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A Benchmark of Genetic Variant Calling Pipelines Using Metagenomic Short-Read Sequencing
Introduction Short-read metagenomic sequencing is the technique most widely used to explore the natural habitat of millions of bacteria. In comparison with 16S rRNA sequencing, shotgun metagenomic sequencing (MGS) provides sequence information of the whole genomes, which can be used to identify different genes present in an individual bacterium and…
Genomic insights into Plasmodium vivax population structure and diversity in central Africa | Malaria Journal
Hamblin MT, Di Rienzo A. Detection of the signature of natural selection in humans: evidence from the Duffy blood group locus. Am J Hum Genet. 2000;66:1669–79. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Hamblin MT, Thompson EE, Di Rienzo A. Complex signatures of natural selection at the Duffy blood group…
Causality-enriched epigenetic age uncouples damage and adaptation
Gladyshev, V. N. et al. Molecular damage in aging. Nat. Aging 1, 1096–1106 (2021). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Sziráki, A., Tyshkovskiy, A. & Gladyshev, V. N. Global remodeling of the mouse DNA methylome during aging and in response to calorie restriction. Aging Cell 17, e12738 (2018). Article PubMed …
The Biostar Herald for Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The Biostar Herald publishes user submitted links of bioinformatics relevance. It aims to provide a summary of interesting and relevant information you may have missed. You too can submit links here. This edition of the Herald was brought to you by contribution from Mensur Dlakic, Istvan Albert, and was edited…
A super-pangenome of the North American wild grape species | Genome Biology
Alston JM, Sambucci O. Grapes in the world economy. In: Cantu D, Walker MA, editors. The grape genome. Springer International Publishing; 2019. p. 1–24. Google Scholar Rahemi A, Dodson Peterson JC, Lund KT. Grape rootstocks and related species. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2022. Walker MA, Heinitz C, Riaz S, Uretsky…
Startup can now screen IVF embryos for 1000+ diseases
Reproductive tech startup Orchid is now offering whole genome sequencing for embryos, giving prospective parents and their doctors information that could lead to healthier and more successful pregnancies — but not everyone is convinced it’s worth the cost. The challenge: Infertility is incredibly common, affecting 1 in 6 people worldwide,…
Arsenic is a potent co-mutagen of ultraviolet light
Barnes, J. L., Zubair, M., John, K., Poirier, M. C. & Martin, F. L. Carcinogens and DNA damage. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 46, 1213–1224 (2018). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Ames, B. N., Durston, W. E., Yamasaki, E. & Lee, F. D. Carcinogens are mutagens: a simple test system…
Archaic Introgression Shaped Human Circadian Traits | Genome Biology and Evolution
Abstract When the ancestors of modern Eurasians migrated out of Africa and interbred with Eurasian archaic hominins, namely, Neanderthals and Denisovans, DNA of archaic ancestry integrated into the genomes of anatomically modern humans. This process potentially accelerated adaptation to Eurasian environmental factors, including reduced ultraviolet radiation and increased variation in…
Viruses under the Antarctic Ice Shelf are active and potentially involved in global nutrient cycles
Rignot, E., Jacobs, S., Mouginot, J. & Scheuchl, B. Ice-shelf melting around antarctica. Science (80-) 341, 266–270 (2013). Article ADS CAS Google Scholar Wadham, J. L. et al. Ice sheets matter for the global carbon cycle. Nat. Commun. 10, 1–17 (2019). Google Scholar Adusumilli, S., Fricker, H. A., Medley, B.,…
Scientists sequence genome for threatened Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis pine cones on a tree in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.Getty Images Researchers have sequenced the whitebark pine genome, presenting new opportunities to help the threatened, high-altitude tree endure environmental challenges. “Sequencing the whitebark pine reference genome is an important scientific contribution,” said project lead David Neale, professor emeritus…
Topological structures and syntenic conservation in sea anemone genomes
Putnam, N. H. et al. Sea anemone genome reveals ancestral eumetazoan gene repertoire and genomic organization. Science 317, 86–94 (2007). Article ADS CAS PubMed Google Scholar Chapman, J. A. et al. The dynamic genome of Hydra. Nature 464, 592–596 (2010). Article ADS CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Srivastava, M….
