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  1. Article ; Online: Molecular Docking and in silico Pharmacological Screening of Oleosin from Cocos Nucifera Complexed with Tamoxifen in Developing Potential Breast Chemotherapeutic Leads.

    Dela Cruz, Janeea Myles D / Dones, Sophia Allison A / Villanueva, Rianne C / Labrador, Alexis M / Santiago-Bautista, Myla R

    Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 7, Page(s) 2421–2430

    Abstract: Objective: Tamoxifen is a widely used drug for breast cancer therapy; however, concerns and controversies regarding its efficiency arise as it induces various side effects, including endometrial cancer. This study aimed to assess the application of ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Tamoxifen is a widely used drug for breast cancer therapy; however, concerns and controversies regarding its efficiency arise as it induces various side effects, including endometrial cancer. This study aimed to assess the application of Oleosin as a potential protein carrier of Tamoxifen by evaluating the pharmacokinetic and pharmacological properties of Tamoxifen and determining its intermolecular interactions with Oleosin through in silico techniques.
    Methods: The pharmacokinetic and pharmacological properties of Tamoxifen were assessed by using predictive applications such as SwissADME, PaccMann, and Way2Drug. On the other hand, Oleosin does not have a crystal structure in PDB. Thus, homology modeling was done through SWISS-MODEL to obtain a structure. The interactions between Oleosin (Accession no.: AZZ09171.1) and Tamoxifen (PubChem ID: 2733526) were studied by performing molecular docking using AutoDock4 to determine their feasibility as breast cancer drug combinations.
    Result: The chosen structure of Oleosin from the homology modeling resulted in an RMSD of 1.80Å. Tamoxifen was predicted to have the highest activity in MCF7 cell lines, direct interaction with cytochrome enzymes, mediated interaction with estrogen receptors and tyrosine-protein kinase FYN, and low toxicity hazards based on the acute rat toxicity assay. It has lowest binding affinity of -5.26 kcal/mol. The hydrophobic (Ala106, Leu77, Ile80, Val84, and Tyr81) and electrically charged (Lys107 and Asp108) amino acids were critical in binding in the Oleosin-Tamoxifen-complex. Heatmap revealed that phenyl, ether, amine, and alkenyl are the functional groups involved in the receptor-ligand interactions.
    Conclusion: The application of Oleosin as a potential drug carrier was demonstrated by assessing the intermolecular interactions between the Tamoxifen and Oleosin through molecular docking. The properties of Tamoxifen revealed that the molecular targets impact the efficiency and the mechanism of action of the drug. This can also be the basis for investigating and determining the serious adverse effects induced by the drug.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Breast Neoplasms/metabolism ; Cocos/metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; MCF-7 Cells ; Molecular Docking Simulation ; Rats ; Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism ; Tamoxifen/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Estrogen ; Tamoxifen (094ZI81Y45)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-01
    Publishing country Thailand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2218955-5
    ISSN 2476-762X ; 1513-7368
    ISSN (online) 2476-762X
    ISSN 1513-7368
    DOI 10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.7.2421
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  2. Article: Microscopic colitis (lymphocytic and collagenous), eosinophilic colitis, and celiac disease.

    Villanueva, M Sophia / Alimi, Yewande

    Clinics in colon and rectal surgery

    2015  Volume 28, Issue 2, Page(s) 118–126

    Abstract: Multiple tests are needed to diagnose a patient with noninfectious diarrhea. Some patients will be mistakenly labeled as diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) because of nonspecific computed tomographic scans and grossly normal endoscopic ...

    Abstract Multiple tests are needed to diagnose a patient with noninfectious diarrhea. Some patients will be mistakenly labeled as diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) because of nonspecific computed tomographic scans and grossly normal endoscopic findings. It is crucial to understand other less common pathologies to avoid these instances of misdiagnosis. This article focuses on microscopic colitis (MC), eosinophilic colitis (EC), and celiac disease. MC is an inflammatory condition of the colon that presents with two subtypes, only to be differentiated by histology. EC is a rare chronic inflammatory process. Depending on the extent of the disease, it can present with mild diarrhea, malabsorption, or at its worst, cause obstruction and perforation. Celiac disease affects the small bowel, but interestingly can present similarly to colitis. Both MC and EC respond to oral budesonide. Patients with celiac disease improve on gluten-free diets. These treatments are distinctly different from typical IBS-D care plans.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-05-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2048635-2
    ISSN 1531-0043
    ISSN 1531-0043
    DOI 10.1055/s-0035-1549365
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  3. Article: Microscopic Colitis (Lymphocytic and Collagenous), Eosinophilic Colitis, and Celiac Disease

    Villanueva, M. Sophia / Alimi, Yewande

    Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

    (Miscellaneous Colitides: what the colorectal surgeon needs to know)

    2015  Volume 28, Issue 02, Page(s) 118–126

    Abstract: Multiple tests are needed to diagnose a patient with noninfectious diarrhea. Some patients will be mistakenly labeled as diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) because of nonspecific computed tomographic scans and grossly normal endoscopic ...

