Genome-wide identification and analysis of the NF-Y transcription factor family reveal its potential roles in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) by Zhen Tian, Luyao Xue, Jincun Fu, Wenting Song, Baojian Wang, Jinhao Sun, Xiujiang Yue, Fanrui Cheng, Jingjing Mao, Jiangtao Chao, Dawei Wang, Shaopeng Li

“…To better understand the genome-wide NF-Y domain-containing proteins, the protein physicochemical properties, chromosomal localization, synteny, phylogenetic relationships, genomic structure, promoter cis-elements, and protein interaction network of NtNF-Ys in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) were systematically analyzed. …”
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Cernunnos/XLF Deficiency: A Syndromic Primary Immunodeficiency by Funda Erol Çipe, Cigdem Aydogmus, Arzu Babayigit Hocaoglu, Merve Kilic, Gul Demet Kaya, Elif Yilmaz Gulec

“…Firstly, she was thought as Fanconi anemia and spontaneous DNA breaks were seen on chromosomal analysis. After that DEB test was found to be normal and Fanconi anemia was excluded. …”
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Verification of the Introgression of <i>Narenga porphyrocoma</i> Germplasm into <i>Saccharum officinarum</i> Using Molecular Markers and GISH Analysis by Gang Wang, Wei Zhang, Yuanxia Qin, Qingdan Wu, Qinggan Liang, Jiantao Wu, Shengren Sun, Zhuqing Wang, Yuxing An, Jianqiang Wang, Qinnan Wang, Hailong Chang

“…Species-specific primers were designed based on SNPs in the nrDNA-ITS region for ARMS-PCR, enabling effective differentiation of parental and hybrid genotypes, while GISH confirmed the chromosomal composition of hybrids, revealing an n + n inheritance pattern. …”
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Validation of Simple Sequence Length Polymorphism Regions of Commonly Used Mouse Strains for Marker Assisted Speed Congenics Screening by Channabasavaiah B. Gurumurthy, Poonam S. Joshi, Scott G. Kurz, Masato Ohtsuka, Rolen M. Quadros, Donald W. Harms, K. C. Kent Lloyd

“…Traditionally, the technique is performed by analyzing PCR amplified regions of simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) markers between the recipient and donor strains: offspring with the highest number of markers showing the recipient genome across all chromosomes is chosen for the next generation. Although there are well-defined panels of SSLP makers established between certain pairs of mice strains, they are incomplete for most strains. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Association Analysis for Solvent Retention Capacity in the Accessions Derived from Soft Wheat Ningmai 9 by Peng Jiang, Ping-Ping Zhang, Xu Zhang, Hong-Xiang Ma

“…A total of 29 markers on 13 chromosomes of the genome were associated with the SRCs. …”
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Transcriptome analysis provides insights into the role of TLP16 in Musa acuminata Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense wilt by Yi-le Huo, Si-wen Liu, Huo-qing Huang, Zai-yuan Li, Mudassar Ahmad, Meng-xia Zhuo, Wen-juan Chen, Chun-yu Li, Bo Liu, Ya-dong Li

“…Results This study identified 49 TLP genes in banana, predominantly localized in the extracellular space, and distributed across 11 chromosomes. The ancestor–descendant relationship was explained, six genes remained remarkably conserved across species could represent the ancestral genes of the TLP gene family. …”
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Congenital Anomalies and Termination of Pregnancy in Iran by Bahram Samadirad, Zhila Khamnian, Mohammad Bager Hosseini, Saeed Dastgiri

“…Neural tube defects, limb deformation, hydrops fetalis, hydrocephaly, and chromosomal anomalies including Down syndrome accounted proportionally for about 65 percent of defects eligible for abortion in the region. …”
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Genome-wide analyses of the NAC transcription factor gene family in Acer palmatum provide valuable insights into the natural process of leaf senescence by Xin Meng, Chun Feng, Zhu Chen, Faheem Afzal Shah, Yue Zhao, Yuzhi Fei, Hongfei Zhao, Jie Ren

“…These genes are unevenly distributed on the 13 chromosomes of A. palmatum. An analysis of the phylogenetic tree of Arabidopsis thaliana NAC family members revealed that ApNAC proteins could be divided into 16 subgroups. …”
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The Mitigating Effect of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Fruit Extract against Genotoxicity Induced by Cyclophosphamide in Mice Bone Marrow Cells by Mohammad Shokrzadeh, Aroona Chabra, Farshad Naghshvar, Amirhossein Ahmadi

“…(CCT) fruits extract against cyclophosphamide- (CP-)induced DNA damage in mice bone marrow cells was evaluated using micronucleus assay, as an index of induced chromosomal damage. Mice were preadministered with different doses of CCT via intraperitoneal injection for 7 consecutive days followed by injection with CP (70 mg/kg b.w.) 1 hr after the last injection of CCT. …”
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Gene Structures, Classification, and Expression Models of the DREB Transcription Factor Subfamily in Populus trichocarpa by Yunlin Chen, Jingli Yang, Zhanchao Wang, Haizhen Zhang, Xuliang Mao, Chenghao Li

