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Given a set of objects and a symmetric matrix of dissimilarities between them,
Unidimensional Scaling is the problem of finding a representation by locating points on a
continuum. Approximating dissimilarities by the absolute value of the difference between
coordinates on a line constitutes a serious computational problem. This paper presents an
algorithm that implements Simulated Annealing in a new way, via a strategy based on a
weighted alternating process that uses permutations and point-wise translations to locate
the optimal configuration. Explicit implementation details are given for least squares loss
functions and for least absolute deviations. The weighted, alternating process is shown
to outperform earlier implementations of Simulated Annealing and other optimization
strategies for Unidimensional Scaling in run time efficiency, in solution quality, or in
both. 相似文献
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Thayer SP di Magliano MP Heiser PW Nielsen CM Roberts DJ Lauwers GY Qi YP Gysin S Fernández-del Castillo C Yajnik V Antoniu B McMahon M Warshaw AL Hebrok M 《Nature》2003,425(6960):851-856
Hedgehog signalling--an essential pathway during embryonic pancreatic development, the misregulation of which has been implicated in several forms of cancer--may also be an important mediator in human pancreatic carcinoma. Here we report that sonic hedgehog, a secreted hedgehog ligand, is abnormally expressed in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and its precursor lesions: pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN). Pancreata of Pdx-Shh mice (in which Shh is misexpressed in the pancreatic endoderm) develop abnormal tubular structures, a phenocopy of human PanIN-1 and -2. Moreover, these PanIN-like lesions also contain mutations in K-ras and overexpress HER-2/neu, which are genetic mutations found early in the progression of human pancreatic cancer. Furthermore, hedgehog signalling remains active in cell lines established from primary and metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinomas. Notably, inhibition of hedgehog signalling by cyclopamine induced apoptosis and blocked proliferation in a subset of the pancreatic cancer cell lines both in vitro and in vivo. These data suggest that this pathway may have an early and critical role in the genesis of this cancer, and that maintenance of hedgehog signalling is important for aberrant proliferation and tumorigenesis. 相似文献
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Grützner F Rens W Tsend-Ayush E El-Mogharbel N O'Brien PC Jones RC Ferguson-Smith MA Marshall Graves JA 《Nature》2004,432(7019):913-917
Two centuries after the duck-billed platypus was discovered, monotreme chromosome systems remain deeply puzzling. Karyotypes of males, or of both sexes, were claimed to contain several unpaired chromosomes (including the X chromosome) that form a multi-chromosomal chain at meiosis. Such meiotic chains exist in plants and insects but are rare in vertebrates. How the platypus chromosome system works to determine sex and produce balanced gametes has been controversial for decades. Here we demonstrate that platypus have five male-specific chromosomes (Y chromosomes) and five chromosomes present in one copy in males and two copies in females (X chromosomes). These ten chromosomes form a multivalent chain at male meiosis, adopting an alternating pattern to segregate into XXXXX-bearing and YYYYY-bearing sperm. Which, if any, of these sex chromosomes bears one or more sex-determining genes remains unknown. The largest X chromosome, with homology to the human X chromosome, lies at one end of the chain, and a chromosome with homology to the bird Z chromosome lies near the other end. This suggests an evolutionary link between mammal and bird sex chromosome systems, which were previously thought to have evolved independently. 相似文献
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Weedon MN Lango H Lindgren CM Wallace C Evans DM Mangino M Freathy RM Perry JR Stevens S Hall AS Samani NJ Shields B Prokopenko I Farrall M Dominiczak A;Diabetes Genetics Initiative;Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium Johnson T Bergmann S Beckmann JS Vollenweider P Waterworth DM Mooser V Palmer CN Morris AD Ouwehand WH;Cambridge GEM Consortium Zhao JH Li S Loos RJ Barroso I Deloukas P Sandhu MS Wheeler E Soranzo N Inouye M Wareham NJ Caulfield M Munroe PB Hattersley AT McCarthy MI Frayling TM 《Nature genetics》2008,40(5):575-583
Adult height is a model polygenic trait, but there has been limited success in identifying the genes underlying its normal variation. To identify genetic variants influencing adult human height, we used genome-wide association data from 13,665 individuals and genotyped 39 variants in an additional 16,482 samples. We identified 20 variants associated with adult height (P < 5 x 10(-7), with 10 reaching P < 1 x 10(-10)). Combined, the 20 SNPs explain approximately 3% of height variation, with a approximately 5 cm difference between the 6.2% of people with 17 or fewer 'tall' alleles compared to the 5.5% with 27 or more 'tall' alleles. The loci we identified implicate genes in Hedgehog signaling (IHH, HHIP, PTCH1), extracellular matrix (EFEMP1, ADAMTSL3, ACAN) and cancer (CDK6, HMGA2, DLEU7) pathways, and provide new insights into human growth and developmental processes. Finally, our results provide insights into the genetic architecture of a classic quantitative trait. 相似文献
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Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
Arumugam M Raes J Pelletier E Le Paslier D Yamada T Mende DR Fernandes GR Tap J Bruls T Batto JM Bertalan M Borruel N Casellas F Fernandez L Gautier L Hansen T Hattori M Hayashi T Kleerebezem M Kurokawa K Leclerc M Levenez F Manichanh C Nielsen HB Nielsen T Pons N Poulain J Qin J Sicheritz-Ponten T Tims S Torrents D Ugarte E Zoetendal EG Wang J Guarner F Pedersen O de Vos WM Brunak S Doré J;MetaHIT Consortium Antolín M Artiguenave F Blottiere HM Almeida M Brechot C Cara C Chervaux C Cultrone A 《Nature》2011,473(7346):174-180
Our knowledge of species and functional composition of the human gut microbiome is rapidly increasing, but it is still based on very few cohorts and little is known about variation across the world. By combining 22 newly sequenced faecal metagenomes of individuals from four countries with previously published data sets, here we identify three robust clusters (referred to as enterotypes hereafter) that are not nation or continent specific. We also confirmed the enterotypes in two published, larger cohorts, indicating that intestinal microbiota variation is generally stratified, not continuous. This indicates further the existence of a limited number of well-balanced host-microbial symbiotic states that might respond differently to diet and drug intake. The enterotypes are mostly driven by species composition, but abundant molecular functions are not necessarily provided by abundant species, highlighting the importance of a functional analysis to understand microbial communities. Although individual host properties such as body mass index, age, or gender cannot explain the observed enterotypes, data-driven marker genes or functional modules can be identified for each of these host properties. For example, twelve genes significantly correlate with age and three functional modules with the body mass index, hinting at a diagnostic potential of microbial markers. 相似文献
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