Kinnex launch promises to revolutionize RNA research
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has become an indispensable tool for analyzing transcriptomes across all domains of life that can reveal insights about biology and disease. While the genome remains relatively constant for most species over brief time scales, the transcriptome –the sum total of expressed messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts – varies…
The Biostar Herald for Monday, December 11, 2023
The Biostar Herald publishes user submitted links of bioinformatics relevance. It aims to provide a summary of interesting and relevant information you may have missed. You too can submit links here. This edition of the Herald was brought to you by contribution from Istvan Albert, cmdcolin, and was edited by…
FGFR2 point mutation in 2 cases of pleomorphic adenoma progressing to myoepithelial carcinoma
1. Carlson ER, Schlieve T. Salivary gland malignancies. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2019; 31: 125-144. 2. Seethala RR. Salivary gland tumors: current concepts and controversies. Surg Pathol Clin 2017; 10: 155-176. 3. Bradley PJ, McGurk M. Incidence of salivary gland neoplasms in a defined UK population….
Validation Of Cell-free Protein Synthesis Aboard The International Space Station
Cell-free Protein Synthesis Aboard ISS — biorxiv.org Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) is a rapidly maturing in vitro gene expression platform that can be used to transcribe and translate nucleic acids at the point of need, enabling on-demand synthesis of peptide-based vaccines and biotherapeutics, as well as the development of diagnostic…
The world’s largest proteins? These mega-molecules turn bacteria into predators
A structure prediction for a massive protein discovered by computational biologist Jacob West-Roberts and his colleagues.Credit: West-Roberts, J. et al./bioRxiv Jacob West-Roberts, a computational biologist at the University of California (UC) Berkeley, was scouring microbial DNA sequences for giant genes and discovered what he thought was a whopper: a gene…
Building tools for zebra mussel genetic biocontrol
December 7, 2023 Lindsey O’Brien and Victor Hernandez Elizarraga, UMGC Innovation Lab scientists Zebra mussels are a damaging invasive species that are spreading throughout the lakes and rivers of Minnesota and beyond. The UMGC Innovation Lab is building on previous work sequencing the zebra mussel genome and working to develop…
Metagenome-based microbial community analysis of urine-derived fertilizer
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Addgene: CAGGS-AsCpf1-2A-GFP-U6-AAVS1-MAFB-sgRNA
These plasmids were created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which the plasmids were described, and include Addgene in the Materials and Methods of your future publications. For your Materials & Methods section: CAGGS-AsCpf1-2A-GFP-U6-AAVS1-MAFB-sgRNA was a gift from Rudolf Jaenisch (Addgene plasmid # 194725…
Genomic DNA extraction optimization and validation for genome sequencing using the marine gastropod Kellet’s whelk [PeerJ]
Introduction Rapidly advancing next generation sequencing technologies such as whole genome sequencing, genotyping-in-thousands by sequencing (GT-seq), and restriction-site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq), are becoming more available and affordable for non-model organisms (Park & Kim, 2016; Ellegren, 2014; Van Wyngaarden et al., 2017; Bootsma et al., 2020). However, applying these technologies to…
Preprint peer review gains momentum with new
4 December 2023 – Review Commons, a platform dedicated to the peer review of preprints, announces the expansion of its family of affiliate journals to include publications from three additional organizations. Affiliate journals accept the transfer of peer-reviewed preprints directly from the Review Commons online portal into their editorial workflow, where they are assessed…
