Introduction: The WHO regularly updates influenza vaccine recommendations to maximize their match with circulating strains. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of the influenza A vaccine, specifically its H3N2 component, has been low for several seasons. The aim of the study is to develop a mathematical model of cross-immunity based on the array of published WHO hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) data.
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July 2022
In recent years, the number of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) carried out for various economically important animal traits has been increasing. GWAS discoveries provide summary statistics that can be used both for targeted marker-oriented selection and for studying the genetic control of economically important traits of farm animals. In contrast to research in human genetics, GWAS on farm animals often does not meet generally accepted standards (availability of information about effect and reference alleles, the size and direction of the effect, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA biosafety study was carried out concerning the metabolites of strain 19/97 M. This strain is a promising producer of biological preparations and shows antagonistic properties against fungi, which cause Fusarium wilt disease. The strain has a pronounced biological activity against conifers, cereals and legumes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Understanding the influence of genetic variants on DNA methylation is fundamental for the interpretation of epigenomic data in the context of disease. There is a need for systematic approaches not only for determining methylation quantitative trait loci (methQTL), but also for discriminating general from cell type-specific effects.
Results: Here, we present a two-step computational framework MAGAR ( https://bioconductor.
Background And Hypothesis: Physical activity (PA) is an important behavioral factor associated with the quality of life and healthy longevity. We hypothesize that extremely low and extremely high levels of daily PA (including occupational PA) may have a negative impact on sleep quality and psychological well-being.
Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the association between the level and type of PA and sleep problems in adult population.
Hundreds of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of human traits are performed each year. The results of GWAS are often published in the form of summary statistics. Information from summary statistics can be used for multiple purposes - from fundamental research in biology and genetics to the search for potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenome-wide association studies have provided a vast array of publicly available SNP × phenotype association results. However, they are often in disparate repositories and formats, making downstream analyses difficult and time consuming. PheLiGe (https://phelige.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenomic selection is routinely used worldwide in agricultural breeding. However, in Russia, it is still not used to its full potential partially due to high genotyping costs. The use of genotypes imputed from the low-density chips (LD-chip) provides a valuable opportunity for reducing the genotyping costs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenome-wide association studies have led to a significant progress in identification of genomic loci affecting coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. However, revealing the causal genes responsible for the observed associations is challenging. In the present study, we aimed to prioritize CAD-relevant genes based on cumulative evidence from the published studies and our own study of colocalization between eQTLs and loci associated with CAD using SMR/HEIDI approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVaricose veins of lower extremities (VVs) are a common multifactorial vascular disease. Genetic factors underlying VVs development remain largely unknown. Here we report the first large-scale study of VVs performed on a freely available genetic data of 408,455 European-ancestry individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Metagenomic surveys of human microbiota are becoming increasingly widespread in academic research as well as in food and pharmaceutical industries and clinical context. Intuitive tools for investigating experimental data are of high interest to researchers.
Results: Knomics-Biota is a web-based resource for exploratory analysis of human gut metagenomes.
Personalized nutrition is of increasing interest to individuals actively monitoring their health. The relations between the duration of diet intervention and the effects on gut microbiota have yet to be elucidated. Here we examined the associations of short-term dietary changes, long-term dietary habits and lifestyle with gut microbiota.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlternative splicing (AS) can significantly impact the transcriptome and proteome of a eukaryotic cell. Here, using transcriptome and proteome profiling data, we analyzed AS in two life forms of the model moss Physcomitrella patens, namely protonemata and gametophores, as well as in protoplasts. We identified 12 043 genes subject to alternative splicing and analyzed the extent to which AS contributes to proteome diversity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the human health. It is involved in the digestion and protects the host against external pathogens. Examination of the intestinal microbiome interactions is required for understanding of the community influence on host health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing the pTrc99A/P450scc vector, a plasmid was constructed in which cDNAs for cytochrome P450scc, adrenodoxin reductase, and adrenodoxin are situated in a single expression cassette. This plasmid was shown to direct the synthesis of all the above proteins in Escherichia coli. Their localization in the E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFX-ray and endoscopic examinations were made in the course of follow-up of patients surgically treated for gastroduodenal ulcer (n = 134). X-ray investigations of postoperative stomach make it possible to assess it functionally, to determine its relations with other parts of gastrointestinal tract. Endoscopy is helpful in revealing changes in gastric mucosa, anastomosis capable of producing diverse motor and evacuatory disturbances of the stomach.
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