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Ross MT Grafham DV Coffey AJ Scherer S McLay K Muzny D Platzer M Howell GR Burrows C Bird CP Frankish A Lovell FL Howe KL Ashurst JL Fulton RS Sudbrak R Wen G Jones MC Hurles ME Andrews TD Scott CE Searle S Ramser J Whittaker A Deadman R Carter NP Hunt SE Chen R Cree A Gunaratne P Havlak P Hodgson A Metzker ML Richards S Scott G Steffen D Sodergren E Wheeler DA Worley KC Ainscough R Ambrose KD Ansari-Lari MA Aradhya S Ashwell RI Babbage AK Bagguley CL Ballabio A Banerjee R Barker GE Barlow KF 《Nature》2005,434(7031):325-337
The human X chromosome has a unique biology that was shaped by its evolution as the sex chromosome shared by males and females. We have determined 99.3% of the euchromatic sequence of the X chromosome. Our analysis illustrates the autosomal origin of the mammalian sex chromosomes, the stepwise process that led to the progressive loss of recombination between X and Y, and the extent of subsequent degradation of the Y chromosome. LINE1 repeat elements cover one-third of the X chromosome, with a distribution that is consistent with their proposed role as way stations in the process of X-chromosome inactivation. We found 1,098 genes in the sequence, of which 99 encode proteins expressed in testis and in various tumour types. A disproportionately high number of mendelian diseases are documented for the X chromosome. Of this number, 168 have been explained by mutations in 113 X-linked genes, which in many cases were characterized with the aid of the DNA sequence. 相似文献
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The roles of MAD1, MAD2 and MAD3 in meiotic progression and the segregation of nonexchange chromosomes 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Errors in meiotic chromosome segregation are the leading cause of spontaneous abortions and birth defects. In humans, chromosomes that fail to experience crossovers (or exchanges) are error-prone, more likely than exchange chromosomes to mis-segregate in meiosis. We used a yeast model to investigate the mechanisms that partition nonexchange chromosomes. These studies showed that the spindle checkpoint genes MAD1, MAD2 and MAD3 have different roles. We identified a new meiotic role for MAD3; though dispensable for the segregation of exchange chromosomes, it is essential for the segregation of nonexchange chromosomes. This function of Mad3p could also be carried out by human BubR1. MAD1 and MAD2 act in a surveillance mechanism that mediates a metaphase delay in response to nonexchange chromosomes, whereas MAD3 acts as a crucial meiotic timer, mediating a prophase delay in every meiosis. These findings suggest plausible models for the basis of errant meiotic segregation in humans. 相似文献
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In many physiological systems such as neurotransmitter release, smooth muscle relaxation and frequency tuning of auditory hair cells, large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels create a connection between calcium signalling pathways and membrane excitability. BK(Ca) channels are activated by voltage and by micromolar concentrations of intracellular calcium. Although it is possible to open BK(Ca) channels in the absence of calcium, calcium binding is essential for their activation under physiological conditions. In the presence of intracellular calcium, BK(Ca) channels open at more negative membrane potentials. Many experiments investigating the molecular mechanism of calcium activation of the BK(Ca) channel have focused on the large intracellular carboxy terminus, and much evidence supports the hypothesis that calcium-binding sites are located in this region of the channel. Here we show that BK(Ca) channels that lack the whole intracellular C terminus retain wild-type calcium sensitivity. These results show that the intracellular C terminus, including the 'calcium bowl' and the RCK domain, is not necessary for the calcium-activated opening of these channels. 相似文献
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A physical map of the mouse genome 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Gregory SG Sekhon M Schein J Zhao S Osoegawa K Scott CE Evans RS Burridge PW Cox TV Fox CA Hutton RD Mullenger IR Phillips KJ Smith J Stalker J Threadgold GJ Birney E Wylie K Chinwalla A Wallis J Hillier L Carter J Gaige T Jaeger S Kremitzki C Layman D Maas J McGrane R Mead K Walker R Jones S Smith M Asano J Bosdet I Chan S Chittaranjan S Chiu R Fjell C Fuhrmann D Girn N Gray C Guin R Hsiao L Krzywinski M Kutsche R Lee SS Mathewson C McLeavy C Messervier S Ness S Pandoh P Prabhu AL Saeedi P 《Nature》2002,418(6899):743-750
A physical map of a genome is an essential guide for navigation, allowing the location of any gene or other landmark in the chromosomal DNA. We have constructed a physical map of the mouse genome that contains 296 contigs of overlapping bacterial clones and 16,992 unique markers. The mouse contigs were aligned to the human genome sequence on the basis of 51,486 homology matches, thus enabling use of the conserved synteny (correspondence between chromosome blocks) of the two genomes to accelerate construction of the mouse map. The map provides a framework for assembly of whole-genome shotgun sequence data, and a tile path of clones for generation of the reference sequence. Definition of the human-mouse alignment at this level of resolution enables identification of a mouse clone that corresponds to almost any position in the human genome. The human sequence may be used to facilitate construction of other mammalian genome maps using the same strategy. 相似文献
