Animal Genetics
Toxoplasma gondii: cloning, sequencing, expression, and antigenic characterization of ROP2, GRA5 and GRA7
Authors: M. Igarashi, F. Kano, K. Tamekuni, P.M. Kawasaki, I.T. Navarro,O. Vidotto, M.C. Vidotto, R.Z. Machado and J.L. Garcia
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular obligate protozoan,which infects humans and warm-blooded animals. The aim of the present study was to clone the rop2, gra5 and gra7 genes from T. gondii RH strain and to produce recombinant proteins. The rop2, gra5 and gra7 gene fragments produced by polymerase chain reaction were cloned i.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 7(2):
- vol7-2gmr423
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol7-2gmr423
Differential expression of E-cadherin gene in human neuroepithelial tumors
Authors: F.J.N. Motta, E.T. Valera, A.K.B. Lucio-Eterovic, R.G.P. Queiroz,L. Neder, C.A. Scrideli, H.R. Machado, C.G. Carlotti-Junior, S.K.N. Marie and L.G. Tone
Cadherins are cell-to-cell adhesion molecules that play an important role in the establishment of adherent-type junctions by mediating calcium-dependent cellular interactions. The CDH1 gene encodes the transmembrane glycoprotein E-cadherin which is important in maintaining homophilic cell-cell adhesion in epithelial tissues. E.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 7(2):
- vol7-2gmr424
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol7-2gmr424
Molecular cloning and expression profile of an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene from the hemipteran insect Nilaparvata lugens
Authors: W.J. Zha, S.H. Li, L. Zhou, Z.J. Chen, K. Liu, G.C. Yang, G. Hu, G.C. He and A.Q. You
The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters belong to a large superfamily of proteins that have important physiological functions in all living organisms. In insects, ABC transporters have important functions in the transport of molecules, and are also involved in insecticide resistance, metabolism, and development. In this study, the Nilaparvata lugens S.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(1):
- http://dx.doi.org/2015.March.30.26
- DOI:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2015.March.30.26
Effect of UBE3C polymorphisms on intramuscular fat content and fatty acid composition in Duroc pigs
Authors: P. Supakankul and S. Mekchay
Ubiquitin protein ligase E3C (UBE3C) is involved in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, and several ubiquitin protein ligases are important for fat deposition and lipid metabolism. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the UBE3C gene with intramuscular fat (I.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3):
- gmr.15038415
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr.15038415
Unusual chromosome numbers in Paspalum L. (Poaceae: Paniceae) from Brazil
Authors: A.P.S. Pe�±aloza, A.L. C�´rtes, M.T. Pozzobon, S. Santos,G.H. Rua and J.F.M. Valls
Somatic chromosome numbers were determined for 20 new germplasm accessions of Paspalum, belonging to 17 species collected in Brazil. Chromosome number is reported for the first time for P. reduncum (2n = 18), P. cinerascens (2n = 20), P. cordatum (2n = 20), P. filgueirasii (2n = 24), P. ammodes (2n = 36), P. bicilium (2n = 40).. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 7(2):
- vol7-2gmr431
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol7-2gmr431
IL-8 mRNA expression in the mouse mammary glands during pregnancy and lactation
Authors: H.P. Li, Y.J. Guo, H.S. Zhu, K. Zhong, G.M. Zha, L.F. Wang, Y.L. Wang, W.F. Lu, Y.Y. Wang and G.Y. Yang
Interkeukin-8 (IL-8) is an important inflammatory mediator. It is an angiogenic factor associated with inflammation and carcinogenesis. To date, research on IL-8 has been limited to its role as an indicator of inflammation. There has been no systematic research concerning IL-8 expression levels in the mouse mammary gland durin.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 11(4):
- 2012.October.9.10
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2012.October.9.10
Food assimilated by two sympatric populations of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Delphacidae) feeding on different host plants contaminates insect DNA detected by RAPD-PCR analysis
Authors: M.A. Latif, M.Y. Omar, S.G. Tan, S.S. Siraj, M.E. Ali and M.Y. Rafii
Contamination of insect DNA for RAPD-PCR analysis can be a problem because many primers are non-specific and DNA from parasites or gut contents may be simultaneously extracted along with that of the insect. We measured the quantity of food ingested and assimilated by two sympatric populations of brown planthopper (BPH), Nilapa.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 11(1):
- http://dx.doi.org/2012.January.9.4
- DOI:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2012.January.9.4
DNA barcoding reveals high levels of genetic diversity in the fishes of the Itapecuru Basin in Maranh�£o, Brazil
Authors: M.H.S. Nascimento, M.S. Almeida, M.N.S. Veira, D. Limeira Filho, R.C. Lima, M.C. Barros and E.C. Fraga
DNA barcoding is a useful complementary tool for use in traditional taxonomic studies due to its ability to detect cryptic species, and may be particularly efficient in the identification of fish species. The fish fauna of the Itapecuru River represents an important fishery resource in the Brazilian State of Maranhão, a.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3):
- gmr.15038476
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr.15038476
Expression of Rap1GAP in human myeloid disease following microarray selection
Authors: X. Qi, Z. Chen, J. Qian, J. Cen and M. Gu
To find the underlying causes of primary myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), the gene expression profiling of both CD34+ cells and bone marrow mononuclear cells from MDS patients was performed using oligonucleotide microarray and cDNA microarrays, respectively. Several candidate genes which were differentially expressed in MDS pat.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 7(2):
- vol7-2gmr395
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol7-2gmr395
Molecular characterization, expression, and functional analysis of NOD1 in Qingyuan partridge chicken
Authors: Z.Y. Tao, C.H. Zhu, Z.H. Shi, C. Song, W.J. Xu, W.T. Song, J.M. Zou and A.J. Qin
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein-1 (NOD1) is a cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor (PRR) and a key member of the NOD-like receptor (NLR) family. It has been reported that NLRs recognize a variety of microbial infections to induce the host innate immune response via modulation of NF-κB signaling. However, no reports o.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(1):
- http://dx.doi.org/2015.March.30.29
- DOI:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2015.March.30.29