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C. Schubert 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2009,66(7):1178-1197
The Williams-Beuren syndrome is a genomic disorder (prevalence: 1/7,500 to 1/20,000), caused by a hemizygous contiguous gene
deletion on chromosome 7q11.23. Typical symptoms comprise supravalvular aortic stenosis, mental retardation, overfriendliness
and visuospatial impairment. The common deletion sizes range of 1.5–1.8 mega base pairs (Mb), encompassing app. 28 genes.
For a few genes, a genotype-phenotype correlation has been established. The best-explored gene within this region is the elastin
gene; its haploinsufficiency causes arterial stenosis. The region of the Williams-Beuren syndrome consists of a single copy
gene region (~1.2 Mb) flanked by repetitive sequences – Low Copy Repeats (LCR). The deletions arise as a consequence of misalignment
of these repetitive sequences during meiosis and a following unequal crossing over due to high similarity of LCRs. This review
presents an overview of the Williams-Beuren syndrome region considering the genomic assembly, chromosomal rearrangements and
their mechanisms (i.e. deletions, duplications, inversions) and evolutionary and historical aspects.
Received 11 July 2008; received after revision 15 October 2008; accepted 16 October 2008 相似文献
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Sry and Sox9: mammalian testis-determining genes 总被引:13,自引:0,他引:13
P. Koopman 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1999,55(6-7):839-856
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Molecular basis of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
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Organization and expression of the poxvirus genome 总被引:19,自引:0,他引:19
Riccardo Wittek 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1982,38(3):285-297
Summary Poxviruses comprise a large group of very complex animal DNA viruses which replicate in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Vaccinia virus, the most studied poxvirus, has a linear, double stranded DNA genome with an approximate molecular weight of 120×106 (180 kilobase pairs). The two strands of the DNA molecule are naturally cross-linked at both termini. In addition, the vaccinia virus genome contains very long inverted terminal repetitions of approximately 10 kilobase pairs which are further characterized by the presence of direct tandem repeats of a 70-base-pair sequence arranged in two blocks of 13 and 17 copies, respectively. A central region of the genome is highly conserved between different orthopoxviruses. In contrast, the ends are hypervariable and may contain extensive deletions and complex, symmetrical sequences rearrangements. Vaccinia virus gene expression is divided into two stages. Early in infection, RNA complementary to one half of one strand-equivalent of the genome is transcribed within subviral particles by the virion-associated RNA polymerase. Later in infection, after DNA replication, RNA complementary to one entire strand-equivalent is transcribed. RNA made late in infection is very heterogeneous in length and a large fraction of it contains self-complementary sequences. Late genes are clustered near the central region of the genome. Vaccinia virus mRNAs do not appear to be synthesized by a splicing mechanism. 相似文献
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Cellulase genes of Pseudotrichonympha grassii (Hypermastigida: Eucomonymphidae), the symbiotic flagellate in the hindgut of the wood-feeding termite Coptotermes formosanus, were isolated and characterized. The nucleotide sequences of the major cellulase component in the hindgut of C. formosanus were determined based on its N-terminal amino acid sequence. The five isolated nucleotide sequences (PgCBH-homos) had an open reading frame of 1350 bp showing similarity to catalytic domains of glycoside hydrolase family (GHF) 7 members,
and primary structure comparison with GHF7 members whose tertiary structures are well-characterized revealed the overall similarity
between PgCBH-homo and the catalytic domain of a processive cellulase Cel7A (formerly CBHI) from the aerobic fungus Trichoderma reesei. Functional expression of PgCBH-homos in Escherichia coli, using the carboxymethylcellulose-Congo red assay, demonstrated the actual cellulolytic activity of PgCBH-homo. RT-PCR showed
that PgCBH-homos were expressed, from the three flagellates in the hindgut, specifically in P. grassii.
Received 10 July 2002; accepted 26 July 2002
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Activation of immediate early genes and memory formation 总被引:14,自引:0,他引:14
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