Persistence of latent, replication-competent provirus in CD4+ T cells of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals on antiretroviral treatment (ART) is the main obstacle for virus eradication. Methylation of the proviral 5′ long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter region has been proposed as a possible mechanism contributing to HIV latency; however, conflicting observations exist regarding its relevance. We assessed 5′-LTR methylation profiles in total CD4+ T cells from blood of 12 participants on short-term ART (30 months) followed up for 2 years, and a cross-sectional group of participants with long-term ART (6-15 years), using next generation sequencing. We then looked for associations between specific 5′-LTR methylation patterns and baseline and follow-up clinical characteristics. 5′-LTR methylation was observed in all participants and behaved dynamically. The number of 5′-LTR variants found per sample ranged from 1 to 13, with median sequencing depth of 16270× (IQR 4107×-46760
The 72 kDa IE1 protein of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is one of a few viral regulatory proteins expressed immediately after infection of a host cell. Although it is now well-established that IE1 is a potent transcriptional activator of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) long terminal repeat (LTR), the identity of the nucleotide sequence responsive to IE1 remains elusive and the molecular mechanism of this interaction is not well-understood. We have constructed various LTR mutants and tested them for their ability to be activated by IE1 using transient transfection assays. Mutations in the NF-κB sites, of either a few changes in the nucleotide sequence or a deletion of the entire region, abrogated IE1-driven transactivation. Deletion of the Tat-responsive element (TAR) had no significant effect on reporter expression. Mutations in the Sp1 sites or the TATA box significantly lowered LTR activity, but this is probably due to an effect on the general transcription system, as these elements are also
Molecular karyotypes of H. bogdanii Wilensky, 1918 (2n = 14), and H. brevisubulatum Link, 1844 ssp. brevisubulatum (2n = 28), were characterized by physical mapping of several repetitive sequences. A total of 18 repeats, including all possible di- or trinucleotide SSR (simple sequence repeat) motifs and satellite DNAs, such as pAs1, 5S rDNA, 45S rDNA, and pSc119.2, were used as probes for fluorescence in situ hybridization on root-tip metaphase chromosomes. Except for the SSR motifs AG, AT and GC, all the repeats we examined produced detectable hybridization signals on chromosomes of both species. A detailed molecular karyotype of the I genome of H. bogdanii is described for the first time, and each repetitive sequence is physically mapped. A high degree of chromosome variation, including aneuploidy and structural changes, was observed in H. brevisubulatum. Although the distribution of repeats in the chromosomes of H. brevisubulatum is different from that of H. bogdanii, similar patterns between the two
New enough and long enough for 5X expansion. Main hook seem ok, but the sources have not been quoted for any of the hooks as strongly encouraged to do. In particular, for ALT1, I see no claim in the article that sge can can drive populations extinct, only that a theoretically possible route to do this exists. For ALT2, Im not seeing the claim that sge have been found in virtually all species, and this seems an unlikely claim in any case. How many species have been tested? Certainly not virtually all of them. The copying from PLOS has been done under a compatible license and correctly recorded in edit summaries and on the talk page. However, the question arises of whether an article created and published outside Wikipedia can be considered new. @BlueMoonset: is there any precedent for this? Relevant dates are: creation of the PLOS wiki page, 12:45, 22 June 2018‎; publication of the original paper, 15 November 2018. The image of the book covers is not acceptable. The authors of the ...
Small direct repeats, which are frequent in all genomes, are a potential source of genome instability. To study the occurrence and genetic control of repeat-associated deletions, we developed a system in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that was based on small direct repeats separated by either random sequences or inverted repeats. Deletions were examined in the LYS2 gene, using a set of 31- to 156-bp inserts that included inserts with no apparent potential for secondary structure as well as two quasipalindromes. All inserts were flanked by 6- to 9-bp direct repeats of LYS2 sequence, providing an opportunity for Lys+ reversion via precise excision. Reversions could arise by extended deletions involving either direct repeats or random sequences and by -1-or +2-bp frameshift mutations. The deletion breakpoints were always associated with short (3- to 9-bp) perfect or imperfect direct repeats. Compared with the POL+ strain, deletions between small direct repeats were increased as much as ...
