LAURA L. VALDEZ-VELAZQUEZ, HÉCTOR OCHOA-DÍAZ-LÓPEZ, IVÁN DELGADO-ENCISO, HÉCTOR RANGEL-VILLALOBOS, IRÁM P. RODRÍGUEZ-SÁNCHEZ, ROSARIO GARCÍA-MIRANDA, DOIREYNER DANIEL VELÁZQUEZ-RAMÍREZ, NANCY A. REYES-MÉNDEZ, CARLOS EDUARDO BARAJAS-SAUCEDO, MARGARITA L. MARTÍNEZ-FIERRO
{"title":"Association of polymorphisms of HSD11B1 and ACE genes with trachoma disease","authors":"LAURA L. VALDEZ-VELAZQUEZ, HÉCTOR OCHOA-DÍAZ-LÓPEZ, IVÁN DELGADO-ENCISO, HÉCTOR RANGEL-VILLALOBOS, IRÁM P. RODRÍGUEZ-SÁNCHEZ, ROSARIO GARCÍA-MIRANDA, DOIREYNER DANIEL VELÁZQUEZ-RAMÍREZ, NANCY A. REYES-MÉNDEZ, CARLOS EDUARDO BARAJAS-SAUCEDO, MARGARITA L. MARTÍNEZ-FIERRO","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01474-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01474-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Trachoma, caused by <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>, is the most common infectious blindness in the world and is present in indigenous Mayan from Chiapas (Mexico). Inflammatory genes are activated when suffering from trachoma, thus some polymorphisms could increase the susceptibility to develop irreversible blindness. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic risk of developing late-stage trachoma in Mayan ethnic groups. In a case–control study (<i>n</i> = 51 vs <i>n</i> = 102, respectively), the following single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to inflammation were analysed: <i>HSD11B1</i> (rs11807619), <i>HSD11B1</i> (rs932335), ABCG2 (rs2231142), SLCO1B1 (rs4149056), IL-10 (rs1800890), TNF (rs1800629), MMP2 (rs243865) and <i>ACE</i>. Three SNPs were associated with late-stage trachoma risk: (i) the T allele of rs11807619, (ii) the C allele of rs932335, which are linked to the <i>HSD11B1</i> gene (OR = 22.5–27.3), particularly in men when adjusts for gender (OR = 16–16.7); and (iii) D allele of rs4340 in the <i>ACE</i> gene (OR = 5.2–5.3). In fact, significant linkage disequilibrium demonstrated association between <i>ACE</i> gene and <i>HSD11B1</i> SNPs (r = 0.17–0.179; <i>P</i> = 0.0048–0.0073). Two SNPs <i>HSD11B1</i> gene (<i>P</i> = 0.013 vs 0.0039) and <i>HSD11B1</i>–<i>ACE</i> haplotypes showed association with late-stage trachoma in Mayan ethnic groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141530271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special clinical entity with 15q26 deletion: a novel case report","authors":"Wei-Liang Liu, Fang Li, Lu Liu, Rong Ai","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01468-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01468-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the past, there were no easily distinct and recognizable features as a guide for precise clinical and genetic diagnosis of cases with chromosome microdeletions involving 15q26 including <i>CHD2</i>. The present study analysed the clinical data and collected venous blood samples from a pediatric patient and his healthy family members for DNA testing. The whole-exome sequencing was performed by the next-generation sequencing (NGS). Chromosomal copy-number variations were tested based on NGS. We present a review of all cases with chromosome microdeletions affecting <i>CHD2</i>. A novel <i>de novo</i> 5.82-Mb deletion at 15q25.3-15q26.1 including <i>CHD2</i> was identified in our patient who is an 11.6-year-old boy. We first found surprising efficacy of lamotrigine in controlling intractable drop seizures in the individual. These cases have development delay, behavioural problems, epilepsy, variable multiple anomalies, etc. Phenotypes of individuals with deletions involving 15q26 including <i>CHD2</i> are highly variable with regard to facial features and multiple developmental anomalies. We first found the special clinical entity of development delay, behavioural problems, epilepsy, variable skeletal and muscular anomalies, abnormalities of variable multiple systems and characteristic craniofacial phenotypes in patients with chromosome microdeletions involving <i>CHD2</i>. The larger deletions involving 15q26 including <i>CHD2</i> tend to cause the classical phenotype. A distinctive craniofacial appearance of the classical phenotype is midface hypoplasia and perifacial protrusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141166152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extraction of genomic DNA for sequencing from snail Helix lucorum","authors":"Dmitry Panteleev, Anastasia Sadova, Galina