scholarly journals Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Selenium-Glutathione Peroxidase (GPX1) Gene

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-827
Author(s):  
Ala A. Qatatsheh ◽  
Rula Amr ◽  
Murad A. Al-Holy ◽  
Amin N. Olaimat ◽  
R. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Human Genetic Variation ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Coding Region ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Rflp Assay

Human genetic variation is quite common with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) accounting for the majority of the variants. In the present study, primers for amplification of the appropriate part of the human GPX1 gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were designed. The aim of this study was to develop a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assay to detect and characterize GPX1 polymorphism in the coding region and validate the assays by sequencing. This study demonstrated that the RFLP method, which can be rapid, is reliable and valid as a tool for identifying the different polymorphisms with a high degree of specificity and sensitivity.

scholarly journals Two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the caprine GnIH gene are associated with litter size

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 269-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. An ◽  
L. Bao ◽  
J. Hou ◽  
Y. Bai ◽  
X. Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Litter Size ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Dairy Goat ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Pcr Rflp ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Gonadotropin Inhibitory Hormone ◽  
Direct Suppression

Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) can decrease luteinizing hormone and/or follicle-stimulating hormone levels in rat, mouse, sheep, and cattle by the direct suppression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). The present study investigated polymorphisms in the GnIH genes of two dairy goat breeds and their association with litter size. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) g.1837C&gt;G and g.3195G&gt;A (GenBank Accession Nos. KR778885 and KR819142) were detected in the GnIH genes of Xinong Saanen and Guanzhong dairy goat breeds using DNA sequencing and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Furthermore, the g.1837C&gt;G and g.3195G&gt;A loci were closely linked in both breeds (r<sup>2</sup> &gt; 0.33). Association analysis showed that these SNPs had significant effects on the litter size of goats (P &lt; 0.05). In both breeds, individuals with the CC/GG (g.1837C&gt;G/g.3195G&gt;A) genotype showed larger litter sizes in the second and average parities than individuals with the GG/AA genotype (P &lt; 0.05). Known biochemical and physiological functions, along with our results, indicate that the CC/GG genotype may be used in marker-assisted selection to choose individuals with a larger litter size from both breeds.

scholarly journals High Degree of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in California Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) sensu lato

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoosook Lee ◽  
Stephanie N. Seifert ◽  
Catelyn C. Nieman ◽  
Rory D. McAbee ◽  
Parker Goodell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Culex Pipiens ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
High Degree

scholarly journals In-Depth Study of a Nosocomial Outbreak Caused by Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using Whole Genome Sequencing Coupled With a Polymerase Chain Reaction Targeting Strain-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

2020 ◽  
Vol 189 (8) ◽  
pp. 841-849
Author(s):  
Fermín Acosta ◽  
Ana Fernández-Cruz ◽  
Sandra R Maus ◽  
Pedro J Sola-Campoy ◽  
Mercedes Marín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Whole Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Outbreak Strain ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Specific Pcr ◽  
Extensively Drug Resistant ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Abstract In 2013–2014, an outbreak involving 14 patients infected by an extensively drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in a hospital in Madrid, Spain. Our objective was to evaluate an alternative strategy for investigating the outbreak in depth by means of molecular and genomic approaches. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was applied as a first-line approach, followed by a more refined whole genome sequencing analysis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by whole genome sequencing were used to design a specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for screening unsuspected cases infected by the outbreak strain. Whole genome sequencing alerted us to the existence of greater genetic diversity than was initially assumed, splitting the PFGE-associated outbreak isolates into 4 groups, 2 of which represented coincidental transmission unrelated to the outbreak. A multiplex allele-specific PCR targeting outbreak-specific single nucleotide polymorphisms was applied to 290 isolates, which allowed us to identify 25 additional cases related to the outbreak during 2011–2017. Whole genome sequencing coupled with an outbreak-strain-specific PCR enabled us to markedly redefine the initial picture of the outbreak by 1) ruling out initially suspected cases, 2) defining likely independent coincidental transmission events, 3) predating the starting point of the outbreak, 4) capturing new unsuspected cases, and 5) revealing that the outbreak was still active.

Polymorphisms of LHβ and GnRHR genes and their association with the number of embryos recovered in goats

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 987 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Z. Fu ◽  
G. Li ◽  
Z. Q. Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Single Strand Conformational Polymorphism ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Exon 2 ◽  
Polymerase Chain

The objective of the present study was to explore a predictor of superovulation response on the basis of associations between the number of embryos recovered and gene polymorphism. Variation in the goat LHβ and GnRHR genes was investigated using polymerase chain reaction–single-strand conformational polymorphism and DNA sequencing. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in the 5′-UTR of LHβ gene (A59C, P1 locus) and in the Exon 2 of GnRHR gene (T177A, P6 locus). At the P1 locus in both breeds, the frequencies of one allele were 0.46 and 0.51, respectively. At the P6 locus, the minor allele frequency was 0.23. Associations of both SNPs with the number of embryos recovered and the corpus luteum number were evaluated in Boer and Shaanbei goat breeds. Association analysis showed that both SNPs had significant (P < 0.05) effects on the number of embryos recovered and corpus luteum number. These results indicate that LHβ and GnRHR genes are potential markers for the number of embryos recovered.

Classification of wheat PPO genes and effect of non-synonymous cSNP on kernel PPO activity

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Xiao-Bo ◽  
Ma Chuan-Xi ◽  
Si Hong-Qi ◽  
He Xian-Fang
Keyword(s):  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Coding Region ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Pcr Product ◽  
Dnaman Software ◽  
Dna Fragment ◽  
Polymerase Chain

AbstractPolyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity is highly related to the undesirable browning of wheat-based end products. In this study, wheat PPO sequences (mRNA) were searched/BLASTed in the NCBI database and aligned using DNAMAN software. The results showed that wheat PPO genes could be divided into two clusters (I and II) and that three genes (‘i’) of cluster II seemed not to be located on chromosomes 2A and 2D. Ninety-four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected between two haplotypes of the PPO gene on chromosome 2D. Eighty of these were found in the coding region (coding (c) SNPs) and 36 were non-synonymous cSNPs, which could affect the PPO amino acid sequence. Primers (STS-H) were designed at some non-synonymous cSNPs sites and were used to investigate the correlations between allelic variants and PPO activity of seeds – a total of 130 common wheat varieties were evaluated in 2 years. The results showed that STS-H could amplify a 460 bp DNA fragment in most cultivars with high PPO activity, while no PCR product was detected in most cultivars with low PPO activity. To improve the selection efficiency of a single dominance molecular marker, the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system of STS-H and STS01 markers was also studied, based on the complementary between them.

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