Transcriptomic variation in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis pathway genes in soybean (Glycine spp.).

Background: Proanthocyanidins are oligomeric or polymeric end products of flavonoid metabolic pathways starting with the central phenylpropanoid pathway. Although soybean (Glycine spp.) seeds represent a major source of nutrients for the human diet, as well as components for the cosmetics industry as a result of their high levels of flavonoid metabolites, including isoflavonoids, anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins, the genetic regulatory mechanisms underlying proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in soybean remain unclear.

Draft genome sequence of adzuki bean, Vigna angularis.

Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis var. angularis) is a dietary legume crop in East Asia. The presumed progenitor (Vigna angularis var.

Genome-wide SNP discovery in mungbean by Illumina HiSeq.

Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek], a self-pollinated diploid plant with 2n = 22 chromosomes, is an important legume crop with a high-quality amino acid profile. Sequence variation at the whole-genome level was examined by comparing two mungbean cultivars, Sunhwanokdu and Gyeonggijaerae 5, using Illumina HiSeq sequencing data.

Molecular sequence variations of the lipoxygenase-2 gene in soybean.

Soybean lipoxygenase genes comprise a multi-gene family, with the seed lipoxygenase isozymes LOX1, LOX2, and LOX3 present in soybean seeds. Among these, the LOX2 isozyme is primarily responsible for the "beany" flavor of most soybean seeds. The variety, Jinpumkong 2, having null alleles (lx1, lx2, and lx3) lacks the three seed lipoxygenases; so, sequence variations between the lipoxygenase-2 genes of Pureunkong (Lx2) and Jinpumkong 2 (lx2) cultivars were examined.

QTL identification of flowering time at three different latitudes reveals homeologous genomic regions that control flowering in soybean.

Since the genetic control of flowering time is very important in photoperiod-sensitive soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), genes affecting flowering under different environment conditions have been identified and described.

A case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy with ventricular fibrillation after gastroenterological endoscopy.

We describe a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy with ventricular fibrillation after gastroenterological endoscopy in a 66-year-old woman. Ten minutes after the upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic examinations, the patient lost consciousness, went into respiratory arrest, and became cyanotic; an electrocardiogram (ECG) showed ventricular fibrillation. Electrical defibrillation was applied three times resulting in the patient's recovery.

Whole-genome sequencing and intensive analysis of the undomesticated soybean (Glycine soja Sieb. and Zucc.) genome.

The genome of soybean (Glycine max), a commercially important crop, has recently been sequenced and is one of six crop species to have been sequenced. Here we report the genome sequence of G. soja, the undomesticated ancestor of G.

Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura during pegylated interferon α treatment for chronic hepatitis C.

We describe a 72-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP) during pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alpha. Immunoglobulin G and antinuclear antibody were 2,113 mg/dL and 1,280 at the start, respectively. A liver biopsy negated autoimmune hepatitis.

Application of comparative genomics in developing molecular markers tightly linked to the virus resistance gene Rsv4 in soybean.

The Rsv4 gene confers resistance to all the known strain groups of soybean mosaic virus in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.).