Pavlova","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01472-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01472-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Genomic studies make it possible to breakthrough in many fields such as biochemistry, physiology, phylogenetics, etc., though they are unworkable without sequences of genomic DNA of an organism. The terrestrial mollusks’ genomes would benefit gastropod biology investigations, that are unavailable so far due to problems in DNA integrity and quality after the isolation procedures. Here we describe a fast and handy protocol for genomic DNA extraction from the tissues of <i>Helix lucorum,</i> which allows to yield high-quality samples applicable for downstream analysis such as high-throughput DNA sequencing. Troubleshooting revealed the nuclease activity of snail tissue lysate, which may be avoided by heating the lysate and decreasing the incubation time.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141061784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maheshkumar Prakash Patil, Young-Ryun Kim, Shinya Nakashita, Jong-Oh Kim, Kyunghoi Kim
{"title":"Mitogenome features and phylogenetic analysis of red algae, Grateloupia cornea (Rhodophyta, Halymeniales)","authors":"Maheshkumar Prakash Patil, Young-Ryun Kim, Shinya Nakashita, Jong-Oh Kim, Kyunghoi Kim","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01471-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01471-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The mitogenome is an important tool for taxonomic and evolutionary investigation. Here, a few complete mitogenomes of red algae have been reported. We have reported the complete mitogenome sequences of <i>Grateloupia cornea</i> Okamura, 1913 (Rhodophyta, Halymeniales). The genome is 30,595 bp in circumference, and has a strongly biased [AT] = 66.9%. Like most other <i>Grateloupia</i> species, it has a group II intron in the <i>cox1</i> gene. Maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses showed that <i>G. cornea</i> is more closely related to <i>G. asiatica</i>. This shows that the group II intron in the <i>cox1</i> ORF present in most species of <i>Grateloupia</i> was present in their common ancestor, and uniquely lost in <i>G. asiatica</i>. The seven <i>Grateloupia</i> species with known mitogenome sequences remain monophyletic, with the genus <i>Polyopes</i> as sister taxon. The complete mitochondrial genome data will be valuable for future research on comparative mitochondrial genome analysis, an extensive understanding of gene content and organization, evolution of the <i>cox1</i> intron in Rhodophyta as well as phylogenetic analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141061738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The first complete mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Malaysian giant turtle, Orlitia borneensis (Testudines: Geoemydidae)","authors":"Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh, Yuzine Esa","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01469-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01469-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We present here the complete mitochondrial sequence of the critically endangered Malaysian giant turtle, <i>Orlitia borneensis</i>. The assembled mitochondrial genome includes 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and one control region. This mitochondrial genome has been archived in the NCBI GenBank with accession number OQ808845. The <i>Batagur</i> control region is relatively smaller than <i>O. borneensis</i> and closer to <i>Aldabrachelys gigantea</i>, which suggests potentially that <i>O. borneensis</i> has undergone an expansion in the control region.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"162 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140889897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic characterization and linkage analysis of spotted leaf 6, liguleless and lax panicle traits in mutant rice","authors":"Mohammad Nurul Matin, Kyung Eun Lee, Sang Gu Kang","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01466-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01466-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phenotypic mutants are valuable resources for elucidating the function of genes responsible for their expression. This study examined mutant rice strains expressing three traits: spotted leaf 6 (<i>spl6</i>), lax panicle (<i>lax</i>), and liguleless (<i>lg</i>). In the mutant, the <i>spl6</i> phenotype was a genetically programmed lesion-mimicking mutation (LMM) that displayed spontaneously scattered spots across the leaf surface. In the <i>lg</i> trait, the plant lacked a collar region, and there were no auricles and ligules at the junction of the leaf blade and leaf sheath. The <i>lax</i> panicle trait manifested as sparely arranged spikelets resulting from the terminal spikelet with no lateral spikelets, which caused a drastic reduction of the total seed number in the mutant. All three mutant genes were genetically recessive and had nuclear gene regulation. The dihybrid segregation of the <i>lg</i> gene was classified independently according to the Mendelian 9:3:3:1 dihybrid segregation ratio in the F<sub>2</sub> generation, suggesting that the <i>lg</i> gene is not linked to the same chromosome as the <i>lax</i> and <i>spl6</i> genes. On the other hand, <i>spl6</i> and <i>lax</i> were not assorted independently, indicating that they are closely linked on chromosome 1 in rice. Additional linkage analysis from the recombination of <i>spl6</i> and <i>lax</i> genes reconfirmed that the two genes were ~9.4 cM away from each other. The individual single-gene mutant plant from one plant with a three-gene mutation (<i>spl6, lax</i>, and <i>lg</i>) was isolated and characterized, which will be a crucial resource for the gene cloning and molecular characterization of these genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140608763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FRANCISCO JAVIER BORRAYO-LÓPEZ, BERTHA IBARRA-CORTÉS, FRANCISCO JAVIER PEREA-DÍAZ, ABRIL IXCHEL MUÑOZ-ZÚÑIGA, HÉCTOR MONTOYA-FUENTES, JANETH MARGARITA SOTO-PADILLA, LOURDES DEL CARMEN RIZO-DE LA TORRE
{"title":"Foetal haemoglobin elevation, unfavourable prognosis, and protective role of genetic variants HBG2 rs7482144, HBS1L-MYB rs9399137 and BCL11A rs4671393 in children with ALL","authors":"FRANCISCO JAVIER BORRAYO-LÓPEZ, BERTHA IBARRA-CORTÉS, FRANCISCO JAVIER PEREA-DÍAZ, ABRIL IXCHEL MUÑOZ-ZÚÑIGA, HÉCTOR MONTOYA-FUENTES, JANETH MARGARITA SOTO-PADILLA, LOURDES DEL CARMEN RIZO-DE LA TORRE","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01470-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01470-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), elevated foetal haemoglobin (HbF) levels have been associated with the prognosis of patients. Genetic variants in HbF regulatory genes: BAF chromatin remodelling complex subunit (<i>BCL11A</i>), HBS1L-MYB transcriptional GTPase intergenic region (<i>HBS1L-MYB</i>), Krüppel-like factor 1 (<i>KLF1</i>), haemoglobin gamma subunit 2 (<i>HBG2</i>), haemoglobin gamma subunit 1 (<i>HBG1</i>), and haemoglobin subunit beta pseudogene 1 (<i>HBBP1</i>) are often associated with elevated HbF concentration. This study investigated the association of genetic variants in HbF regulatory genes with HbF concentration, unfavourable prognosis, and outcome in children with ALL. We quantified HbF concentration and genotyped 17 genetic variants in 48 patients with ALL and 64 children without ALL as a reference group. HbF concentration was higher in patients than in the reference group (4.4% vs 1.4%), and 75% (<i>n</i> = 36) of the patients had HbF > 2.5%. Unfavourable prognosis ALL was established in 68.8% (<i>n</i> = 33) of the patients. Variant <i>HBG2</i> rs7482144 was associated with high HbF concentration (<i>P</i> = 0.015); while <i>HBS1L</i>-<i>MYB</i> rs9399137 (<i>P</i> = 0.001), <i>HBG2</i> rs7482144 (<i>P</i> = 0.001) and the β-globin genes <i>HBG2</i>, <i>HBG1</i>, and <i>HBPP1</i> haplotype TGC (<i>P</i> = 0.017) with unfavourable prognosis ALL. Additionally, variant <i>BCL11A</i> rs4671393 showed a protective role (<i>P</i> = 0.0001). In conclusion, variants <i>HBG2</i> rs7482144, <i>HBS1L</i>-<i>MYB</i> rs9399137 and <i>BCL11A</i> rs4671393 may play a significant role in ALL.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140608701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflections on assortative mating, social stratification, and genetics","authors":"Oliver Mayo, Vidyanand Nanjundiah","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01467-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01467-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent report by G. Clark points to a sustained persistence of social status in England that extends vertically across several generations and horizontally across many levels of kinship. We seek to put his findings in historical perspective. We do so by relating them to two lines of thinking related to biological inheritance. One predated the rediscovery of