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Mapping and microsatellite marker development for the porcine leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) genes
Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and their respective ligands have been implicated in regulating growth and development of the early pig conceptus. We isolated a PAC clone containing the porcine gene for LIFR and a BAC clone with the porcine EGFR gene, respectively. On each of these clones one microsatellite marker was identified by sequencing a collection of subclones. These gene-associated markers were evaluated by genotyping of 202 unrelated boars of four different breeds. Based on fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping, the porcine LIFR gene was assigned to SSC16q13 --> q14. The EGFR gene mapped to SSC9q26. Copyright (C) 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
Assignment of the porcine inter-alpha trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 (ITIH4) gene to SSC13q2.1 -> q2.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping
Characterization and comparative mapping of the porcine CTSL gene indicates a novel synteny between HSA9q21 -> q22 and SSC10q11 -> q12
Cathepsin L (CTSL) is a lysosomal cysteine protease with potent elastase and collagenase activities. Its high activity in the uterine lumen during the period of placental attachment has led to speculation that CTSL may play an important role during embryonic implantation in the pig. Cathepsins have also been implicated in blastocyst implantation in other species like cat, rat and man. We isolated a PAC clone containing the porcine CTSL gene and determined the complete DNA sequence of the gene, which spans about 5.6 kb and consists of eight exons. The CTSL transcript encodes a primary peptide of 334 amino acids sharing 73-78% identity with other mammalian cathepsin L precursor proteins. Based oil fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping, the porcine CTSL gene was assigned to chromosome 10q11-->q12. Copyright (C) 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
Molecular characterization and chromosome assignment of the porcine gene for leukemia inhibitory factor LIF
Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in early conceptus development in pig. We isolated a PAC clone containing the porcine LIF gene and determined the complete DNA sequence of the gene, which spans about 6.3 kb and consists of five exons including three alternative first exons (1D, 1M, 1T) spliced onto common second and third exons. The LIF-D transcript encodes a protein of 202 amino acids sharing 87, 84, and 78% identity with respectively human, ovine, and murine leukemia inhibitory factors. The LIF-M and LIF-T transcripts both encode a truncated protein of 158 amino acids. Two SNP markers within untranslated regions of the LIF cDNA were identified. One SNP is located in the 5'-UTR of the alternative exon IT while the other SNP is located in the 3'-UTR of exon 3. Based on fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping, the porcine LIF gene was assigned to chromosome 14q2.1 -->q2.2. Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
Molecular characterization and chromosome assignment of the porcine gene COX7A1 coding for the muscle specific cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIIa-M
The COX7A1 gene encodes a heart- and muscle-specific isoform of the subunit VIIA of cvtochrome c oxidase, Which is the last component of the mitochondrial electron transfer chain, Cloning and characterization of the porcine COX7A1 gene revealed a highly conserved organization with respect to other mammalian COX7A1 orthologs. The porcine gene consists of four exons spanning approximately 1.5 kb and codes for a peptide of 80 amino acids. The COX7A1 gene showed no variation between pigs from different breeds. The gene was assigned by FISH and RH-mapping to SSC 6q1.1 --> q1.2 which is in agreement with previously established comparative maps. Copyright (C) 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Prävalenz der Mutation für neuronale Ceroid-Lipofuszinose (NCL) in der europäischen American-Bulldog-Population
Variations on the Author
“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
We provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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