Meiotic recombination creates genotypic diversity within species. Recombination rates vary substantially across taxa, and the distribution of crossovers can differ significantly among populations and between sexes. cr...
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Meiotic recombination creates genotypic diversity within species. Recombination rates vary substantially across taxa, and the distribution of crossovers can differ significantly among populations and between sexes. crossover locations within species have been found to vary by chromosome and by position within chromosomes, where most crossover events occur in small regions known as recombination hotspots. However, several species appear to lack hotspots despite significant crossover heterogeneity. The nematode caenorhabditis elegans was previously found to have the least fine-scale variation in crossover distribution among organisms studied to date. It is unclear whether this pattern extends to the X chromosome given its unique compaction through the pachytene stage of meiotic prophase in hermaphrodites. We generated 798 recombinant nested near-isogenic lines (NILs) with crossovers in a 1.41Mb region on the left arm of the X chromosome to determine if its recombination landscape is similar to that of the autosomes. We find that the fine-scale variation in crossover rate is lower than that of other model species, and is inconsistent with hotspots. The relationship of genomic features to crossover rate is dependent on scale, with Gccontent, histone modifications, and nucleosome occupancy being negatively associated with crossovers. We also find that the abundances of 4- to 6-bp DNA motifs significantly explain crossover density. These results are consistent with recombination occurring at unevenly distributed sites of open chromatin.
cleavage is a period after fertilization, when a 1-cell embryo starts developing into a multicellular organism. Due to a series of mitotic divisions, the large volume of a fertilized egg is divided into numerous small...
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cleavage is a period after fertilization, when a 1-cell embryo starts developing into a multicellular organism. Due to a series of mitotic divisions, the large volume of a fertilized egg is divided into numerous smaller, nucleated cells-blastomeres. Embryos of different phyla divide according to different patterns, but molecular mechanism of these early divisions remains surprisingly conserved. In the present paper, we describe how polarity cues, cytoskeleton and cell-to-cell communication interact with each other to regulate orientation of the early embryonic division planes in model animals such as caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila and mouse. We focus particularly on the Par pathway and the actin-driven cytoplasmic flows that accompany it. We also describe a unique interplay between Par proteins and the Hippo pathway in cleavage mammalian embryos. Moreover, we discuss the potential meaning of polarity, cytoplasmic dynamics and cell-to-cell communication as quality biomarkers of human embryos.
AIM: To investigate the apoptotic effects of melittin on SGc-7901 cells via activation of the mitochondrial signaling pathway in ***: SGc-7901 cells were stimulated by melittin, and its effect on proliferation and apo...
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AIM: To investigate the apoptotic effects of melittin on SGc-7901 cells via activation of the mitochondrial signaling pathway in ***: SGc-7901 cells were stimulated by melittin, and its effect on proliferation and apoptosis of was investigated by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay, morphologic structure with transmission electron microscopy, annexin-V/propidium iodide double-staining assay, measuring mitochondrial membrane potential(MMP) levels, and analyzing reactive oxygen species(ROS) concentrations were analyzed by flow cytometry. cytochrome c(cyt c), apoptosis-inducing factor(AIF), endonuclease G(Endo G), second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases(Smac)/direct IAP binding protein with low isoelectric point(Diablo), and FAS were analyzed by western blot. The expression of caspase-3 and caspase-8 was measured using activity assay ***: Melittin was incubated at 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, or 6.0 μg/m L for 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 h and showed a timeand concentration-dependent inhibition of SGc-7901 cell growth. Melittin induced SGc-7901 cell apoptosis, which was confirmed by typical morphological changes. Treatment with 4 μg/m L melittin induced early apoptosis of SGc-7901 cells, and the early apoptosis rates were 39.97% ± 3.19%, 59.27% ± 3.94%, and 71.50% ± 2.87% vs 32.63% ± 2.75% for 1, 2, and 4 h vs 0 h(n = 3, P < 0.05); the ROS levels were 616.53% ± 79.78%, 974.81% ± 102.40%, and 1330.94% ± 93.09% vs 603.74% ± 71.99%(n = 3, P < 0.05); the MMP values were 2.07 ± 0.05, 1.78 ± 0.29, and 1.16 ± 0.25 vs 2.55 ± 0.42(n = 3, P < 0.05); caspase-3 activity was significantly higher compared to the control(5492.3 ± 321.1, 6562.0 ± 381.3, and 8695.7 ± 449.1 vs 2330.0 ± 121.9), but the caspase activity of the non-tumor cell line L-O2 was not different from that of the control. With the addition of the caspase-3 inhibitor(Ac-DEVD-cHO), caspase-3 activity was significantly decreased compared to the control group(1067.0 ± 132.5 U/g vs 8695.7 ± 449.1 U/g). The expression
Taking full advantage of SIMD instructions in c programs still requires tedious and non-portable programming using intrinsics, despite considerable efforts spent developing auto-vectorization capabilities in recent de...
