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Artificial chromosome libraries of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) and Planobispora rosea

2003

Using an Escherichia coli-Streptomyces shuttle vector derived from a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC), we developed methodologies for the construction of BAC libraries of filamentous actinomycetes. Libraries of Streptomyces coelicolor, the model actinomycete, and Planobispora rosea, a genetically intractable strain, were constructed. Both libraries have an average insert size of 60 kb, with maximal insert larger than 150 kb. The S. coelicolor library was evaluated by selected hybridisations to DraI fragments and by end sequencing of a few clones. Hybridisation of the P. rosea library to selected probes indicates a good representation of the P. rosea genome and that the library can be u…

Isolation of a putative prolyl-tRNA synthetase (CaPRS) gene fromCandida albicans

1997

We have isolated a 4·0-kb fragment from a genomic library of Candida albicans which contained two open reading frames (ORFs). One of them is homologous to a prolyl-tRNA synthetase that catalyses the charging of a specific tRNA by proline (CaPRS). A deduced sequence of 575 amino acids representing a polypeptide of 66·2 kDa was determined. A FASTA search indicated that the CaPRSp had an overall similarity of 54·4% with the product of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae ORF (YER087) and 43·8% with the prolyl-tRNA synthetase of Escherichia coli (COLIPRO). Consensus Class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase sequences were identified by the PROSITE program. CaPRS was localized to chromosome R of the C. albicans …

Cloning and characterization of the histidine biosynthetic gene cluster of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).

1990

Abstract Biochemical and genetic data indicate that in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) the majority of the genes involved in the biosynthesis of histidine are clustered in a small region of the chromosome [Carere et al., Mol. Gen. Genet. 123 (1973) 219–224; Russi et al., Mol. Gen. Genet. 123 (1973) 225–232]. To investigate the structural organization and the regulation of these genes, we have constructed genomic libraries from S. coelicolor A3(2) in pUC vectors. Recombinant clones were isolated by complementation of an Escherichia coli hisBd auxotroph. A recombinant plasmid containing a 3.4-kb fragment of genomic DNA was further characterized. When cloned in the plasmid vector, pIJ699, this f…

Multiple methods for the identification of polymorphic simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

1995

Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), also known as microsatellites, are highly variable DNA sequences that can be used as markers for the genetic analysis of plants. Three approaches were followed for the development of PCR primers for the amplification of DNA fragments containing SSRs from sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]: a search for sorghum SSRs in public DNA databases; the use of SSR-specific primers developed in the Poaceae species maize (Zea mays L.) and seashore paspalum grass (Paspalum vaginatum Swartz); and the screening of sorghum genomic libraries by hybridization with SSR oligonucleotides. A total of 49 sorghum SSR-specific PCR primer pairs (two designed from GenBank SSR-contai…

Reliability of Restriction Enzyme Digestions of Genomic DNA for the Generation of DNA Fingerprints

1991

Since minisatellite DNA probes are used for the detection of hypervariable loci in eucaryotic genomes [1] the application of so called DNA fingerprints and DNA technology itself in paternity testing and forensic casework is critically discussed ([3]; Brinkmann et al., this volume). A particular problem is the possibility of obtaining partially digested genomic DNA in casework after treatment with restriction enzymes leading to inconclusive or even false results. This is even more important when multilocus DNA probes are used, since the total number of fragments in a given person is not known in advance. But also with single locus probes, where only two allelic fragments are usually detected…

Comparing DNA sequence collections by direct comparison of compressed text indexes

2012

Popular sequence alignment tools such as BWA convert a reference genome to an indexing data structure based on the Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT), from which matches to individual query sequences can be rapidly determined. However the utility of also indexing the query sequences themselves remains relatively unexplored. Here we show that an all-against-all comparison of two sequence collections can be computed from the BWT of each collection with the BWTs held entirely in external memory, i.e. on disk and not in RAM. As an application of this technique, we show that BWTs of transcriptomic and genomic reads can be compared to obtain reference-free predictions of splice junctions that have h…

Difusión de las revistas biomédicas españolas en una muestra de hemerotecas nacionales

1990

Se ha investigado la presencia de 240 títulos de publicaciones periódicas españolas de investigación biomédica en los fondos bibliográficos de 10 instituciones españolas de carácter asistencial, educativo o de investigación en medicina . En total, se han contabilizado 666 colecciones de las revista, analizadas. Por término medio, cada revista se difunde a través de dos instituciones. Sólo 83 colecciones (14,66 %) son completas. Las revistas se han distribuido según el periodo en que iniciaron su publicación. Aunque las revistas que aparecieron entre 1940 y 1950 se difunden por término medio a través de cuatro centros, frente a los tres de las revistas aparecidas entre 1950 y 1980 y a los do…

Роль Академической библиотеки Латвийского Университета в развитии научных и культурных взаимоотношений Латвии и Грузии

2015

Tipogrāfs Gerhards Šrēders un latīņu okazionālā dzeja

2019

Rakstā atainota Rīgas pilsētas otrā tipogrāfa Gerharda Šrēdera (Gerhard Schröder, ?-1657) darbības vide un dzīvesgājums. Vispirms iezīmēti grāmatiespiešanas pirmsākumi Rīgā, tipogrāfa pienākumi, pasūtījumu klāsts, atlīdzība par darbu un iegūstamās privilēģijas. Tad aplūkoti priekšnoteikumi, kas Gerhardam Šrēderam bija jāizpilda, lai iegūtu Rātes atļauju pārņemt darbu Nikolaja Mollīna (Niclaes Mollijns, ap 1550/1555-1625) spiestuvē. Tipogrāfijas kvalitātes un iespieddarbu specifikas raksturošanai pētīti okazionālās dzejas iespieddarbi: apskatīts poligrāfiskais izpildījums (vienā iespieddarbā izmantoto dažādo izmēru un veidu burtu komplektu skaits, dekoratīvo elementu, kokgrebumu un gravīru p…

A review of the literature and a new classification of the early determinants of childhood obesity: from pregnancy to the first years of life

2007

Abstract From as early on as the development of the fetus, the risk of obesity can be evaluated. At the beginning of life, nutritional intake in man is controlled by innate biological systems and internal signals; and later on, the learning processes determine cognitive structures about food and nutrition, strongly influencing eating habits. It is important to identify all the factors that have an influence on childhood obesity and intervene with prevention programs. In this review, the databases “Pubmed" and “The Cochrane Library" were consulted to provide a review of recent literature (1982-2007) concerning childhood obesity. A particular importance is given to the influence exerted by th…