Host Factors in Retroviral Integration and the Selection of Integration Target Sites

2015 ◽  
pp. 1035-1050
Author(s):  
Robert Craigie ◽  
Frederic D. Bushman
Keyword(s):  
Host Factors ◽  
Retroviral Integration ◽  
Target Sites ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Influence of Patient Age on Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Causing Invasive Disease

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 556-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Inostroza ◽  
Ana Maria Vinet ◽  
Gloria Retamal ◽  
Pedro Lorca ◽  
Gonzalo Ossa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Invasive Disease ◽  
Bacterial Virulence ◽  
Host Factors ◽  
Invasive Infection ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Southern Chile ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Sterile Site ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACT All clinical S. pneumoniae specimens isolated from patients with invasive or sterile-site infections admitted to one regional general hospital in southern Chile were collected during a 5-year period (February 1994 to September 1999). A total of 247 strains belonging to 50 serotypes were isolated in this survey: 69 in patients under 5 years of age, 129 in patients 5 to 64 years old, and 49 from patients 65 years and older. Eight serotypes were identified in all age groups, while all other serotypes were found exclusively in one age group or in patients over 4 years of age. Serotype 3 was never found in patients under 5 years old, and serotype 14 was not found in patients >64 years of age. There was no difference in the serotypes causing infection in each one of the 5 years of the survey. Our results suggest that both bacterial virulence factors and host factors play an important role in the selection of S. pneumoniae serotypes causing invasive infection. Possible host factors include age-related differences in the immune response. Comparative studies with other areas of the world may help to further understanding of our observations in southern Chile.

scholarly journals The integration preference of Sleeping Beauty at non-TA site is related to the transposon end sequences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiting Zhou ◽  
Guangwei Ma ◽  
Jiawen Yang ◽  
Yabin Guo
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Consensus Sequence ◽  
Mouse Cell ◽  
Sleeping Beauty ◽  
Consensus Sequences ◽  
Target Site Selection ◽  
Target Sites ◽  
End Sequences ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Background: Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon had been thought to strictly integrate into TA dinucleotides. Recently, we found that SB also integrates into non-TA sites at a lower frequency. Here we performed further study on the non-TA integration of SB. Results: 1) SB can integrate into non-TA sites in HEK293T cells as well as in mouse cell lines. 2) Both the hyperactive transposase SB100X and the traditional SB11 catalyze integrations at non-TA sites. 3) The consensus sequence of the non-TA target sites only occur at the opposite side of the sequenced junction between transposon end and the genomic sequences, indicating that the integrations at non-TA sites are mainly aberrant integrations. 4) The consensus sequence of the non-TA target sites is corresponding to the transposon end sequence. When the transposon end sequence is mutated, the consensus sequences changed too. Conclusion: The interaction between the SB transposon end and genomic DNA may be involved in the target site selection of the SB integrations at non-TA sites.

scholarly journals Establishment of a Screening System for Selection of siRNA Target Sites Directed against Hepatitis B Virus Surface Gene

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 310-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu-Min ZHOU ◽  
Ju-Sheng LIN ◽  
Yi SHI ◽  
De-An TIAN ◽  
Huan-Jun HUANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Screening System ◽  
Virus Surface ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Target Sites ◽  
Sirna Target ◽  
Surface Gene ◽  
Selection Of
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