Authors: S.X. Liao, Z.H. Deng, K. Cui, Y.Z. Cui and C.H. Zhang
Broussonetia papyrifera is an important native tree species with high economic value in southwest China. Its resources are drastically reduced because of over-harvesting and habitat fragmentation. In this study, 17 natural populations of B. papyrifera were analyzed using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) ma.. Read More»
Authors: G.X. E,R.S. Na,Y.J. Zhao,Y.H. Ma and Y.F. Huang
Tumor necrosis factor-a is a cytokine with a wide range of effects on both lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells. In this study, we identified polymorphisms in major histocompatibility complex class III gene in the 4th exon and the 3' untranslated region of tumor necrosis factor-a to evaluate the immunogenetic diversity of Chinese south indigenous goat. Three s.. Read More»
Authors: H. Li, Q. Jiang, Z.H. Ju, J.M. Huang, X.G. Wang, C.H. Yang, Y. Sun, G.W. Yang, J.F. Zhong and C.F. Wang
The polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-like protein 5 (GALNTL5) is a newly identified protein that is specifically expressed in testis tissue and participates in spermatogenesis. In this study, we characterized a novel bovine GALNTL5 splice variant, designated as GALNTL5-AS, by using real-time polymerase chain react.. Read More»
Authors: J.L. Cheng, J. Li, Y.M. Qiu, C.L. Wei, L.Q. Yang and J.J. Fu
Sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers were further developed from high-GC primer RAMP-PCR-amplified fragments from Lonicera japonica DNA by molecular cloning. The four DNA fragments from three high-GC primers (FY-27, FY-28, and FY-29) were successfully cloned into a pGM-T vector. The positive clones were seque.. Read More»
Authors: H.J. Luo,X.M. Xiao,J. Zhou and W. Wei
To study the effect of Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJMSCs) on the rat salpingitis model, 50 female Wistar rats were randomly divided into one control and five model groups. Mixed bacteria were injected into the oviducts of model groups. The treated acute and chronic groups received intraperitoneal injections of WJMSCs (1 x 106) o.. Read More»
Authors: Z.J. Wei, F.Y. Wang, M.P. Guo, Z.Z. Duan, N.L. Zou, P. Liu, Q.G. Yan, X.T. Wen, S.J. Cao and Y. Huang
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) can multiply effectively in chick embryo kidney (CEK) cells after adapting to the chick embryo. To investigate the dynamic changes in IBV load in the supernatant of primary CEK cells, we developed an SYBR Green I-based real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to quantify nucleic copy numbers of the IBV-Sczy3 strain. The .. Read More»
Authors: M.M. Nabhan,H. Abdelaziz,Y. Xu,R. El Sayed,M. Santibanez-Koref,N.A. Soliman and J.A. Sayer
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is an inherited ciliopathy leading to progressive kidney and liver disease. Biallelic mutations in the PKHD1 gene underlie this condition. We describe a child with bilaterally enlarged cystic kidneys, portal hypertension, and cerebral ventriculomegaly. Molecular genetic investigations using whole-exome.. Read More»
Authors: H.D. Ye, Y.R. Li, Q.X. Hong, A.N. Zhou, Q.L. Zhao, L.M. Xu, M.Q. Xu, X.T. Xu, L.L. Tang, D.J. Dai, D.J. Jiang, Y. Huang,D.W. Wang and S.W. Duan
PPARD encodes peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta, which has been shown to play an important role in controlling lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis. In this case-control study, we explored the relationship between PPARD rs2016520 polymorphism and coronary heart disease (CHD) in a Han Chinese population. A total of 657 CHD cases and 640 cont.. Read More»
Authors: Z.-Q. Wu, Z.-L. Zhang, S.-W. Nie, J. Yuan and Y.-N. Yang
We studied the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) 2 and 9 generated by cultured rabbit corneal epithelium cells that had been stimulated with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), to investigate the possible regulative mechanisms of MMP-2/9 and their potential effect on corneal inflammatory diseases. The rabbit corneal epithelium cells were cultur.. Read More»
Authors: A.-H. Sha,H.-P. Ba,Z.-H. Shan,H.-F. Chen,S.-L. Chen,D.-Z. Qiu,X.-A. Zhou and Y.-H. Chen
In this paper, homologous cloning methods were used to clone the soybean GmMEKK gene, which possesses a high degree of similarity to Arabidopsis thaliana AtMEKK1. AtMEKK1 is formed by 595 amino acids, and its secondary structure is formed by 38 irregular curls, 24 α helix, 14 β, with S-TKc domain, transmembrane domain and does not have membrane.. Read More»