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Animal Genetics   Research Article

Cleaning cassava genotypes infected with cassava frogskin disease via in vitro shoot tip culture

Authors: M.J.S. Carvalho, E.J. Oliveira, A.S. Souza, J.S. Pereira, M.S.A.S. Diamantino and S.A.S. Oliveira

This study aimed to develop a methodology for eliminating cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) from in vitro shoot tip culture by associating thermotherapy and tetracycline. Cuttings from different accessions (BGM0232, BGM0315, BGM0464, BGM584, BGM0841, and BGM1342), infected with CFSD according to visual inspection of the disease .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
gmr16029556
DOI:
10.4238/gmr16029556
Human Genetics   Research Article

Effect of Shenqin biochemical extract on hypoxia-inducible factor-1�± expression in ultraviolet B-irradiated HaCaT cells

Authors: X. Chen, J. Bai, Y. Li, X.-G. Li1, G.-F. Lv and H.-Ch. Zhang

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is considered the main transcriptional regulator of the hypoxia-specific cellular and developmental response. This study was performed to investigate the effect of Shenqin biochemical extract (SQBE) on HIF-1α expression in ultraviolet B (UVB)-irradiated HaCaT cells and the.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
gmr16029430
DOI:
10.4238/gmr16029430
Medical Genetics   Research Article

ERCC1 mRNA expression is associated with the clinical outcome of non-small cell lung cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapy

Authors: H. Zhang1, J. Li2, Y. Zhang2, M. Sun3, P. Zhao1, G. Zhang2, C. Jin2, L. Sun1, M. He1, B. Wang2 and X. Zhang2

We conducted a prospective study to analyze the expression of the excision repair cross-complementing group 1 (ERCC1) and ribonucleotide reductase subunit M1 (RRM1) genes in 297 Chinese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The goal of this study was to evaluate these genes as potential biomarkers for prediction of tumor response and .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):
2014.December.4.16
DOI:
10.4238/2014.December.4.16
Medical Genetics   Research Article

ERCC1 mRNA expression is associated with the clinical outcome of non-small cell lung cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapy

Authors: H. Zhang1, J. Li2, Y. Zhang2, M. Sun3, P. Zhao1, G. Zhang2, C. Jin2, L. Sun1, M. He1, B. Wang2 and X. Zhang2

We conducted a prospective study to analyze the expression of the excision repair cross-complementing group 1 (ERCC1) and ribonucleotide reductase subunit M1 (RRM1) genes in 297 Chinese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The goal of this study was to evaluate these genes as potential biomarkers for prediction of tumor response and .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):
2014.December.4.16
DOI:
10.4238/2014.December.4.16
Human Genetics   Research Article

Association between the -77T>C polymorphism in the DNA repair gene XRCC1 and lung cancer risk

Authors: B.B. Sun, J.Z. Wu, Y.G. Li and L.J. Ma

Numerous studies have evaluated the association between the X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) DNA repair gene polymorphism -77T>C and lung cancer risk. However, this association is controversial. We used PubMed and Embase to identify 5 case-control studies, which included 2488 lung cancer cases and 2576 controls, for inclusion in a compr.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):
2014.December.4.17
DOI:
10.4238/2014.December.4.17
Microbial Genetics   Research Article

Correlation of forkhead box transcription factor O1 and myosin heavy chain isoforms in porcine skeletal muscle

Authors: X.E. Shi, Z.Y. Song, Q.M. Yang, Y.G. Liu and G.S. Yang

We examined the expression of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms and forkhead box transcription factor O1 (FoxO1) in porcine soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles to clarify the correlation of FoxO1 and the relative abundance of transcripts of MyHC isoforms. Soleus muscle was found to be redder than EDL muscles in pigs, and immunohistochemica.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):
2014.December.4.18
DOI:
10.4238/2014.December.4.18
Microbial Genetics   Research Article

Molecular characterization of thioredoxin-1 and thioredoxin reductase activity in mud crab Scylla paramamosain

Authors: J.H. Hu1,2*, F.Y. Zhang1*, K.J. Jiang1, Y.B. Fang1,2, J. Wang1,2, M. Zhao1,2, Z.G. Qiao1 and L.B. Ma1

The thioredoxin (Trx) system consists of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), Trx, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH). TrxR is an NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase. Trx is a ubiquitous small protein with a redox-active disulfide bridge that plays important regulatory roles in some vital metabolic reactions. In this study, a cDNA sequence (SpTrx.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):
2014.December.4.19
DOI:
10.4238/2014.December.4.19
Animal Genetics   Research Article

Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms and milk production traits in buffalo

Authors: G.C. Venturini1, D.F. Cardoso1, F. Baldi1, A.C. Freitas1, R.R. Aspilcueta-Borquis1, D.J.A. Santos1, G.M.F. Camargo1, N.B. Stafuzza2, L.G. Albuquerque1 and H. Tonhati1

The aim of this study was to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in buffaloes associated with milk yield and content, in addition to somatic cell scores based on the cross-species transferability of SNPs from cattle to buffalo. A total of 15,745 SNPs were analyzed, of which 1562 showed 1% significance and 4742 with 5% significance, which were .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):
2014.December.4.20
DOI:
10.4238/2014.December.4.20
Human Genetics   Research Article

MTA1 promotes cell proliferation via DNA damage repair in epithelial ovarian cancer

Authors: Q.Y. Yang1, J.H. Li2, Q.Y. Wang3, Y. Wu3, J.L. Qin3, J.J. Cheng3 and J. Qiu3

We examined whether metastasis-associated gene 1 (MTA1) promotes cell proliferation via DNA damage repair in ovarian cancer. MTA1 was successfully down-regulated using small interfering RNA in the epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines SKOV-3 and OVCAR-3. Cell growth was evaluated through MTT and colony formation assays. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):
Human Genetics   Research Article

Distribution of constitutive heterochromatin in species of triatomines with fragmentation of sex chromosomes X

Authors: A.L. Guerra1, K.C.C. Alevi1, J.A. Rosa2 and M.T.V. Azeredo-Oliveira1

Cytogenetic analyses of triatomines are considered to be important taxonomic tools. Thus, we analyzed the pattern of constitutive heterochromatin in 7 species of triatomine with fragmentation of the sex chromosome X, focusing on the cytotaxonomy of these triatomines. The species analyzed included Triatoma vitticeps, Triatoma melanocephala, Triatoma tibiam.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(4):