ABSTRACT Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most important systemic mycosis in Brazil, and it is widespread throughout Latin America. An estimated 10 million individuals are infected, with about 2% developing the disease. This mycosis has also been reported among patients with AIDS in Latin America. PCM presents several clinical forms, ranging from a localized and benign […]
Morphology and protein patterns of honeybee drone accessory glands
Carminda da Cruz Landim, Rodrigo Pires DallacquaPublished September 1, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 473-481 (2005) About the AuthorsCarminda da Cruz Landim, Rodrigo Pires Dallacqua Corresponding authorC.C. LandimEmail: cclandim@rc.unesp.br ABSTRACT We used light and transmission electron microscopy to examine the morphology of the accessory glands of immature and mature adult males of Apis mellifera L. […]
Genetic and non-genetic effects onproductive and reproductive traits of cows indual-purpose herds in southeastern Mexico
G.M. Parra-Bracamonte, .G. Magaña, R. Delgado, M.M. Osorio-Arce, J.C. Segura-CorreaPublished September 1, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 482-490 (2005) About the Authors G.M. Parra-Bracamonte, .G. Magaña, R. Delgado, M.M. Osorio-Arce, J.C. Segura-Correa Corresponding autorJ.C. SeguraEmail: scorrea@tunku.uady.mx ABSTRACT Data on productive and reproductive performance of cows in dual-purpose herds were analyzed to determine the effect of some […]
Communal use of integumental wounds in honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae multiply infested by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor
Ghazwan Kanbar and Wolf EngelsPublished August 9, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 465-472 (2005) About the AuthorsGhazwan Kanbar and Wolf Engels Corresponding authorW. EngelsEmail: wolf.engels@uni-tuebingen.de ABSTRACT The ectoparasitic bee mite, Varroa destructor, is highly adapted to its natural and adopted honey bee hosts, Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. Adult females perforate the integument of bee […]
HIV TAT variants differentially influence the production of glucocerebrosidase in Sf9 cells
Andrea K. Vaags, Tessa N. Campbell, Francis Y.M. ChoyPublished September 6, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 491-495 (2005) About the AuthorsAndrea K. Vaags, Tessa N. Campbell, Francis Y.M. Choy Corresponding authorT.N. CampbellEmail: tcampb@ucalgary.ca ABSTRACT. Gaucher disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder, is currently treated with enzyme replacement therapy. This approach, however, is ineffective in […]
Genetic characterization of European-Zebucomposite bovine using RFLP markers
Erica Perez Marson, José Bento Sterman Ferraz, Flávio Vieira Meirelles, Júlio César de Carvalho Balieiro, Joanir Pereira Eler, Luís Gustavo Girardi Figueiredo, Gerson Barreto MourãoPublished September 6, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 496-505 (2005) About the AuthorsErica Perez Marson, José Bento Sterman Ferraz, Flávio Vieira Meirelles, Júlio César de Carvalho Balieiro, Joanir Pereira Eler, Luís […]
III Brazilian Workshop on Bioinformatics
The year 2004 marked the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Watson and Crick’s elucidation of the DNA double helix structure, a real mark in the history of science. Since that time auspicious moment in 1954, there were several key advances in biology that contributed to the beginning of the genomics era, marked by the […]
An integrated model for cellular analysis
Eduardo Battistella, José G.C. de Souza, Cláudia K. Barcellos, Ney Lemke and José C.M. MombachPublished September 30, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 506-513 (2005) About the AuthorsEduardo Battistella, José G.C. de Souza, Cláudia K. Barcellos, Ney Lemke and José C.M. Mombach Corresponding authorJ.G.C. de SouzaEmail: jose@exatas.unisinos.br ABSTRACT We present the MOlecular NETwork (MONET) ontology as […]
A framework based on Web service orchestration for bioinformatics workflow management
Luciano A. Digiampietri, Claudia B. Medeiros, João C. SetubalPublished September 30, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 535-542 (2005) About the AuthorsLuciano A. Digiampietri, Claudia B. Medeiros, João C. Setubal Corresponding authorL.A. DigiampietriEmail: luciano@ic.unicamp.br ABSTRACT Bioinformatics activities are growing all over the world, with proliferation of data and tools. This brings new challenges: how to understand […]
Reconfigurable systems for sequence alignment and for general dynamic programming
Ricardo P. Jacobi, Mauricio Ayala-Rincón, Luis G.A. Carvalho, Carlos H. Llanos, Reiner W. HartensteinPublished September 30, 2005Genet. Mol. Res. 4 (3): 543-552 (2005) About the AuthorsRicardo P. Jacobi, Mauricio Ayala-Rincón, Luis G.A. Carvalho, Carlos H. Llanos, Reiner W. Hartenstein Corresponing authorR.P. JacobiEmail: rjacobi@cic.unb.br ABSTRACT Reconfigurable systolic arrays can be adapted to efficiently resolve a wide […]