Archive: Genetics
Genetics 2008 Research Highlights
Cancer biology: Consequences of changes
Jane Qiu
Published online: 08 October 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.233
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et al. Functional genetic variations in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 and susceptibility to multiple types of cancer. Cancer Res. 68, 7025–7034 (2008).
Top of pageRice genetics: Flowering switch
Jane Qiu
Published online: 08 October 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.234
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et al. RID1, encoding a Cys2/His2–type zinc finger transcription factor, acts as a master switch from vegetative to floral development in rice. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 105, 12915–12920 (2008).
Top of pageMicroRNA: Fingerprinting diseases
Jane Qiu
Published online: 01 October 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.229
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et al. Characterization of microRNAs in serum: A novel class of biomarkers for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. Cell Res. doi: 10.1038/cr.2008.282 (2008).
Top of pageAgricultural sciences: Good neighbours
Jane Qiu
Published online: 01 October 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.230
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Suppression of cotton bollworm in multiple crops in China in areas with Bt toxin-containing cotton. Science 321, 1676–1678 (2008).
Top of pageHydrobiology: Out of air, but not out of action this content is Open !
Jane Qiu
Published online: 17 September 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.218
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, , & Inductive transcription and protective role of fish heme oxygenase-1 under hypoxic stress. J. Exp. Biol. 211, 2700–2706 (2008).
Top of pageGene expression: Cluster spotting
Jane Qiu
Published online: 27 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.200
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Class-specific correlations of gene expressions: Identification and their effects on clustering analyses. Am. J. Human Genet. 83, 269–277 (2008).
Top of pageHybrid rice: Reproductive barrier
Jane Qiu
Published online: 20 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.193
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et al. A triallelic system of S5 is a major regulator of the reproductive barrier and compatibility of indica–japonica hybrids in rice. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA doi: 10.1073/pnas.0804761105 (2008).
Top of pageEukaryotes: Changes enclosed this content is Open !
Jasmine Farsarakis
Published online: 13 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.186
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et al. Single-nucleotide mutation rate increases close to insertions/deletions in eukaryotes. Nature doi: 10.1038/nature07175 (2008).
Top of pageCoronary cataract: Blindin' crystallin
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.179
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et al. A novel mutation in CRYBB2 responsible for inherited coronary cataract. Eye doi: 10.1038/eye.2008.222 (2008).
Top of pageAquaculture: Solely female
Tim Reid
Published online: 06 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.183
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et al. Molecular marker-assisted sex control in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). Aquaculture doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.07.015 (2008).
Top of pageCancer gene therapy: One stone, two birds
Jasmine Farsarakis
Published online: 30 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.174
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et al. Adenovirus-mediated HCCS1 overexpression elicits a potent antitumor efficacy on human colorectal cancer and hepatoma cells both in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Gene Ther. doi: 10.1038/cgt.2008.52 (2008).
Top of pageLung cancer: Micro markers
Jasmine Farsarakis
Published online: 23 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.167
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et al. Genetic variants of miRNA sequences and non-small cell lung cancer survival. J. Clin. Invest. 118, 2600–2608 (2008).
Top of pageGene discovery: Hidden treasures
John Fox
Published online: 25 June 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.145
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Finding noncoding RNA transcripts from low abundance expressed sequence tags. Cell Res. 18, 695–700 (2008).
Top of pageDisease genes: Finding the culprits this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 28 May 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.124
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Network-based global inference of human disease genes. Mol. Sys. Biol. 4, 189 (2008).
Top of pageGenetics: Productivity booster this content is Open !
Jane Qiu
Published online: 21 May 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.115
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et al. Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice. Nature Genet. doi: 10.1038/ng.143 (2008).
Top of pageEpigenetics: Blooming time
Jane Qiu
Published online: 14 May 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.110
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et al. Small RNA-directed epigenetic natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS Genet. 4, e1000056 (2008).
Top of pageTransgenic plants: Spread control
Wei Zeng
Published online: 16 April 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.87
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et al. A built-in strategy for containment of transgenic plants: Creation of selectively terminable transgenic rice. PLoS ONE 3, e1818 (2008).
Top of pageRice genome: Sifting through the family history
Wei Zeng
Published online: 26 March 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.69
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et al. Analysis of 142 genes resolves the rapid diversification of the rice genus. Genome Biol. doi: 10.1186/gb-2008-9-3-r49 (2008).
Top of pageGut microbiota: Scanning the belly this content is Open !
Wei Zeng
Published online: 05 March 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.47
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et al. Symbiotic gut microbes modulate human metabolic phenotypes. PNAS 105, 2117–2122 (2008).
Top of pageGene evolution: History repeats itself
Wei Zeng
Published online: 06 February 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.26
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et al. Repetitive element-mediated recombination as a mechanism for new gene origination in Drosophila. PLoS Genet. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0040003.eor (2008).
Top of pageBrain evolution: What makes it bigger
Wei Zeng
Published online: 06 February 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.27
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A common SNP of MCPH1 is associated with cranial volume variation in Chinese population. Hum. Mol. Genet. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddn021 (2008).
Top of pageBehavioural disorder: In search of hyperactive genes this content is Open !
Wei Zeng
Published online: 30 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.21
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et al. A high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism screen of 23 candidate genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Suggesting multiple susceptibility genes among Chinese Han population. Mol. Psychiatry doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002139 (2008).
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