{"title":"Genetic analysis of ND4 and ND4L regions of mitochondrial genome in Khorasan native chickens","authors":"M. H. Attar, M. Nassiri","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.33386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.33386","url":null,"abstract":"Preserving genetic diversity of Iranian native chickens is significant in order to perform breeding programs and improved production. Genetic diversity among close populations can be determined by investigating their phylogenetic relations. Different approaches have been applied to determine the phylogenic relations from which genomic sequencing has been considered the most functional approach. In this project, we aimed to evaluate the phylogeny and genetic nucleotide sequences of ND4, ND4L regions in mitochondrial genome of Khorasan native chickens. Blood samples were collected from randomly 6 Khorasan native chicken populations and DNA were extracted. ND4L, ND4 regions were amplified using specific primers of 913 and 802 bp length, respectively. Sequencing was don according to Sanger method based on automated system. In comparison with other breeds (data extracted from NCBI), phylogeny trees and matrices regarding their genetic diversity with Khorasan native chickens for ND4, ND4L were drawn. Results showed that there is no haplotype difference between the studied samples. Lowest genetic distance was observed between Khorasan native chicken and other Asian chickens i.e. Jiangbian, Lvenwv and Red jungle fowl for the ND4, ND4L genes indicating their close relationship.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"50 1","pages":"99-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591569","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}
D. K. Tamandani, Azizoallah Mojahed, Maryam Najafi
{"title":"Analysis of IFN-γ (+874 A/T) and IL-10 (-1082 G/A) genes polymorphisms with risk of schizophrenia.","authors":"D. K. Tamandani, Azizoallah Mojahed, Maryam Najafi","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.34584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.34584","url":null,"abstract":"Schizophrenia is a sophisticated mental disability which has affected nearly1.1% of people all over the world. According to recent researches, the key proteins triggered in the immune system are cytokines which might also be taking part in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the -1082G/A and +874T/A polymorphisms of IL-10 and IFN-γ genes, respectively, in patients with schizophrenia. Materials and Methods: Total of 94 schizophrenic patients and 97 individuals as control samples were enrolled in this study. All samples were genotyped by amplification mutation refractory system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS PCR) for candidate SNPs in IFN-γ and IL-10 genes. Results: No significant association was found among various genotypes of IFN-γ and IL-10 in selected SNPs with risk of schizophrenia, As well as there was no significant variation in allelic frequency of IFN-γ and IL-10 genes with the risk of disease. Conclusion: These data suggest that the -1082G/A of IL-10 and +874T/A IFNγ genes are not involved in the development of schizophrenia risk. To validate of this data, suggesting more studies in diverse populations with larger sample size.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"64-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591975","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":"Cytogenetic study and pollen viability of three populations of Diplotaxis harra (Brassicaceae) in Iran","authors":"M. Ranjbar, S. Karami","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.34453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.34453","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we examined the chromosome number, detailed male meiosis, microsporogenesis, pollen fertility and distribution of cytotypes of Diplotaxis harra (Forssk.) Boiss. This is the first cytogenetic report of the taxon. The two of the populations scored now from regions of the central showed aneuploid (x = 14) meiotic chromosome count and one of the populations studied from the existed at the diploid level (x = 13). It seems that the species with x = 14 are derived through aneuploid increase. The most prominent among these meiotic abnormalities was the chromatin stickiness which involved inter PMC and fragmented chromosome at different stages of meiosis. Consequently, these populations exhibited varying percentages of pollen sterility and pollen grains of smaller sizes. The aim of the present research was to study the male meiosis in detail and to find the impact of chromatin stickiness in inducing meiotic aberrations and their consequent effect on pollen fertility and pollen size, also to differentiate the individuals growing wild and also to find out the distribution patterns of different cytotypes in the Iran.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"93-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591669","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}
E. Abedheydari, M. Khalaj-Kondori, Mohammad-Ali Hosseinpour-Faizi, M. Kosari-Nasab
