Genome-wide analysis of the auxin response factor gene family in cucumber
Authors: S.Q. Liu and L.F. Hu
Auxin response factors (ARFs) participate in the transcriptional regulation of a series of biological processes related to growth and development. The ARF genes comprise a large multigene family in plants. Recently, a draft of the full cucumber (Cucumis sativus) genome assembly has been released; however, none of the ARF genes have been characterized. We .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.April.2.1
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.April.2.1
Aberrant promoter methylation of the CD4 gene in peripheral blood cells of mastitic dairy cows
Authors: X.S. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y.H. He, P.P. Ma, L.J. Fan, Y.C. Wang,Y.I. Zhang, D.X. Sun, S.L. Zhang, C.D. Wang, J.Z. Song and Y. Yu
Bovine mastitis is the most common and costly disease of dairy cattle. Cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) is closely related to the immune response in mastitis. We quantified promoter CpG methylation levels of the CD4 gene in Chinese Holsteins with clinical mastitis (CM) and in healthy controls; these levels were quantitatively detected with bisulfite pyr.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.December.4.10
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.December.4.10
Usefulness of cpDNA markers for phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses of closely related cactus species
Authors: I.A.S. Bonatelli, D.C. Zappi, N.P. Taylor and E.M. Moraes
Although plastid DNA has been widely explored as a marker of choice for phylogeny and phylogeography studies, little is known about its utility for examining relationships between closely related species. The slow evolutionary rates inherent to chloroplast (cp) DNA make it difficult to perform lower level taxonomic analyses, particularly at the population.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.February.28.27
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.February.28.27
Association between dietary intake of folate and MTHFR and MTR genotype with risk of breast cancer
Authors: J.M. He, Y.D. Pu, Y.J. Wu, R. Qin, Q.J. Zhang, Y.S. Sun, W.W. Zheng and L.P. Chen
We investigated the association between dietary intake of folate, vitamin B6, and the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotype with breast cancer. A matched case-control study was conducted, and 413 patients with newly diagnosed and histologically confirmed breast cancer and 436 controls were recruited. Folate intake, vitamin B6, and vita.. Read More»
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Rabbit MSTN gene polymorphisms and genetic effect analysis
Authors: X.B. Qiao, K.Y. Xu, B. Li, X. Luan, T. Xia and X.Z. Fan
We analyzed meat samples of nine pure lines of rabbit and its 37 hybrid combinations by sequencing and single-strand conformation polymorphism techniques to explore genetic polymorphisms of all the three exon regions and part of the 5'-regulatory region of the myostatin (MSTN) gene. Thus, we detected a single nucleotide mutati.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 13(2):
- 2014.April.8.1
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2014.April.8.1
Cloning and characterization of the drought-resistance OsRCI2-5 gene in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: L. Li1, N. Li, S.F. Song, Y.X. Li, X.J. Xia, X.Q. Fu, G.H. Chen and H.F. Deng
The genomic expression profile of the super-hybrid rice Liangyoupeijiu female parent Pei’ai 64S in different tissues at different developmental stages under low temperature, drought, and high temperature stresses were detected using an Affymetrix GeneChip Rice Genome Array to screen upregulated and downregulated genes. I.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 13(2):
- http://dx.doi.org/2014.May.23.13
- DOI:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2014.May.23.13
Insulin-like growth factor I gene polymorphism associated with growth and carcass traits in Thai synthetic chickens
Authors: N. Promwatee, B. Laopaiboon, T. Vongpralub, Y. Phasuk,S. Kunhareang, W. Boonkum and M. Duangjinda
Four Thai synthetic chicken lines (Kaen Thong, Khai Mook Esarn, Soi Nin, and Soi Pet) originated from Thai native and exotic commercial chickens were evaluated for their growth and carcass traits with the purpose of developing a Thai broiler breeding program. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) gene is known to play an important role in growth, prolifera.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.March.15.6
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.March.15.6
Genome-wide multilocus analysis of intraspecific differentiation in Oryza rufipogon Griff. from China and the influence of introgression from O. sativa L.
Authors: Y.B. Dong, F. Li, X.W. Pei, F. Wang, Q.H. Yuan, H.J. Wu, S.R. Jia, Y.F. Peng
Twenty-five populations of Oryza rufipogon from China and 144 cultivars of Oryza sativa were selected for this study. Based on the DNA fragment of Ehd1-4 and subspecies-specific sequence-tagged site markers in different chromosomes, intraspecific differentiation in O. rufipogon from China was analyzed. The introgression from O.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.December.2.8
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.December.2.8
Association of transforming growth factor-beta 1 gene polymorphism with genetic susceptibility to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in Korean patients
Authors: I.B. Han, A.E. Ropper, Y.J. Jeon, H.S. Park, D.A. Shin, Y.D. Teng, S.-U. Kuh and N.-K. Kim
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligaments (OPLL) has been considered to be associated with abnormalities of bone metabolism, and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) has been demonstrated to affect the bone remodeling process. We investigated two SNPs of the TGF-β1 promoter (-509C>T; rs1800469) and exon 1 (869T>C; rs19820.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.February.28.26
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.February.28.26
Polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis
Authors: L.Wang, Z.T. Wang, J.J. Hu, R. Fan, J. Zhou and J. Zhong
The gene encoding vitamin D receptor (VDR) is recognized as a promising candidate for indicating the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Four genetic polymorphisms (ApaI, BsmI, FokI, TaqI) in VDR have been widely evaluated to determine their association with IBD, and the results of these evaluations are often inco.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 13(2):
- 2014.April.8.2
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2014.April.8.2