Microalgae have traditionally been used in many biotechnological applications, where each new application required a different species or strain expressing the required properties; the challenge therefore is to isolate or develop, characterize and optimize species or strains that can express more than one specific property. In agriculture, breeding of natural variants has been successfully used for centuries to improve production traits in many existing plant and animal species. With the discovery of the concepts of classical genetics, these new ideas have been extensively used in selective breeding. However, many biotechnologically relevant algae do not possess the sexual characteristics required for traditional breeding/crossing, although they can be modified by chemical and physical mutagens. The resulting mutants are not considered as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their cultivation is therefore not limited by legislation. On the other hand, mutants prepared by random or specific insertion of foreign DNA are considered to be GMOs. This review will compare the effects of two genetic approaches on model algal species and will summarize their advantages in basic research. Furthermore, we will discuss the potential of mutagenesis to improve microalgae as a biotechnological resource, to accelerate the process from specific strain isolation to growth optimization, and discuss the production of new products. Finally, we will explore the potential of algae in synthetic biology.

• MeSH
• biotechnologie metody   MeSH
• mikrořasy genetika   MeSH
• mutageneze MeSH
• reverzní genetika MeSH
• syntetická biologie metody   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

• Publikační typ
• abstrakt z konference MeSH

• MeSH
• biologie MeSH
• lékařská genetika MeSH
• molekulární medicína MeSH

• Konspekt
• Lékařské vědy. Lékařství
• Učební osnovy. Vyučovací předměty. Učebnice
• NLK Obory
• biologie
• NLK Publikační typ
• učebnice vysokých škol

MAIN CONCLUSION: In tobacco, three sequence variants of the TERT gene have been described. We revealed unbalanced levels of TERT variant transcripts in vegetative tobacco tissues and enhanced TERT transcription and telomerase activity in reproductive tissues. Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the maintenance of telomeres, structures delimiting ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes. In the Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) allotetraploid plant, three sequence variants (paralogs) of the gene coding for the telomerase reverse transcriptase subunit (TERT) have been described, two of them derived from the maternal N. sylvestris genome (TERT_Cs, TERT_D) and one originated from the N. tomentosiformis paternal genome (TERT_Ct). In this work, we analyzed the transcription of TERT variants in correlation with telomerase activity in tobacco tissues. High and approximately comparable levels of TERT_Ct and TERT_Cs transcripts were detected in seedlings, roots, flower buds and leaves, while the transcript of the TERT_D variant was markedly underrepresented. Similarly, in N. sylvestris tissues, TERT_Cs transcript significantly predominated. A specific pattern of TERT transcripts was found in samples of tobacco pollen with the TERT_Cs variant clearly dominating particularly at the early stage of pollen development. Detailed analysis of TERT_C variants representation in functionally distinct fractions of pollen transcriptome revealed their prevalence in large ribonucleoprotein particles encompassing translationally silent mRNA; only a minority of TERT_Ct and TERT_Cs transcripts were localized in actively translated polysomes. Histones of the TERT_C chromatin were decorated predominantly with the euchromatin-specific epigenetic modification in both telomerase-positive and telomerase-negative tobacco tissues. We conclude that the existence and transcription pattern of tobacco TERT paralogs represents an interesting phenomenon and our results indicate its functional significance. Nicotiana species have again proved to be appropriate and useful model plants in telomere biology studies.

• MeSH
• buněčné jádro genetika   MeSH
• chromatinová imunoprecipitace MeSH
• euchromatin metabolismus   MeSH
• genetická transkripce MeSH
• genetická variace * MeSH
• histony metabolismus   MeSH
• messenger RNA genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• orgánová specificita genetika   MeSH
• polyribozomy metabolismus   MeSH
• posttranslační úpravy proteinů MeSH
• pylová láčka růst a vývoj   MeSH
• regulace genové exprese u rostlin * MeSH
• tabák genetika   MeSH
• telomerasa genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

• MeSH
• genetika MeSH

• Konspekt
• Obecná genetika. Obecná cytogenetika. Evoluce
• NLK Obory
• genetika, lékařská genetika

