Table of Contents | Genet. Mol. Res.2017(1)
Meta-analysis of TP73 polymorphism and cervical cancer
Authors: H. Feng, L. Sui, M. Du and Q. Wang
The aim of this study was to investigate the tumor protein p73 (TP73) G4C14-A4T14 polymorphism and to perform a meta-analysis to assess TP73 expression in cervical cancer and precancerous tissue. Articles containing data regarding TP73 status in cervical cancer patients and healthy controls were retrieved from PubMed, EMBASE, .. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16016571
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16016571
Relationship between lymphocyte DNA fragmentation and dose of iron oxide (Fe2O3) and silicon oxide (SiO2) nanoparticles.
Authors: J. JimÃ?©nez-Villarreal, D.I. Rivas-ArmendÃ?¡riz, R.D. Arellano PÃ?©rez-Vertti, E. Olivas CalderÃ?³n, R. GarcÃ?Âa-Garza, N.D. Betancourt-MartÃ?Ânez, L.B. Serrano-Gallardo and J. MorÃ?¡n-MartÃ?Ânez
At present, the use of nanoparticles is a controversial topic, especially when analyzing their effects in human tissues. Nanoparticles (NPs) can cause oxidative stress by increasing membrane lipids peroxidation and reactive oxygen species, and decreasing intracellular glutathione. Oxidative stress plays an important role in ce.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16019206
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019206
Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for Solen grandis using Illumina sequencing approach
Authors: Y.W. Feng, H.L. Jiang, Y.T. Liu, X.P. Wu, X.Q. Liu and X.M. Wei
Solen grandis is an important economic and overexploited bivalve species. In order to perform its fine-scale genetic analyses, 105 pairs of microsatellites with polymorphism were identified through Illumina Hiseq platform and bioinformatic assembly technology in this study. The estimated fragment size ranged from 100 to 268 bp.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16019621
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019621
Genetic diversity among exotic cotton accessions as for qualitative and quantitative traits
Authors: L.P. de Carvalho, F.J.C. Farias, J.I.S. Rodrigues, N.D. Suassuna and P.E. Teodoro
Studying genetic diversity among a group of genotypes is important in genetic breeding because identifying hybrid combinations of greater heterotic effect also increases the chance of obtaining plants with favorable allele combinations in an intra-population selection program. The objective of this study was to compare differe.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16019590
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019590
SYBR safeTM efficiently replaces ethidium bromide in Aspergillus fumigatus gene disruption
Authors: H.M.S. Canela, L.A. Takami and M.E.S. Ferreira
Invasive aspergillosis is a disease responsible for high mortality rates, caused mainly by Aspergillus fumigatus. The available drugs are limited and this disease continues to occur at an unacceptable frequency. Gene disruption is essential in the search for new drug targets. An efficient protocol for A. fumigatus gene disrupt.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16019583
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019583
Case of escape in cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz
Authors: N.M.A. Nassar and M. Mendonza
Two cassava escapes where collected from cultivated fields near natural habitat in Bolivia. They are described morphologically and analyzed cytogenetically in this study. It is suggested that they are the product of backcrosses of cassava interspecific hybrids with the cultigen itself, and that selective conditions have develo.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16019577
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019577
Genetic diversity and differentiation in natural populations of Arapaima gigas from lower Amazon revealed by microsatellites
Authors: P.F. Fazzi-Gomes, N. Melo, G. Palheta, S. Guerreiro, M. Amador, A.K. Ribeiro-dos-Santos, S. Santos and I. Hamoy
Genetic variability is one of the important criteria for species conservation decisions. This study aimed to analyze the genetic diversity and the population differentiation of two natural populations of Arapaima gigas, a species with a long history of being commercially exploited. We collected 87 samples of A. gigas from Gran.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16019552
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019552
Partial diallel crosses for predicting yield of semiexotic maize populations
Authors: C.M. Silva, J.B. Miranda Filho, U.C. Mendes and E.F. Reis
In Brazil, the total production of maize has increased continuously due to the advances in technology but also to the new frontiers for the maize crop, including the expansion of the second crop (safrinha; usually maize after soybean). Therefore, the exploitation of new sources of germplasm seems to be imperative to attend the.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1): gmr16019544
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019544