, 2001 Among the proteins that have evolved over hundreds of millions of years, with important roles in defence against invading micro-organisms, are the pentraxins.
Hjorth, P
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Draft genome sequence of the Daphnia pathogen Octosporea bayeri: insights into the gene content of a large microsporidian genome and a model for host-parasite interactions [PDF]
, 2009 Background: The highly compacted 2.9-Mb genome of Encephalitozoon cuniculi placed the microsporidia in the spotlight, encoding a mere 2,000 proteins and a highly reduced suite of biochemical pathways.
Corradi, N. +4 more
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Molecular characterization of MHC-DRB cDNA in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2012 In the present study, water buffalo MHC (Bubu)-DRB cDNA was cloned and characterized. The 1022 base long-amplified cDNA product encompassed a single open reading frame of 801 bases that coded for 266 amino acids.
Soumen Naskar +6 more
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Cloning, Expression, Sequence Analysis and Homology Modeling of the Prolyl Endoprotease from Eurygaster integriceps Puton [PDF]
, 2014 Eurygaster integriceps Puton, commonly known as sunn pest, is a major pest of wheat in Northern Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. This insect injects a prolyl endoprotease into the wheat, destroying the gluten.
Clack, Beatrice A. +5 more
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Genome-wide association study of rubella virus vaccine strain BRD-Ⅱ
Shanghai yufang yixueObjectiveTo perform a genome-wide association study of rubella virus vaccine strain BRD-Ⅱ, so as to fully grasp the sequence characteristics of this genome.MethodsSecond-generation sequencing method was used to conduct the whole-genome sequencing on the ...
XU Yingmei +7 more
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Evolution of genes and repeats in the Nimrod superfamily [PDF]
, 2008 The recently identified Nimrod superfamily is characterized by the presence of a special type of EGF repeat, the NIM repeat, located right after a typical CCXGY/W amino acid motif.
Andrade +51 more
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Journal of Lipid Research, 2002 Development of the lipase gene family spans the change in science that witnessed the birth of contemporary techniques of molecular biology. Amino acid sequencing of enzymes gave way to cDNA cloning and gene organization, augmented by in vitro expression ...
Howard Wong, Michael C. Schotz
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Lack of extensive mutations in the VH5 genes used in common B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. [PDF]
, 1993 B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a malignancy of the CD5+ B cells. Prior studies indicated that CLL B cells generally express immunoglobulin (Ig) VH and VL genes with little or no somatic mutations.
Kipps, TJ, Rassenti, LZ
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Mediterranean Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Threatened by Dolphin MorbilliVirus [PDF]
, 2015 During 2011-2013, dolphin morbillivirus was molecularly identified in 4 stranded fin whales from the Mediterranean Sea. Nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, and hemagglutinin gene sequences of the identified strain were highly homologous with those of a ...
BEFFAGNA, GIORGIA +11 more
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Molecular analysis of cDNA clones and the corresponding genomic coding sequences of the Drosophila dunce' gene, the structural gene for cAMP phosphodiesterase [PDF]
, 1986 We have isolated and sequenced cDNA clones representing portions of the polyadenylylated transcripts of the dunce+ gene. These define an open reading frame of 1086 bases and some of the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions of the transcripts.
Chen, Chun-Nan +2 more
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