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Centenarians Today: New Insights on Selection from the 5-COOP Study
2010
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
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mortality selection among the nonagenarians and centenarians living currently in five low mortality countries, Denmark, France, Japan, Switzerland, and Sweden, part of the 5-Country Oldest Old Project (5-COOP ...
divergences offer an opportunity to study the existence of a trade-off between the level of mortality selection and the functional health status of the oldest old survivors which will be seized by the 5-COOP ...
Although the 5-COOP project will focus on the cohorts of people born in 1911 (and later) who will reach their 100th birthday from 2011 onwards, this paper details the differences in mortality selection ...
doi:10.1155/2010/120354
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pmcid:PMC3056212
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Use of healthcare services and assistive devices among centenarians: results of the cross-sectional, international5-COOP study
2020
BMJ Open
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Data collection The 5-COOP data collection protocol involved the administration of a questionnaire and, when possible, a physical examination. ...
MethODs study design and population 5-COOP was a cross-sectional international study conducted in Japan, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark. ...
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034296
pmid:32209627
pmcid:PMC7202712
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Modulation of retroreflection by controlled frustration of total internal reflection
2002
Applied Optics
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Retroreflective images are useful in outdoor application for which high legibility is required both during the day and in response to vehicular illumination. To date, all variable message retroreflective images have employed mechanical shutters as the switching mechanism. As an alternative, we propose a method for switching the total internal reflection effect used in retroreflectors by means of pneumatic actuation of surface treated polydimethylsiloxane gel. This approach is both effective and
doi:10.1364/ao.41.005357
pmid:12211564
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... compatible with current large-scale manufacturing methods.
Efficient assembly of very short oligonucleotides using T4 DNA Ligase
2010
BMC Research Notes
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In principle, a pre-constructed library of all possible short oligonucleotides could be used to construct many distinct gene sequences. In order to assess the feasibility of such an approach, we characterized T4 DNA Ligase activity on short oligonucleotide substrates and defined conditions suitable for assembly of a plurality of oligonucleotides. Findings: Ligation by T4 DNA Ligase was found to be dependent on the formation of a double stranded DNA duplex of at least five base pairs surrounding
doi:10.1186/1756-0500-3-291
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... the site of ligation. However, ligations could be performed effectively with overhangs smaller than five base pairs and oligonucleotides as small as octamers, in the presence of a second, complementary oligonucleotide. We demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous oligonucleotide phosphorylation and ligation and, as a proof of principle for DNA synthesis through the assembly of short oligonucleotides, we performed a hierarchical ligation procedure whereby octamers were combined to construct a target 128-bp segment of the beta-actin gene. Conclusions: Oligonucleotides as short as 8 nucleotides can be efficiently assembled using T4 DNA Ligase. Thus, the construction of synthetic genes, without the need for custom oligonucleotide synthesis, appears feasible.
Large-scale profiling of microRNAs for The Cancer Genome Atlas
2015
Nucleic Acids Research
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The comprehensive multiplatform genomics data generated by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network is an enabling resource for cancer research. It includes an unprecedented amount of mi-croRNA sequence data: ∼11 000 libraries across 33 cancer types. Combined with initiatives like the National Cancer Institute Genomics Cloud Pilots, such data resources will make intensive analysis of largescale cancer genomics data widely accessible. To support such initiatives, and to enable comparison
doi:10.1093/nar/gkv808
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pmcid:PMC4705681
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... f TCGA microRNA data to data from other projects, we describe the process that we developed and used to generate the microRNA sequence data, from library construction through to submission of data to repositories. In the context of this process, we describe the computational pipeline that we used to characterize microRNA expression across large patient cohorts.
Largest Complete Mitochondrial Genome of a Gymnosperm, Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis), Indicates Complex Physical Structure
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2019
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Plant mitochondrial genomes vary widely in size. Although many plant mitochondrial genomes have been sequenced and assembled, the vast majority are of angiosperms, and few are of gymnosperms. Most plant mitochondrial genomes are smaller than a megabase, with a few notable exceptions. We have sequenced and assembled the 5.5 Mbp mitochondrial genome of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), the largest complete mitochondrial genome of a gymnosperm. We sequenced the whole genome using Oxford Nanopore
doi:10.1101/601104
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... ION, and then identified contigs of mitochondrial origin assembled from these long reads. The assembly graph shows a multipartite genome structure, composed of one smaller 168 kbp circular segment of DNA, and a larger 5.4 Mbp component with a branching structure. The assembly graph gives insight into a putative complex physical genome structure, and its branching points may represent active sites of recombination.
