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Simple sequence repeats as advantageous mutators in evolution

Trends in Genetics, 2006
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) often serve to modify genes with which they are associated. The influence of SSRs on gene regulation, transcription and protein function typically depends on the number of repeats, while mutations that add or subtract repeat units are both frequent and reversible.
Kashi, Yechezkel, King, David G
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SSRD: simple sequence repeats database of the human genome [PDF]

Comparative and Functional Genomics, 2003
AbstractSimple sequence repeats are predominantly found in most organisms. They play a major role in studies of genetic diversity, and are useful as diagnostic markers for many diseases. The simple sequence repeats database (SSRD) for the human genome was created for easy access to such repeats, for analysis, and to be used to understand their ...
Subramanian, Subbaya, Madgula, Vamsi M, George, Ranjan, Kumar, Satish, Pandit, Madhusudhan W, Singh, Lalji   +5 more
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Simple sequence repeat variation in the Daphnia pulex genome [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2010
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are highly variable features of all genomes. Their rapid evolution makes them useful for tracing the evolutionary history of populations and investigating patterns of selection and mutation across genomes. The recently sequenced Daphnia pulex genome provides us with a valuable data set to study the mode and tempo of SSR ...
Sung, Way, Tucker, Abraham, Bergeron, R. Daniel, Lynch, Michael, Thomas, W. Kelley   +4 more
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Simple repeated sequences in human satellite DNA

Nucleic Acids Research, 1982
In an extensive analysis, using a range of restriction endonucleases, HinfI and TaqI were found to differentiate satellites I, II and III & IV. Satellite I is resistant to digestion by TaqI, but is cleaved by HinfI to yield three major fragments of approximate size 770, 850 and 950bp, associated in a single length of DNA.
M, Frommer, J, Prosser, D, Tkachuk, A H, Reisner, P C, Vincent   +4 more
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Mining of simple sequence repeats in the Genome of Gentianaceae

Pharmacognosy Research, 2011
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) or short tandem repeats are short repeat motifs that show high level of length polymorphism due to insertion or deletion mutations of one or more repeat types. Here, we present the detection and abundance of microsatellites or SSRs in nucleotide sequences of Gentianaceae family.
Sathishkumar, R., Lakshmi, P. T. V., Annamalai, A., Arunachalam, V.   +3 more
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Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho, Shin Morioka, Junko Sasaki, Takehiko Sasaki   +3 more
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Epigenetic blind spots – the role of DNA methylation dynamics in stem cell‐based models of embryogenesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Embryo‐like structures (stembryos) are an innovative tool, but they are hindered by experimental variability and limited developmental potential. DNA methylation is crucial for mammalian development, but its status in stembryo models is poorly characterized.
Sara Canil, Anna Corrà, Annalisa Scapolatiello, Chengxiang Qiu, Gianluca Amadei   +4 more
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Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
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Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar, Xinqi Yan, Lucas F. Jansen Klomp, Stefano Schivo, Janine N. Post   +4 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
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