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2009 Vol. 36, No. 1

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Small but influential: the role of microRNAs on gene regulatory network and 3′UTR evolution
Rui Zhang, Bing Su
2009, 36(1): 1-6. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60001-1
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous ∼22 nucleotide noncoding RNAs that regulate the expression of complementary messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Thousands of miRNA genes have been found in diverse species, and many of them are highly conserved. With the miRNA roles identified in nearly all aspects of biologica...
Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a chicken-type lysozyme gene from housefly (Musca domestica)
Qian Ren, Xiaofan Zhao, Jinxing Wang
2009, 36(1): 7-16. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60002-3
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Lysozymes can hydrolyze bacteria and play an important role in animal digestion and innate immunity. The cDNA of a chicken-type lysozyme gene (Mdlys) was cloned from housefly (Musca domestica). The 484 bp full-length cDNA contains a 426 bp open reading frame (ORF) that encodes MdLys of 141 amino aci...
Transgenic expression of MYB15 confers enhanced sensitivity to abscisic acid and improved drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
Zhenhua Ding, Shiming Li, Xueli An, Xin Liu, Huanju Qin, Daowen Wang
2009, 36(1): 17-29. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60003-5
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Abiotic stresses cause serious crop losses. Knowledge on genes functioning in plant responses to adverse growth conditions is essential for developing stress tolerant crops. Here we report that transgenic expression of MYB15, encoding a R2R3 MYB transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana, conferre...
Expression of a rice OsARGOS gene in Arabidopsis promotes cell division and expansion and increases organ size
Bao Wang, Yalin Sang, Jian Song, Xin-Qi Gao, Xiansheng Zhang
2009, 36(1): 31-40. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60004-7
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The ARGOS gene in Arabidopsis plays a key role in controlling plant organ size. To determine the function of it's ortholog in rice, a putative ARGOS orthologous gene from rice tissues was isolated and designated as OsARGOS. This gene has only one copy in the rice genome. OsARGOS transcripts were det...
Index selection on seed traits under direct, cytoplasmic and maternal effects in multiple environments
Wenying Zhang, Haiming Xu, Jun Zhu
2009, 36(1): 41-49. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60005-9
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Crop seeds are important sources of protein, oil, and carbohydrates for food, animal feeds, and industrial products. Recently, much attention has been paid to quality and functional properties of crop seeds. However, seed traits possess some distinct genetic characteristics in comparison with plant ...
Polymorphic Alu insertions and their associations with MHC class I alleles and haplotypes in Han and Jinuo populations in Yunnan Province, southwest of China
Yufeng Yao, Li Shi, Lei Shi, Keqin Lin, Yufen Tao, Liang Yu, Hao Sun, Xiaoqin Huang, Yanhan Li, Jiayou Chu
2009, 36(1): 51-58. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60006-0
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The associations of polymorphic Alu insertions (POALINs) with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I genes enable us to better identify origins and evolution of MHC class I region haplotypes in different populations. For further studying origins and evolution of MHC class I region haplotypes...
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2009, 36(1): 59-62. doi: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60007-2
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