Assembly of the Complete Sitka Spruce Chloroplast Genome Using 10X Genomics' GemCode Sequencing Data
2016
PLoS ONE
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The linked read sequencing library preparation platform by 10X Genomics produces barcoded sequencing libraries, which are subsequently sequenced using the Illumina short read sequencing technology. In this new approach, long fragments of DNA are partitioned into separate micro-reactions, where the same index sequence is incorporated into each of the sequencing fragment inserts derived from a given long fragment. In this study, we exploited this property by using reads from index sequences
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163059
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... ated with a large number of reads, to assemble the chloroplast genome of the Sitka spruce tree (Picea sitchensis). Here we report on the first Sitka spruce chloroplast genome assembled exclusively from P. sitchensis genomic libraries prepared using the 10X Genomics protocol. We show that the resulting 124,049 base pair long genome shares high sequence similarity with the related white spruce and Norway spruce chloroplast genomes, but diverges substantially from a previously published P. sitchensis-P. thunbergii chimeric genome. The use of reads from high-frequency indices enabled separation of the nuclear genome reads from that of the chloroplast, which resulted in the simplification of the de Bruijn graphs used at the various stages of assembly.
The Genome of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)
2017
Genes
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The northern sea otter inhabits coastal waters of the northern Pacific Ocean and is the largest member of the Mustelidae family. DNA sequencing methods that utilize microfluidic partitioned and non-partitioned library construction were used to establish the sea otter genome. The final assembly provided 2.426 Gbp of highly contiguous assembled genomic sequences with a scaffold N50 length of over 38 Mbp. We generated transcriptome data derived from a lymphoma to aid in the determination of
doi:10.3390/genes8120379
pmid:29232880
pmcid:PMC5748697
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... nal elements. The assembled genome sequence and underlying sequence data are available at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) under the BioProject accession number PRJNA388419.
Organellar Genomes of White Spruce (Picea glauca): Assembly and Annotation
2015
Genome Biology and Evolution
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The genome sequences of the plastid and mitochondrion of white spruce (Picea glauca) were assembled from whole-genome shotgun sequencing data using ABySS. The sequencing data contained reads from both the nuclear and organellar genomes, and reads of the organellar genomes were abundant in the data as each cell harbors hundreds of mitochondria and plastids. Hence, assembly of the 123-kb plastid and 5.9-Mb mitochondrial genomes were accomplished by analyzing data sets primarily representing low
doi:10.1093/gbe/evv244
pmid:26645680
pmcid:PMC4758241
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... verage of the nuclear genome. The assembled organellar genomes were annotated for their coding genes, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA. Transcript abundances of the mitochondrial genes were quantified in three developmental tissues and five mature tissues using data from RNA-seq experiments. C-to-U RNA editing was observed in the majority of mitochondrial genes, and in four genes, editing events were noted to modify ACG codons to create cryptic AUG start codons. The informatics methodology presented in this study should prove useful to assemble organellar genomes of other plant species using whole-genome shotgun sequencing data.
Loss of CIC promotes mitotic dysregulation and chromosome segregation defects
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2019
bioRxiv
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CIC is a transcriptional repressor inactivated by loss-of-function mutations in several cancer types, including gliomas, lung cancers, and gastric adenocarcinomas. CIC alterations and/or loss of CIC activity have been associated with poorer outcomes and more aggressive phenotypes across cancer types, which is consistent with the notion that CIC functions as a tumour suppressor across a wide range of contexts. Results: Using mammalian cells lacking functional CIC, we found that CIC deficiency
doi:10.1101/533323
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... associated with chromosome segregation (CS) defects, resulting in chromosomal instability and aneuploidy. These CS defects were associated with transcriptional dysregulation of spindle assembly checkpoint and cell cycle regulators. We also identified novel CIC interacting proteins, including core members of the SWI/SNF complex, and showed that they cooperatively regulated the expression of genes involved in cell cycle regulation. Finally, we showed that loss of CIC and ARID1A cooperatively increased CS defects and reduced cell viability. Conclusions: Our study ascribes a novel role to CIC as an important regulator of the cell cycle and demonstrates that loss of CIC can lead to chromosomal instability and aneuploidy in human and murine cells through defects in CS, providing insight into the underlying mechanisms of CIC's increasingly apparent role as a "pan-cancer" tumour suppressor.
Complete mitochondrial genome of a gymnosperm, Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), indicates a complex physical structure
2020
Genome Biology and Evolution
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Plant mitochondrial genomes vary widely in size. Although many plant mitochondrial genomes have been sequenced and assembled, the vast majority are of angiosperms, and few are of gymnosperms. Most plant mitochondrial genomes are smaller than a megabase, with a few notable exceptions. We have sequenced and assembled the complete 5.5 Mbp mitochondrial genome of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), to date, one of the largest mitochondrial genomes of a gymnosperm. We sequenced the whole genome using
doi:10.1093/gbe/evaa108
pmid:32449750
pmcid:PMC7486957
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... ford Nanopore MinION, and then identified contigs of mitochondrial origin assembled from these long reads based on sequence homology to the white spruce mitochondrial genome. The assembly graph shows a multipartite genome structure, composed of one smaller 168 kbp circular segment of DNA, and a larger 5.4 Mbp single component with a branching structure. The assembly graph gives insight into a putative complex physical genome structure, and its branching points may represent active sites of recombination.