Comparative genomics and proteomics analysis of phages infecting multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli O177 isolated from cattle faeces
Batinovic, S. et al. Bacteriophages in natural and artificial environments. Pathogens 8, 100. doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8030100 (2019). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Mushegian, A. R. Are there 10^31 virus particles on earth, or more, or fewer?. J. Bacteriol. 202(9), 2020. doi.org/10.1128/JB.00052-20 (2020). Article Google Scholar Kutter, E. & Sulakvelidze, A. Bacteriophages:…
Microbial gene expression analysis of healthy and cancerous esophagus uncovers bacterial biomarkers of clinical outcomes
Yang J, Liu X, Cao S, Dong X, Rao S, Cai K. Understanding esophageal cancer: the challenges and opportunities for the next decade. Front Oncol. 2020;10:1727. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Li J, Xu J, Zheng Y, Gao Y, He S, Li H, et al. Esophageal cancer: epidemiology, risk…
Quorum-sensing synthase mutations re-calibrate autoinducer concentrations in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to enhance pathogenesis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. doi.org/10.15620/cdc:82532 (2019). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19: U.S. Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022. doi.org/10.15620/CDC:117915 (2022). Fricks-Lima, J. et al. Differences in biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from…
Genomic analysis of Coccomyxa viridis, a common low-abundance alga associated with lichen symbioses
Honegger, R. The lichen symbiosis: What is so spectacular about it?. Lichenologist 30, 193–212 (1998). Article Google Scholar Grube, M. & Berg, G. Microbial consortia of bacteria and fungi with focus on the lichen symbiosis. Fung. Biol. Rev. 23, 72–85 (2009). Article Google Scholar Spribille, T. et al. Basidiomycete yeasts…
Mitophagy in human health, ageing and disease
Palikaras, K., Lionaki, E. & Tavernarakis, N. Mechanisms of mitophagy in cellular homeostasis, physiology and pathology. Nat. Cell Biol. 20, 1013–1022 (2018). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Palikaras, K., Lionaki, E. & Tavernarakis, N. Coordination of mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis during ageing in C. elegans. Nature 521, 525–528 (2015). Article …
Salpa genome and developmental transcriptome analyses reveal molecular flexibility enabling reproductive success in a rapidly changing environment
Loeb, V. et al. Effects of sea-ice extent and krill or salp dominance on the Antarctic food web. Nature 387, 897–900 (1997). Article ADS CAS Google Scholar Atkinson, A., Siegel, V., Pakhomov, E. & Rothery, P. Long-term decline in krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean. Nature…
“PaperPlayer biorxiv bioinformatics” Puffaligner: An Efficient and Accurate Aligner Based on the Pufferfish Index (Podcast Episode 2020) – News
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Dynamic regulatory elements in single-cell multimodal data implicate key immune cell states enriched for autoimmune disease heritability
Szekanecz, Z. et al. Autoinflammation and autoimmunity across rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 17, 585–595 (2021). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Rosenblum, M. D., Remedios, K. A. & Abbas, A. K. Mechanisms of human autoimmunity. J. Clin. Invest. 125, 2228–2233 (2015). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Wang,…
Bacteriophage-host Interactions In Microgravity Onboard The International Space Station
Deep Mutational Scanning profiles beneficial substitutions in the RBP tip domain (A-B) Heatmaps showing normalized functional scores (FN) of all substitutions (red gradient) and wildtype amino acids (FN=1 and black dot upper left) at every position after incubation with E. coli BL21 in (A) microgravity and (B) after terrestrial incubation….