BACKGROUND: Lung carcinogenesis is a multistep process of accumulation of genetic changes, including loss of heterozygosity (LOH), and precedes phenotypic transformation of the bronchial mucosa. The activity of telomerase, correlating with the hTERT mRNA expression, is detectable in a majority of neoplasms. In this study, the frequency of LOH and hTERT expression in bronchial mucosa of heavy smokers in bronchoscopic biopsies was analyzed. METHODS: LOH was examined in 122 bronchial specimens from 81 smokers (67 normal mucosa/bronchitis, 12 squamous metaplasia, 28 dysplasia, 15 bronchogenic carcinoma specimens) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and capillary electrophoresis by using 7 fluorescence-labeled markers matching 5 chromosomal regions. hTERT expression was analyzed in 87 specimens (45 normal mucosa/bronchitis, 12 squamous metaplasia, 18 dysplasia, 12 bronchogenic carcinoma specimens) by real-time quantitative reverse-transcription PCR. RESULTS: LOH was detected in at least 1 chromosomal region in 51 of 122 (41.8%) specimens; the incidence in normal bronchial mucosa and preneoplastic lesions was similar (20%-40%); a substantial rise (87%) occurred in carcinomas. The median normalized hTERT(N) values were 6.67 in normal epithelium/chronic bronchitis, 18.38 in squamous metaplasia, 13.31 in epithelial dysplasia, and 75.46 in carcinomas. These results were significantly different (P=.0036). With an increasing number of LOH, the median value of hTERT(N) expression rose, but hTERT was expressed also in tissue samples without any LOH detection. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated that hTERT expression, together with LOH, represent early events in lung carcinogenesis, as both were detected in precancerous lesions and in normal epithelium of heavy smokers.

• MeSH
• bronchogenní karcinom enzymologie   genetika   MeSH
• bronchy metabolismus   patologie   MeSH
• epitelové buňky metabolismus   patologie   MeSH
• financování organizované MeSH
• kouření genetika   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• messenger RNA metabolismus   MeSH
• metaplazie MeSH
• nádory plic enzymologie   genetika   MeSH
• polymerázová řetězová reakce s reverzní transkripcí MeSH
• prekancerózy metabolismus   patologie   MeSH
• sliznice metabolismus   patologie   MeSH
• telomerasa genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• ztráta heterozygozity MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH

We used the mitochondrial control region and nuclear microsatellites to assess the distribution patterns, population structure, demography and landscape genetics for the hedgehogs Erinaceus europaeus and Erinaceus roumanicus in a transect of the mid-European zone of sympatry. E. roumanicus was less frequent and restricted to regions with lower altitudes. Demographic analyses suggested recent population growth in this species. A comparison of patterns in the spatial variability of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA indicated less sex-biased dispersal and higher levels of gene flow in E. roumanicus. No evidence of recent hybridisation or introgression was detected. We interpreted these results by comparing with phylogeographic and palaeontological studies as well as with the occurrence of hybridisation in the Russian contact zone. We propose that Central Europe was colonised by E. roumanicus by the beginning of the Neolithic period and that there was a subsequent reinforcement stage as well as the formation of a zone of sympatry after the complete reproductive isolation of both species.

• MeSH
• demografie MeSH
• fylogeografie MeSH
• genetická variace MeSH
• haplotypy MeSH
• ježkovití genetika   MeSH
• mikrosatelitní repetice MeSH
• mitochondriální DNA MeSH
• populační genetika MeSH
• reprodukční izolace MeSH
• sympatrie MeSH
• tok genů MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa MeSH

Článek přehledově pojednává o významu molekulární diagnostiky chronické myeloidní leukemie, molekulárního monitorování účinnosti léčby, zbytkové nemoci a rezistence na terapii a role Národní referenční laboratoře ÚHKT v těchto oblastech vyšetřování. Kvalitativní detekce založená na multiplexové reverzně transkriptázové PCR potvrzuje přítomnost mRNA fúzního genu BCR-ABL ve vyšetřovaném vzorku, a tedy diagnózu chronické myeloidní leukemie. Charakterizace typu přestavby je rovněž významná pro následující monitorování nemoci, které probíhá na úrovni kvantifikace transkriptů BCR-ABL. Kvantitativní stanovování BCR-ABL transkriptů probíhá v pravidelných intervalech a umožňuje sledovat kinetiku nemoci v průběhu léčby na molekulární úrovni. Milníkem úspěšného managementu léčby chronické myeloidní leukemie inhibitory tyrozinových kináz je dosažení velké molekulární odpovědi, která odpovídá úrovni BCR-ABL transkriptů ≤ 0,1 %IS. Tudíž zcela zásadní je sjednocování kvantifikace BCR-ABL mezi laboratořemi, které probíhá na národní a mezinárodní úrovni. Celosvětově je v současné době intenzivně řešena otázka definice a monitorování kompletní molekulární remise, resp. míry hluboké molekulární odpovědi, jelikož s nástupem nové generace léčiv se vyšší procento pacientů dostává do molekulární remise. Nejvíce probádaným a jasně prokázaným mechanizmem rezistence na léčbu TKI jsou mutace kinázové domény v BCR-ABL. Sangerovo sekvenování je zlatým standardem pro rutinní detekci a charakterizace BCR-ABL mutací. V současnosti se do popředí zájmu dostává sekvenování 2. generace, od kterého se očekává možné objasnění vzniku mutací a klonálního vývoje pod tlakem TK inhibitorů a případné dopady této extrémně citlivé technologie na prognózu.

