The Arabidopsis Protein SHI Represses
... their function as suppressors of GA signaling in these species have been supported by mutant analysis. A barley homolog of the SPY gene, HvSPY, has been cloned recently, and the gene product is shown to be able to specifically inhibit GA-induced expression of barley ␣-amylase (Robertson et al., 1998 ...
... their function as suppressors of GA signaling in these species have been supported by mutant analysis. A barley homolog of the SPY gene, HvSPY, has been cloned recently, and the gene product is shown to be able to specifically inhibit GA-induced expression of barley ␣-amylase (Robertson et al., 1998 ...
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... Crosses heterozygous for large segmental duplications are characteristically barren, i.e., the perithecia produce very few viable ascospores (Raju and Perkins 1978 Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 20:41-59). In contrast, crosses involving strains containing balanced rearrangements (i.e., without duplications) ...
... Crosses heterozygous for large segmental duplications are characteristically barren, i.e., the perithecia produce very few viable ascospores (Raju and Perkins 1978 Can. J. Genet. Cytol. 20:41-59). In contrast, crosses involving strains containing balanced rearrangements (i.e., without duplications) ...
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF FRUIT MATURATION AND
... Fruit development and ripening are processes unique to plant species and, from this perspective, represent an opportunity for novel insights regarding plant developmental regulatory mechanisms. The development and maturation of fruit tissues represent a final phase of floral development typically pr ...
... Fruit development and ripening are processes unique to plant species and, from this perspective, represent an opportunity for novel insights regarding plant developmental regulatory mechanisms. The development and maturation of fruit tissues represent a final phase of floral development typically pr ...
Interaction of nonsense suppressor tRNAs and codon nonsense
... may act either through release factor recognition of termination codons or aminoacyl-tRNA selection by the ribosome. The hypothesis has been researched by comparing misreading by Escherichia coli UGA suppressor tryptophan tRNA of UGU (cysteine) codons in two synthetic polymers, poly (U-G) and poly ( ...
... may act either through release factor recognition of termination codons or aminoacyl-tRNA selection by the ribosome. The hypothesis has been researched by comparing misreading by Escherichia coli UGA suppressor tryptophan tRNA of UGU (cysteine) codons in two synthetic polymers, poly (U-G) and poly ( ...
Interval mapping of QTLs controlling yield
... – 1000-seed weight (± 0.1 g), calculated for normally developed seeds from F2 and F4 plants – seed yield, estimated by weighing all seeds from F2 and F4 plants; – total seed protein content, determined in bulked seeds collected from F4 plants, using the Kjeldhal method (the Kjel-Foss nitrogen analys ...
... – 1000-seed weight (± 0.1 g), calculated for normally developed seeds from F2 and F4 plants – seed yield, estimated by weighing all seeds from F2 and F4 plants; – total seed protein content, determined in bulked seeds collected from F4 plants, using the Kjeldhal method (the Kjel-Foss nitrogen analys ...
Gene Section USP1 (ubiquitin specific peptidase 1) Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics
... USP1 transcription is controlled by different mechanisms. On one hand, USP1 mRNA levels fluctuate during the cell cycle, reaching a peak in S phase, and remaining low before and after it (Nijman et al., 2005). On the other hand, DNA damaging agents can repress USP1 transcription by a mechanism that ...
... USP1 transcription is controlled by different mechanisms. On one hand, USP1 mRNA levels fluctuate during the cell cycle, reaching a peak in S phase, and remaining low before and after it (Nijman et al., 2005). On the other hand, DNA damaging agents can repress USP1 transcription by a mechanism that ...
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... Using NdFeB magnets and the widely used 2.8 µm beads, one can easily produce forces up to about 20 pN at distances of about 1 mm [10, 21]. This force is sufficient for many single molecule applications and often must not be exceeded since higher forces can induce unwanted conformational transitions ...
... Using NdFeB magnets and the widely used 2.8 µm beads, one can easily produce forces up to about 20 pN at distances of about 1 mm [10, 21]. This force is sufficient for many single molecule applications and often must not be exceeded since higher forces can induce unwanted conformational transitions ...
Conjugative plasmids: vessels of the communal gene pool
... Davalos 2006). Furthermore, in prokaryotes, evolution has favoured clustering of cooperating genes, in many cases as ‘selfish’ operons (Lawrence 2003). These two factors, compactness and gene clustering, mean that many conferrable traits can be transferred between discrete replicating elements (chro ...
