Identification of the Granule-Bound Starch Synthase (GBSS) Genes Involved in Amylose Biosynthesis in Tartary Buckwheat (<i>Fagopyrum tataricum</i> (L.) Gaertn.) by Juan Huang, Fei Liu, Jieqiong Zhang, Bin Tang, Jiao Deng, Taoxiong Shi, Liwei Zhu, Hongyou Li, Qingfu Chen

“…Based on the genome data of Tartary buckwheat, five <i>FtGBSS</i> genes, namely <i>FtGBSS-1</i> to <i>FtGBSS-5</i>, were identified on three chromosomes, exhibiting about 1800 bp lengths in their CDSs and numerous exons and introns in gene structures. …”
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Dissection of the genetic basis and molecular mechanism of ovule number per ovary in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) by Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Xinyi Lin, Farhan Nabi, Kishore Kumar Ashok, Xue-Rong Zhou, Qingbin Sun, Peiman Shi, Xinfa Wang, Jiaqin Shi, Hanzhong Wang

“…Linkage mapping identified ten QTLs that were distributed on eight chromosomes and explained 7.0-15.9% of the phenotypic variance. …”
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Expression of the NUP153 and YWHAB genes from their canonical promoters and alternative promoters of the LINE-1 retrotransposon in the placenta of the first trimester of pregnancy by V. V. Demeneva, E. N. Tolmacheva, T. V. Nikitina, E. A. Sazhenova, S. Yu. Yuriev, A. Sh. Makhmutkhodzhaev, A. S. Zuev, S. A. Filatova, A. E. Dmitriev, Ya. A. Darkova, L. P. Nazarenko, I. N. Lebedev, S. A. Vasilyev

“…In addition, there is an abnormal increase in the level of methylation of the LINE-1 retrotransposon in the chorionic trophoblast in spontaneous abortions with both normal karyotype and aneuploidy on different chromosomes, which may be associated with impaired gene transcription using LINE-1 regulatory elements. …”
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Potential Probiotic Yeasts of the Pichia Genus Isolated from ‘Dadih’, a Traditional Fermented Food of West Sumatra, Indonesia by Tatenda Calvin Chihombori, Apon Zaenal Mustopa, Rika Indri Astuti, Ilma Mutiara, Redoyan Refli, Rifqiyah Nur Umami, Fatimah, Herman Irawan, Nurlaili Ekawati, Joko P Trinugroho, Rizna Akmaliyah, Sheila Chairunnisa, Febriyanti Nur Amani, Baso Manguntungi, Ai Hertati, Jendri Mamangkey

“…Whole-genome sequencing of P. kudriavzevii GBT37 identified a genome size of 10,906,850 base pairs, distributed across four chromosomes with a GC content of 38.26%. Notably, secondary metabolite biosynthesis genes were located on contig 7. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of WRKYs family involved in responses to Cylindrocarpon destructans in Panax notoginseng by Manqiao Li, Xiaoli Che, Qiwen Liang, Kuixiu Li, Guisheng Xiang, Xuyan Liu, Yan Zhao, Fugang Wei, Shengchao Yang, Guanze Liu

“…Of these, 58 PnWRKY genes were mapped to the P. notoginseng chromosomes and showed collinearity with Arabidopsis thaliana, Daucus carota, and three Solanaceae species. …”
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Molecular mapping and validation of quantitative trait loci for content of micronutrients in wheat grain by Xiangdong Chen, Junchao You, Nannan Dong, Di Wu, Die Zhao, Rui Yong, Wenjing Hu

“…Among them, QFe.yaas-2D and QSe.yaas-2D were co-located on chromosome 2D, while QMn.yaas-4D and QZn.yaas-4D were co-located on chromosome 4D, which were in the dwarfing locus of Rht-D1 region. …”
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Telomere Length Is Associated With Adverse Atrial Remodeling in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Kabita Pradhan, Balram Neupane, Paul Niehues, Martin Kirschner, Fabian Beier, Chao‐Chung Kuo, Erika Anneliese Hilbold, Christian Bär, Oana‐Maria Thoma, Maximilian Waldner, Margherita Vieri, Tim H. Brümmendorf, Vithurithra Tharmapalan, Wolfgang Wagner, Michael Kleines, Mahdi Emrani, Matthias Daniel Zink, Andreas Napp, Nikolaus Marx, Michael Gramlich