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Taking full advantage of SIMD instructions in c programs still requires tedious and non-portable programming using intrinsics, despite considerable efforts spent developing auto-vectorization capabilities in recent decades. Whole Function Vectorization (WFV) is a recent technique for extending the use of SIMD across entire functions. WFV has so far only been used in data-parallel languages such as OpencL and ISPc. We propose a vector-oriented programming framework that facilitates WFV directly in c. We show that our framework achieves competitive performance to OpencL and ISPc while maintaining c's original syntax and semantics. This allows c programmers to gain better performance for their applications by improving SIMD utilization, without stepping out of c.
Fruit dehydration is a way of supplying the population with healthy and nutritious foods. The shelf life of dried fruit can be defined by the evaluation of changes occurred in chemical characteristics during storage. ...
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Fruit dehydration is a way of supplying the population with healthy and nutritious foods. The shelf life of dried fruit can be defined by the evaluation of changes occurred in chemical characteristics during storage. This study aims to evaluate the sensory quality and the stability of papaya cv. Tainung n° 1 dehydrated by convective drying. Fresh and dried papaya were evaluated for color, moisture, pH, acidity, water activity, soluble solids, vitamin c, carotenoids, total extractable polyphenols (TEP) and antioxidant activity (ABTS). The sensorial acceptance of the dried papaya was evaluated using a structured nine-point hedonic scale. For the stability study, the analysis of moisture, pH, titratable acidity, water activity, total carotenoids and vitamin c were carried out every 30 days of storage until 120 days. During storage, the moisture content of dried papaya remained constant, but there were undesirable changes in color, increase of acidity and reduction of soluble solids. The degradation of total carotenoids and vitamin c followed the first order reaction, and the half-life time was 346 days for carotenoids, whereas for vitamin c it was only 29 days. In the sensory analysis, the dried papaya received grades between 5.0 and 6.0 for all evaluated attributes. Dried papaya is recommended to be consumed up to 30 days, since within this period a product with higher total carotenoids content, vitamin c and with satisfactory physicochemical and sensorial characteristics were obtained.
Aging is the major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases that are also associated with impaired proteostasis, resulting in abnormal accumulation of protein aggregates. However, the role of aging in development an...
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Aging is the major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases that are also associated with impaired proteostasis, resulting in abnormal accumulation of protein aggregates. However, the role of aging in development and progression of disease remains elusive. Here, we used caenorhabditis elegans models to show that aging-promoting genetic variations accelerated the rate of cell-to-cell transmission of SNcA/-synuclein aggregates, hallmarks of Parkinson disease, and the progression of disease phenotypes, such as nerve degeneration, behavioral deficits, and reduced life span. Genetic and pharmacological anti-aging manipulations slowed the spread of aggregates and the associated phenotypes. Lysosomal degradation was significantly impaired in aging models, while anti-aging treatments reduced the impairment. Transgenic expression of hlh-30p::hlh-30, the master controller of lysosomal biogenesis, alleviated intercellular transmission of aggregates in the aging model. Our results demonstrate that the rate of aging closely correlates with the rate of aggregate propagation and that general anti-aging treatments can slow aggregate propagation and associated disease progression by restoring lysosomal function.
A supervised machine learning algorithm, which is qualified for image classification and analyzing similarities, is based on multiple discriminative morphological features that are automatically assembled during the l...