It's okay to be green: Draft genome of the North American bullfrog (Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana)
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2017
bioRxiv
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Frogs play important ecological roles as sentinels, insect control and food sources. Several species are important model organisms for scientific research to study embryogenesis, development, immune function, and endocrine signaling. The globally-distributed Ranidae (true frogs) are the largest frog family, and have substantial evolutionary distance from the model laboratoryXenopusfrog species. Consequently, the extensiveXenopusgenomic resources are of limited utility for Ranids and related
doi:10.1101/100149
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... species. More widely applicable amphibian genomic data is urgently needed as more than two-thirds of known species are currently threatened or are undergoing population declines. Herein, we report on the first genome sequence of a Ranid species, an adult male North American bullfrog (Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana). We assembled high-depth Illumina reads (66-fold coverage), into a 5.8 Gbp (NG50 = 57.7 kbp) draft genome using ABySS v1.9.0. The assembly was scaffolded with LINKS and RAILS using pseudo-long-reads from targetedde novoassembler Kollector and Illumina Synthetic Long-Reads, as well as reads from long fragment (MPET) libraries. We predicted over 22,000 protein-coding genes using the MAKER2 pipeline and identified the genomic loci of 6,227 candidate long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) from a composite reference bullfrog transcriptome. Mitochondrial sequence analysis supportedLithobatesas a subgenus ofRana. RNA-Seq experiments identified ~6,000 thyroid hormone-responsive transcripts in the back skin of premetamorphic tadpoles; the majority of which regulate DNA/RNA processing. Moreover, 1/6th of differentially-expressed transcripts were putative lncRNAs. Our draft bullfrog genome will serve as a useful resource for the amphibian research community.
The North American bullfrog draft genome provides insight into hormonal regulation of long noncoding RNA
2017
Nature Communications
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P53.New Reflective Display Based on Total Internal Reflection In Prismatic Microstructures(Session B : Invited Symposium TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRONIC PAPER)(Report on 20^ International Display Research Conference)
2000
ITE Technical Report
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Anzay 2 ， Ro グ 照 Biernath 2 ， Robin J． N ． Coope 1 ， Andnzoj Kotiicin ' 1 ， Mark J． PeUerite 2 ． John E ． Potts 2 ， S ． P ． Rao 2 ， Lorne A ． ...
doi:10.11485/itetr.24.66.0_48_2
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Reduction in doses to organs at risk and normal tissue during breast radiotherapy with a Carbon-fibre Adjustable Reusable Accessory (CARA)
2021
Practical Radiation Oncology
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This pilot study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04543851) investigates a novel breast positioning device using a low density, high tensile carbon-fiber cradle to support the breast, remove the inframammary fold, and reduce dose to organs at risk for whole breast radiation therapy in the supine position. Thirty patients with inframammary folds ≥1 cm or lateral ptosis in supine treatment position were planned with standard positioning and with a carbon-fiber Adjustable Reusable Accessory (CARA) breast
doi:10.1016/j.prro.2021.06.012
pmid:34303034
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... port. Twenty patients received whole breast with or without regional nodal irradiation with 42.5 Gy in 16 fractions or 50 Gy in 25 fractions using CARA. Median body mass index was 32 in this study. CARA removed all inframammary folds and reduced V20Gyipsilateral lung, V105%breast, and V50% body, without compromising target coverage. Median (range) V20Gyipsilateral lung for whole breast radiation therapy was 12.3% (1.4%-28.7%) with standard of care versus 10.9% (1.2%-17.3%) with CARA (Wilcoxon P = .005). Median V105% breast was 8.0% (0.0%-29%) with standard of care versus 4.0% (0.0%-23%) with CARA (P = .006) and median V50% body was 3056 mL (1476-5285 mL) versus 2780 mL (1415-5123 mL) with CARA (P = .001). CARA was compatible with deep inspiration breath hold and achieved median V25Gyheart = 0.1% (range 0%-1.9%) for all patients with left breast cancer. Skin reactions with CARA were consistent with historical data and daily variation in treatment setup was consistent with standard supine positioning. CARA can reduce V105%breast, lung and normal tissue dose, and remove the inframammary fold for breast patients with large or pendulous breasts and high body mass index treated in the supine position, without compromising target coverage. CARA will undergo further study in a randomized controlled trial.
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