Davison, A.J., Marsden, H.S. and Wilkie, N.M. (1981) One functional copy of the long terminal repeat gene specifying the immediate-early polypeptide IE 110 suffices for a productive infection of human foetal lung cells by herpes simplex virus. Journal of General Virology, 55(1), pp. 179-191. (doi:10.1099/0022-1317-55-1-179) ...
Listing of all Polbase results with context for Reference: Error-prone replication of repeated DNA sequences by T7 DNA polymerase in the absence of its processivity subunit., Polymerase: T7, Property: Cloned or native
Summary All levels of life entail cooperation and conflict. Genes cooperate to build up a functional genome, which can yet be undermined by selfish genetic elements. Humans and animals cooperate to build up societies, which can yet be subverted by cheats. There is a long-standing interest among biologists to comprehend the tug-of-war between cooperation and conflict. Recently, research on bacteria was successful in identifying key factors that can tip the balance in favour or against cooperation. Bacteria cooperate through the formation of protective biofilms, cell-to-cell communication, and the secretion of shareable public goods. However, the advantage of bacteria being fast replicating units, easily cultivatable in high numbers, is also their disadvantage: they are small and imperceptible, such that measures of cooperation typically rely on averaged responses across millions of cells. Thus, we still know very little about bacterial cooperation at the biological relevant scale: the individual ...
The analysis of species-specific subfamilies of both the LINE and SINE mammalian repetitive DNA families suggests that such subfamilies have arisen by amplification of an extremely small group of master genes. In contrast to the master genes, the vast majority of both SINEs and LINEs appear to beh …
Purpose: Unless clones derived from genomic human DNA are known to be single copy, they can be assumed to contain highly repetitive sequences such as Alu. Hybridizing a probe withrepeats to a human DNA Southern blot will result in a signal in each human lane that looks very much like the ethidium bromide stained pattern: a continuous smear with little or no additional signal from the unique sequences on the probe. To reduce or eliminate the lane background due to the repetitive sequences, we add a large amount of unlabeled human DNA (sonicated to an average size of 400-700 bp for highest efficiency) to the labeled probes immediately before the denaturing and hybridizing steps. The excess number of repeat sequences in the human genomic DNA competes with the probe sequences for those on the blot, effectively reducing the lane background by preventing the probe repeats from hybridizing to the blot. With some probes, this treatment is not sufficient to reduce the lane background. If this is the ...
Repetitive elements are now known to have relevant cellular functions, including self-complementary sequences that form double stranded (ds) RNA. There are numerous pathways that determine the fate of endogenous dsRNA, and misregulation of endogenous dsRNA is a driver of autoimmune disease, particularly in the brain. Unfortunately, the alignment of high-throughput, short-read sequences to repeat elements poses a dilemma: Such sequences may align equally well to multiple genomic locations. In order to differentiate repeat elements, current alignment methods depend on sequence variation in the reference genome. Reads are discarded when no such variations are present. However, RNA hyper-editing, a possible fate for dsRNA, introduces enough variation to distinguish between repeats that are otherwise identical. To take advantage of this variation, we developed a new algorithm, RepProfile, that simultaneously aligns reads and predicts novel variations. RepProfile accurately aligns hyper-edited reads that
Repetitive elements are now known to have relevant cellular functions, including self-complementary sequences that form double stranded (ds) RNA. There are numerous pathways that determine the fate of endogenous dsRNA, and misregulation of endogenous dsRNA is a driver of autoimmune disease, particularly in the brain. Unfortunately, the alignment of high-throughput, short-read sequences to repeat elements poses a dilemma: Such sequences may align equally well to multiple genomic locations. In order to differentiate repeat elements, current alignment methods depend on sequence variation in the reference genome. Reads are discarded when no such variations are present. However, RNA hyper-editing, a possible fate for dsRNA, introduces enough variation to distinguish between repeats that are otherwise identical. To take advantage of this variation, we developed a new algorithm, RepProfile, that simultaneously aligns reads and predicts novel variations. RepProfile accurately aligns hyper-edited reads that
If you have a repeat grid with 5 same images and you drag (1) one image onto it, a popup appears and asks if you want to replace all of the images or only the one you were dragging onto it. OR (2) if you drag one image over the grid, the grid changes in areas (becomes an overlay) where a text appears, like Place here to replace all (same) images OR Place in this area to replace only this image ----, I really like this idea. Let me know if you need a graphic that explains better ...
