
Authors: H. Du, L. Yang, X.-Y. Xu, L. Hai, Y.-Q. Han and Y.-X. Shi
The objective of this study was to find the key regulatory molecules in the cell senescence process through observing the expression of telomere-associated factor during the normal cell replicative senescence process. Based on the established cell replicative senescence model, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses were .. Read More»
Authors: H.Y. Zeng, Y.T. Lu, X.M. Yang, Y.H. Xu and X.C. Lin
TERMINAL FLOWER1 (TFL1) homologous genes play major roles in maintaining vegetative growth and inflorescence meristem characteristics in various plant species; however, to date, the function of the bamboo TFL1 homologous gene has not been described. In this study, a TFL1 homologous gene was isolated from Bambusa oldhamii and designated as BoTFL1-like. Phy.. Read More»
Authors: Y.Y. Zhang, L.Q. Yang and L.M. Guo
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of phosphatidylserine (PS) on memory of patients and rats with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In total, 57 AD patients were recruited from our hospital, and were divided into two groups: 25 in the control group and 32 in the observation group. Next, 300 mg/d of PS was given to the rats in the observatio.. Read More»
Authors: E.R. Valadares*, A.L.C. Trindade*, L.R. Oliveira, R.R. Arantes, M.V. Daker, B.M. Viana, V.G. Haase, L.B. Jardim, G.C. Lopes and A.L.B. Godard
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a neurodegenerative X-linked recessive disorder. It is characterized by abnormal function of peroxisomes, which leads to an accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids in plasma and tissues, especially in the cortex of adrenal glands and white matter of the central nervous system, causing demyelinating .. Read More»
Authors: T.J. Xu*, Y.N. Sun* and R.X. Wang
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes play an important role in the immune response of vertebrates. Allelic polymorphism and evolutionary mechanism of MHC genes have been investigated in many mammals, but much less is known in teleosts. We examined the polymorphism, gene duplication and balancing selection of the MHC cl.. Read More»
Authors: H.H. Hu, C.Q. Jing, R. Liu, W.D. Li and H.G. Feng
The aim of this study was to clone the isoflavone synthase (IFS) gene and establish the recombinant Minshan Trifolium pratense. The IFS gene was cloned from the callus of Minshan T. pratense using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The plant expression vector pRI101-AN-IFS was constructed and introduced into Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain .. Read More»
Authors: H. Xiao, H. Zhang, T. Li, D. Wu, L.T. Qin, T. Wang, B. Zhang and S.X. Liao
We determined whether a child with 17a-hydroxylase/17, 20-lyase deficiency possessed the sex-determining region (SRY) gene, and examined the mutations present in the CYP17A1 gene that led to 17a-hydroxylase/17, 20-lyase deficiency. In the child, karyotype analysis was performed and polymerase chain reaction analysis and electrophoretic techniques were use.. Read More»
Authors: Q.-Q. Lv,J. Lu,H. Sun and J.-S. Zhang
The association between the MTHFR genetic polymorphism and ischemic stroke has been reported by a number of investigators. However, the results have been controversial and conflicting. The aim of this study was to explore the association between the MTHFR variants C677T and A1298C and the risk of ischemic stroke in an Eastern Chinese Han population. A tot.. Read More»
Authors: A.L. Ndoye, O. Sadio and D. Diouf
The genetic variation of 70 individual samples of Casuarina equisetifolia (L. Johnson) subsp equisetifolia and C. equisetifolia subsp incana growing along the northern coast of Senegal was analyzed with RAPD markers. Of the 160 primers tested, five were chosen; they generated 1396 reproducible bands and 61 polymorphic bands th.. Read More»
Authors: C. Zhou, Z.Y. Ma, L. Zhu, J.S. Guo, J. Zhu and J.F. Wang
The stress phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays pivotal roles in plants’ adaptive responses to adverse environments. Molybdenum cofactor sulfurases influence aldehyde oxidase activity and ABA biosynthesis. In this study, we isolated a novel EsMcsu1 gene encoding a molybdenum cofactor sulfurase from Eutrema salsugineum. EsMcus1 transcriptional patt.. Read More»