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Genes, Volume 16, Issue 4

April 2025 - 114 articles

Cover Story: Limited genetic diversity, popular sire effects, and common ancestry can lead to increased homozygosity in purebred dogs. Breeding goals to maintain breed-defining characteristics and remove deleterious traits may also increase homozygosity. Inbreeding, which increases homozygosity, is associated with reduced health traits. To counter increased homozygosity, it has been suggested that breeding decisions should include measures of genetic diversity. In the past, breeders utilized pedigrees in mate choice for desirable traits, whereas now, there are DNA-based measures of diversity. In this study, we compared coefficients of inbreeding for a Bearded Collie population using pedigree data and DNA-based data to assess the different measures of genetic diversity. We also asked if the variation present would be expected to have a functional impact. View this paper
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Articles (114)

  • Article
  • Open Access
929 Views
14 Pages

Genetic Editing of Tomato Golgi-Localized Nucleotide Sugar Transporter 1.1 Promotes Immunity Against Phytophthora infestans

  • Peize He,
  • Yanling Cai,
  • Yanzi Wang,
  • Zhiqing Wang,
  • Yaqing Lyu,
  • Tao Li,
  • Xingtan Zhang and
  • Shaoqun Zhou

21 April 2025

Background: Functional alleles of host plant susceptibility genes (S genes) can exacerbate the severity of diseases by enhancing pathogen compatibility. Genetic editing of the targeted host S genes has demonstrated remarkable efficacy in conferring b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,675 Views
11 Pages

Clinical-Genetic Approach to Conditions with Macrocephaly and ASD/Behaviour Abnormalities: Variants in PTEN and PPP2R5D Are the Most Recurrent Gene Mutations in a Patient-Oriented Diagnostic Strategy

  • Federica Francesca L’Erario,
  • Annalisa Gazzellone,
  • Ilaria Contaldo,
  • Chiara Veredice,
  • Marina Carapelle,
  • Anna Gloria Renzi,
  • Clarissa Modafferi,
  • Marta Palucci,
  • Pino D’Ambrosio and
  • Elena Sonnini
  • + 11 authors

20 April 2025

Background: Macrocephaly can be a component manifestation of several monogenic conditions, in association with intellectual disability/developmental delay (ID/DD) behaviour abnormalities, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and variable additi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
858 Views
22 Pages

19 April 2025

Background/Objectives: Grapes (Vitis vinifera), particularly ‘Shine Muscat’, are prone to postharvest quality loss mainly due to poor storage tolerance. Actinomycetes are microbial resources that produce secondary metabolites that exhibit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,712 Views
12 Pages

19 April 2025

Background: Splenic B-cell lymphomas and leukaemias include hairy cell leukaemia, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma, and splenic B-cell lymphoma/leukaemia with prominent nucleoli. The main diagnostic chall...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,228 Views
22 Pages

miR-143-3p Promotes TSCM Differentiation and Inhibits Progressive T Cell Differentiation via Inhibiting ABL2 and PAG1

  • Wenkai Shi,
  • Jieming Hu,
  • Hongqiong Wang,
  • Huishan Zhong,
  • Wenfeng Zhang,
  • Jinquan Wang,
  • Hongwei Shao,
  • Han Shen,
  • Huaben Bo and
  • Changli Tao
  • + 1 author

19 April 2025

Background: Adoptive cell therapy (ACT), including CAR-T and TCR-T therapies, shows promise for cancer treatment, depending on infused T cell expansion, persistence and activity. We previously characterized four T-cell subsets (TN, TSCM, TCM and TEM)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,818 Views
30 Pages

18 April 2025

Barth syndrome (BTHS) is inherited through an X-linked pattern. The gene is located on Xq28. Male individuals who inherit the TAFAZZIN pathogenic variant will have the associated condition, while female individuals who inherit the TAFAZZIN pathogenic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,432 Views
16 Pages

The Solute Carrier Superfamily as Therapeutic Targets in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Sang Yeon Cho,
  • Hyuk Soo Eun,
  • Jaejeung Kim,
  • Yun Dam Ko,
  • Woo Sun Rou and
  • Jong Seok Joo

18 April 2025

Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a challenging and malignant cancer, primarily originates from the exocrine cells of the pancreas. The superfamily of solute carrier (SLC) transporters, consisting of more than 450 proteins divided...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,340 Views
13 Pages

Novel Truncating Variants in PODXL Represent a New Entity to Be Explored Among Podocytopathies

  • José María García-Aznar,
  • María Lara Besada-Cerecedo,
  • Cristina Castro-Alonso,
  • Milagros Sierra Carpio,
  • Miquel Blasco,
  • Borja Quiroga,
  • Michal Červienka,
  • Ricardo Mouzo,
  • Roser Torra and
  • Alberto Ortiz
  • + 1 author

18 April 2025

Background/Objectives: Podocalyxin is a sialoprotein mainly expressed in the kidney cortex and lung tissue, which has been described as a component of the podocyte glycocalyx. This protein promotes the reorganization of the podocyte cytoskeleton, as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,070 Views
14 Pages

Comprehensive Analysis of Ghd7 Variations Using Pan-Genomics and Prime Editing in Rice

  • Jiarui Wang,
  • Shihang Liu,
  • Jisong Pu,
  • Jun Li,
  • Changcai He,
  • Lanjing Zhang,
  • Xu Zhou,
  • Dongyu Xu,
  • Luyao Zhou and
  • Yuting Guo
  • + 6 authors

17 April 2025

The Ghd7 gene in rice plays a crucial role in determining heading date, plant height, and grain yield. However, the variations in Ghd7 and their functional implications across different rice accessions are not fully understood. Based on the release o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,146 Views
10 Pages

Genetic Profiling and Performance Optimization in Elite Combat Sport Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Total Genetic Score Analysis

  • Andrea Pagliaro,
  • Anna Alioto,
  • Alessia Boatta,
  • Giuseppe Messina,
  • Patrik Drid,
  • Paolo Milazzo,
  • Cristina Cortis,
  • Andrea Fusco,
  • Sonya Vasto and
  • Patrizia Proia
  • + 1 author

17 April 2025

Background/Objectives: The interplay between genetics and athletic performance has garnered significant attention, particularly regarding performance-enhancing polymorphisms (PEPs) and their role in determining key traits that are critical for athlet...

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