scholarly journals Evolution of non-coding regulatory sequences involved in the developmental process: Reflection of differential employment of paralogous genes as highlighted by Sox2 and group B1 Sox genes

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke KAMACHI ◽  
Makiko IWAFUCHI ◽  
Yuichi OKUDA ◽  
Tatsuya TAKEMOTO ◽  
Masanori UCHIKAWA ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 198 (24) ◽  
pp. 3345-3354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor M. Ayala-García ◽  
Luz I. Valenzuela-García ◽  
Peter Setlow ◽  
Mario Pedraza-Reyes

ABSTRACTAag fromBacillus subtilishas been implicated inin vitroremoval of hypoxanthine and alkylated bases from DNA. The regulation of expression ofaaginB. subtilisand the resistance to genotoxic agents and mutagenic properties of an Aag-deficient strain were studied here. A strain with a transcriptionalaag-lacZfusion expressed low levels of β-galactosidase during growth and early sporulation but exhibited increased transcription during late stages of this developmental process. Notably,aag-lacZexpression was higher inside the forespore than in the mother cell compartment, and this expression was abolished in asigG-deficient background, suggesting a forespore-specific mechanism ofaagtranscription. Two additional findings supported this suggestion: (i) expression of anaag-yfpfusion was observed in the forespore, and (ii)in vivomapping of theaagtranscription start site revealed the existence of upstream regulatory sequences possessing homology to σG-dependent promoters. In comparison with the wild-type strain, disruption ofaagsignificantly reduced survival of sporulatingB. subtiliscells following nitrous acid or methyl methanesulfonate treatments, and the Rifrmutation frequency was significantly increased in anaagstrain. These results suggest that Aag protects the genome of developingB. subtilissporangia from the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of base deamination and alkylation.IMPORTANCEIn this study, evidence is presented revealing thataag, encoding a DNA glycosylase implicated in processing of hypoxanthine and alkylated DNA bases, exhibits a forespore-specific pattern of gene expression duringB. subtilissporulation. Consistent with this spatiotemporal mode of expression, Aag was found to protect the sporulating cells of this microorganism from the noxious and mutagenic effects of base deamination and alkylation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Corbit ◽  
Chris Moore

Abstract The integration of first-, second-, and third-personal information within joint intentional collaboration provides the foundation for broad-based second-personal morality. We offer two additions to this framework: a description of the developmental process through which second-personal competence emerges from early triadic interactions, and empirical evidence that collaboration with a concrete goal may provide an essential focal point for this integrative process.


Zuriat ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nono Carsono ◽  
Christian Bachem

Tuberization in potato is a complex developmental process resulting in the differentiation of stolon into the storage organ, tuber. During tuberization, change in gene expression has been known to occur. To study gene expression during tuberization over the time, in vitro tuberization system provides a suitable tool, due to its synchronous in tuber formation. An early six days axillary bud growing on tuber induction medium is a crucial development since a large number of genes change in their expression patterns during this period. In order to identify, isolate and sequencing the genes which displaying differential pattern between tuberizing and non-tuberizing potato explants during six days in vitro tuberization, cDNA-AFLP fingerprint, method for the visualization of gene expression using cDNA as template which is amplified to generate an RNA-fingerprinting, was used in this experiment. Seventeen primer combinations were chosen based on their expression profile from cDNA-AFLP fingerprint. Forty five TDFs (transcript derived fragment), which displayed differential expressions, were obtained. Tuberizing explants had much more TDFs, which developmentally regulated, than those from non tuberizing explants. Seven TDFs were isolated, cloned and then sequenced. One TDF did not find similarity in the current databases. The nucleotide sequence of TDF F showed best similarity to invertase ezymes from the databases. The homology of six TDFs with known sequences is discussed in this paper.


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