including nesting sites, population abundances and trends, population genetics, and satellite telemetry. We georeferenced this information to generate separate layers for nesting sites, genetic stocks, and core distributions of population segments of all marine turtle species. We then spatially integrated this information from fine- to coarse-spatial scales to develop nested envelope models, or Regional Management Units (RMUs), for marine turtles globally.Conclusions/Significance
The RMU framework is a solution to the challenge of how to organize marine turtles into units of protection above the level of nesting populations, but below the level of species, within regional entities that might be on independent evolutionary trajectories. Among many potential applications, RMUs provide a framework for identifying data gaps, assessing high diversity areas for multiple species and genetic stocks, and evaluating conservation status of marine turtles. Furthermore, RMUs allow for identification of geographic barriers to gene flow, and can provide valuable guidance to marine spatial planning initiatives that integrate spatial distributions of protected species and human activities. In addition, the RMU framework — including maps and supporting metadata — will be an iterative, user-driven tool made publicly available in an online application for comments, improvements, download and analysis. 相似文献5.
Katie Maguire Takayuki Suzuki Darlise DiMatteo Hetal Parekh-Olmedo Eric Kmiec 《BMC molecular biology》2009,10(1):15
Background
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked genetic disorder that results in the production of a dysfunctional form of the protein, dystrophin. The mdx5cv mouse is a model of DMD in which a point mutation in exon 10 of the dystrophin gene creates an artificial splice site. As a result, a 53 base pair deletion of exon 10 occurs with a coincident creation of a frameshift and a premature stop codon. Using primary myoblasts from mdx5cv mice, single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides were designed to correct this DNA mutation. 相似文献
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