{"title":"Biogeography of the Genus Linaria (Plantaginaceae) Based on Chromosome Number Data","authors":"M. Ranjbar, S. Nouri","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.41375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.41375","url":null,"abstract":"The biogeography of genus Linaria was revealed by the available chromosome counts from all over the world. Chromosome numbers of 92 taxa of the genus Linaria are included in an on-line karyological database. Furthermore, information about chromosome numbers taken from 374 literature sources was used in this paper. Each database record includes name of taxon, data on chromosome and data on the origin of the material and species-area distribution. Each database also provides a reported chromosome number and place of publication. More than half of the available species in chromosome data are diploid or consist of both diploid and polyploid populations and a few numbers of the species are polyploid. For the first time, in this study, mitosis and meiosis chromosome numbers of 13 populations belonging to three species, namely L. lineolata Boiss (2n = 2x = 12), L. fastigiata Chav. (2n = 2x = 12) and L. dalmatica (L.) Mill. (2n = 2x = 12), were determined by examining anthers. In addition, pollen stainability has been documented in Linaria populations in Iran.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"115-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Parsiavash, A. Saboora, Seyed Mohsen Moosavi Nejad
{"title":"Investigating on the Stability of Peroxidase Extracted from Soybean (Glycine max var. Williams) and Effects of Na+ and K+ Ions on its Activity","authors":"L. Parsiavash, A. Saboora, Seyed Mohsen Moosavi Nejad","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.43716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.43716","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, some techniques were used for Soybean peroxidase (SBP) purification including: ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE Sephadex anion exchange chromatography and Concanavalin A Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography. Molecular weight of purified SBP was estimated about 44 kDa by SDS-PAGE as a single polypeptide band. The optimal pH and temperature for enzyme activity were found to be 4.5 and 70◦C, respectively. The enzyme was more stable in alkaline pH than acidic ones and could tolerate 10 minutes heating in 40-50◦C without any loss of its activity. Both NaCl and KCl were found to have significant effects on the enzyme stability, but presence of NaCl was more effective than KCl. Our results showed that after 24 hours incubation of the enzyme in the presence of 20 mM NaCl, more than 60٪ of the enzyme activity was remained while it would fall to 3٪ if incubation was not accompanied by NaCl. Purified peroxidase from seed hull of soybean relative to the other identified peroxidases was more stable, for this reason a lot of benefit will be considered by use of this enzyme in different industry.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"94-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CXCR4: A Potential Chemokine Receptor for Future Regenerative Therapeutic Target","authors":"A. Heirani-Tabasi, H. Naderi-Meshkin","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.52412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.52412","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the molecular mechanisms in regeneration could help the stem cell therapists to improve the clinical practices and could be considered a major milestone in the translation of stem cell research to clinics. Chemokines have been described as one of the most significant singling networks in stem cells homing and regeneration of damaged organs. CXCR4/CXCL12 has been known as a key player in this regard. Expression of CXCR4 has been observed in a number of cells such as mesenchymal stem cells, epithelial cells etc and plays crucial and unique role in the migration of cells towards a cytokine gradient and regulating stem cells trafficking as well as tissue/organ regeneration and embryogenesis.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"143-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68593325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Warning of Reducing Genetic Diversity of Abramis brama (Berg, 1905) in Gilan Coast Using SSR Markers","authors":"Zeinab Hosseinnia, A. Shabani, H. K. Miandare","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.43997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.43997","url":null,"abstract":"Genetic diversity is one of the three levels of biodiversity. The aim of present study was to compare levels of genetic polymorphism between wild Bream populations using seven microsatellite loci. Genetic diversity was investigated by studying samples collected from two regions, the coast of Chamkhale and Bandaranzali of Gilan province. A total of seven microsatellite loci (MFW7, MFW26, Mcs1EH, Rser10, Bl1-153, Bl2-114 and IC654) were used. The average number of alleles in Chamkhale and Bandaranzali coast were 10 and 10.71 alleles, respectively. The numbers of