This invention provides a method, and apparatus for performing the method, for reducing the power consumption of a radiotelephone. The method includes the steps of (a) receiving with a receiver of a radiotelephone at least a Word Synchronization pattern from a frame that is transmitted over a control channel; (b) receiving a first repeat of a control message that follows the Word Synchronization pattern within the frame; and (c) determining if the first repeat was correctly received. If the first repeat was correctly received, the method includes a further step of (d) determining if at least one reception-related criteria is met. If the reception-related criteria is determined to be met, the method includes a further step of (e) selectively removing operating power from one or more portions of the radiotelephone receiver for a predetermined time period during a remainder of the frame. The at least one reception-related criteria is a Message Error Rate (MER) that indicates a number of correctly received
As relatively badly as Greys Anatomy does in repeats, last nights FlashForward repeat had only a preliminary 1.0 rating, and so next weeks FF repeat is off the schedule and replaced by a Greys repeat. At this time abc.com still shows the FF repeat on the schedule.
Partially fluorinated ionic compounds are prepared. They are useful in the preparation of partially fluorinated dienes, in which the repeat units are cycloaliphatic.
I am selecting some data from a MySQL database to display in rows on a page using Dreamweavers repeat region function. For some reason that I cannot fathom, the repeat region function is...
One last thought: As I embark on my hiatus from blogging so as to focus on specific tasks at hand and to seek balance in my life, I know I cant achieve anything of lasting value on my own. Im going to need the support of family and friends - support Im already receiving and for which Im incredibly thankful. I also know that in seeking the balance I long for I must make time to feel and respond to the loving and guiding presence of God, my soul-dancing partner. I long to feel myself held, guided and lifted by his touch. This seems particularly important to me - essential, in fact - if I am to do all that I feel called to do. And that includes, at some future time, resuming this blog. ...
When you detail elements that repeat in your project you can choose between several ways of doing it efficiently. Watch this video to learn three alternative ways of handling repetition in your precas
Fantastic news!!! I had my first repeat blood testing after the ones in February that came back positive. My Scl 70 and Ku were negative!!!! My thyroid ...
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TY - JOUR. T1 - Interaction between human tRNA synthetases involves repeated sequence elements. AU - Rho, Seung Bae. AU - Lee, Kyoung Hoa. AU - Kim, Jung Woo. AU - Shiba, Kiyotaka. AU - Jo, Yeong Joon. AU - Kim, Sunghoon. PY - 1996/9/17. Y1 - 1996/9/17. N2 - Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (tRNA synthetases) of higher eukaryotes form a multiprotein complex. Sequence elements that are responsible for the protein assembly were searched by using a yeast two-hybrid system. Human cytoplasmic isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase is a component of the multi-tRNA synthetase complex and it contains a unique C-terminal appendix. This part of the protein was used as bait to identify an interacting protein from a HeLa cDNA library. The selected sequence represented the internal 317 amino acids of human bifunctional (glutamyl- and prolyl-) tRNA synthetase, which is also known to be a component of the complex. Both the C-terminal appendix of the isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase and the internal region of bifunctional tRNA ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - A new dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the telomere of chromosome 21q reveals a significant difference between male and female rates of recombination. AU - Blouin, J. L.. AU - Christie, D. H.. AU - Gos, A.. AU - Lynn, A.. AU - Morris, M. A.. AU - Ledbetter, D. H.. AU - Chakravarti, A.. AU - Antonarakis, S. E.. PY - 1995. Y1 - 1995. N2 - We have used a half-YAC containing the human chromosome 21 long-arm telomere to clone, map, and characterize a new dinucleotide repeat polymorphism (D21S1575) close to 21qter. This marker is AB - We have used a half-YAC containing the human chromosome 21 long-arm telomere to clone, map, and characterize a new dinucleotide repeat polymorphism (D21S1575) close to 21qter. This marker is UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029013276&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0029013276&partnerID=8YFLogxK. M3 - Article. C2 - 7668265. AN - SCOPUS:0029013276. VL - 57. SP - 388. EP - 394. JO - American Journal ...