{"title":"A comparative investigation on efficiency of bacteriophage lambda and M13 based vectors for delivering and expression of transgene in eukaryote cells","authors":"E. Abedheydari, M. Khalaj-Kondori, Mohammad-Ali Hosseinpour-Faizi, M. Kosari-Nasab","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.37598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.37598","url":null,"abstract":"Gene delivery might be affected by several tribulations based on carrier/vector applied. Bacteriophages lambda and M13 have different genome conformations; linear double-stranded and circular single-stranded respectively. Therefore, it might be expected that these two common classes of gene delivery vehicles will have different capacity for gene delivery and expression in eukaryote cells. To address the possible effects of linear double-stranded and circular single-stranded genome conformations of bacteriophages lambda and M13 on the transgene expression, the transfection efficacy of two vectors based on lambda and M13 were compared in AGS cell line. The GFP encoding sequence was inserted into the Lambda ZAP-CMV XR vector which resulted in λ-ZAP-CMV-GFP construct. The construct was then in vitro packaged using Gigapack® III Gold packaging extract and λ-GFP phage particles were obtained. The λ-GFP phage particles were then used for in vivo excisioning which resulted in M13-CMV-Script-GFP construct. 1011 copy of λ-ZAP-CMV-GFP or M13-CMV-Script-GFP constructs were transfected into AGS cells using lipofectamine 2000. Transfection efficiencies were analyzed by FACS. Results showed that linear double-stranded λ-ZAP-CMV-GFP was efficient than single-stranded form of M13-CMV-Script-GFP while its double-stranded form was efficient than the linear double-stranded λ-ZAP-CMV-GFP construct for transgene delivery and expression. Moreover the GFP signals resulted from transfections by single-stranded form of M13-CMV-Script-GFP construct faded more quickly in comparison to others. These findings highlight that genome conformation of gene carriers might be an important factor when seeking for an appropriate gene carrier/vehicle.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"77 1","pages":"69-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592348","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. Sadeghi, S. Mortazavi, A. Bahrami, B. Sadeghi, M. Matin
{"title":"Designing a SYBR Green Absolute Real time PCR Assay for Specific Detection and Quantification of Bacillus subtilis in Dough Used for Bread Making","authors":"A. Sadeghi, S. Mortazavi, A. Bahrami, B. Sadeghi, M. Matin","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.39090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.39090","url":null,"abstract":"In this present study, a SYBR green based real time PCR assay has been developed for specific detection and quantification of Bacillus subtilis in dough used for bread making. New primer pairs were designed to amplify a 212 base pair fragment of the aprE gene. Specificity of these primer pairs was confirmed with conventional and real time PCR methods. Standard curves constructed using the threshold cycle (CT) versus copy numbers of B. subtilis showed good linearity for reference standards of cloned insert (R 2 =0.999, slope=-3.035) and also induced contaminated dough (R 2 =0.988, slope=-3.142), and the melting temperature (Tm=82.2 o C) was consistently specific for the amplicon. Limits of detection were 200 and 2000 colony forming units (CFUs) per ml or g of these samples, respectively. This real time PCR offers a fast tool with high sensitivity and specificity for detection and quantification of this rope-forming pathogen in dough used for bread making.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"83-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68592139","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":"The pluripotency feature of cancer cells; product of a harmony or an output of a disharmony","authors":"Hesam Dehghani","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.32838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I2.32838","url":null,"abstract":"Pluripotency is a central feature of stem and cancer cells. This feature enables cancer cells to self-renew and trans-differentiate. In this editorial, it is hypothesized that in cancer cells synchronized events rather than segmented procedures may lead to pluripotency.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"50-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591478","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":"Paternal genetic affinity between Iranian Azeris and neighboring populations","authors":"A. Bahmanimehr, F. Nikmanesh","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.31978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.31978","url":null,"abstract":"In certain environments such as Iran highlands, major innovations in lifestyle, as the emergence of agriculture and domestication of animals, are thought to have led to population expansions. Historical studies showed that at some point in history (from the third to the first millennium BC) dramatic changes have been taken place on the Iranian plateau. To trace the genetic affinity between the Iranian Azeris and neighboring populations, 297 samples were collected from northwest of Iran. The non-recombining portion of the Y chromosome (NRY) was genotyped at the unique event polymorphism (UEP) levels, using 48 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, based on the human NRY tree. According to our results, like other Iranian ethnic groups, Iranian Azeris showed a heterogeneous paternal genetic structure. Low genetic distances were also found between Iranian Azeris and their contemporary geographical neighbors. They also have preserved minor share of Y-haplogroup of central Asian ancestry tracts in their genomes, which is in agreement with the historical period of major Turkic migrations. The strategic feature for northwest of Iran to transfer and carry important ancient migratory events and gene flow across the Asia and the Europe also conducive conditions for sedentary habitation leading to sharp demographic growth in the area is supported by all molecular and statistical analysis of this study.