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AbstractThe signal for sex determination in the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegansis the ratio between the number of × chromosomes and the number of sets of autosomes (the X/A ratio). Animals with an X/A ratio of 0.67 (a triploid with two × chromosomes) or less are males. Animals with an X/A ratio of 0.75 or more are hermaphrodites. Thus, diploid males have one × chromosome and diploid hermaphrodites have two × chromosomes. However, the difference in X‐chromosome number between the sexes is not reflected in general levels of X‐linked gene expression because of the phenomenon of dosage compensation. In dosage compensation, X‐linked gene expression appears to be ‘turned down’ in 2X animals to the 1X level of expression. An intriguing and unexplained finding is that mutations and X‐chromosome duplications that elevate X‐linked gene expression also feminize triploid males. One way that this relationship between sex determination and X‐linked gene expression may be ope

ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121102

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年代:1990

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AbstractThe possibility of combining powerful genetic methods with biochemical analysis has made baker's yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiaethe organism of choice to study the complex process of translation initiation in eukaryotes. Several new initiation factor genes and interactions between components of the translational machinery that were not predicted by current models have been revealed by genetic analysis of extragenic suppressors of translational initiation mutants. In addition, a yeast cell‐free translation system has been developed that allowsin vivophenotypes to be correlated within vitrobiochemical activities. We summarize here the current view of yeast translational initiation obtained by these approache

ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121103

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年代:1990

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ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121104

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年代:1990

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AbstractCalcium storage is one of the functions commonly attributed to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in non‐muscle cells. Several recent studies have added support to this concept. Analysis of reticuloplasm, the luminal ER content, has shown that it contains several proteins (reticuloplasmins) which are prospective calcium storage proteins. One of these, calreticulin, is also present in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). In sea urchin eggs, a calsequestrin‐like protein has been clearly localised to the ER. The recent demonstration that the IP3 receptor, which has similarities with the calcium release channel in the SR is also localised in the ER membrane suggests that calcium stored in the ER is important for intracellular signalling. The alternative view, that the physiologically important calcium store is a specialised organelle, the calciosome, is not supported by these observations. Recent evidence also suggests that ER calcium might be important in ER structure and in the retention of the luminal ER prote

ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121105

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AbstractDNA polymerase epsilon is a mammalian polymerase that has a tightly associated 3′→5′ exonuclease activity. Because of this readily detectable exonuclease activity, the enzyme has been regarded as a form of DNA polymerase delta, an enzyme which, together with DNA polymerase alpha, is in all probability required for the replication of chromosomal DNA. Recently, it was discovered that DNA polymerase epsilon is both catalytically and structurally distinct from DNA polymerase delta. The most striking difference between the two DNA polymerases is that processive DNA synthesis by DNA polymerase delta is dependent on proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a replication factor, while DNA polymerase epsilon is inherently processive. DNA polymerase epsilon is required at least for the repair synthesis of UV‐damaged DNA. DNA polymerases are highly conserved in eukaryotic cells. Mammalian DNA polymerases alpha, delta and epsilon are counterparts of yeast DNA polymerases I, III and II, respectively. Like DNA polymerases I and III, DNA polymerase II is also essential for the viability of cells, which suggests that DNA polymerase II (and epsilon) may play a role in DNA repl

ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121106

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ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121107

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AbstractThe Gardner report, recently published in the UK, showing a correlation between incidence of childhood leukaemia and paternal exposure to ionising radiations (amongst fathers working in nuclear power plants) has added a new element to debates about both the risk factors in nuclear power plants and the relationships between ionising radiations and leukaemogenesis. The epidemiologic and genetic evidence concerning leukaemias is reviewed here and it is concluded that the leukaemogenic agent, whose existence is indicated in the Gardner report, is unlikely to be paternal radiation doseper sebut rather exposure to another factor that is correlated with paternal radiation dose received.

ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121108

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ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121109

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ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121111

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ISSN:0265-9247    

DOI:10.1002/bies.950121112

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年代:1990

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