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- Fitzsimmons, C. J., et al.
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Detection of sequence polymorphisms in red junglefowl and White Leghorn ESTs
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Ingår i: Animal Genetics. - : Wiley. - 0268-9146 .- 1365-2052. ; 35:5, s. 391-396
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Over 16 000 high quality expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from red junglefowl (RJ) and White Leghorn (WL) brain and testis cDNA libraries were generated. Here, we have used this resource for detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and also completed full-length sequencing of 46 pairs of clones, representing the same gene from both the RJ and WL libraries. From the main set of ESTs, which were assembled using Phrap, 746 putative SNPs were identified, of which 76% were transitions and 24% were transversions. A subset of SNPs was evaluated by sequence analysis of five RJ and five WL birds. Nine of 12 SNPs were verified in this limited sample, suggesting that a majority of the putative polymorphisms documented in this study represent real SNPs. During full-length sequencing of the 46 RJ/WL clones 100 SNPs were identified, which translated to a frequency of 1.90 SNPs/1000 bp. The number of transitions and transversions were 77% and 23%, respectively, and the proportion of non-synonymous vs. synonymous SNPs was 20% and 80%, respectively. Four large insertions/deletions were identified between the RJ and WL full-length sequences, and they appear to represent different splice variants.
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- Onyango, I, et al.
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Effects of extracellular calcium on the subcellular translocation of bovine parathyroid PKC isozymes.
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Ingår i: Experimental Cell Research. - : Elsevier BV. - 0014-4827 .- 1090-2422. ; 247:1, s. 9-16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The release of parathyroid hormone is regulated by the extracellular concentration of Ca2+ through a sensor(s) on the surface of the parathyroid cells, but few details are known on the further relay of the signal inside the cell. Activation of protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes is associated with their translocation from the cell soluble fraction to the particulate fraction of the cell. Therefore, identification of a subcellular localization of a PKC isozyme in parathyroid cells as a response to changes in extracellular Ca2+ should be an indication for its putative role in signal transduction coupled to the Ca2+ sensor. We have determined the subcellular localization of six PKC isozymes (alpha, betaI, betaII, epsilon, zeta, and iota) in nonstimulated parathyroid cells and in those treated with low (0.5 mM) and high (3.0 mM) extracellular Ca2+ by confocal microscopy. At the physiological concentration of serum Ca2+, all PKC isozymes studied were localized mainly to the cytosol, although to different extents. Low extracellular Ca2+ caused a redistribution of PKCalpha to the periphery of the cells. In contrast, PKCbetaI, -epsilon, -zeta, and -iota were translocated to the periphery of the cells at high extracellular Ca2+. These results indicate that PKCalpha, -betaI, -epsilon, -zeta, and -iota are involved in the response of parathyroid cells to changes in extracellular Ca2+.
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- Rising, A., et al.
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Major ampullate spidroins from Euprosthenops australis : multiplicity at protein, mRNA and gene levels
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Ingår i: Insect molecular biology (Print). - : Wiley. - 0962-1075 .- 1365-2583. ; 16:5, s. 551-561
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Spider dragline silk possesses extraordinary mechanical properties. It consists of large fibrous proteins called spidroins that display modular structures. It is known to consist of two proteins: the major ampullate spidroin (MaSp) 1 and MaSp2. This study analyses MaSp sequences from the nursery-web spider Euprosthenops australis. We have identified a previously uncharacterized MaSp2 sequence and a new MaSp-like spidroin, which display distinct homogenous submotifs within their respective Gly-rich repeats. Furthermore, a group of MaSp1 cDNA clones show unexpected heterogeneity. Genomic PCR identified several MaSp1 gene variants within individual spiders, which suggests the presence of a gene cluster in E. australis. Finally, the evolution of spidroin genes is discussed in relation to phylogenetic analysis of nonrepetitive C-terminal domains from diverse species.
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