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Plant Genetics   Research Article

Industrial tomato lines: morphological properties and productivity

Authors: J.V.M. Peixoto, C. de M.S. Neto, L.F.C. Campos, W. de S. Dourado, A.P.O. Nogueira and A. dos R. Nascimento

The tomato is the second most produced vegetable in the world, with significant participation in the human diet. In addition, the production of tomatoes generates jobs and family income. The availability of improved cultivars that provide greater profitability to the producer and satisfactorily meets the needs of the fresh fru.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
gmr16029540
DOI:
10.4238/gmr16029540
Human Genetics   Research Article

Identification of Turkish and standard apple rootstocks by morphological and molecular markers

Authors: A. Koc, M. Akbulut, E. Orhan, Z. Celik, S. Bilgener and S. Ercisli

Two local (Vezir-1 and Vezir-2) and two standard (M9 and MM106) clonal apple rootstocks were compared using both morphological and molecular markers. International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants criteria were used for morphological evaluation, which did not clearly separate these rootstocks. We tested 47 r.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 8(2):
vol8-2gmr600
DOI:
10.4238/vol8-2gmr600
Plant Genetics   Research Article

Genetic progress in sunflower crop in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Authors: D.N. Follmann, A. Cargnelutti Filho, L.H. Lorentz, A.A. Boligon,M. Caraffa and C.A. Wartha

The sunflower has adaptability to growing regions with different climatic and soil characteristics, showing drought tolerance and high-quality oil production. The State of Rio Grande do Sul is the third largest sunflower producer in Brazil, with research related to the sunflower breeding initiated after the decade of 1950. The.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
gmr16029520
DOI:
10.4238/gmr16029520
Human Genetics   Research Article

Bioinformatic analysis of endothelial progenitor cells exposed to folic acid in type 1 diabetes mellitus

Authors: D.N. Fang, X.D. He, X.H. Li, H. Jia, P.Y. Li, Q. Lu, Z. Quan and Q.L. Wang

We investigated the effects of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) at the molecular level and assessed the therapeutic potential of folic acid (FA) in DM. We downloaded the gene expression profile of the EPCs from T1DM patients before and after treatment with FA and from healthy controls. We .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(1):
2014.January.3.1
DOI:
10.4238/2014.January.3.1
Human Genetics   Research Article

Gender flip-flop association between genetic variations of NEDD4L and metabolic syndrome in the Kazakh general population

Authors: H.M. Wang, N.F. Li, J. Hong, L. Zhou and J.H. Chang

Genetic variation is thought to contribute to etiology of metabolic syndrome (MS). Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated 4-like gene (NEDD4L) is a candidate gene for MS. This study investigated the relationship between variations of NEDD4L and MS in the Kazakh, which is an ideal population to study the .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 12(1):
2014.January.8.1
DOI:
10.4238/2014.January.8.1
Animal Genetics   Research Article

Effect of gene transfection timing on TGF-�²1 expression in rabbit mandibular distraction gap

Authors: M-K. Xie, C-B. Hu, B. Zhou and G-P. Wu

Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is a member of the TGF-β superfamily, and plays an important role in promoting various stages of intramembranous and endochondral bone formation. It is one of the major growth factors that influence new bone formation in the distraction gap during distraction osteogenesis (.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
gmr16029330
DOI:
10.4238/gmr16029330
Human Genetics   Research Article

Expression profiles of DNA repair-related genes in rat target organs under subchronic cadmium exposure

Authors: Y.X. Lei, Q. Lu, C. Shao, C.C. He, Z.N. Lei and Y.Y. Lian

We aimed to evaluate the toxicity of long-term exposure to different cadmium (Cd) doses in rats and expression profiles of DNA repair-related genes. The model rats were exposed to different concentrations of CdCl2 for 3 months, and 5 DNA repair-related genes - hMSH2, MLH1, XRCC1, hOGG1, ERCC1 - were cloned in different tissues, including the liver, kidney.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(1):
2015.January.26.5
DOI:
10.4238/2015.January.26.5
Microbial Genetics   Research Article

Phenotypic diversity of starch granules in cassava germplasm

Authors: L.M. Vasconcelos, A.C. Brito, C.D. Carmo, P.H.G.A. Oliveira and E.J. Oliveira

Demand for the development of cassava varieties with different native starches has guided the search for these characteristics in the germplasm of Manihot esculenta Crantz. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity of cassava accessions for root and starch granule characteristics to guide the.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
gmr16029276
DOI:
10.4238/gmr16029276
Microbial Genetics   Research Article

Development of novel and polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci from Haliotis ovina

Authors: Z.B. Li, X.J. Tian, J.B. Shangguan, Y.Y. Cao, G.L. Zhang and L.N. Chen

Twelve microsatellite loci were developed from Haliotis ovina by the magnetic bead hybridization method. Genetic variability was assessed using 30 individuals from 3 wild populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 5, and the polymorphism information content ranged from 0.1228 to 0.6542. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(1):
2015.January.26.6
DOI:
10.4238/2015.January.26.6
Animal Genetics   Research Article

mRNA and protein expression levels of four candidate genes for ear size in Erhualian and Large White pigs

Authors: L.C. Zhang, J. Liang, L. Pu, Y.B. Zhang, L.G. Wang, X. Liu, H. Yan, L.X. Wang

Porcine ear size is an important characteristic for distinguishing among pig breeds. In a previous genome-wide association study of porcine ear size, LEM domain-containing 3 (LEMD3), methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 (MSRB3), high mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2), and Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (WIF1) were implicated as important.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2):
gmr16029252
DOI:
10.4238/gmr16029252