    Series title Miscellaneous Colitides: what the colorectal surgeon needs to know
    Abstract Multiple tests are needed to diagnose a patient with noninfectious diarrhea. Some patients will be mistakenly labeled as diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) because of nonspecific computed tomographic scans and grossly normal endoscopic findings. It is crucial to understand other less common pathologies to avoid these instances of misdiagnosis. This article focuses on microscopic colitis (MC), eosinophilic colitis (EC), and celiac disease. MC is an inflammatory condition of the colon that presents with two subtypes, only to be differentiated by histology. EC is a rare chronic inflammatory process. Depending on the extent of the disease, it can present with mild diarrhea, malabsorption, or at its worst, cause obstruction and perforation. Celiac disease affects the small bowel, but interestingly can present similarly to colitis. Both MC and EC respond to oral budesonide. Patients with celiac disease improve on gluten-free diets. These treatments are distinctly different from typical IBS-D care plans.
    Keywords microscopic colitis ; collagenous colitis ; lymphocytic colitis ; eosinophilic colitis ; celiac disease
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-05-25
    Publisher Thieme Medical Publishers
    Publishing place Stuttgart ; New York
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2072321-0
    ISSN 1530-9681 ; 1531-0043
    ISSN (online) 1530-9681
    ISSN 1531-0043
    DOI 10.1055/s-0035-1549365
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  4. Article ; Online: Breastfeeding practices, beliefs, and social norms in low-resource communities in Mexico: Insights for how to improve future promotion strategies.

    Swigart, Tessa M / Bonvecchio, Anabelle / Théodore, Florence L / Zamudio-Haas, Sophia / Villanueva-Borbolla, Maria Angeles / Thrasher, James F

    PloS one

    2017  Volume 12, Issue 7, Page(s) e0180185

    Abstract: Introduction: Breastfeeding is recommended exclusively for the first 6 months after birth, with continued breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Yet prevalence of these recommendations is low globally, although it is an effective and cost-effective way to ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Breastfeeding is recommended exclusively for the first 6 months after birth, with continued breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Yet prevalence of these recommendations is low globally, although it is an effective and cost-effective way to prevent serious infections and chronic illness. Previous studies have reported that social support greatly influences breastfeeding, but there is little evidence on perceived social norms in Mexico and how they affect actual behavior.
    Objective: Our objective was to investigate breastfeeding intention, practices, attitudes, and beliefs, particularly normative, among low-resource communities in central and southern Mexico.
    Methods: We performed a secondary analysis using the theory of planned behavior with cross-sectional data, which included semi-structured individual interviews with fathers (n 10), 8 focus groups with mothers (n 50), and 8 focus groups with women community leaders (n 44) with a total of 104 participants. Our data also included a quantitative survey among pregnant women and mothers (n 321).
    Results: Women reported supplementing breast milk with water and teas soon after birth, as well as introducing small bites of solid food a few months after birth. Social norms appeared to support breastfeeding, but not exclusive breastfeeding or breastfeeding for periods longer than about a year. This may be partially explained by: a) behavioral beliefs that for the first 6 months breast milk alone is insufficient for the baby, and that water in addition to breast milk is necessary to hydrate an infant and b) normative beliefs related to the appropriateness of breastfeeding in public and as the child gets older.
    Conclusions: Future strategies should focus on positively influencing social norms to support recommended practices, and emphasize the specific reasons behind the recommendations. Future efforts should take a multi-pronged approach using a variety of influences, not only directed at healthcare providers but close family members, including fathers.
    MeSH term(s) Breast Feeding ; Fathers ; Female ; Focus Groups ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Mexico ; Pregnancy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0180185
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  5. Article ; Online: Breastfeeding practices, beliefs, and social norms in low-resource communities in Mexico

    Tessa M Swigart / Anabelle Bonvecchio / Florence L Théodore / Sophia Zamudio-Haas / Maria Angeles Villanueva-Borbolla / James F Thrasher

    PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 7, p e

    Insights for how to improve future promotion strategies.

    2017  Volume 0180185

    Abstract: Breastfeeding is recommended exclusively for the first 6 months after birth, with continued breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Yet prevalence of these recommendations is low globally, although it is an effective and cost-effective way to prevent serious ...