... Davalos 2006). Furthermore, in prokaryotes, evolution has favoured clustering of cooperating genes, in many cases as ‘selfish’ operons (Lawrence 2003). These two factors, compactness and gene clustering, mean that many conferrable traits can be transferred between discrete replicating elements (chro ...
Conjugative plasmids: vessels of the communal gene pool
... Davalos 2006). Furthermore, in prokaryotes, evolution has favoured clustering of cooperating genes, in many cases as ‘selfish’ operons (Lawrence 2003). These two factors, compactness and gene clustering, mean that many conferrable traits can be transferred between discrete replicating elements (chro ...
... Davalos 2006). Furthermore, in prokaryotes, evolution has favoured clustering of cooperating genes, in many cases as ‘selfish’ operons (Lawrence 2003). These two factors, compactness and gene clustering, mean that many conferrable traits can be transferred between discrete replicating elements (chro ...
Ovarian surface epithelium: family history and early events in
... with no family history of ovarian cancer, revealed a higher rate of potentially preneoplastic features such as surface papillomatosis, surface epithelial stratification, epithelial inclusion cysts, invaginations and ovarian stromal hyperplasia in prophylactically removed ovaries from high-risk indiv ...
... with no family history of ovarian cancer, revealed a higher rate of potentially preneoplastic features such as surface papillomatosis, surface epithelial stratification, epithelial inclusion cysts, invaginations and ovarian stromal hyperplasia in prophylactically removed ovaries from high-risk indiv ...
Female Male Human chromosomal abnormalities may be numerical
... Geneticists speculate but are uncertain whether the lengthy arrest in meiosis I contributes to the increasing risk of nondisjunction as women age. That trisomy 21 causes a marked phenotype suggests that having 3 rather than 2 copies of certain genes can be harmful. Gene dosage matters! In 2000, an i ...
... Geneticists speculate but are uncertain whether the lengthy arrest in meiosis I contributes to the increasing risk of nondisjunction as women age. That trisomy 21 causes a marked phenotype suggests that having 3 rather than 2 copies of certain genes can be harmful. Gene dosage matters! In 2000, an i ...
MENDEL`S PRINCIPLES
... Mendel assumed that each plant contained two determinants (which we now call genes) for the characteristic of height. For example, a hybrid F1 pea plant possesses the dominant allele for tallness and the recessive allele for dwarfness for the gene that determines plant height. A pair of alleles for ...
... Mendel assumed that each plant contained two determinants (which we now call genes) for the characteristic of height. For example, a hybrid F1 pea plant possesses the dominant allele for tallness and the recessive allele for dwarfness for the gene that determines plant height. A pair of alleles for ...
High-efficiency Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of chickpea
... root rot and gray mold limit the crop productivity to a vast extent (Coram et al. 2007). This important crop also suffers from massive yield losses due to the attack of the lepidopteran pod borer Helicoverpa armigera. To combat yield losses due to insects, introduction of exotic pest-resistant genes ...
... root rot and gray mold limit the crop productivity to a vast extent (Coram et al. 2007). This important crop also suffers from massive yield losses due to the attack of the lepidopteran pod borer Helicoverpa armigera. To combat yield losses due to insects, introduction of exotic pest-resistant genes ...
Distribution of orphan metabolic activities
... classification. About 60–75% of these reactions are orphan. Therefore, it is likely that up to 50% of all known biochemical reactions are currently orphan. One possible cause for orphan activities is an incomplete annotation of the known enzymes in existing databases. For example, an activity identi ...
... classification. About 60–75% of these reactions are orphan. Therefore, it is likely that up to 50% of all known biochemical reactions are currently orphan. One possible cause for orphan activities is an incomplete annotation of the known enzymes in existing databases. For example, an activity identi ...
Table of Contents - Scholars` Bank
... (tRNA), are the topics of interest for this thesis. Translation is the molecular process that forms proteins, which are essential for most cellular functions. Proteins are molecules composed of smaller molecules, called amino acids, that link together and fold into a certain shape that dictates the ...
... (tRNA), are the topics of interest for this thesis. Translation is the molecular process that forms proteins, which are essential for most cellular functions. Proteins are molecules composed of smaller molecules, called amino acids, that link together and fold into a certain shape that dictates the ...
PCB Biodegradation and bphA1 Gene Expression Induced by
... biphenyl, salicylic acid, and plant secondary metabolites (e.g., coumarin, carvone, naringin, etc.) have been shown to influence aerobic PCB removal and bacterial community structure in different types of environments [12, 13]. Especially salicylic acid, which is a kind of plant-derived compound, ha ...
