Ward N, Moreno - Hagelsieb G. Quickly finding
orthologs as reciprocal best hits with BLAT, LAST, and UBLAST: How much do we miss?.
Not exact matches
Future research will aim to describe the precise molecular mechanisms of action,
as well
as to generate other
orthologs that boost efficacy while reducing side effects.
Of special note today: gut microbiota species expressing
orthologs of human Ro60 might be involved in triggering and sustaining chronic autoimmunity in lupus; The portal vein blood microbiome in patients with liver cirrhosis; A randomized clinical study suggests dietary promotion of short chain fatty acid producing gut microbes
as an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes; and the sexual dimorphism of root, flower and leaf microbiomes in the wild strawberry plant
Although CRISPR is incredibly useful for generating mutations by NHEJ and generating small mutations with HDR, when it comes to larger scale genome editing, such
as replacement of a mouse gene with its human
ortholog (greater than 5 kb), it remains to be seen whether CRISPR is
as robust
as conventional gene targeting.
* Commensal
orthologs of the human autoantigen Ro60
as triggers of autoimmunity in lupus — Teri M. Greiling — Science Translational Medicine
The
ortholog genes that were found to be associated with cartilage development, along with bmp which acts
as a key member gene, are known to be involved in the Wnt signaling pathway (Kim et al., 2013; Lin & Hankenson, 2011).
As expected, an
ortholog of AtDwf4 and OsDwf4 in S. viridis (SvDwf4; Sevir.9 G483600) was identified.
In addition, one of the genes identified — an
ortholog of human COL2A1 is commonly used
as a chondrocytic maker in the development of cartilage (Zaucke et al., 2001).
This gene was confirmed
as the Nasonia
ortholog of doublesex based on protein domains, expression pattern, sex specific splice forms, and experimental demonstration that splice forms are associated with sex in a gynandromorph producing line [18].