Hot Springs Viruses At Yellowstone National Park Have Ancient Origins And Are Adapted To Their Thermophilic Hosts
Taxonomic classification consensus of virus operational taxonomic units (vOTUs). — biorxiv Geothermal springs in areas such as Yellowstone National Park (YNP), USA house unicellular red algae that dominate the microbial biomass. Little is known about the viruses that infect the biota. Here we used metagenomics to characterize the multi-kingdom infecting…
Longitudinal detection of circulating tumor DNA
Analysis of Roche KAPA Target Enrichment kit experimental data obtained on an Illumina sequencing system is most frequently performed using a variety of publicly available, open-source analysis tools. The typical variant calling analysis workflow consists of sequencing read quality assessment, read filtering, mapping against the reference genome, duplicate removal, coverage…
Germline PTEN genotype-dependent phenotypic divergence during the early neural developmental process of forebrain organoids
American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2013. Lewis MH, Bodfish JW. Repetitive behavior disorders in autism. Ment Retard Dev D R. 1998;4:80–9. Article Google Scholar Bodfish JW, Symons FJ, Parker DE, Lewis MH. Varieties of repetitive behavior in…
Transformer-based tool recommendation system in Galaxy | BMC Bioinformatics
Kumar A, Rasche H, Grüning B, Backofen R. Tool recommender system in Galaxy using deep learning. GigaScience. 2021. doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giaa152. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar The galaxy community: the galaxy platform for accessible, reproducible and collaborative biomedical analyses: 2022 update. Nucleic Acids Res 50(W1):W345-W35104 2022. (2022). doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac247 Gil Y, Ratnakar…
Exploring the promising potential of induced pluripotent stem cells in cancer research and therapy | Molecular Cancer
Rowe RG, Daley GQ. Induced pluripotent stem cells in disease modelling and drug discovery. Nat Rev Genet. 2019;20:377–88. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Li L, Papadopoulos V. Advances in stem cell research for the treatment of primary hypogonadism. Nat Rev Urol. 2021;18:487–507. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Lawrence…
Ancient diversity in host-parasite interaction genes in a model parasitic nematode
Van Valen, L. A new evolutionary law. Evol. Theory 1, 1–30 (1973). Google Scholar Woolhouse, M. E. J., Webster, J. P., Domingo, E., Charlesworth, B. & Levin, B. R. Biological and biomedical implications of the co-evolution of pathogens and their hosts. Nat. Genet. 32, 569–577 (2002). Article CAS PubMed Google…
Tricorder Tech: Sequencing DNA in Space
NASA is not often known for making the best use of existing COTS (commercial off the shelf technology) aboard the ISS. Then again, sometimes they are. This is an example of when the agency really grabs cutting edge biotech and sends it into space. There’s usually quite a lag time….
Analyzing somatic mutations by single-cell whole-genome sequencing
Failla, G. The aging process and cancerogenesis. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 71, 1124–1140 (1958). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Szilard, L. On the nature of the aging process. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 45, 30–45 (1959). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Vijg, J. & Dong, X. Pathogenic…
Taxonomic and environmental distribution of bacterial amino acid auxotrophies
Tripp, H. J. et al. SAR11 marine bacteria require exogenous reduced sulphur for growth. Nature 452, 741–744 (2008). Article ADS CAS PubMed Google Scholar Yu, X. J., Walker, D. H., Liu, Y. & Zhang, L. Amino acid biosynthesis deficiency in bacteria associated with human and animal hosts. Infect. Genet. Evol….
The Biostar Herald for Monday, November 20, 2023
The Biostar Herald publishes user submitted links of bioinformatics relevance. It aims to provide a summary of interesting and relevant information you may have missed. You too can submit links here. This edition of the Herald was brought to you by contribution from Istvan Albert, and was edited by Istvan…
Morphological evolution of bird wings follows a mechanical sensitivity gradient determined by the aerodynamics of flapping flight
Claramunt, S., Derryberry, E. P., Brumfield, R. T. & Remsen, J. V. Ecological Opportunity and Diversification in a Continental Radiation of Birds: Climbing Adaptations and Cladogenesis in the Furnariidae. Am. Naturalist 179, 649–666 (2012). Article Google Scholar Derryberry, E. P. et al. Lineage diversification and morphological evolution in a large-scale…
11-100test | EpCAM antibody [VU-1D9] (PerCP-Cy5.5) Clinisciences
Application Note *Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the researcher. Application Recommended Dilution FACS 4 μl reagent / 100 μl of whole blood or 10⁶ cells in a suspension Not tested in other applications. Calculated MW 35 kDa. ( Note ) Product Note This antibody recognizes an epitope within EGF-like…
Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations
Adams, R. H. & Eichmann, A. Axon guidance molecules in vascular patterning. Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 2, a001875 (2010). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Fish, J. E. & Wythe, J. D. The molecular regulation of arteriovenous specification and maintenance. Dev. Dyn. 244, 391–409 (2015). Article CAS PubMed Google…
The Bread Wheat Reference Genome Sequence
Adams MD, Celnicke SE, Holt RA, Evans CA et al (2000) The genome sequence of Drosophila melanogaster. Science 287:2185–2195. doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5461.2185 CrossRef PubMed Google Scholar Alonge M, Shumata A, Pulu D, Zimin AV, Salzberg SL (2020) Chromosome-scale assembly of the bread wheat genome reveals thousands of additional gene copies. Genetics 216:599–608….
