The nef gene of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce native Nef proteins. The proteins of M(r) 27 kDa and 25 kDa, produced by translation from the first and second start codons of the nef gene react with human HIV-1 antisera. Under low-level steady-state expression conditions, Nef27 undergoes myristylation and is targeted to the nuclear fraction while Nef25 is not myristylated and not nuclear localized. When produced rapidly and to high levels, Nef27 is initially present in the cytoplasm as a soluble myristylated protein that later fractionates with the nucleus.
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Genes (Basel)
January 2025
Laboratório de Citogenética de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário, Viçosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Background/objectives: A striking feature of the karyotypes of stingless bees is the large amount of heterochromatin present in most species. Cytogenomic studies performed in some Meliponini species have suggested that evolutionary events related to the diversification and amplification of satellite DNA families in the heterochromatin may reflect the structuring of phylogenetic clades in this tribe. In this study, we performed a genomic analysis in to characterize different satDNA families in its genome.
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January 2025
Department of Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. Electronic address:
Sensorineural hearing loss causes cell death in central auditory neurons, but molecular mechanisms of triggering this process are not fully understood. We report here that loss of afferent activity promotes cell death by facilitating proBDNF-p75NTR signals in cochlear nucleus of chicks around hatch. RNA-seq analyses revealed up-regulation of genes related to proBDNF-p75NTR-JNK signals as well as apoptosis at the nucleus within 24hours after unilateral cochlea deprivation.
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January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, No. 8, Baobei Road, Gulou District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province, China.
Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) is a common and deadly cancer, and an in-depth investigation of its molecular mechanisms of metastasis is crucial for discovering new therapeutic targets. This study explores the role of the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) LINC00115 in AEG metastasis and its underlying mechanisms. Through the analysis of 108 pairs of AEG cancer tissues and matched adjacent tissues, we found a significant upregulation of LINC00115 in AEG tissues, closely associated with TNM staging and lymph node metastasis.
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January 2025
College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China. Electronic address:
Introduction: Hypoxia, a condition characterized by inadequate oxygen supply to tissues, triggers various cellular responses, including apoptosis. The RNA demethylase FTO has been shown to exert anti-apoptotic effects, but its functions independent of RNA demethylase-particularly those involving protein-protein interactions-during hypoxia remain unclear.
Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the cytoprotective mechanism of FTO in preventing apoptosis under hypoxic stress.
Sleep
January 2025
UR2NF-Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Research Unit affiliated at CRCN - Centre for Research in Cognition and Neurosciences and UNI - ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Enhancing the retention of recent memory traces through sleep reactivation is possible via Targeted Memory Reactivation (TMR), involving cueing learned material during post-training sleep. Evidence indicates detectable short-term microstructural changes in the brain within an hour after motor sequence learning, and post-training sleep is believed to contribute to the consolidation of these motor memories, potentially leading to enduring microstructural changes. In this study, we explored how TMR during post-training sleep affects performance gains and delayed microstructural remodeling, using both standard Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and advanced Neurite Orientation Dispersion & Density Imaging (NODDI).
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