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Polymorphic duplicate genes and persistent non-coding sequences reveal heterogeneous patterns of mitochondrial DNA loss in salamanders

BMC Genomics, 2017
Background Mitochondria are the site of the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). In metazoans, the mitochondrial genome is a small, circular molecule averaging 16.5 kb in length.
Rebecca A. Chong, Rachel Lockridge Mueller   +1 more
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Therapeutic strategies for MMAE‐resistant bladder cancer through DPP4 inhibition

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We established monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE)‐resistant bladder cancer (BC) cell lines by exposure to progressively increasing concentrations of MMAE in vitro. RNA sequencing showed DPP4 expression was increased in MMAE‐resistant BC cells. Both si‐DPP4 and the DPP4 inhibitor sitagliptin suppressed the viability of MMAE‐resistant BC cells.
Gang Li, Shuichi Tatarano, Hirofumi Yoshino, Saeki Saito, Mitsuhiko Tominaga, Junya Arima, Ikumi Fukuda, Takashi Sakaguchi, Ryosuke Matsushita, Yasutoshi Yamada, Hideki Enokida   +10 more
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Peroxidasin enables melanoma immune escape by inhibiting natural killer cell cytotoxicity

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Peroxidasin (PXDN) is secreted by melanoma cells and binds the NK cell receptor NKG2D, thereby suppressing NK cell activation and cytotoxicity. PXDN depletion restores NKG2D signaling and enables effective NK cell–mediated melanoma killing. These findings identify PXDN as a previously unrecognized immune evasion factor and a potential target to improve
Hsu‐Min Sung, David Bickel, Lena C. M. Krause, Daria Ezeriņa, Christian Ickes, Julian Wojtachnia, Christine S. Gibhardt, Magdalena Shumanska, Khadija Wahni, Andrea Paluschkiwitz, Julia Malo Pueyo, Ekaterina Baranova, Wim Vranken, Hedwig Stanisz, Ioana Stejerean‐Todoran, Michael P. Schön, Joris Messens, Ivan Bogeski   +17 more
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Crucial parameters for precise copy number variation detection in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded solid cancer samples

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study shows that copy number variations (CNVs) can be reliably detected in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) solid cancer samples using ultra‐low‐pass whole‐genome sequencing, provided that key (pre)‐analytical parameters are optimized.
Hanne Goris, Vasiliki Siozopoulou, Léon C van Kempen, Anne Sieben, Ella Roelant, Stig Hellemans, Elyne Backx, Laure Sorber, Koen De Winne, Senada Koljenović, Karen Zwaenepoel   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shining a light on Ohno’s dilemma

eLife
Laboratory experiments on a fluorescent protein in E. coli reveal how duplicate genes are rapidly inactivated by mutations during evolution.
Isabella Tomanek
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of single circulating tumor cells in the follow‐up of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Single circulating tumor cells (sCTCs) from high‐grade serous ovarian cancer patients were enriched, imaged, and genomically profiled using WGA and NGS at different time points during treatment. sCTCs revealed enrichment of alterations in Chromosomes 2, 7, and 12 as well as persistent or emerging oncogenic CNAs, supporting sCTC identity.
Carolin Salmon, Rui P. L. Neves, Nikolas H. Stoecklein, Sven‐Thorsten Liffers, Jens Siveke, Jan D. Kuhlmann, Pauline Wimberger, Paul Buderath, Rainer Kimmig, Sabine Kasimir‐Bauer   +9 more
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Epigenetic diversity of genes with copy number variations among natural populations of the three‐spined stickleback

Evolutionary Applications
Duplicated genes provide the opportunity for evolutionary novelty and adaptive divergence. In many cases, having more gene copies increases gene expression, which might facilitate adaptation to stressful or novel environments.
Frédéric J. J. Chain, Britta S. Meyer, Melanie J. Heckwolf, Sören Franzenburg, Christophe Eizaguirre, Thorsten B. H. Reusch   +5 more
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Approximating the edit distance for genomes with duplicate genes under DCJ, insertion and deletion

BMC Bioinformatics, 2012
Computing the edit distance between two genomes under certain operations is a basic problem in the study of genome evolution. The double-cut-and-join (DCJ) model has formed the basis for most algorithmic research on rearrangements over the last few years.
Shao Mingfu, Lin Yu
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Duplicate gene expression in allopolyploid Gossypium reveals two temporally distinct phases of expression evolution

BMC Biology, 2008
Background Polyploidy has played a prominent role in shaping the genomic architecture of the angiosperms. Through allopolyploidization, several modern Gossypium (cotton) species contain two divergent, although largely redundant genomes.
Nettleton Dan, Udall Joshua, Flagel Lex, Wendel Jonathan   +3 more
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Combining antibody conjugates with cytotoxic and immune‐stimulating payloads maximizes anti‐cancer activity

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Methods to improve antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) treatment durability in cancer therapy are needed. We utilized ADCs and immune‐stimulating antibody conjugates (ISACs), which are made from two non‐competitive antibodies, to enhance the entry of toxic payloads into cancer cells and deliver immunostimulatory agents into immune cells.
Tiexin Wang, Dong Jun Koo, Peter M. Tessier, Greg M. Thurber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source