... biphenyl, salicylic acid, and plant secondary metabolites (e.g., coumarin, carvone, naringin, etc.) have been shown to influence aerobic PCB removal and bacterial community structure in different types of environments [12, 13]. Especially salicylic acid, which is a kind of plant-derived compound, ha ...
Histological classification and molecular genetics of meningiomas
... progesterone receptor, but this remains unproven.4,5 Another well-defined cause in those with young onset and no sex predilection is neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Meningiomas (besides schwannomas) are hallmark features of this autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in the NF2 gene ...
... progesterone receptor, but this remains unproven.4,5 Another well-defined cause in those with young onset and no sex predilection is neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Meningiomas (besides schwannomas) are hallmark features of this autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in the NF2 gene ...
Article On the Complexity of Chloroplast RNA
... Most of these genes are required specifically for splicing of only one of the two split introns. At least seven genes are essential for trans-splicing of the first intron, some of which are necessary for processing of tscA from a polycistronic precursor (Hahn et al. 1998; Rivier 2000; Balczun et al. ...
... Most of these genes are required specifically for splicing of only one of the two split introns. At least seven genes are essential for trans-splicing of the first intron, some of which are necessary for processing of tscA from a polycistronic precursor (Hahn et al. 1998; Rivier 2000; Balczun et al. ...
From DNA to diversity: molecular genetics and the evolution of
... the structure of DNA was discovered. Although many reasons exist to explain this omission, foremost among them is that biology first had to address another central genetic mystery a that is, which genes out of the thousands in any species control morphology? One of the most important biological disc ...
... the structure of DNA was discovered. Although many reasons exist to explain this omission, foremost among them is that biology first had to address another central genetic mystery a that is, which genes out of the thousands in any species control morphology? One of the most important biological disc ...
bacterial plasmids - Acta Medica Medianae
... unwinding, closed, circled DNA duplex into negative, winding form is named as DNA gyrase. It can be involved in DNA transfer, too. Transfer of a single chain plasmid-specific DNA is always associated with the synthesis and the missing chain replacement along with a DNA polymerase III enzymes activit ...
... unwinding, closed, circled DNA duplex into negative, winding form is named as DNA gyrase. It can be involved in DNA transfer, too. Transfer of a single chain plasmid-specific DNA is always associated with the synthesis and the missing chain replacement along with a DNA polymerase III enzymes activit ...
FEMS Microbiology Letters
... that pyruvate:NADP oxidoreductase (PNO) in mitochondria of Euglena gracilis evolved by linking a homodimeric PFO and a £avoenzyme by gene fusion [19]. 3.4. nifJ is expressed in aerobically grown cyanobacteria under non-Fe-limitation Two pairs of speci¢c primers were developed for nifJ from Synechoc ...
... that pyruvate:NADP oxidoreductase (PNO) in mitochondria of Euglena gracilis evolved by linking a homodimeric PFO and a £avoenzyme by gene fusion [19]. 3.4. nifJ is expressed in aerobically grown cyanobacteria under non-Fe-limitation Two pairs of speci¢c primers were developed for nifJ from Synechoc ...
Pet_SUMO manual
... cerevisiae Smt3 protein which is an 11 kDa homolog of the mammalian SUMO-1 protein (Saitoh et al., 1997). Smt3, hereby referred to as SUMO, is a member of a ubiquitin-like protein family that regulates several cellular processes including apoptosis, nuclear transport, and cell cycle progression (Mul ...
... cerevisiae Smt3 protein which is an 11 kDa homolog of the mammalian SUMO-1 protein (Saitoh et al., 1997). Smt3, hereby referred to as SUMO, is a member of a ubiquitin-like protein family that regulates several cellular processes including apoptosis, nuclear transport, and cell cycle progression (Mul ...
Comparative analysis of the Geobacillus hemicellulose utilization locus reveals a highly
... there has been increasing interest in the use of microorganisms and their enzymes for the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses, as a result of the various biotechnological and industrial applications in which the hydrolytic enzymes, the hemicelluloytic process and its products can be exploited. For example, ...
... there has been increasing interest in the use of microorganisms and their enzymes for the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses, as a result of the various biotechnological and industrial applications in which the hydrolytic enzymes, the hemicelluloytic process and its products can be exploited. For example, ...
