Table of Contents | Genet. Mol. Res.2012(3)
Genetic and molecular mechanisms of aluminum tolerance in plants
Authors: C.C. Sim�?µes, J.O. Melo, J.V. Magalhaes and C.T. Guimar�?£es
Aluminum (Al) toxicity restricts root growth and agricultural yield in acid soils, which constitute approximately 40% of the potentially arable lands worldwide. The two main mechanisms of Al tolerance in plants are internal detoxification of Al and its exclusion from root cells. Genes encoding membrane transporters and accesso.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.14
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.14
Mendelian inheritance, linkage and genotypic disequilibrium in microsatellite loci isolated from Hymenaea courbaril (Leguminosae)
Authors: F.S. Carneiro, A.E.B. Lacerda, M.R. Lemes, R. Gribel, M. Kanashiro and A.M. Sebbenn
The Neotropical tree Hymenaea courbaril, locally known as Jatobá, is a valuable source of lumber and also produces comestible and medicinal fruit. We characterized Mendelian inheritance, linkage and genotypic disequilibrium at nine microsatellite loci isolated from H. courbaril, in order to determine if they would provi.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.13
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.13
DNA barcoding of arid wild plants using rbcL gene sequences
Authors: S.O. Bafeel, I.A. Arif, M.A. Bakir, A.A. Al Homaidan, A.H. Al Farhan and H.A. Khan
DNA barcoding is currently gaining popularity due to its simplicity and high accuracy as compared to the complexity and subjective biases associated with morphology-based identification of taxa. The standard chloroplast DNA barcode for land plants recommended by the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) plant working group.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.12
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.12
Shortening of the cell cycle and developmental interruption in a Dictyostelium discoideum cell line due to RNAi-silenced expression of allantoicase
Authors: D.M. Xue and L.S. Hou
The signaling molecules NH3 (unprotonated volatile ammonia), as well as cyclic adenosine monophosphate and differentiationinducing factor, play important roles in the multicellular development of the slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum. One of the downstream metabolic products catalyzed by allantoicase (allC) is ammonia. We o.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.11
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.11
FastJoin, an improved neighbor-joining algorithm
Authors: J. Wang, M.-Z. Guo and L.L. Xing
Reconstructing the evolutionary history of a set of species is an elementary problem in biology, and methods for solving this problem are evaluated based on two characteristics: accuracy and efficiency. Neighbor-joining reconstructs phylogenetic trees by iteratively picking a pair of nodes to merge as a new node until only one.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.10
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.10
Protein transduction domain-hA20 fusion protein protects endothelial cells against high glucose-induced injury
Authors: C.L. Hou, Q. Huang, Y. Wei, W. Zhang, J.H. Mi, D.J. Ying and Z.H. Zhou
We constructed a plasmid containing a protein transduction domain (PTD) and a human A20 (hA20) gene fragment; the fusion protein was obtained by highly expressing this plasmid in the yeast Pichia pastoris GS115. The plasmid was obtained by adding 9xArg and EcoRÐ�? recognition sites to the end of the primer, and 6xHis-Tag and .. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.9
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.9
Age-related changes in the surface pheromones of the wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Authors: E.F. Neves, L.H.C. Andrade, Y.R. S�?ºarez, S.M. Lima and W.F. Antonialli-Junior
One of the most important attributes that allowed the evolution and maintenance of sociality in insects is their ability to distinguish members of their own colonies. The capacity for individual recognition in social insects is mediated by chemical signals that are acquired soon after the adult emerges, and vary according to t.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.8
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.8
Genetic characterization of Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus), Thai indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus), and two commercial lines using selective functional genes compared to microsatellite markers
Authors: P. Akaboot, M. Duangjinda, Y. Phasuk, C. Kaenchan and W. Chinchiyanond
Genetic characterization among Red Junglefowl (GS, Gallus gallus spadiceus), Thai indigenous chicken (TIC, Gallus domesticus) and commercial lines has been widely used for studies of genealogical origin, genetic diversity, and effects of selection. We compared the efficiency of genetic characterization of chicken populations t.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 2012.July.19.7
DOI: 10.4238/2012.July.19.7