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Clinical expression of Menkes disease in females with normal karyotype

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2012
Background Menkes Disease (MD) is a rare X-linked recessive fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the ATP7A gene, and most patients are males.
Møller Lisbeth   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dicer regulates Xist promoter methylation in ES cells indirectly through transcriptional control of Dnmt3a

open access: yesEpigenetics & Chromatin, 2008
Background X chromosome inactivation is the mechanism used in mammals to achieve dosage compensation of X-linked genes in XX females relative to XY males. Chromosome silencing is triggered in cis by expression of the non-coding RNA Xist. As such, correct
Nesterova Tatyana B   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

IDENTIFICATION OF GENETIC DEFECTS IN X-LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Backgrounds: X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) has been the focus of MR research because of 40% excess of males with MR. Genetic defects are estimated to account for 50% MR cases.
Fitri, Aditia Retno
core   +1 more source

Conversion of random X-inactivation to imprinted X-inactivation by maternal PRC2

open access: yeseLife, 2019
Imprinted X-inactivation silences genes exclusively on the paternally-inherited X-chromosome and is a paradigm of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in mammals. Here, we test the role of maternal vs.
Clair Harris   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural insights and therapeutic targets in Acinetobacter baumannii capsule biosynthesis

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Hypervirulent KL49 A. baumannii's capsular polysaccharide contains the nonulosonic acid 8‐epi‐Leg5,7Ac2, synthesized by epimerization via ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC. Crystal structures of ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC reveal their role in CMP‐Leg5,7Ac2 synthesis and regioselective C8 epimerization.
Woo Cheol Lee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using interpretable machine learning to understand gene silencing dynamics during X-chromosome inactivation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
To equalize gene dosage between sexes, the long non-coding RNA Xist mediates chromosome-wide gene silencing of one X Chromosome in female mammals - a process known as X chromosome inactivation (XCI).
Barros de Andrade e Sousa, Lisa   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Peripheral lysosomes recruit PLEKHG3 to focal adhesions and restrain protrusion dynamics

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proximity‐dependent labeling at the LAMTOR complex revealed the Rho GEF PLEKHG3 as a lysosome‐proximal protein directing the study toward the influence of lysosome positioning on actin dynamics and cell motility. We show that PLEKHG3 colocalizes with lysosomes at focal adhesion sites and observe that forced peripheral dispersion of lysosomes hinders ...
Rainer Ettelt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mean Expression of the X-Chromosome is Associated with Neuronal Density. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
peer reviewedBackground: Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by key features such as loss of neurons, astrocytosis, and microglial activation/proliferation. These changes cause differences in the density of cell types between control and disease
Pascal F. Durrenberger   +43 more
core   +1 more source

Delineation of an inverted tandem Xq23-26.3 duplication in a female featuring extremely short stature and mild mental deficiency

open access: yesMolecular Cytogenetics, 2023
Background Partial duplications involving the long arm of the X chromosome are associated with mental retardation, short stature, microcephaly, and a wide range of physical findings. Female carriers usually have no clinical phenotype.
Shengfang Qin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

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