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X.Q. Zhang

Publications of : X.Q. Zhang
Animal Genetics   Research Article

Polymorphisms of AluI and Hin1I loci of the IGF-1R gene and their genetic effects on growth traits in Bian chickens

Growth traits are important economic traits in broiler chicken production. AluI and Hin1I loci are two restriction sites, which are respectively located in exons 2 and 3 of the IGF-1R gene. These two loci are significantly related to the growth traits in Jinghai Yellow chickens. In this study, a correlation analysis was performed between these two loci and the growt.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029619

DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029619

Animal Genetics   Research Article

Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with growth traits in Jinghai yellow chickens

    M.A. Abdalhag,T. Zhang, Q.C. Fan, X.Q. Zhang, G.X. Zhang, J.Y. Wang, Y. Wei,Y.J. Wang

Body weight is one of the most important economic traits in the poultry industry. In the present study, a custom SNP Beadchip was used to analyze the association between those 15 SNPs and 12 growth traits of Jinghai yellow chickens, and other important genetic parameters were also calculated and analyzed. The results indicated that nine of the 15 SNPs were associate.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4): 2015.December.8.6

DOI: 10.4238/2015.December.8.6

Microbial Genetics   Research Article

Morphological and genetic characteristics of hybrid combinations of Dactylis glomerata

    Y.F. Zhao, X.Q. Zhang, X. Ma, W.G. Xie and L.K. Huang

Six F1 populations derived from crosses among 4 orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) cultivars were studied by morphological and simple sequence repeat molecular markers to test for hybrid vigor and a correlation between genetic distance and heterosis. Heterosis was observed for days to length of culm, leaf traits, tiller numbers, etc. Significant differences betwee.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(2): 2014.January.28.1

DOI: 10.4238/2014.January.28.1

Plant Genetics   Research Article

Genetic diversity and relationships among accessions of five crested wheatgrass species (Poaceae: Agropyron) based on gliadin analysis

    S.Y. Chen, X. Ma, X.Q. Zhang, L.K. Huang and J.N. Zhou

Agropyron Gaertn. is the most important genus in Triticeae (Poaceae), which includes many forage grasses with high economic value. The genetic diversity and relationships of 36 accessions from five crested wheatgrass species were analyzed by gliadin markers. A total of 54 product bands were detected after acid polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (A-PAGE), of which 100% were polymorphic. The gene.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4): 2013.November.18.19

DOI: 10.4238/2013.November.18.19

Human Genetics   Research Article

Inhibitory effect of survivin-targeting small interfering RNA on gastric cancer cells

    Y.H. Li, M. Chen, M. Zhang, X.Q. Zhang, S. Zhang, C.G. Yu, Z.M. Xu and X.P. Zou

A pair of inverted repeated sequences of the gene survivin was designed for stable double-stranded RNA establishment. After stable transfection, the biological behaviors of gastric cancer cells were observed. The interference rates of survivin-targeting siRNA (siRNA-survivin) in BGC823, MKN45, SGC7901, and cisplatin-resistant SGC7901 groups were 55.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(3): 2014.August.28.22

DOI: 10.4238/2014.August.28.22

Bioinformatics   Research Article

Association analysis between SNPs in the 5'-flanking region of the chicken GRP78 gene, thermotolerance parameters, and tissue mRNA expression

    L.N. Kong, D.X. Zhang, C.L. Ji, X.Q. Zhang and Q.B. Luo

Glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) is a molecular chaperone in the endoplasmic reticulum and can be induced by different kinds of environmental and physiological stress. Thus far, the role of the GRP78 gene in thermotolerance in chickens has not been investigated. In the present study, we detected sequence variations in the 5êÃ?Â?Ã?Â?-flanking region of the GRP78 gene and evaluated seve.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(2): 2015.June.8.9

DOI: 10.4238/2015.June.8.9

Microbial Genetics   Research Article

Characterization of chicken natural resistance-associated macrophage protein encoding genes (Nramp1 and Nramp2) and association with salmonellosis resistance

    X.M. He M.X. Fang Z.T. Zhang Y.S. Hu X.Z. Jia D.L. He S.D. Liang Q.H. Nie X.Q. Zhang

Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 and 2 encoding genes (Nramp1 and Nramp2) are related to many diseases. We cloned the cDNA of chicken Nramp1 and Nramp2 genes, characterized their expression and polymorphisms, and investigated the association of some SNPs with resistance to salmonellosis. The Nramp1 cDNA was 1746 bp long and the Nramp2 cDNA was 1938 bp long. These cDNAs are sim.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 12(1): 2013.January.30.5

DOI: 10.4238/2013.January.30.5

Plant Genetics   Research Article

Genetic variation and comparison of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) cultivars and wild accessions as revealed by SSR markers

    W.G. Xie, X.F. Lu, X.Q. Zhang, L.K. Huang and L. Cheng

Orchardgrass is a highly variable, perennial forage grass that is cultivated throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Despite its economic importance, the genetic relationship and distance among and within cultivars are largely unknown but would be of great interest for breeding programs. We investigated the molecular variation and structure of cul.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 11(1): 2012.February.24.1

DOI: 10.4238/2012.February.24.1

Animal Genetics   Research Article

Polymorphisms associated with egg number at 300 days of age in chickens

    H.P. Xu, H. Zeng, D.X. Zhang, X.L. Jia, C.L. Luo, M.X. Fang, Q.H. Nie and X.Q. Zhang

We looked for variations that could be associated with chicken egg number at 300 days of age (EN300) in seven genes of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, including gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-I (GnRH-I), GnRH receptor (GnRHR), neuropeptide Y (NPY), dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), VIP receptor-1 (VIPR-1), prolactin (PRL.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 10(4): 2011.October.3.5

DOI: 10.4238/2011.October.3.5

Plant Genetics   Research Article

Variation characteristics of the nitrate reductase gene of key inbred maize lines and derived lines in China

    J.J. Zhang, X.Q. Zhang, Y.H. Liu, H.M. Liu, Y.B. Wang, M.L. Tian and Y.B. Huang

Key inbred lines have played a fundamental role in maize genetics and breeding. Research on variation characteristics of key genes from key inbred lines and from derived lines is important for early identification and evaluation of inbred maize lines. The nitrate reductase (NR) gene, which plays a central role in nitrate acquisition, was the target gene for this res.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 9(3): vol9-3gmr931

DOI: 10.4238/vol9-3gmr931