Genetic manipulation of giant viruses and their host, Acanthamoeba castellanii
Rayamajhee, B., Willcox, M. D., Henriquez, F. L., Petsoglou, C. & Carnt, N. Acanthamoeba keratitis: an increasingly common infectious disease of the cornea. Lancet Microbe 2, e345–e346 (2021). PubMed Google Scholar Guimaraes, A. J., Gomes, K. X., Cortines, J. R., Peralta, J. M. & Peralta, R. H. Acanthamoeba spp. as…
Bacteria can maintain rRNA operons solely on plasmids for hundreds of millions of years
Egan, E. S., Fogel, M. A. & Waldor, M. K. Divided genomes: negotiating the cell cycle in prokaryotes with multiple chromosomes. Mol. Microbiol. 56, 1129–1138 (2005). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Harrison, P. W., Lower, R. P., Kim, N. K. & Young, J. P. Introducing the bacterial ‘chromid’: not a…
Analysis of microbial composition and sharing in low-biomass human milk samples: a comparison of DNA isolation and sequencing techniques
Victora CG, Bahl R, Barros AJD, França GVA, Horton S, Krasevec J, et al. Breastfeeding in the 21st century: Epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect. Lancet. 2016;387:475–90. Article PubMed Google Scholar Bardanzellu F, Fanos V, Strigini FAL, Artini PG, Peroni DG. Human breast milk: Exploring the linking ring among emerging components….
Characterization of intrinsic and effective fitness changes caused by temporarily fixed mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike E484 epitope and identification of an epistatic precondition for the evolution of E484A in variant Omicron | Virology Journal
Cele S, Gazy I, Jackson L, Hwa SH, Tegally H, Lustig G, et al. Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma. Nature. 2021;593(7857):142–6. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Planas D, Bruel T, Grzelak L, Guivel-Benhassine F, Staropoli I, Porrot F, et al. Sensitivity of infectious SARS-CoV-2…
Chromosome-level genomes of three key Allium crops and their trait evolution
Chase, M. W. et al. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 181, 1–20 (2016). Article Google Scholar Jones, M. G. et al. Biosynthesis of the flavour precursors of onion and garlic. J. Exp. Bot….
Coenzyme-Protein Interactions Since Early Life
Origin & Evolution of Life Status Report biorxiv November 6, 2023 Workflow of this study. All available coenzymes in the PDB were identified according to the CoFactor database (Fischer et al., 2010). The PDB entries of structures bound to coenzymes were downloaded programmatically through the PDBe REST API (pdbe.org/api), including…
Phage therapy minimally affects the water microbiota in an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) rearing system while still preventing infection
Shreiner, A. B., Kao, J. Y. & Young, V. B. The gut microbiome in health and in disease. Curr. Opin. Gastroenterol. 31, 69–75. doi.org/10.1097/Mog.0000000000000139 (2015). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Selber-Hnatiw, S. et al. Human gut microbiota: Toward an ecology of disease. Front. Microbiol. 8, 1265. doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.017E5 (2017)….