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Rebecca F. Surdick 《西北部美国博物学家》2011,41(3)
Alloperla furcula, A. hamata, A. roberti and Triznaka spinosa are described from North America. A new genus, Bisancora, based on the new species B. rutriformis, is described and includes B. pastina (Jewett). Alloperla quadrata is synonymized with A. leonarda Ricker. 相似文献
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Desnues C Rodriguez-Brito B Rayhawk S Kelley S Tran T Haynes M Liu H Furlan M Wegley L Chau B Ruan Y Hall D Angly FE Edwards RA Li L Thurber RV Reid RP Siefert J Souza V Valentine DL Swan BK Breitbart M Rohwer F 《Nature》2008,452(7185):340-343
Viruses, and more particularly phages (viruses that infect bacteria), represent one of the most abundant living entities in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The biogeography of phages has only recently been investigated and so far reveals a cosmopolitan distribution of phage genetic material (or genotypes). Here we address this cosmopolitan distribution through the analysis of phage communities in modern microbialites, the living representatives of one of the most ancient life forms on Earth. On the basis of a comparative metagenomic analysis of viral communities associated with marine (Highborne Cay, Bahamas) and freshwater (Pozas Azules II and Rio Mesquites, Mexico) microbialites, we show that some phage genotypes are geographically restricted. The high percentage of unknown sequences recovered from the three metagenomes (>97%), the low percentage similarities with sequences from other environmental viral (n = 42) and microbial (n = 36) metagenomes, and the absence of viral genotypes shared among microbialites indicate that viruses are genetically unique in these environments. Identifiable sequences in the Highborne Cay metagenome were dominated by single-stranded DNA microphages that were not detected in any other samples examined, including sea water, fresh water, sediment, terrestrial, extreme, metazoan-associated and marine microbial mats. Finally, a marine signature was present in the phage community of the Pozas Azules II microbialites, even though this environment has not been in contact with the ocean for tens of millions of years. Taken together, these results prove that viruses in modern microbialites display biogeographical variability and suggest that they may be derived from an ancient community. 相似文献
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Corneo B Wendland RL Deriano L Cui X Klein IA Wong SY Arnal S Holub AJ Weller GR Pancake BA Shah S Brandt VL Meek K Roth DB 《Nature》2007,449(7161):483-486
Mammalian cells repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) through either homologous recombination or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). V(D)J recombination, a cut-and-paste mechanism for generating diversity in antigen receptors, relies on NHEJ for repairing DSBs introduced by the Rag1-Rag2 protein complex. Animals lacking any of the seven known NHEJ factors are therefore immunodeficient. Nevertheless, DSB repair is not eliminated entirely in these animals: evidence of a third mechanism, 'alternative NHEJ', appears in the form of extremely rare V(D)J junctions and a higher rate of chromosomal translocations. The paucity of these V(D)J events has suggested that alternative NHEJ contributes little to a cell's overall repair capacity, being operative only (and inefficiently) when classical NHEJ fails. Here we find that removing certain portions of murine Rag proteins reveals robust alternative NHEJ activity in NHEJ-deficient cells and some alternative joining activity even in wild-type cells. We propose a two-tier model in which the Rag proteins collaborate with NHEJ factors to preserve genomic integrity during V(D)J recombination. 相似文献
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Dibbens LM Tarpey PS Hynes K Bayly MA Scheffer IE Smith R Bomar J Sutton E Vandeleur L Shoubridge C Edkins S Turner SJ Stevens C O'Meara S Tofts C Barthorpe S Buck G Cole J Halliday K Jones D Lee R Madison M Mironenko T Varian J West S Widaa S Wray P Teague J Dicks E Butler A Menzies A Jenkinson A Shepherd R Gusella JF Afawi Z Mazarib A Neufeld MY Kivity S Lev D Lerman-Sagie T Korczyn AD Derry CP Sutherland GR Friend K Shaw M Corbett M Kim HG Geschwind DH Thomas P Haan E Ryan S McKee S 《Nature genetics》2008,40(6):776-781
Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females (EFMR) is a disorder with an X-linked mode of inheritance and an unusual expression pattern. Disorders arising from mutations on the X chromosome are typically characterized by affected males and unaffected carrier females. In contrast, EFMR spares transmitting males and affects only carrier females. Aided by systematic resequencing of 737 X chromosome genes, we identified different protocadherin 19 (PCDH19) gene mutations in seven families with EFMR. Five mutations resulted in the introduction of a premature termination codon. Study of two of these demonstrated nonsense-mediated decay of PCDH19 mRNA. The two missense mutations were predicted to affect adhesiveness of PCDH19 through impaired calcium binding. PCDH19 is expressed in developing brains of human and mouse and is the first member of the cadherin superfamily to be directly implicated in epilepsy or mental retardation. 相似文献
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