Microbial Genetics
mRNA expression of prolactin receptor in sheep pituitary and its effect on maternal behavior
Authors: L.P. Wang
Prolactin receptor (PRLR) is the specific receptor for prolactin. Brain-specific control of PRLR gene expression is correlated with the induction of maternal behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the dynamic changes in the PRLR mRNA level in the sheep pituitary gland and its effect on ewe maternal behavior. The mRNA expression of PRLR during .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(3):
- 2015.July.31.13
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.July.31.13
Dynamic QTL analysis of protein content and glutamine synthetase activity in recombinant inbred wheat lines
Authors: H.M. Li, H. Liang, Z. Li, Z.X. Tang, S.L. Fu, Y.Y. Geng, B.J. Yan and Z.L. Ren
Protein content (PC) is a crucial factor that determines the end-use and nutritional quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Glutamine synthetase (GS), which is a major participant in nitrogen metabolism, can convert inorganic nitrogen into organic nitrogen. Although many studies have been conducted on PC and GS, a dynamic analysis of all of the filling sta.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(3):
- 2015.July.31.19
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.July.31.19
A fast neighbor joining method
Authors: J.F. Li
With the rapid development of sequencing technologies, an increasing number of sequences are available for evolutionary tree reconstruction. Although neighbor joining is regarded as the most popular and fastest evolutionary tree reconstruction method [its time complexity is O(n3), where n is the number of sequences], it is not sufficiently fast to infer e.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(3):
- 2015.July.31.22
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.July.31.22
A study of microemboli monitoring of atherosclerotic thrombotic cerebral infarction and artery stenosis
Authors: D.J. Sun, A.X. Zhuang, Q.H. Zeng, Y.L. Jiang, J.D. Jiang, S.Q. Feng, Y. Zhang, H.M. Huang, H.X. Nie and L. Liu
This study aimed to assess the relationship between the recurrence and prognosis of patients with acute middle cerebral artery infarction, atherosclerotic brain infarction, and the existence of microemboli. We continuously enrolled patients with acute atherosclerotic thrombotic cerebral infarction artery stenosis. We performed.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 13(3):
- 2014.August.28.17
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2014.August.28.17
Genetic progress in oat associated with fungicide use in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Authors: D.N. Follmann, A. Cargnelutti Filho, A.D. L�?ºcio, V.Q. de Souza, M. Caraffa and C.A. Wartha
The State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) is the largest producer of oat in Brazil with the aid of consolidated breeding programs, which are constantly releasing new cultivars. The main objectives of this study were to: 1) evaluate the annual genetic progress in grain yield and hectoliter weight of the oat cultivars in RS, with and .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 15(4):
- gmr15049390
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr15049390
Segregation and genetic linkage analyses of river catfish, Mystus nemurus, based on microsatellite markers
Authors: B.P. Hoh, S.S. Siraj, S.G. Tan and K. Yusoff
The river catfish Mystus nemurus is an important fresh water species for aquaculture in Malaysia. We report the first genetic linkage map of M. nemurus based on segregation analysis and a linkage map using newly developed microsatellite markers of M. nemurus. A total of 70 of the newly developed polymorphic DNA microsatellite markers were analyzed on pedi.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(3):
- 2013.February.28.1
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.February.28.1
Targeting of miR-432 to myozenin1 to regulate myoblast proliferation and differentiation
Authors: R.M. Ren, H. Liu, S.H. Zhao and J.H. Cao
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the development and biochemical functions of skeletal muscles. However, targeting of miRNAs to structural genes involved in Z-discs have not been investigated. Here, we describe a highly expressed miRNA, miR-432, in pig embryonic skeletal muscle, which appeared to target myozenin1 (MY.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 15(4):
- gmr15049313
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr15049313
Meta-analysis demonstrates association of XRCC1 genetic polymorphism Arg399Gln with esophageal cancer risk in the Chinese population
Authors: Z.Y. Zhang, Y. Xuan, X.Y. Jin, X. Tian and R. Wu
We made a meta-analysis of the association between X-ray cross-complementing gene 1 (XRCC1) genetic polymorphism Arg399Gln and esophageal cancer (EC) risk. Statistical analysis was performed with the Review Manager version 4.2.8 software program and STATA version 11.0. We selected 16 case-control studies for this meta-analysis, including 3591 EC cases and.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(3):
- 2013.January.16.2
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.January.16.2
Search for methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphisms in mutant figs
Authors: M.G.F. Rodrigues, A.B.G. Martins, B.W. Bertoni, A. Figueira and S. Giuliatti
Fig (Ficus carica) breeding programs that use conventional approaches to develop new cultivars are rare, owing to limited genetic variability and the difficulty in obtaining plants via gamete fusion. Cytosine methylation in plants leads to gene repression, thereby affecting transcription without changing the DNA sequence. Previous studies using random amp.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(3):
- 2013.July.8.8
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.July.8.8
Prevalence of CYP2C8 polymorphisms in a North Indian population
Authors: S. Minhas, N. Setia, S. Pandita, R. Saxena, I.C. Verma and S. Aggarwal
CYP2C8 is an important member of the cytochrome P450 family of enzymes; it affects the activity of various drugs used in routine clinical practice, including amiodarone, chloroquine, amodiaquine, and repaglinide, as well as endogenous compounds, such as arachidonic acid and retonic acid. It is also the main enzyme involved in the metabolism of the widely .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(3):
- 2013.July.8.7
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.July.8.7