effective alleles were 7.05 and 7.74 alleles in each population. Allele frequency was declined in wild fish due to inbreeding and genetic drift. The mean of observed heterozygosity values were 0.66 and 0.70 in Chamkhale and Bandaranzali coast, respectively. Approximately, all of loci showed deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The genetic similarity and distance between the two populations were 0.316 and 0.684, respectively. The results of Molecular Variance Analysis revealed that genetic diversity within locations was 97 percent, while among them was 3 percent. The Fst value was 0.024 that indicates the low genetic differentiation between the two locations which could be explained by the low number of alleles in two populations. Furthermore, the Natural Migration (Nm) between two stations was obtained 16.30. According to the analysis, it seems that Abramis brama has not a desirable genetic diversity in the investigated regions.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"108-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Mohammadian, Z. Soheili, R. Jalal, A. Bagheri, S. Samiei, H. Ahmadieh
{"title":"Investigation of Melanogenic Factors Gene Expression in Human Adult and Neonate Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Cultures","authors":"A. Mohammadian, Z. Soheili, R. Jalal, A. Bagheri, S. Samiei, H. Ahmadieh","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.46456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.46456","url":null,"abstract":"Retinal pigment epithelium is responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of the retina by an efficient defense against free radicals, photo-oxidative exposure and light energy. For this purpose the main RPE line of defense is melanosomes. Melanin content of retinal pigment epithelium cells in adults and neonates reveals remarkable variations. In the current study we compared melanogenic factors gene expression levels in human adult and neonate RPE cells in culture. RPE cells from adult and neonate human eye globes were isolated and then cultured in DMEM: F12 (1:1) containing 10% FBS. Expression of RPE65 and Cytokeratin 8/18 markers in isolated cells was confirmed by immunocytochemistry. To evaluate the responsible factors in the pathway of melanin biosynthesis, gene expression of orthodenticle homeobox 2, microphthalmia-associated transcription factor A and H as prominent transcription factors, tyrosinase and dopachrome tautomerase as effective enzymes in the melanin biosynthetic pathway were examined in human neonate derived RPE cells compared to human adult derived RPE cells in culture. According to the Real-Time RT-PCR data, gene expression of MITF-H, OTX2, TYR and DCT in RPE cells of the neonates showed a significant increase compared to the adults. With increasing passage number, gene expression of MITF-H, OTX2, TYR and DCT showed remarkable decline. According to the role of OTX2 and MITF-H as the main transcription factor effectors on the TYR and DCT, restoration of OTX2 and MITF-H gene expression may be retain melanin content in RPE cells.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"76-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68593136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Interactions of lncRNAs: Cellular Fate Determination and Tissue Regeneration","authors":"M. Bahrami, Muhammad Irfan-maqsood","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.40861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.40861","url":null,"abstract":"LncRNAs (long non-coding RNAs) are responsible to control the degradation process, RNA stability, orchestration, inhibition, transcription and histone modification etc. These RNAs have been termed as the key agents of several mechanisms such as development, organogenesis and regeneration of damaged tissues etc. They interact with a number of partner molecules either protein, RNAs or DNAs and control the cellular behaviour while differentiation or maintaining the stem cell status. This editorial is discussing the significance of lncRNAs as therapeutic target in stem cell therapy field.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"68-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bahar Shahnavaz, M. Karrabi, Simin Maroof, M. Mashreghi
{"title":"Characterization and Molecular Identification of Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) Producing Bacteria from Activated Sludge","authors":"Bahar Shahnavaz, M. Karrabi, Simin Maroof, M. Mashreghi","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.46198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I2.46198","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was identification and characterization of highly efficient Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) producing bacteria in activated sludge. Among 74 isolated bacteria, 20 EPS-producing bacteria were obtained from wastewater treatment plant of Bojnourd. EPS extraction was performed using absolute ethanol after glucose-enriched culture. Dry weight, concentration, and the ratio of carbohydrate to protein for the EPS of each isolate was then determined. Molecular identification of four bacteria with the highest EPS production was carried out using 16S rRNA gene amplification. The results showed that these bacteria are belonging to the genus Bacillus, Pseudomonas and Klebsiella. EPS productions were studied in different conditions (carbon and nitrogen sources, different levels of glucose and yeast extract and temperature) for the genus Bacillus and Pseudomonas.The production of EPS was observed highest while in the presence of 2.5 to 3% glucose and 0.5% yeast extract at temperature of 30 to 37°C.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"86-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahshid Malakootian, Youssef Fouani, Parisa Naeli, F. Azad, S. Ziaee, S. Mowla