Using easyPubMed and scholar package to get all citations of your paper
This is a tutorial on downloading all the citations for the articles present in any Google Scholar Profile. Use Case You might want to do it for your CV or help a friend. Update your lab website with the latest publication list. You might want to add all your published…
Artificial surface labelling of Escherichia coli with StrepTagII antigen to study how monoclonal antibodies drive complement-mediated killing
Delcour, A. H. Outer membrane permeability and antibiotic resistance. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1794, 808 (2009). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Silhavy, T. J., Kahne, D. & Walker, S. The bacterial cell envelope. Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 2, a000414 (2010). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Lu, L. L., Suscovich,…
Tom Terwilliger Publishes Work on AlphaFold Predictions
Tom Terwilliger Publishes Work on AlphaFold Predictions Tom Terwilliger, a New Mexico Consortium Senior Research Scientist and Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientist, recently published his work, AlphaFold predictions are valuable hypotheses, and accelerate but do not replace experimental structure determination, in bioRxiv, The Preprint Server for Biology. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based…
Unraveling the Mystery of Zombie Genes
Gulnaz Javan is a forensic scientist at Alabama State University who studies the practical applications of zombie genes. Gulnaz Javan Life begins and ends in low oxygen. Mammalian embryos are submerged in a hypoxic environment before the cardiovascular system and placenta develop. In this low oxygen state, embryonic stem cells…
Proteins in ancient skeletons could provide key insights into human evolution
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Humankind’s genetic links to long-extinct relatives are being mapped in a rapidly expanding research field called paleoproteomics. They are a fixture of almost every novelty T-shirt shop: humorous pictorials of human evolution, five figures in silhouette—from ape to human—usually with the last replaced by a…
epialleleR: an R/Bioconductor package for sensitive allele-specific methylation analysis in NGS data | GigaScience
Abstract Low-level mosaic epimutations within the BRCA1 gene promoter occur in 5–8% of healthy individuals and are associated with a significantly elevated risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Similar events may also affect other tumor suppressor genes, potentially being a significant contributor to cancer burden. While this opens a new…
MGA-seq: robust identification of extrachromosomal DNA and genetic variants using multiple genetic abnormality sequencing | Genome Biology
Zack TI, Schumacher SE, Carter SL, Cherniack AD, Saksena G, Tabak B, Lawrence MS, Zhang C-Z, Wala J, Mermel CH. Pan-cancer patterns of somatic copy number alteration. Nat Genet. 2013;45:1134–40. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Dixon JR, Xu J, Dileep V, Zhan Y, Song F, Le VT, Yardımcı…
Element Biosciences’ NGS Tech, App Stories to Be Featured at ASHG
Element Biosciences, the developer of the AVITI benchtop sequencer, will be sharing details about its technology and discussing customer stories at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) annual meeting. Element is a silver sponsor of the meeting, which will be held November 1–5 in Washington,…
A new tool for protein designers
Proteins are important molecules—but they aren’t the only molecules in a cell, and they don’t operate alone. In a new preprint, the team behind the protein structure prediction software RoseTTAFold has announced a tool that expands the types of chemistry that protein designers using deep learning will be able to…
Strain-level diversity of symbiont communities between individuals and populations of a bioluminescent fish
Sachs JL, Ehinger MO, Simms EL. Origins of cheating and loss of symbiosis in wild Bradyrhizobium. J Evol Biol. 2010;23:1075-89. Carrow HC, Batachari LE, Chu H. Strain diversity in the microbiome: Lessons from Bacteroides fragilis. PLoS Pathog. 2020;16:e1009056. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Martinez J, Tolosana I, Ok…
Diverse electron carriers drive syntrophic interactions in an enriched anaerobic acetate-oxidizing consortium
Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Mei R, Kamagata Y, Lee PKH, Lee P-H, et al. Catabolism and interactions of uncultured organisms shaped by eco-thermodynamics in methanogenic bioprocesses. Microbiome. 2020;8:111. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Conrad R. Contribution of hydrogen to methane production and control of hydrogen concentrations in methanogenic…
Genomic signatures of convergent shifts to plunge-diving behavior in birds
Wyles, J. S., Kunkel, J. G. & Wilson, A. C. Birds, behavior, and anatomical evolution. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. 80, 4394–4397 (1983). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Lapiedra, O., Sol, D., Carranza, S. & Beaulieu, J. M. Behavioural changes and the adaptive diversification of pigeons and doves. Proc….