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A supervised machine learning algorithm, which is qualified for image classification and analyzing similarities, is based on multiple discriminative morphological features that are automatically assembled during the learning processes. The algorithm is suitable for population-based analysis of images of biological materials that are generally complex and heterogeneous. Here we used the algorithm wndchrm to quantify the effects on nucleolar morphology of the loss of the components of nuclear envelope in a human mammary epithelial cell line. The linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton (LINc) complex, an assembly of nuclear envelope proteins comprising mainly members of the SUN and nesprin families, connects the nuclear lamina and cytoskeletal filaments. The components of the LINccomplex are markedly deficient in breast cancer tissues. We found that a reduction in the levels of SUN1, SUN2, and lamin A/c led to significant changes in morphologies that were computationally classified using wndchrm with approximately 100% accuracy. In particular, depletion of SUN1 caused nucleolar hypertrophy and reduced rRNA synthesis. Further, wndchrm revealed a consistent negative correlation between SUN1 expression and the size of nucleoli in human breast cancer tissues. Our unbiased morphological quantitation strategies using wndchrm revealed an unexpected link between the components of the LINccomplex and the morphologies of nucleoli that serves as an indicator of the malignant phenotype of breast cancer cells.
AIM: To determine the genomicchanges in hepatitis B virus(HBV) and evaluate their role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma(Hcc) in patients chronically infected with genotype c ***: Two hundred and forty c...
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AIM: To determine the genomicchanges in hepatitis B virus(HBV) and evaluate their role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma(Hcc) in patients chronically infected with genotype c ***: Two hundred and forty chronic hepatitis B(cHB) patients were subjected and followed for a median of 105 mo. Hcc was diagnosed in accordance with AASLD guidelines. The whole X, S, basal core promoter(BcP), and precore regions of HBV were sequenced using the direct sequencing ***: All of the subjects were infected with genotype c HBV. Out of 240 cHB patients, 25(10%) had c1653 T and 33(14%) had T1753 V mutation in X region; 157(65%) had A1762T/G1764 A mutations in BcP region, 50(21%) had G1896 A mutation in precore region and 67(28%) had pre-S deletions. Hcc occurred in 6 patients(3%). The prevalence of T1753 V mutation was significantly higher in patients who developed Hcc than in those without Hcc. The cumulative occurrence rates of Hcc were 5% and 19% at 10 and 15 years, respectively, in patients with T1753 V mutant, which were significantly higher than 1% and 1% in those with wild type HBV(P < 0.001).cONcLUSION: The presence of T1753 V mutation in HBV X-gene significantly increases the risk of Hcc development in patients chronically infected with genotype c HBV.
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) are critical mediators of cellular responses to pathogens and are activated in response to infection, but investigation is difficult in multi-cell hosts due to developmental le...
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) are critical mediators of cellular responses to pathogens and are activated in response to infection, but investigation is difficult in multi-cell hosts due to developmental lethality of mutations. Mycobacterium marinum (Mm) is an established model for tuberculosis, a disease afflicting nearly one-third of the world's population. We found that Mm-infected caenorhabditis elegans display >80% mortality, but nonpathogenic M. smegmatis cause <15% mortality. c. elegans display pathological changes when infected with Mm, whereas Mm mutants produce lower mortality, suggesting that *** is a promising virulence model for detailed genetic analysis. c. elegans MAPK mutants are hypersusceptible to mycobacterial infection;however, the c. elegans TOL-like, TGF- and insulin-like pathway genes do not play important roles in susceptibility. We show that pathogenic mycobacteria inhibit MAPK-mediated protection through the MAPK phosphatase gene and demonstrate that *** provide a genetically tractable pathogenicity model of both the host and pathogen.
The sensitivity on the measurements of the angles of the cKM unitarity triangle, i.e. ϕ 1 , ϕ 2 and ϕ 3 , for Belle II experiment is presented in this letter, the cKM mechanism is expected to be tested at 1% level on ...
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The sensitivity on the measurements of the angles of the cKM unitarity triangle, i.e. ϕ 1 , ϕ 2 and ϕ 3 , for Belle II experiment is presented in this letter, the cKM mechanism is expected to be tested at 1% level on Belle II.
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