Sex and recombination are ubiquitous across the vast majority of life on earth. In eukaryotes, recombination during meiosis yields new variation that selection acts upon and, thus, facilitates evolution. However, meiosis provides an arena for manipulation and exploitation by selfish genetic elements. Selfish elements can increase in abundance independently of their host organism and frequently at a cost to host fitness. Several types of selfish elements act during meiosis and therefore it is possible for recombination rates and mechanisms to evolve to counteract and ameliorate their negative effects. However, few studies have investigated the interaction between recombination and selfish genetic elements. I conducted three studies on the evolution of recombination mechanisms in light of the impact of selfish elements. I begin my thesis with an introduction on selfish elements, recombination, and their possible interactions in Chapter 1. In Chapter 2, I found evidence that the synaptonemal ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Crystallization and preliminary investigations on a telomeric repeat sequence C(4)A(2)C(4)A(2). AU - Savitha, G. AU - Leonidas, D. AU - Acharya, K R. AU - Viswamitra, M A. N1 - ID number: ISI:000169533300019. PY - 2001. Y1 - 2001. M3 - Article. VL - 57. SP - 873. EP - 875. JO - Acta Crystallographica Section D-Biological Crystallography. JF - Acta Crystallographica Section D-Biological Crystallography. SN - 0907-4449. ER - ...
Telomerase, a ribonucleoprotein with reverse transcriptase activity, enables human cells to maintain chromosomal stability and to proliferate without limits. Various stud..
|p|Among the goals of RNA structural and functional genomics is determining structures and establishing the functions of a rich repertoire of simple sequence repeats in transcripts. These repeats are present in transcripts from their birth in the nucleus to their death in cytoplasm and have the potential of being involved in many steps of RNA regulation. The knowledge of their structural features and functional roles will also shed more light on the postulated mechanisms of RNA pathogenesis in a growing list of neurological diseases caused by simple sequence repeat expansions. Here, we discuss several different lines of research to support the hypothesis that the mechanism of RNA pathogenesis may be a more common phenomenon triggered or modulated also by abundant long normal repeats. We propose structures of the repeat regions in transcripts of genes involved in Triplet Repeat Expansion Diseases. We have classified the polymorphic repeat alleles of these genes according to their ability to form
This line was derived from an AtT-20ins cell line in which the Rous sarcoma virus long terminal repeat was used for directing insulin cDNA expression.
In this study we demonstrated that Alu repetitive elements can function as inducers of A-to-I editing in adjacent sequences, affecting the expressed proteome. Alu repeats are primate specific and vary also in abundance within primates. Our observation therefore points to a human- or primate-specific phenomenon that cannot be explained by the sequence at the site of editing.. It has previously been speculated by Li and co-workers that non-Alu A/I editing sites are dependent on nearby edited Alu sequences in the human transcriptome [20]. Their theory was based on the fact the two classes of editing are often found within close proximity in the same transcripts. We were able to confirm their hypothesis, and show that editing in non-repetitive elements often depends on nearby repetitive Alu elements. Our previous analysis showed that induction of site-selective editing at the I/M site of Gabra-3 by a long intronic hairpin structure is independent of editing, and instead depends on the ...