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"73 1","pages":"29-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591411","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":"Investigations on chromosome variation in Achillea tenuifolia Lam and A. bieberestinii Afan (Asteraceae) from the West of Iran","authors":"A. C. Rad, F. Mohsenzadeh, H. Salehi","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.26290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.26290","url":null,"abstract":"Chromosome counting was performed in nine populations of Achillea tenuifolia Lam and eight populations of A. bieberestinii Afan (Asteraceae) collected from Hamedan and Kermanshah provinces in the west of Iran. Chromosome numbers in both species varied from 2n=2x=18 to 2n=4x=36. Some populations of both species showed (2n=4x=36) chromosome number that is the first report as polyploidy levels. Aneuploidy is also the first report for both species. Diploid and tetraploid individuals were observed in some populations at the same locality. B-chromosomes were observed in some populations of both species. The results indicated that polyploidy is a common future in this species similar to other Asteraceae plants.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"13-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591276","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":"ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters as emerging targets in modulation of neural stem cells behavior in neurodegenerative diseases and cell therapy benefits","authors":"S. Vishwakarma, S. Paspala, S. Tiwari, A. Khan","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.30375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.30375","url":null,"abstract":"Increasing incidence of central nervous system (CNS) disorders has become a major challenge for both basic and clinical scientific society to develop novel therapeutic models for treatment. The knowledge of stem cells has added a new dimension in the research towards finding more appropriate targets responsible for the disease fate determination. As stem cell research is progressing day by day in routine research laboratories there is great hope to find suitable therapeutic targets for complete cure of the CNS disorders. Discovery of ABC transporters in animal tissues has emerged as new spot for several disease prognosis and therapeutic target. ABC transporters are membrane proteins expressed in various organs like liver, kidney, blood-brain barrier, blood-testis barrier etc. It is involved in various important cellular processes such as absorption, distribution and excretion of drugs, xenobiotics and endogenous compounds showing their role in tissue defense and organ regeneration. The current review explains about the role of ABC transporters in CNS pathogenesis and defense adding stem cells therapeutic strategies.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"44-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591341","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}
F. Nasernakhaei, M. Rahiminejad, H. Saeidi, M. Tavassoli
{"title":"PCR-SSCP: a method to fingerprinting sequence variability in plant gene pool using the Iranian wild diploid Triticum gene pool as a case study","authors":"F. Nasernakhaei, M. Rahiminejad, H. Saeidi, M. Tavassoli","doi":"10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.31099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/JCMR.V6I1.31099","url":null,"abstract":"As a case study, the genotypic polymorphism of the Iranian material of diploid Triticum was screened based on internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) using single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. This is a simple and cost effective technique for genotyping and investigating the allelic polymorphism among plant populations. Performing SSCP analysis among 21 accessions, two distinctive migration profiles associated with the two validly recognized diploid Triticum species i.e., T. monococcum subsp. aegilopoides and T. urartu were detected. Nucleotide sequencing confirmed the distinction of two types of observed profiles. This study suggested that SSCP is an applicable diagnostic molecular tool for screening the genotypic variability before the costly direct genomic sequencing is begun.","PeriodicalId":30607,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell and Molecular Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"38-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68591766","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}