“…Telomeres, which are short, repeated DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes, are known to act as a biological aging marker. …”
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Construction of Recombinant Inbred Lines and Indentification of QTL for Grain Number Traits of Gaozhou Wild Rice by Xing HUO, Yongmei YU, Shuqing QIU, Dilin LIU, Le KONG, Wuge LIU, Feng WANG

“…The phenotypic contribution of one QTL on chromosome 11 was the highest, accounting for 13.78%. …”
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Exploring aneuploidies in two-center isolated bovine embryonic stem cell lines: Implications for cultured meat production by Chloë Deelkens, Elly De Vlieghere, Mario Van Poucke, Masaki Kinoshita, Jeffrey Aalders, Lieven Thorrez, Bert Devriendt, Ann Van Soom, Luc Peelman, Björn Menten, Catharina De Schauwer, Jolanda van Hengel

“…Through shallow whole-genome sequencing, we identified various chromosomal anomalies, including mono-, tri-, and tetrasomies, with specific gains in chromosomes 7, 12, 27, and 29, and losses in chromosome 9. …”
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YHSeqY3000 panel captures all founding lineages in the Chinese paternal genomic diversity database by Mengge Wang, Shuhan Duan, Qiuxia Sun, Kaijun Liu, Yan Liu, Zhiyong Wang, Xiangping Li, Lanhai Wei, Yunhui Liu, Shengjie Nie, Kun Zhou, 10K_CPGDP consortium, Yongxin Ma, Huijun Yuan, Bing Liu, Lan Hu, Chao Liu, Guanglin He

“…Conclusions This work successfully integrated Y-chromosome-related basic genomic science with forensic and anthropological translational applications, emphasizing the necessity of comprehensively characterizing Y-chromosome genomic diversity from genomically under-representative populations. …”
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NCAPD3 promotes diffuse large B-cell lymphoma progression through modulating SIRT1 expression in an H3K9 monomethylation-dependent manner by Tiange Lu, Juan Yang, Yiqing Cai, Mengfei Ding, Zhuoya Yu, Xiaosheng Fang, Xiangxiang Zhou, Xin Wang

“…Introduction: Condensin, a family of structural maintenance of chromosome complexes, has been shown to regulate chromosome compaction and segregation during mitosis. …”
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Dissection of the genetic loci for grain hardness and variation of the key genes in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Jinna Hou, Pengge Sun, Pei Yan, Shenghui Geng, Wenxu Li, Maomao Qin, Ziju Dai, Baoming Tian, Zhengqing Wu, Zhengfu Zhou, Changwen Li, Zhensheng Lei

“…Finally, eight QTL, which explained 8.29 % – 14.59 % of the phenotypic variation, were revealed on chromosomes 1 A, 1B, 3 A, 3B, 5 A, 5B and 5D (2). The previously reported major genes for GHI, Pina and Pinb, were anchored in Qghi.5D-1, which was repeatedly detected under all environments (BLUP included). …”
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An Optimized NGS Workflow Defines Genetically Based Prognostic Categories for Patients with Uveal Melanoma by Michele Massimino, Elena Tirrò, Stefania Stella, Cristina Tomarchio, Sebastiano Di Bella, Silvia Rita Vitale, Chiara Conti, Marialuisa Puglisi, Rosa Maria Di Crescenzo, Silvia Varricchio, Francesco Merolla, Giuseppe Broggi, Federica Martorana, Alice Turdo, Miriam Gaggianesi, Livia Manzella, Andrea Russo, Giorgio Stassi, Rosario Caltabiano, Stefania Staibano, Paolo Vigneri

“…Methods: Following the findings published by “The Cancer Genome Atlas–UM” (TCGA-UM) study, we developed an NGS-based gene panel (called the UMpanel) that classifies mutation sets in four categories: initiating alterations (<i>CYSLTR2</i>, <i>GNA11</i>, <i>GNAQ</i> and <i>PLCB4</i>), prognostic alterations (<i>BAP1</i>, <i>EIF1AX</i>, <i>SF3B1</i> and <i>SRSF2</i>), emergent biomarkers (<i>CDKN2A</i>, <i>CENPE</i>, <i>FOXO1</i>, <i>HIF1A</i>, <i>RPL5</i> and <i>TP53</i>) and chromosomal abnormalities (imbalances in chromosomes 1, 3 and 8). …”
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408 Cases of Genital Ambiguity Followed by Single Multidisciplinary Team during 23 Years: Etiologic Diagnosis and Sex of Rearing by Georgette Beatriz De Paula, Beatriz Amstalden Barros, Stela Carpini, Bruna Jordan Tincani, Tais Nitsch Mazzola, Mara Sanches Guaragna, Cristiane Santos da Cruz Piveta, Laurione Candido de Oliveira, Juliana Gabriel Ribeiro Andrade, Guilherme Guaragna-Filho, Pedro Perez Barbieri, Nathalia Montibeler Ferreira, Marcio Lopes Miranda, Ezequiel Moreira Gonçalves, Andre Moreno Morcillo, Nilma Lucia Viguetti-Campos, Sofia Helena Valente Lemos-Marini, Roberto Benedito de Paiva Silva, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Maricilda Palandi De Mello, Andrea Trevas Maciel-Guerra, Gil Guerra-Junior