{"title":"A Long noncoding RNA, ANCR, is Unregulated in Bladder and Breast Tumor Tissues","authors":"Mahshid Malakootian, Youssef Fouani, Parisa Naeli, F. Azad, S. Ziaee, S. Mowla","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I1.37196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I1.37196","url":null,"abstract":"Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently found to have important regulatory roles, and their aberrant expressions and functions are directly linked to carcinogenesis. Both urinary bladder and breast tumors are prevalent neoplasms, with high rates of incidence. To identify a potential expression alteration of the recently discovered \"anti-differentiation non-coding RNA, (ANCR), during tumorigenesis, we initially assessed its expression in several cancer cell lines (LNCAP, MCF-7, Ht-29, 5637, A549, HepG2, and PC3) and then compared its expression variability in tumor vs. non-tumor samples of bladder and breast. Here, ANCR expression profile was studied by qRT-PCR in paired tumor and marginal non-tumor samples obtained from patients that had been referred to the Labbafi-Nejad and Imam Khomeini Hospitals, respectively. Our data revealed a significant upregulation (p = 0.003) of ANCR in breast tumor tissues, in comparison to non-tumor marginal specimens from same patients. Similar upregulation was also detected in bladder tumor samples, however, this alteration was not statistically significant (p ≥ 0.05), probably due to small number of samples (n = 10). In conclusion, our results suggest a possible role of ANCR in tumorigenesis of bladder and breast tissues, as well as its potential usefulness as a novel diagnostic biomarker for bladder and breast tumors.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"26-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Significance of Cell/Stem Cell Therapy in Wound Care Management","authors":"Muhammad Irfan-maqsood","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I1.48006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I1.48006","url":null,"abstract":"Wound care management is a continuous challenging task for researchers and tissue engineers. Skin substitutes (synthetic and natural) have been introduced as emergency replacements/grafts to the damaged skin and a number of problems such as infection, graft rejection, inadequate healing, short shelf life etc. have reduced their clinical importance as being the ideal skin substitutes. A number of novel ideas have been presented in last decades which have focused on the applications of stem cells as ideal candidate in the development of ideal skin substitutes.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"01-02"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) to Detect the Genotoxic Effect of Cadmium on Tow Iranian Ecotypes of cumin (Cuminum cyminum)","authors":"Soraya Salarizadeh, H. Kavousi","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V7I1.42174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V7I1.42174","url":null,"abstract":"Cadmium, a metal widely used in industrial processes, has been recognized to be a highly toxic and dangerous environmental pollutant. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) test is a feasible method to evaluate the toxicity of environmental pollutants on vegetal organisms. Herein, two Iranian ecotypes of Cuminum cyminum (cumin) plantlets following exposure to cadmium (Cd) concentrations of 300–1050 µM for 7 days were screened for DNA genetic alterations by DNA fingerprinting. 10 RAPD primers of 50–70% GC content were found to produce unique polymorphic band profiles on treating cumin seedlings. After Cd treatment, significant changes were observed in RAPD profiles of both ecotypes. These changes included variation in band intensity, disappearance of bands, and appearance of new PCR products in comparison to the control group, and they were dose dependent. These results indicated that genomic template stability (GTS, a qualitative measure reflecting changes in RAPD profiles) was significantly affected at the above Cd concentrations. The GTS index in both ecotypes gradually decreased with an increase in Cd concentrations. These findings suggest that DNA polymorphism detected by RAPD analysis could be a powerful eco-toxicological tool to evaluate the genotoxic effects of cadmium on plants.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"38-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}