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Rust fungi constitute the largest group of plant fungal pathogens. However, a paucity of data, including genomic sequences, transcriptome sequences, and associated molecular markers, hinders the development of...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:651
Published on: 23 August 2017
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Equine influenza is a major health problem of equines worldwide. The polymerase genes of influenza virus have key roles in virus replication, transcription, transmission between hosts and pathogenesis. Hence, ...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:652
Published on: 23 August 2017
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is critical for human nutrition worldwide. Due to a growing population, cultivars that produce high yields in high salinity soil are of major importance. Here we describe the discovery and mol...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:655
Published on: 23 August 2017
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Allopolyploids contain genomes composed of more than two complete sets of chromosomes that originate from at least two species. Allopolyploidy has been suggested as an important evolutionary mechanism that can...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:653
Published on: 23 August 2017
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High-throughput genotyping platforms play important roles in plant genomic studies. Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the world’s important natural textile fiber and oil crop. Upland cotton accounts for more than 90% of...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:654
Published on: 23 August 2017
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Polyploidy is an important phenomenon in plants because of its roles in agricultural and forestry production as well as in plant tolerance to environmental stresses. Tetraploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia ...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:648
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Maturity of intestinal functions is critical for neonatal health and survival, but comprehensive description of mechanisms underlying intestinal maturation that occur during late gestation still remain poorly ...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:647
Published on: 22 August 2017
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The vast diversification of proteins in eukaryotic cells has been related with multiple transcript isoforms from a single gene that result in alternative splicing (AS) of primary transcripts. Analysis of RNA s...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:650
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Tuber yield and starch content of the cultivated potato are complex traits of decisive importance for breeding improved varieties. Natural variation of tuber yield and starch content depends on the environment...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:642
Published on: 22 August 2017
Database
The use of swine in biomedical research has increased dramatically in the last decade. Diverse genomic- and proteomic databases have been developed to facilitate research using human and rodent models. Current...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:643
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Sub-optimal developmental diets often have adverse effects on long-term fitness and health. One hypothesis is that such effects are caused by mismatches between the developmental and adult environment, and may...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:640
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Human hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important public health issue in the Asia-Pacific region and is associated with chronic hepatitis, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer. However, the un...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:641
Published on: 22 August 2017
Software
Next generation sequencing is a key technique in small RNA biology research that has led to the discovery of functionally different classes of small non-coding RNAs in the past years. However, reliable annotat...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:644
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Flavor is an important attribute of mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco), but flavor improvement via conventional breeding is very challenging largely due to the complexity of the flavor components and traits. Man...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:646
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Cerasus sachalinensis is widely used in cool regions as a sweet cherry rootstock and is known for its sensitivity to soil waterlogging and waterlogging stress. However, the limited ava...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:649
Published on: 22 August 2017
Methodology Article
Small RNAs (sRNAs) constitute an important class of post-transcriptional regulators that control critical cellular processes in bacteria. Recent research using high-throughput transcriptomic approaches has led...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:645
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells transfer oxygen and nutrients from choroid to the neural retina. Reduced oxygen to RPE perturbs development and functions of blood vessels in retina. Previous efforts of ...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:638
Published on: 21 August 2017
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The metabolism of archaeal methanogens drives methane release into the environment and is critical to understanding global carbon cycling. Methanogenesis operates at a very low reducing potential compared to o...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:639
Published on: 21 August 2017
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Aedes albopictus is a vector of arboviruses that cause severe diseases in humans such as Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika fevers. The vector competence of Ae. albopictus varies depending o...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:635
Published on: 18 August 2017
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Manipulating maternal nutrition during specific periods of gestation can result in re-programming of fetal and post-natal development. In this experiment we investigated how a feed restriction of 85% compared ...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:632
Published on: 18 August 2017
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Soil salinization is a worldwide problem that is intensifying because of the effects of climate change. An effective method for the reclamation of salt-affected soils involves initiating plant succession using...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:633
Published on: 18 August 2017
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The importance of poultry as a global source of protein underpins the chicken genome and associated SNP data as key tools in selecting and breeding healthy robust birds with improved disease resistance. SNPs a...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:637
Published on: 18 August 2017
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The natural history of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is challenging to investigate, especially as pre-diabetic individuals are difficult to identify. Numerous T1D consortia have been established to collect whole blood...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:636
Published on: 18 August 2017
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Genome divergence by mobile elements activity and recombination is a continuous process that plays a key role in the evolution of species. Nevertheless, knowledge on retrotransposon-related variability among s...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:634
Published on: 18 August 2017
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Microsporidia are highly specialized, parasitic fungi that infect a wide range of eukaryotic hosts from all major taxa. Infections cause a variety of damaging effects on host physiology from increased stress t...
BMC Genomics 2017 18:630
Published on: 17 August 2017
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