Eukaryotic genomes contain a large proportion of repetitive DNA sequences, mostly transposable elements (TEs) and tandem repeats. These repetitive sequences often colonize specific chromosomal (Y or W chromosomes, B chromosomes) or subchromosomal (te
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We isolated Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains that are able to carry out the second fermentation of sparkling wine from spontaneously fermenting musts in El Penedès (Spain) by specifically designed selection protocols. All of them (26 strains) showed one of two very similar mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction patterns, whereas their karyotypes differed. These strains showed high rates of karyotype instability, which were dependent on both the medium and the strain, during vegetative growth. In all cases, the mtDNA restriction pattern was conserved in strains kept under the same conditions. Analysis of different repetitive sequences in their genomes suggested that ribosomal DNA repeats play an important role in the changes in size observed in chromosome XII, whereas SUC genes or Ty elements did not show amplification or transposition processes that could be related to rearrangements of the chromosomes showing these sequences. Karyotype changes also occurred in monosporidic diploid ...
1PGZ: Structure-based incorporation of 6-methyl-8-(2-deoxy-beta-ribofuranosyl)isoxanthopteridine into the human telomeric repeat DNA as a probe for UP1 binding and destabilization of G-tetrad structures
To me its always been very confusing why you would break your genome. Its your blueprint, says Hochwagen. Obviously, it helps you make new variations and combinations of genes, but its incredibly dangerous and you really need to make sure that it happens the right way.. In repetitive DNA, this system of breaking and swapping is particularly hazardous, as there are many options that a section of repeat DNA could be swapped with. If the wrong repeat is chosen, a chromosome can gain or lose a large chunk of DNA. In humans, such mistakes have been linked to genetic neurological and developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia.. By studying the highly repetitive DNA that makes up yeasts ribosomal DNA (rDNA), Gerben Vader and Hannah Blitzblau, first authors of the Nature paper and postdoctoral researchers in Hochwagens lab, have determined that yeasts rDNA is protected from inappropriate recombination by two mechanisms. It was previously shown that ...
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Mycobacteriophages--viruses of mycobacterial hosts--are genetically diverse but morphologically are all classified in the Caudovirales with double-stranded DNA and tails. We describe here a group of five closely related mycobacteriophages--Corndog, Catdawg, Dylan, Firecracker, and YungJamal--designated as Cluster O with long flexible tails but with unusual prolate capsids. Proteomic analysis of phage Corndog particles, Catdawg particles, and Corndog-infected cells confirms expression of half of the predicted gene products and indicates a non-canonical mechanism for translation of the Corndog tape measure protein. Bioinformatic analysis identifies 8-9 strongly predicted SigA promoters and all five Cluster O genomes contain more than 30 copies of a 17 bp repeat sequence with dyad symmetry located throughout the genomes. Comparison of the Cluster O phages provides insights into phage genome evolution including the processes of gene flux by horizontal genetic exchange ...
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have discovered an alternative mechanism for the extension of the telomere repeat sequence by DNA repair enzymes.
The hallmark of the STAR element is the directly repeated signature sequence T(G/A/T)TGTTG(G/T)GGCCC(C/A), which is present in as many as five copies at one locus. The single exception found was strain 12601, which does not contain a signature sequence and, therefore, has no STAR element in the uvrA-hprKintergenic region.. We defined a beginning (TGGG[A/C]GTGGGACAGAAATGAT) for the STAR element starting at nucleotide 35, which is present in 8 of the 10 sequences, and an end (T[G/A/T]TGTTGGGGCCCCGCC), which is an extended signature sequence and present in all of the sequences, finishing at nucleotide 474. These borders are based on sequence similarity between the two loci and similarity in the flanking sequence only among sequences from the same locus. Signature sequences A/B and C/D in star01 may be part of larger 75-bp imperfect direct repeats. Longer repeats are also found in star02, star03, star05, star07, star08, and star11.. The intergenic region that contains the largest STAR element ...
