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Phylogeographic patterns of steppe species in Eastern Central Europe: a review and the implications for conservation
2016
The phylogeography of species associated with European steppes and extrazonal xeric grasslands is poorly understood. This paper summarizes the results of recent studies on the phylogeography and conservation genetics of animals (20 taxa of beetles, butterflies, reptiles and rodents) and flowering plants (18 taxa) of such, "steppic" habitats in Eastern Central Europe. Most species show a similar phylogeographic pattern: relatively high genetic similarity within regional groups of populations and moderate-to-high genetic distinctiveness of populations from currently isolated regions located in the studied area. This distinctiveness of populations suggests a survival here during glacial maxima…
Degradation of sexual reproduction in Veronica filiformis after introduction to Europe
2011
Abstract Background Baker’s law predicts that self-incompatible plant species are generally poor colonizers because their mating system requires a high diversity of genetically differentiated individuals and thus self-compatibility should develop after long-distance dispersal. However, cases like the introduction of the self-incompatible Veronica filiformis (Plantaginaceae) to Europe constitute an often overlooked alternative to this rule. This species was introduced from subalpine areas of the Pontic-Caucasian Mountains and colonized many parts of Central and Western Europe in the last century, apparently without producing seeds. To investigate the consequences of the absence of sexual rep…
LPS-mediated production of pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines and eicosanoids in whole blood samples: Biological effects of +896A/G TLR4 polymorphism in…
2011
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the principal mediators of rapid microbial recognition: the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor TLR4 seems to have a paradigmatic role. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TLR4 gene, such as +896A/G, known to attenuate receptor signaling, have been described. The +896A/G SNP is significantly less frequent in patients with myocardial infarction, Alzheimer's disease or prostate cancer, whereas it is overrepresented in centenarians. To clarify and confirm the biological effects of +896A/G SNP and its role in the pathophysiology of age-related diseases and longevity, we assessed the levels of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10 and eicosanoids (LTB4 and PGE2) in LPS-stimul…
Can sexual selection theory inform genetic management of captive populations? A review
2014
International audience; Captive breeding for conservation purposes presents a serious practical challenge because several conflicting genetic processes (i.e., inbreeding depression, random genetic drift and genetic adaptation to captivity) need to be managed in concert to maximize captive population persistence and reintroduction success probability. Because current genetic management is often only partly successful in achieving these goals, it has been suggested that management insights may be found in sexual selection theory (in particular, female mate choice). We review the theoretical and empirical literature and consider how female mate choice might influence captive breeding in the co…
Supplementary figure: DNA recovery from Droplet Digital PCR emulsions using Liquid Nitrogen
2020
Supplementary figure 1 – Applicability of LN2 method to break ddPCR emulsion. ddPCR reactions were prepared with ddPCR™ Supermix for Probes (no dUTP) and Droplet Generation Oil for Probes (three tubes on the left) or ddPCR™ Supermix for EvaGreen® and Droplet Generation Oil for EvaGreen® (three tubes on the right). The tubes (A) and (D) show the emulsion before using LN2 method, and tubes (B), (C), (E) and (F) shows the oil and water layers after breaking the emulsion.
Supplementary table: DNA recovery from Droplet Digital PCR emulsions using Liquid Nitrogen
2020
Supplementary table - Raw data from experiments studying DNA recovery from droplets using chemical and physical procedures.
Addressing the gap between genetics knowledge and clinical practice: a pilot study to implement genetics education among physicians in Italy
2012
As a result of large investments in basic science, the genomic discoveries have brought outstanding advances in understanding the molecular basis of human health. Hundreds of genes whose variations contribute to human diseases, or patients’ responses to drug treatments or even to vaccination have been discovered, laying the foundation for a paradigm shift in healthcare...
data for: Northern European Salmo trutta (L.) populations are genetically divergent across geographical regions and environmental gradients.
2019
SNP genotype data used in: Bekkevold, D. , Höjesjö, J. , Nielsen, E. E., Aldvén, D. , Als, T. D., Sodeland, M. , Kent, M. P., Lien, S. and Hansen, M. M. (2019), Northern European Salmo trutta (L.) populations are genetically divergent across geographical regions and environmental gradients. Evol Appl. doi:10.1111/eva.12877.The file is a comma-separated text file, where each row gives a list of 3782 genotypes; one row per individual (2090 total). Each individual is denoted by its collection ID, given as a 'River number' following Table 1 in Bekkevold et al. (doi:10.1111/eva.12877), followed by an underscore (_), followed by 'Individual number'. Individual SNP locus names are given in the top…
Supplemental Table 1. Spearman rank order correlations between individual analysis methods. Significant (p<0.05) coefficients (rs) are indicated i…
2019
Supplemental Table 1. Spearman rank order correlations between individual analysis methods. Significant (p<0.05) coefficients (rs) are indicated in bold. Supplemental Table 2. Impact of amount of starting DNA on telomere lengths (n=3) calculated using 4 different analysis methods and applying 2 different equations.
Supplemental Figure 1 Southern blot images of telomere profiles for (A) 15 human cell lines and (B) 3 peripheral blood samples. A total of 2.0 g of …
2022
Supplemental Figure 1 Southern blot images of telomere profiles for (A) 15 human cell lines and (B) 3 peripheral blood samples. A total of 2.0 g of DNA was loaded for each cell line in (A), and 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 g of DNA, as indicated above each lane, for peripheral blood (PB) samples in (B). bp=base pairs