The DNA barcode of Bruchidius varius collected from Dilek Peninsula and Büyük Menderes Delta National Park (DPNP) in Aydın province Turkey is given for the first time. As barcode, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) with a length approximately 628 bp sequenced an illustrative presented along nucleotide composition target gene location. Nucleotide sequence includes 38.63% T, 27.98...

Background: The aim of the current study was to assess the mRNA levels of two mitochondria-related genes, including nuclear-encoded NRF1 (nuclear respiratory factor 1), mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), and mitochondrial-encoded cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (MT-CO1) genes in various stages of the human oocyte maturation. Methods: Oocytes were obtained from nine infertile women wit...

There is an increasing demand for the development of intermediate biomarkers to assess colon cancer risk. We previously determined that a live cell bioassay, which assesses apoptosis resistance in the nonneoplastic colonic mucosa, detects approximately 50% of patients with colon cancer. A hypothesis-driven biomarker that reflects apoptosis resistance in routine formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded...

The phylogenetic relationship between the whitefly Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from China and other populations among the world were analyzed based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) gene. Phylogenetic analysis of mtCOI sequences and those of reference B. afer sequences showed that the populations of the species could be separated into 5 clades (I-V)....

OBJECTIVE Cyanotic patients have potentially decreased tissue oxygen tension. Cytochrome oxidase catalyzes the reduction of oxygen and is integral to adenosine triphosphate production. Cytochrome oxidase subunit I, the active site, is encoded by mitochondrial DNA. Using a newborn swine model of chronic hypoxemia, we evaluated ventricular cytochrome oxidase subunit I mRNA and protein expression ...

The influence of protein phosphorylation on the kinetics of cytochrome c oxidase was investigated by applying Western blotting, mass spectrometry, and kinetic measurements with an oxygen electrode. The isolated enzyme from bovine heart exhibited serine, threonine, and/or tyrosine phosphorylation in various subunits, except subunit I, by using phosphoamino acid-specific antibodies. The kinetics ...

The soybean stem fly, Melanagromyza sojae, an Asian native insect, has successfully established in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. These countries are among the lead global producing nations, being collectively known as belt of South America. Infestation levels M. sojae grow by year, facilitated lack efficient management strategies. Previous studies have revealed a high number maternal...

background: the aim of the current study was to assess the mrna levels of two mitochondria-related genes, including nuclear-encoded nrf1 (nuclear respiratory factor 1), mitochondrial transcription factor a (tfam), and mitochondrial-encoded cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (mt-co1) genes in various stages of the human oocyte maturation. methods: oocytes were obtained from nine infertile women with...

After the 2004 discovery of the Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Q biotype in the United States, there was an urgent need to determine its distribution. As part of a coordinated country-wide effort, an extensive survey of B. tabaci biotypes was conducted in Florida, with the cooperation of growers and state and federal agencies, to monitor the introduction and distribution of...

A peculiar eolid nudibranch showing an unknown chromatic array was found in a rocky bottom of Santa Maria al Bagno, the Salento peninsula, Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea). This specimen, initially identified as Piseinotecus sp., observed situ and photographed while feeding laying eggs close to individuals belonging soussi. To assess identity this unexpected ‘white morph’, DNA identificat...