This overview discusses an importance of molecular diagnostics of chronic myeloid leukemia, molecular monitoring of treatment efficacy, residual disease and resistance to therapy and the role of the National reference laboratory ÚHKT in these issues. The qualitative detection based on the multiplex reverse transcriptase PCR confirms the presence of mRNA of the fusion gene BCR-ABL in the examined sample, thus a diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. Characterization of the type of BCR-ABL rearrangement is also important for the subsequent monitoring based on the quantification of BCR-ABL transcripts. The quantitative determination of BCR-ABL transcripts at regular intervals monitors the kinetics of the disease during the treatment at the molecular level. A milestone in the successful management of chronic myeloid leukemia by tyrosine kinase inhibitors is the achievement of the major molecular response, which corresponds to the levels of BCR-ABL transcripts ≤ 0.1%IS. Thus, a fundamental aim is national and international harmonization of BCR-ABL transcripts quantification among laboratories. Currently, definition and monitoring of the complete molecular remission or deep molecular response rates is currently intensively studied worldwide, because of a higher number of patients achieving complete molecular response under 2nd generation TKI. The most studied and proved mechanism of the resistance to TKI therapy are mutations in the kinase domain of BCR-ABL. Sanger sequencing is the gold standard for the routine detection and characterization of BCR-ABL mutations. At present, mutation studies starting with using of the second-generation sequencing, which is expected to help in understanding of mutation development and clonal evolution under the pressure of TK inhibitors and the potential impact of this extremely sensitive technology for the prognosis.

• Klíčová slova
• Sangerovo sekvenování, sekvenování 2. generace, Sangerovo sekvenování, rezistence, real-time RT-PCR, multiplex RT-PCR, kvantifikace, inhibitory tyrozinových kináz, CMR, BCR-ABL,
• MeSH
• bcr-abl fúzní proteiny genetika   krev   MeSH
• časové faktory MeSH
• chemorezistence genetika   MeSH
• chronická myeloidní leukemie * diagnóza   farmakoterapie   genetika   MeSH
• genetická transkripce MeSH
• inhibitory proteinkinas * terapeutické užití   MeSH
• laboratoře normy   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• messenger RNA genetika   MeSH
• mutace genetika   MeSH
• nádorové biomarkery genetika   MeSH
• polymerázová řetězová reakce s reverzní transkripcí metody   normy   MeSH
• referenční standardy MeSH
• regulace genové exprese u leukemie MeSH
• řízení kvality MeSH
• sekvenční analýza metody   MeSH
• tyrosinkinasy antagonisté a inhibitory   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• přehledy MeSH

• MeSH
• DNA analýza   MeSH
• genetická transkripce MeSH
• guanin MeSH
• polynukleotidy MeSH
• reverzní transkriptasa MeSH

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant steroid hormones, regulating a broad range of physiological processes. The largest amount of data related with BR biosynthesis has been gathered in Arabidopsis thaliana, however understanding of this process is far less elucidated in monocot crops. Up to now, only four barley genes implicated in BR biosynthesis have been identified. Two of them, HvDWARF and HvBRD, encode BR-6-oxidases catalyzing biosynthesis of castasterone, but their relation is not yet understood. In the present study, the identification of the HvDWARF genomic sequence, its mutational and functional analysis and characterization of new mutants are reported. Various types of mutations located in different positions within functional domains were identified and characterized. Analysis of their impact on phenotype of the mutants was performed. The identified homozygous mutants show reduced height of various degree and disrupted skotomorphogenesis. Mutational analysis of the HvDWARF gene with the "reverse genetics" approach allowed for its detailed functional analysis at the level of protein functional domains. The HvDWARF gene function and mutants' phenotypes were also validated by measurement of endogenous BR concentration. These results allowed a new insight into the BR biosynthesis in barley.

• MeSH
• alely MeSH
• Arabidopsis genetika   MeSH
• brassinosteroidy biosyntéza   MeSH
• cholestanoly metabolismus   MeSH
• exony MeSH
• fenotyp MeSH
• homozygot MeSH
• introny MeSH
• ječmen (rod) genetika   fyziologie   MeSH
• molekulární sekvence - údaje MeSH
• mutageneze cílená MeSH
• polymerázová řetězová reakce s reverzní transkripcí MeSH
• proteiny huseníčku chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• regulátory růstu rostlin biosyntéza   MeSH
• rostlinné proteiny chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• sekvence aminokyselin MeSH
• sekvenční seřazení MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH