
Authors: J.P. Leite, E.G.G. Barbosa, S.R.R. Marin, J.P. Marinho, J.F.C. Carvalho, R.F. Pagliarini, A.S. Cruz, M.C.N. Oliveira, J.R.B. Farias, N. Neumaier, F.C.M. Guimar�£es, T. Yoshida, N. Kanamori, Y. Fujita, K. Nakashima, K.Y. Shinozaki, J.A. Desid�©rio and A.L. Nepomuceno
Abscisic acid-responsive element binding protein (AREB1) is a basic domain/leucine zipper transcription factor that binds to the abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive element motif in the promoter region of ABA-inducible genes. Because AREB1 is not sufficient to direct the expression of downstream genes under non-stress conditions, a.. Read More»
Authors: N.D. Linhares, M.C.M. Freire, R.G.C.C.L. Cardenas, M. Bahia, E. Puzenat, F. Aubin and S.D.J. Pena
Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the development of benign tumors in the skin, muscle, bone, and viscera. The molecular pathogenesis is still incompletely known. An autosomal dominant form had been reported as causally related with mutations in the gene for platelet-derived growth factor re.. Read More»
Authors: Y.W. Chen, C.H. Li, Z. Liu, J.H. Dong, W.Z. Zhang and K. Jiang
Biliary cystadenoma (BCA) and biliary cystadenocarcinoma (BCAC) are rare biliary duct neoplasms. This study investigated reasonable management strategies of cystic neoplasms in the liver. Charts of 39 BCA/BCAC patients (9 males, 30 female; median age 53.74 ± 14.50 years) who underwent surgery from January 1999.. Read More»
Authors: S.C.D. Valdo, A. Wendland, L.G. Ara�ºjo, L.C. Melo, H.S. Pereira, P.G. Melo and L.C. Faria
Bacterial wilt of common bean caused by Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens is an important disease in terms of economic importance. It reduces grain yield by colonizing xylem vessels, subsequently impeding the translocation of water and nutrients to the superior plant parts. The existence of physiological races i.. Read More»
Authors: K.K. Ol, B. Agachan, U. Gormus2, B. Toptas and T. Isbir
Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and diabetes mellitus is one of its main risk factors due to microvascular and macrovascular complications, such as atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is now known to be an inflammatory process mediated by prostaglandins and several interleukins. As both are impor.. Read More»
Authors: W.G. Xie, X.F. Lu, X.Q. Zhang, L.K. Huang and L. Cheng
Orchardgrass is a highly variable, perennial forage grass that is cultivated throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Despite its economic importance, the genetic relationship and distance among and within cultivars are largely unknown but would be of great interest for breeding programs. We investigated the .. Read More»
Authors: S. Sogut, Z. Yonden, H. Kaya, S. Oktar, M. Tutanc, H.R. Yilmaz, A. Yigit, N. Ozcelik and E. Gali
Oxidative stress may be contributory to the pathophysiology of the abnormalities that underlie the clinical course of sickle cell anemia. We looked for a possible genetic association between the functional polymorphism Ala-9Val in the human Mn-SOD gene and sickle cell anemia. One hundred and twenty-seven patients with sickle c.. Read More»
Authors: J. Lin, R.M. Zeng, R.N. Li and W.H. Cao
Epidemiological studies have indicated that folate metabolism is correlated with increased risk of gastric cancer. Since methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is an important enzyme involved in folate metabolism, in this study, we examined whether polymorphisms and haplotypes of MTHFR are correlated with the risk of gast.. Read More»
Authors: M. Li, C.J. Ma, X.M. Liu, D. Zhao, Q.C. Xu and Y.J. Wang
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, a bacterial species that specifically affects ovine and goat, is the cause of ovine infectious pleuropneumonia. We cloned, sequenced and analyzed heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) (dnaK) gene of M. ovipneumoniae. The full length open reading frame of the M. ovipneumoniae HSP70 gene consists of 1812 nucleo.. Read More»
Authors: Z.J. Chen, Z.M. Cao and Z.D. Yu
Poplars are extensively cultivated worldwide, and their susceptibility to the foliar rust fungus leads to considerable damages in plantations. To better understand the molecular basis of poplar responses to the foliar rust, suppression subtractive hybridization was used to identify the potential important or novel genes involv.. Read More»