“…There were 408 cases; 250 (61.3%) were 46,XY and 124 (30.4%) 46,XX and 34 (8.3%) had sex chromosomes abnormalities. 189 (46.3%) had 46,XY testicular DSD, 105 (25.7%) 46,XX ovarian DSD, 95 (23.3%) disorders of gonadal development (DGD), and 19 (4.7%) complex malformations. …”
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Production of all-triploid derived from gynogenetic homologous diploid crucian carp (♀) × diploid red crucian carp (♂) by Chongqing Wang, Yan Tang, Xiang Luo, Yuxin Zhang, Yue Zhou, Qingwen Xiao, Zhengkun Liu, Xinyi Deng, Xu Huang, Xidan Xu, Xiaowei Xu, Kun Zhang, Qinbo Qin, Shaojun Liu

“…All 3nRR possessed 150 chromosomes and were triploid hybrids. The genetic characteristics of 5S rDNA in 3nRR individuals and their parental counterparts, as well as the measurable and countable traits, were explored. …”
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Mapping QTLs for early leaf spot resistance and yield component traits using an interspecific AB-QTL population in peanut by J. Gomis, J. Gomis, A. Sambou, J. R. Nguepjop, J. R. Nguepjop, J. R. Nguepjop, H. A. Tossim, M. Seye, R. Djiboune, D. Sambakhe, D. Loko, D. Loko, S. Conde, S. Conde, M. H. Alyr, D. J. Bertioli, D. J. Bertioli, S. C. M. Leal-Bertioli, S. C. M. Leal-Bertioli, J. F. Rami, J. F. Rami, A. Kane, D. Fonceka, D. Fonceka, D. Fonceka

“…Marker/trait associations enabled the mapping of five QTLs for ELS resistance on chromosomes A02, A03, A08, B04, and B09. Except for the QTL on chromosome B09, the wild species contributed favorable alleles at all other QTLs. …”
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Susceptibility to Aneuploidy in Young Mothers of Down Syndrome Children by Lucia Migliore, Francesca Migheli, Fabio Coppedè

“…We recently observed an increased frequency of binucleated micronucleated lymphocytes in women who had a Down syndrome (DS) child before 35 years of age and the fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis revealed that micronuclei were mainly originating from chromosomal malsegregation events, including chromosome 21 malsegregation. …”
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Severe Psychomotor Delay in a Severe Presentation of Cat-Eye Syndrome by Guillaume Jedraszak, Aline Receveur, Joris Andrieux, Michèle Mathieu-Dramard, Henri Copin, Gilles Morin

“…Cat-eye syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome of chromosomal origin. Individuals with cat-eye syndrome are characterized by the presence of preauricular pits and/or tags, anal atresia, and iris coloboma. …”
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Monosomy 21 Seen in Live Born Is Unlikely to Represent True Monosomy 21: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Trent Burgess, Lilian Downie, Mark D. Pertile, David Francis, Melissa Glass, Sara Nouri, Rosalynn Pszczola

“…Further investigation on fibroblast cells using conventional chromosome and FISH analysis revealed two additional mosaic cell lines; one is containing a ring chromosome 21 and the other a double ring chromosome 21. …”
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A Rare Interstitial Duplication of 8q22.1–8q24.3 Associated with Syndromic Bilateral Cleft Lip/Palate by Regina Ferreira Rezek, Ana Angélica Rodrigues Abbas, Juliana Forte Mazzeu, Siliana Maria Duarte Miranda, Cibele Velloso-Rodrigues

“…Chromosome microarray analysis evidenced a 49 Mb duplicated segment of chromosome 8q with no pathogenic imbalances on chromosome 22. …”
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