That New Nanopore Protein Sequencing Paper
There’s a new nanopore protein sequencing BioRxiv out! It’s well worth a read. But here are my high level thoughts… They design a bunch of synthetic proteins with a bit on the end which the ClpX unfoldase can attach to. This allows them to use ClpX to ratchet the protein…
Dutch bluetongue virus type is unique
Phylogenetic trees obtained with the Maximum Likelihood method showing (A) the obtained segment 2 sequence with reference strains from each of the 24 notifiable BTV serotypes and in detail (B) selected field strains of closely related BTV-3 sequences. Unrooted trees with UFBoot2 bootstrap values indicated at the nodes, GenBank accession…
Genome sequences of 36,000- to 37,000-year-old modern humans at Buran-Kaya III in Crimea
Hajdinjak, M. et al. Initial upper palaeolithic humans in europe had recent neanderthal ancestry. Nature 592, 253–257 (2021). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Slimak, L. et al. Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France. Sci. Adv. 8, eabj9496 (2022). Article CAS PubMed PubMed…
Genomics for monitoring and understanding species responses to global climate change
Smith, T. B. & Bernatchez, L. Evolutionary change in human-altered environments. Mol. Ecol. 17, 1–8 (2008). Article PubMed Google Scholar Bellard, C., Bertelsmeier, C., Leadley, P., Thuiller, W. & Courchamp, F. Impacts of climate change on the future of biodiversity. Ecol. Lett. 15, 365–377 (2012). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google…
Systematic differences in discovery of genetic effects on gene expression and complex traits
Claussnitzer, M. et al. A brief history of human disease genetics. Nature 577, 179–189 (2020). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Maurano, M. T. et al. Systematic localization of common disease-associated variation in regulatory DNA. Science 337, 1190–1195 (2012). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Gusev, A. et…
Tauopathy Transcriptomes Tell Tantalizing Tales
18 Oct 2023 Fibrillar tau accumulates in several neurodegenerative diseases. Are the same molecular mechanisms responsible, or does each tauopathy follow distinct pathways? Some of both, according to a preprint posted to bioRxiv on September 30. Researchers led by Jessica Rexach and Daniel Geschwind at the University of California, Los…
Distinct non-synonymous mutations in cytochrome b highly correlate with decoquinate resistance in apicomplexan parasite Eimeria tenella | Parasites & Vectors
Chapman HD, Rathinam T. Focused review: the role of drug combinations for the control of coccidiosis in commercially reared chickens. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2022;18:32–42. PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Peek HW, Landman WJM. Coccidiosis in poultry: anticoccidial products, vaccines and other prevention strategies. Vet Q. 2011;31:143–61. CAS …
Distantly related Alteromonas bacteriophages share tail fibers exhibiting properties of transient chaperone caps
de Jonge, P. A., Nobrega, F. L., Brouns, S. J. J. & Dutilh, B. E. Molecular and evolutionary determinants of bacteriophage host range. Trends Microbiol. 27, 51–63 (2019). Article PubMed Google Scholar Cambillau, C. Bacteriophage module reshuffling results in adaptive host range as exemplified by the baseplate model of listerial…
Bioconductor – DepInfeR (development version)
DOI: 10.18129/B9.bioc.DepInfeR This is the development version of DepInfeR; for the stable release version, see DepInfeR. Inferring tumor-specific cancer dependencies through integrating ex-vivo drug response assays and drug-protein profiling Bioconductor version: Development (3.18) DepInfeR integrates two experimentally accessible input data matrices: the drug sensitivity profiles of cancer cell lines…
Behold, the Human Brain Like Never Seen Before
12 Oct 2023 Understanding the human brain has entered a new era with the birth of a comprehensive cell atlas. Scientists used single-cell RNA sequencing, epigenetic analyses, and spatial mapping to study millions of brain cells from 100 brain regions, distinguishing 3,300 cell types. Researchers compared cell types to one…
Generation of quality-controled SARS-CoV-2 variant stocks
World Health Organization. WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard. Available at covid19.who.int/ (2023). de Vries, M. et al. A comparative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals characterizes 3CLpro inhibitor PF-00835231 as a potential new treatment for COVID-19. J. Virol. 95, e01819-20 (2021). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar FDA. Emergency Use Authorization (Eua) of…
Metagenome-wide analysis uncovers gut microbial signatures and implicates taxon-specific functions in end-stage renal disease | Genome Biology
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Multi-faceted attributes of salivary cell-free DNA as liquid biopsy biomarkers for gastric cancer detection | Biomarker Research
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How AlphaFold and other AI tools could help us prepare for the next pandemic
The rare Langya virus (computer-generated image) is related to some deadly pathogens.Credit: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library In the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported another worrying virus. Identified in 35 people in eastern China since 2018, Langya henipavirus causes breathing problems, fever and other troubling symptoms. Langya hasn’t…