Mendel’s work and led to the field of quantitative genetics, which dealt on the whole with quasi-continuously varying traits. The other is based on the rediscovery itself and led to a reconciliation between quantitative genetics and discrete Mendelian elements of heredity. Both were enmeshed with the supposed need for, and societal consequences of, eugenics and assortative mating. Also on both issues, the significant ideas can be traced to R. A. Fisher, inspired in one case by F. Galton and in the other by J. A. Cobb, with strong support for Galton and Cobb coming from Karl Pearson. Clark’s findings point to societal stratification, and assortative mating for wealth is a straightforward hypothesis to account for it. However, it should be noted that the findings support, but do not prove, the hypothesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140563334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic analysis of a child with severe intellectual disability caused by a novel variant in the FERM domain of the FRMPD4 protein","authors":"Hua Pan, Feng Zhu, Kun Chen, Yin Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01465-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01465-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Intellectual developmental disorder, X-linked 104 (XLID104), caused by the <i>FRMPD4</i> gene variant, is a rare X-linked genetic disease that primarily manifests as intellectual disability (ID) and language delay, and may be accompanied by behavioural abnormalities. Currently, only 11 patients from four families have been reported to carry <i>FRMPD4</i> gene variants. Here, we report a rare case of a Chinese patient with XLID104 who was presented with severe ID and language impairment. Genetic testing results showed that the patient had a novel hemizygous variant on <i>FRMPD4</i> inherited from the heterozygous variant NM_001368397: c.1772A>C (p.Glu591Ala) carried by his mother. To our knowledge, this variant has not been reported previously. Western blot results for the recombinant plasmid constructed <i>in vitro</i> indicated that the expression of the mutant protein may be reduced. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we predicted that the mutant protein may affect the interaction of the FRMPD4 protein with DLG4. In this study, we expand the spectrum of <i>FRMPD4</i> variants and suggest that the clinical awareness of the genetic diagnosis of nonsyndromic ID should be strengthened.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140033232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiple mutations in BADH2 gene reveal the novel fragrance allele in indica rice (Oryza sativa L.)","authors":"Sonali Chandanshive, Sarika Mathure, Altafhusain Nadaf","doi":"10.1007/s12041-024-01464-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-024-01464-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aroma in rice is the most appreciable quality trait, controlled by the loss of function of the betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (<i>BADH2</i>) gene. In the present study, <i>indica</i> rice cultivars (basmati, nonbasmati aromatic, and nonaromatic) were screened to explore allelic differences in the <i>BADH2</i> gene using two functional markers (<i>badh2-p-5′UTR</i> and <i>FMbadh2-E7</i>). Notably, the results of the present mutational analysis showed that both markers confirmed a different mutation in <i>indica</i> rice cultivars than earlier reported <i>japonica</i> accessions. It was found that there is 250-bp deletion in the promoter region of aromatic Kagesali and Kalakrishna as compared to nonaromatic Kolamb. The results of <i>FMbadh2-E7</i> showed 8-bp deletion and six SNPs in exon 7 of the Kalakrishna cultivar. Interestingly, the nonbasmati aromatic Lalbhat rice cultivar did not harbour any reported mutation and showed a novel <i>BADH2</i> allele carrying 1-bp deletion in exon 7. Among the selected aromatic rice cultivars, eight cultivars showed mutation in the 5′ UTR region and interestingly 23 rice cultivars carried the mutation in both 5′ UTR and exon 7 of a <i>BADH2</i> gene. The 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) biosynthesis related metabolites, enzyme assay and gene expression supported mutation in <i>BADH2</i> gene and expression of 2AP in aromatic rice cultivars under study.</p>","PeriodicalId":15907,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Genetics","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140002368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}