TransTerm is a database of mRNA sequences and parameters useful for detecting translational control signals in general. TransTerm-98 has been expanded beyond previous years to include full coding sequences and UTRs, w...
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TransTerm is a database of mRNA sequences and parameters useful for detecting translational control signals in general. TransTerm-98 has been expanded beyond previous years to include full coding sequences and UTRs, while retaining the original small contexts about the coding sequence start- and stop-codons. The database contains more than 130 000 non-redundant coding sequences with associated untranslated regions (UTRs) from over 450 species. This includes the complete genomes of 12 prokaryotic and one eukaryotic organism. Several coding sequence parameters are available: coding sequence length, Nc, GC3 and, when it is computable. Codon Adaptation index (CAI). Codon usage tables and summaries of start- and stop-codon contexts are also included. TransTerm-98 has both a relational database form with a WWW interface and a flatfile format, also available by Internet browser. TransTerm is available at: http://***:800/Transterm/***.
A set of code sequences is proposed for radar applications in which all phase steps are equal and the time duration of each phase state is varied in order to properly approximate either a stepped-RE waveform or a line...
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A set of code sequences is proposed for radar applications in which all phase steps are equal and the time duration of each phase state is varied in order to properly approximate either a stepped-RE waveform or a linear FM waveform, Since these proposed waveforms have varying time durations at each phase state, they are referred to as "Polytime" codes. Polytime code sequences have the advantage that arbitrary time-bandwidth waveforms can be generated with a few phase states. Of particular interest are cases where phase is quantized into two states (i.e., 0 degrees and 180 degrees).
At the end of 1996 we approximated the total number of protein coding ORFs in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, based on their properties, as 4700-4800. The number is much smaller than the 5800 which is widely acce...
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At the end of 1996 we approximated the total number of protein coding ORFs in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, based on their properties, as 4700-4800. The number is much smaller than the 5800 which is widely accepted. According to our calculations, there remain about 200-300 orphans-ORFs without known function or homology to already discovered genes, which is only about 5% of the total number of genes. Our results would be questionable if the analysed set of known genes was not a statistically representative sample of the whole set of protein coding genes in the S. cerevisiae genome. Therefore, we repeated our estimation using recently updated databases. In the course of the last 18 months, previously unknown functions of about 500 genes have been found. We have used these to check our method, former results and conclusions. Our previous estimation of the total number of coding ORFs was confirmed. Copyright (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (4HPPD) catalyzes the formation of homogentisate (2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetate) from p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and molecular oxygen. In plants this enzyme activity is involved in two di...
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4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (4HPPD) catalyzes the formation of homogentisate (2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetate) from p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and molecular oxygen. In plants this enzyme activity is involved in two distinct metabolic processes, the biosynthesis of prenylquinones and the catabolism of tyrosine. We report here the molecular and biochemical characterization of an Arabidopsis 4HPPD and the compartmentation of the recombinant protein in chlorophyllous tissues. We isolated a 1508-bp cDNA with one large open reading frame of 1338 bp. Southern analysis strongly suggested that this Arabidopsis 4HPPD is encoded by a single-copy gene. We investigated the biochemical characteristics of this 4HPPD by overproducing the recombinant protein in Escherichia coli JM105. The subcellular localization of the recombinant 4HPPD in chlorophyllous tissues was examined by overexpressing its complete coding sequence in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), using Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation. We. performed western analyses for the immunodetection of protein extracts from purified chloroplasts and total leaf extracts and for the immunocytochemistry on tissue sections. These analyses clearly revealed that 4HPPD was confined to the cytosol compartment, not targeted to the chloroplast. Western analyses confirmed the presence of a cytosolic form of 4HPPD in cultured green Arabidopsis cells.
It has long been appreciated that some immunoglobulin (and T-cell receptor) gene segments are used much more frequently than others. The V-H Segment V81x is a particularly striking case of overusage, Its usage varies ...
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It has long been appreciated that some immunoglobulin (and T-cell receptor) gene segments are used much more frequently than others. The V-H Segment V81x is a particularly striking case of overusage, Its usage varies with the stage of B-cell development and with the strain of mice, but it is always high in B cell progenitors. We have found that the coding sequence and the recombination signal sequences (RSS) are identical in five mouse strains, including CAST/Ei, a strain derived from the species Mus castaneus, Thus, the strain differences cannot be attributed to sequences within V81x itself. V81x RSS mediated recombination at rates significantly higher than another V-H RSS, Although the V81x nonamer differs at one base pair from the consensus sequence, an RSS with this nonamer and a consensus heptamer recombines as well as the consensus RSS. When the V81x spacer is replaced by that of VA1, the frequency of recombination decreases by similar to 5-fold;thus, the contribution of variation in natural spacers to variability in V-H usage in vivo is likely to be more than has been previously appreciated, Furthermore, the contribution of the heptamer and nonamer to differential V-H usage in our assay is correlated inversely with their conservation throughout the V-H locus.