The extensiveness of cancer-associated genetic instability was first heralded by findings of mutations in repetitive sequences. Peinado et al. (35) used random oligonucleotides as arbitrary primers in PCR reactions and observed additional products of different sizes using DNA obtained from human colon tumors compared with those obtained using DNA from adjacent normal tissues. The tumor-specific PCR products with altered lengths encompassed segments with repetitive nucleotide sequences. These investigators sampled only a small fraction of the genome, and yet within their limited vista they observed large numbers of alterations in DNA sequence. Upon extrapolating these results to the whole genome, they concluded that some tumors contained as many 100,000 mutations. The tumor cells with the greatest numbers of changes in the lengths of repetitive sequences were subsequently shown to possess mutations in mismatch repair genes (36) . Altered repetitive sequences were mainly detected in segments ...
POT1 Antibody is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody against POT1. Protection of telomeres 1(POT1)is a conserved protein that binds the G-rich stand of its own telomeric repeat sequence, with a role in protecting chromosome ends. Its housekeeping gene that is r
The presence of certain types of repetitive elements in a sequence may sometimes distort the results of GENSCAN. In particular, L1 elements are often predicted as genes. To avoid this potential problem, you may wish to pre-screen for repetitive elements with a program like RepeatMasker or censor which replace sequence segments matching any of a set of elements common to your organism (e.g., Alu, L1, etc.) by the same number of asterisks or `Ns. (To get instructions for the censor email server, send mail to [email protected] with the word help in the body of the message.) Note that GENSCAN does accept sequences containing Ns or asterisks and that long stretches of such symbols are interpreted as probable repetitive elements (i.e. non-coding DNA). For large-scale sequencing efforts, other repeat-screening methods are also available, e.g., masking repeats detected by BLASTN or TBLASTN using the XBLAST procedure (Claverie, J.-M. (1994) In Automated DNA Sequencing and Analysis Techniques, M. ...
The data shown in this track are a subset of the Simple Repeats track, selecting only those repeats of period 2 and 3, with 100% identity and no indels and with at least 15 copies of the repeat. The Simple Repeats track is created using the Tandem Repeats Finder. For more information about this program, see Benson (1999).. ...
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The repetitive structure of genomic DNA holds many secrets to be discovered. A systematic study of repetitive DNA on a genomic or inter-genomic scale requires extensive algorithmic support. The REPuter program was designed to serve as a fundamental tool in such studies. Efficient and complete detection of various types of repeats is provided together with an evaluation of significance and interactive visualization.. ...
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If you absolutely are convinced that the workouts are too easy, instead of increasing the intensity by going faster, do more repeats. The extra volume will make you stronger while keeping you from getting too fit too soon. Enjoy. Notes About the Workouts. Workouts with a range of numbers (ie, 2-3A) suggest the minimum number of miles or minutes for 800m runners to the maximum for 3,200m runners. They are not fixed, but rely on your judgment based on your current fitness and years of experience. This plan contains a variety of workouts that will require efforts ranging from stride speed to threshold pace. Workouts B, C, E and F are samples of aerobic speedwork. Workouts B and C can be run at stride pace - fast, but well short of a full sprint. The short repeat Interval workouts E and F can be run at the pace of your fastest 5K XC race during the fall. That pace will be fairly easy so shorten the recovery intervals if you find that length of the jogs is too long. At any time, your perceived ...
The entire chromosome consists of DNA. However, less than 3% of the DNA actually consists of genes. There are thought to be about 30,000 genes in humans. Less than 3% of human DNA codes for proteins. Most of the DNA in eukaryotic chromosomes consists of repetitive sequences that never get transcribed.. ...
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When I have trained my best, when this imperfect physical-mental-spiritual machine has reached its racing peak, there are still five ways in which I may improve my racing performance.