“…The phylogenic construction suggests that the PtrDREB gene subfamily can be classified broadly into six subtypes (DREB A-1 to A-6) in Populus. The chromosomal localizations of the PtrDREB genes indicated 18 segmental duplication events involving 36 genes and six redundant PtrDREB genes were involved in tandem duplication events. …”
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Biphasic Chromatin Structure and FISH Signals Reflect Intranuclear Order by Jyoti P. Chaudhuri, Eva Kasprzycki, Mathew Battaglia, John R. McGill, Anton Brøgger, Joachim-U. Walther, Albrecht Reith

“…The biphasic chromatin structure with equitable distribution of the homologous FISH signals may correspond to the two sets of chromosomes, supporting observations on ploidywise intranuclear order. …”
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HUMAN GENES CONTROLLING FEEDING BEHAVIOR OR BODY MASS AND THEIR FUNCTIONAL AND GENOMIC CHARACTERISTICS: A REVIEW by E. V. Ignatieva, D. A. Afonnikov, E. I. Rogaev, N. A. Kolchanov

“…Pathways important for body mass regulation were revealed, and they may be candidate pharmacological targets for obesity treatment. Regions of human chromosomes containing closely located genes from the compilation were revealed. …”
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Genomic insights into ecological adaptation of oaks revealed by phylogenomic analysis of multiple species by Tian-Rui Wang, Xin Ning, Si-Si Zheng, Yu Li, Zi-Jia Lu, Hong-Hu Meng, Bin-Jie Ge, Gregor Kozlowski, Meng-Xiao Yan, Yi-Gang Song

“…We found that oak species exhibited a higher degree of genomic conservation and stability, as indicated by the absence of large-scale chromosomal structural variations or additional whole-genome duplication events. …”
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Novel Graphical Analyses of Runs of Homozygosity among Species and Livestock Breeds by Laura Iacolina, Astrid V. Stronen, Cino Pertoldi, Małgorzata Tokarska, Louise S. Nørgaard, Joaquin Muñoz, Anders Kjærsgaard, Aritz Ruiz-Gonzalez, Stanisław Kamiński, Deirdre C. Purfield

“…For each length class, we chose a few chromosomes with a high number of ROH, calculated the percentage of times a SNP appeared in a ROH, and plotted the results. …”
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Clinical implications of DNA ploidy, stroma, and nucleotyping in predicting peritoneal metastasis risk for gastric cancer by Jingwen Yuan, Yue Jiang, Fangfang Chen, Tian Li, Zhi Zeng, Shasha Ruan, Junfeng Yan, Jiatong Lu, Qiang Li, Jingping Yuan, Qiang Tong

“…Non-diploid status, high stroma, and chromosomal heterogeneity emerged as positive factors for peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer. …”
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Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) in New World Monkeys (Primates) Reveals the Distribution of Repetitive Sequences in Cebinae and Callitrichinae by Vanessa Milioto, Vincenzo Arizza, Aiti Vizzini, Polina L. Perelman, Melody E. Roelke-Parker, Francesca Dumas

“…The uncovered distribution of repetitive sequences is analyzed from an evolutionary perspective to elucidate the genomic dynamics of the repetitive sequences at the level of chromosomal organization.…”
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Expression Profiling of Long Noncoding RNA Splice Variants in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Lipopolysaccharide Effects In Vitro by Imran H. Chowdhury, Hema P. Narra, Abha Sahni, Kamil Khanipov, Casey L. C. Schroeder, Jignesh Patel, Yuriy Fofanov, Sanjeev K. Sahni

“…A majority of LPS-induced lncRNAs are multiexonic and distributed across the genome as evidenced by their presence on all chromosomes. Present among these are a total of 44 lncRNAs with known regulatory functions, of which 41 multiexonic lncRNAs have multiple splice variants. …”
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Systematic and Cell Type-Specific Telomere Length Changes in Subsets of Lymphocytes by Jue Lin, Joshua Cheon, Rashida Brown, Michael Coccia, Eli Puterman, Kirstin Aschbacher, Elizabeth Sinclair, Elissa Epel, Elizabeth H. Blackburn

“…Telomeres, the protective DNA-protein complexes at the ends of linear chromosomes, are important for genome stability. Leukocyte or peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) telomere length is a potential biomarker for human aging that integrates genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors and is associated with mortality and risks for major diseases. …”
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Genome-wide association scan and candidate gene analysis for seed coat color in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) by Mohammed Elsafy, Wafa Badawi, Ahmed Ibrahim, Elamin Hafiz Baillo, Prabin Bajgain, Tilal Sayed Abdelhalim, Mahbubjon Rahmatov

“…GWAS identified significant SNPs associated with seed coat color traits, revealing key genomic regions on chromosomes 3, 6, 9, 12, and 13. Candidate gene analysis highlighted several genes, including DOF zinc finger proteins and WRKY transcription factors, which may play essential roles in pigment biosynthesis pathways. …”
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Feasibility and Efficiency of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Culture with Allogeneic Platelet Lysate-Supplementation for Cell Therapy against Stroke by Chengbo Tan, Hideo Shichinohe, Zifeng Wang, Shuji Hamauchi, Takeo Abumiya, Naoki Nakayama, Ken Kazumata, Tsuneo Ito, Kohsuke Kudo, Shigeru Takamoto, Kiyohiro Houkin

“…No contradiction in cell surface markers and no chromosomal aberrations were found. The MRI detected the distribution of SPIO-labeled hBMSCs in the pig brain. …”
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