Large-scale genomic analyses with machine learning uncover predictive patterns associated with fungal phytopathogenic lifestyles and traits
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Set to Join the NGS Race, Ultima Genomics Offers a Peek under the Hood
By Julianna LeMieux, PhD Ultima Genomics has been quiet since the June 2022 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) conference, where the company boldly entered the next-generation sequencing (NGS) world by introducing the UG 100 sequencing instrument. At that AGBT meeting, the UG 100, which was ensconced in Ultima’s…
The effect of vitrification on blastocyst mitochondrial DNA dynamics and gene expression profiles
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Integrative single-nucleus multi-omics analysis prioritizes candidate cis and trans regulatory networks and their target genes in Alzheimer’s disease brains | Cell & Bioscience
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Bioinformatics short paper journal resource [software/webapps/database]
I wrote a short paper recently regarding a web application I developed, but had a hard time in finding a list of journals which would publish short tool and software, web-application, database articles except Bioinformatics Applications Note (2-3 pages). I would like to create a resource for that here at…
OpenFold Drug Discovery AI Research Consortium Announces Funding of Large-Scale Protein Data Collection at Prof. Gabriel Rocklin’s Laboratory at Northwestern University
New first-in-class datasets will improve the capabilities of state of the art protein AI models to create new biologic drugs DAVIS, Calif., October 02, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The OpenFold group, a non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium of biotech and tech firms whose goal is to develop free and open-source software tools…
Synechococcus nitrogen gene loss in iron-limited ocean regions
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Somatic evolution of marine transmissible leukemias in the common cockle, Cerastoderma edule
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NanoLAS: a Comprehensive Nanobody Database with Data Integration, Consolidation, and Application,bioRxiv – Bioinformatics
NanoLAS: a Comprehensive Nanobody Database with Data Integration, Consolidation, and Application bioRxiv – Bioinformatics Pub Date : 2023-09-29 , DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.27.559691 Shuchang Xiong, Zhengwen Liu, Xin Yi, Kai Liu,…
Predicting tumour content of liquid biopsies from cell-free DNA | BMC Bioinformatics
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Genomic insights into Bacillus subtilis MBB3B9 mediated aluminium stress mitigation for enhanced rice growth
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Innovative strategies of reprograming immune system cells
Introduction Cancer is well characterized by genomic instability resulting in structural alterations that build up with tumor progression.1,2 A subpopulation of undifferentiated cancer cells, known as cancer stem cells (CSCs) are found within the tumor bulk. These cells are responsible for cancer initiation, recurrence and show therapeutic resistance and these…
Unmapped Reads in Kallisto
Unmapped Reads in Kallisto 1 Hi, I’m using kallisto and bustools for single cell RNA-seq, in a similar way to what is done in the Pall Melsted et. al. paper here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/673285v1 I’m trying to get an idea of what information is in the reads that aren’t aligned to anything,…
The Biostar Herald for Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The Biostar Herald publishes user submitted links of bioinformatics relevance. It aims to provide a summary of interesting and relevant information you may have missed. You too can submit links here. This edition of the Herald was brought to you by contribution from Istvan Albert, Shred, and was edited by…
Phylogenetic diversity and functional potential of the microbial communities along the Bay of Bengal coast
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Fast and sensitive validation of fusion transcripts in whole-genome sequencing data | BMC Bioinformatics
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Genome-Based Prediction of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance
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More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans
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Bayesian Maximum Entropy Ensemble Refinement,bioRxiv – Bioinformatics
Bayesian Maximum Entropy Ensemble Refinement bioRxiv – Bioinformatics Pub Date : 2023-09-15 , DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.12.557310 Benjamin Eltzner, Julian Hofstadler, Daniel Rudolf, Michael Habeck, Bert de Groot …
Paired ATAC- and RNA-seq offer insight into the impact of HIV on alveolar macrophages: a pilot study
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Community-developed checklists for publishing images and image analyses
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