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Development of a new multiplex assay for STR typing of telogen hair roots

2006

Abstract We have developed a new strategy in which 10 STR systems plus amelogenin were simultaneously amplified from telogen hair roots with maximal fragment sizes smaller than 270 base pairs. The multiplex includes six STR loci from the European standard set of loci (ESS) for DNA databases (D3S1358, D8S1179, D21S11, THO1, FGA and VWA) as well as four additional STR systems selected for their robustness and short amplicon sizes (D2S1338, D12S391, TPOX and D5S818). Due to the biotinylation of the reverse primers from five STRs systems, these PCR products can be separated from the other six amplicons after PCR amplification. The two sub-multiplexes were then analyzed in two different runs on …

Mutational analysis of eggplant latent viroid RNA processing in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplast.

2009

Viroids of the family Avsunviroidae, such as eggplant latent viroid (ELVd), contain hammerhead ribozymes and replicate in the chloroplasts of the host plant through an RNA-based symmetrical rolling-circle mechanism in which oligomeric RNAs of both polarity are processed to monomeric linear RNAs (by cleavage) and to monomeric circular RNAs (by ligation). Using an experimental system consisting of transplastomic lines of the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a mutational analysis of sequence and structural elements in the ELVd molecule that are involved in transcript processing in vivo in a chloroplastic context was carried out. A collection of six insertion and three deletion ELVd mutants was …

Validation and casework testing of the BioPlex-11 for STR typing of telogen hair roots.

2005

A new STR typing strategy has been developed allowing the simultaneous amplification and subsequent analysis of 11 polymorphic systems with amplicon sizes smaller than 270 bp. The multiplex amplification reaction includes six STR loci from the European standard set of loci (ESS) for DNA databases (D3S1358, D8S1179, D21S11, THO1, FGA and VWA) as well as four additional STR systems selected for their robustness (D2S1338, D12S391, TPOX and D5S818) together with the sex-specific locus amelogenin. After PCR amplification, the multiplex reaction is splitted into two sets of STR multiplexes by using biotin labelled primers only for one set. Using streptavidin-coated Sepharose beads five STR system…

Genetic diversity ofMelon necrotic spot virusandOlpidiumisolates from different origins

2010

The geographic incidence, genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) and Olpidium isolates were studied in three cucurbit species from several Latin American and European countries on different collecting dates. Of the 112 cucurbit samples analysed, 69 from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Spain were DAS-ELISA-positive for MNSV. Olpidium bornovanus and O. virulentus infections, and MNSV infections mixed with these Olpidium species, were observed for all these countries. Twenty-nine MNSV isolates from all the origins where the virus was detected were selected and amplified by RT-PCR. The resulting RT-PCR of the p29, p89, p7A, p7B and p42 prote…

Membrane insertion and topology of the p7B movement protein of Melon Necrotic Spot Virus (MNSV)

2007

AbstractCell-to-cell movement of the Melon Necrotic Spot Virus (MNSV) is controlled by two small proteins working in trans, an RNA-binding protein (p7A) and an integral membrane protein (p7B) separated by an amber stop codon. p7B contains a single hydrophobic region. Membrane integration of this region was observed when inserted into model proteins in the presence of microsomal membranes. Furthermore, we explored the topology and targeting mechanisms of full-length p7B. Here we present evidence that p7B integrates in vitro into the ER membrane cotranslationally and with an Nt-cytoplasmic/Ct-luminal orientation. The observed topology was monitored in vivo by fusing GFP to the Ct of p7B, enab…

Study and characterization of polyphenol oxidase from eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

2011

ABSTRACT: In this study the catecholase and cresolase activities of eggplant polyphenol oxidase (PPO) were investigated. Enzyme activity was determined by measuring the increase in absorbance using catechol as substrate and 3-methyl-2- benzothiazolinone hydrazone (MBTH) as coupled reagent. The effects of substrate specificity, heat inactivation, temperature, pH, and inhibitors were investigated to understand the enzymatic alteration of ready-to-eat preparations. Browning of vegetables was determined through a colorimeter. Decrease of lightness (L*) and increase of color difference values (ΔE*) were correlated with tissue browning. Antibrowning agents were tested on PPO under the same condit…

Kohlschütter-Tönz Syndrome: report of an additional case

2013

Kohlschütter-Tönz Syndrome is a rare disorder clinically characterized by amelogenesis imperfecta, epilepsy and progressive mental deterioration. We present an additional case of this syndrome of a nine year-old boy who was referred by pigmented teeth. The mental deterioration was associated with speech delay, impulsive behavior, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and learning problems. The physical examination revealed a reduction of lower third, slightly palpebral fissures, low ear and hair implantation, coarse hair and hypertrichosis. The intraoral examination showed alteration in teeth pigmentation diagnosed as amelogenesis imperfecta. Although rare, the present case report illus…

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL DETECTION OF BRAF V600E MUTATION IN AMELOBLASTOMA

2021

El diagnóstico genético del sexo mediante el test de la amelogenina: Métodos y posibles fuentes de error

2008

El diagnóstico del sexo a partir de indicios biológicos es crucial en la ciencia forense en general y en la investigación criminal, en particular. La amelogenina -proteina codificada en los cromosomas sexuales- se viene utilizando con ese fin desde la última década del siglo pasado. Existen divergencias en secuencia y tamaño entre los alelos codificados en el cromosoma X y el cromosoma Y (AMELX y AMELY, respectivamente). Esta es la base que ha permitido su amplia utilización en ciencias forenses para el diagnóstico genético del sexo. No obstante, recientemente se han publicado casos en los cuales el resultado del test de la amelogenina no corresponde con el sexo legal (oficial) del individu…

Traductions, transformations, transmutations du Pygmalion de Rousseau dans les royaumes de Naples et de Sicile

2017

The Rousseau’s Melodrama, Pygmalion, first time staged in 1771 at Lyon, arrived in Naples in 1773 performed in French by a French theatrical company and with the music composed by Aspelmayr. At the same time in the kingdom of Naples, like in northern Italy and in Austria, the first Italian translations and the first attempt to change the original text in an Opera libretto put essential questions about the translation of theatrical texts and especially the change of a dramatic-musical form, a semiotic transmutation. In 1797, in Palermo, according to the historian Pitrè, was staged a Pigmalione or Pigmaglione translated perhaps by Sografi, transmuted in operatic form, put in music by Asioli o…