1. Three new members of the EAG potassium channel gene family were identified in rat and the complete coding sequence of one of these genes (elk1) was determined by cDNA cloning. 2. The elk1 gene, when expressed in Xe...
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1. Three new members of the EAG potassium channel gene family were identified in rat and the complete coding sequence of one of these genes (elk1) was determined by cDNA cloning. 2. The elk1 gene, when expressed in Xenopus oocytes, encodes a slowly activating and slowly deactivating potassium channel. 3. The elk1 gene is expressed in sympathetic ganglia and is also expressed in sciatic nerve. 4. Six of the seven known EAG genes were found to be expressed in rat sympathetic ganglia, suggesting an important functional role for these channels in the sympathetic nervous system.
TransTerm-97 contains more than 97500 non-redundant coding-sequence initiation and termination contexts compiled from GenBank, release 101 (15-June-1997). In addition, several coding sequence parameters are available:...
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TransTerm-97 contains more than 97500 non-redundant coding-sequence initiation and termination contexts compiled from GenBank, release 101 (15-June-1997). In addition, several coding sequence parameters are available: coding sequence length, Nc, GC3, and, when it is computable, codon adaptation index (CAI), Codon usage tables and summaries of start and stop codon contexts are also included, The information covers more than 325 species and organelles, including seven complete bacterial genomes and one complete eukaryotic genome, To promote research in translational control of protein synthesis, TransTerm has been converted into a relational database to ease the process of making queries, The relational database manager, Postgresql, gives access to the database using SQL (Structured Query Language), A World Wide Web interface using forms is being completed to allow the casual user access to the database, Extensions are planned to include the full 5'-UTR, full coding sequence and 3'-UTR, TransTerm-97 is available on the World Wide Web at: http://***:800/Transterm/***.
We have constructed a non-homologous database, termed the Integrated sequence-Structure Database (ISSD) which comprises the coding sequences of genes, amino acid sequences of the corresponding proteins, their secondar...
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We have constructed a non-homologous database, termed the Integrated sequence-Structure Database (ISSD) which comprises the coding sequences of genes, amino acid sequences of the corresponding proteins, their secondary structure and phi, psi angles assignments, and polypeptide backbone coordinates, Each protein entry in the database holds the alignment of nucleotide sequence, amino acid sequence and the PDB three-dimensional structure data, The nucleotide and amino acid sequences for each entry are selected on the basis of exact matches of the source organism and cell environment, The current version 1.0 of ISSD is available on the WWW at http://***/issd/ and includes 107 non-homologous mammalian proteins, of which 80 are human proteins, The database has been used by us for the analysis of synonymous codon usage patterns in mRNA sequences showing their correlation with the three-dimensional structure features in the encoded proteins, Possible ISSD applications include optimisation of protein expression, improvement of the protein structure prediction accuracy, and analysis of evolutionary aspects of the nucleotide sequence-protein structure relationship.
The amino acid code and surrounding regions in the bovine ferrochelatase gene were amplified by a combination of reverse transcriptase PCR and vectorette PCR and sequenced. The bovine code was 86% homologous to the hu...
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The amino acid code and surrounding regions in the bovine ferrochelatase gene were amplified by a combination of reverse transcriptase PCR and vectorette PCR and sequenced. The bovine code was 86% homologous to the human ferrochelatase code but was altered at a position corresponding to the presumed human initiator codon.
The MXI1 gene encodes a protein interacting with Max, a regulatory factor of the Myc oncogene, and is located on chromosome 10q25, a region showing frequent loss of heterozygosity in malignant gliomas. We have reasses...
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The MXI1 gene encodes a protein interacting with Max, a regulatory factor of the Myc oncogene, and is located on chromosome 10q25, a region showing frequent loss of heterozygosity in malignant gliomas. We have reassessed the coding sequence of MXI1 and found that, at the 3' end, the open reading frame is 28 codons shorter than previously described. We have also found an AAAAC polymorphic repeat (two alleles, 45% heterozygosity) in the 3' non-coding region of the gene. Six anaplastic astrocytomas and nine glioblastomas, the most malignant form of glioma, were informative for this polymorphism. Loss of heterozygosity was demonstrated in all glioblastomas, but not in the remaining tumors.
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