    Abstract Breastfeeding is recommended exclusively for the first 6 months after birth, with continued breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Yet prevalence of these recommendations is low globally, although it is an effective and cost-effective way to prevent serious infections and chronic illness. Previous studies have reported that social support greatly influences breastfeeding, but there is little evidence on perceived social norms in Mexico and how they affect actual behavior.Our objective was to investigate breastfeeding intention, practices, attitudes, and beliefs, particularly normative, among low-resource communities in central and southern Mexico.We performed a secondary analysis using the theory of planned behavior with cross-sectional data, which included semi-structured individual interviews with fathers (n 10), 8 focus groups with mothers (n 50), and 8 focus groups with women community leaders (n 44) with a total of 104 participants. Our data also included a quantitative survey among pregnant women and mothers (n 321).Women reported supplementing breast milk with water and teas soon after birth, as well as introducing small bites of solid food a few months after birth. Social norms appeared to support breastfeeding, but not exclusive breastfeeding or breastfeeding for periods longer than about a year. This may be partially explained by: a) behavioral beliefs that for the first 6 months breast milk alone is insufficient for the baby, and that water in addition to breast milk is necessary to hydrate an infant and b) normative beliefs related to the appropriateness of breastfeeding in public and as the child gets older.Future strategies should focus on positively influencing social norms to support recommended practices, and emphasize the specific reasons behind the recommendations. Future efforts should take a multi-pronged approach using a variety of influences, not only directed at healthcare providers but close family members, including fathers.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 300
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Reservoir rats. Interview by Sophia Häfner.

    Villanueva, Sharon Y A M

    Microbes and infection

    2014  Volume 16, Issue 11, Page(s) 877–880

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Disease Reservoirs ; Disease Transmission, Infectious ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Leptospira interrogans/classification ; Leptospira interrogans/isolation & purification ; Leptospirosis/epidemiology ; Leptospirosis/transmission ; Leptospirosis/veterinary ; Rats ; Rodent Diseases/epidemiology ; Rodent Diseases/transmission ; Serogroup ; Zoonoses/transmission
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-11
    Publishing country France
    Document type Biography ; Editorial ; Historical Article
    ZDB-ID 1465093-9
    ISSN 1769-714X ; 1286-4579
    ISSN (online) 1769-714X
    ISSN 1286-4579
    DOI 10.1016/j.micinf.2014.09.002
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  7. Article ; Online: Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water and Bladder Cancer Burden in the European Union.

    Evlampidou, Iro / Font-Ribera, Laia / Rojas-Rueda, David / Gracia-Lavedan, Esther / Costet, Nathalie / Pearce, Neil / Vineis, Paolo / Jaakkola, Jouni J K / Delloye, Francis / Makris, Konstantinos C / Stephanou, Euripides G / Kargaki, Sophia / Kozisek, Frantisek / Sigsgaard, Torben / Hansen, Birgitte / Schullehner, Jörg / Nahkur, Ramon / Galey, Catherine / Zwiener, Christian /
    Vargha, Marta / Righi, Elena / Aggazzotti, Gabriella / Kalnina, Gunda / Grazuleviciene, Regina / Polanska, Kinga / Gubkova, Dasa / Bitenc, Katarina / Goslan, Emma H / Kogevinas, Manolis / Villanueva, Cristina M

    Environmental health perspectives

    2020  Volume 128, Issue 1, Page(s) 17001

    Abstract: Background: Trihalomethanes (THMs) are widespread disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water, and long-term exposure has been consistently associated with increased bladder cancer risk.: Objective: We assessed THM levels in drinking water in ... ...

    Abstract Background: Trihalomethanes (THMs) are widespread disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water, and long-term exposure has been consistently associated with increased bladder cancer risk.
    Objective: We assessed THM levels in drinking water in the European Union as a marker of DBP exposure and estimated the attributable burden of bladder cancer.
    Methods: We collected recent annual mean THM levels in municipal drinking water in 28 European countries (EU28) from routine monitoring records. We estimated a linear exposure-response function for average residential THM levels and bladder cancer by pooling data from studies included in the largest international pooled analysis published to date in order to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for bladder cancer associated with the mean THM level in each country (relative to no exposure), population-attributable fraction (PAF), and number of attributable bladder cancer cases in different scenarios using incidence rates and population from the Global Burden of Disease study of 2016.
    Results: We obtained 2005-2018 THM data from EU26, covering 75% of the population. Data coverage and accuracy were heterogeneous among countries. The estimated population-weighted mean THM level was
    Discussion: Efforts have been made to reduce THM levels in the European Union. However, assuming a causal association, current levels in certain countries still could lead to a considerable burden of bladder cancer that could potentially be avoided by optimizing water treatment, disinfection, and distribution practices, among other possible measures. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP4495.
    MeSH term(s) Drinking Water/chemistry ; Environmental Exposure/statistics & numerical data ; Europe/epidemiology ; European Union ; Humans ; Trihalomethanes ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Water Pollutants, Chemical ; Water Purification
    Chemical Substances Drinking Water ; Trihalomethanes ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 195189-0
    ISSN 1552-9924 ; 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475
    ISSN (online) 1552-9924
    ISSN 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475
    DOI 10.1289/EHP4495
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  8. Article ; Online: [No title information]

    Barquera, Simón / Véjar-Rentería, Lesly Samara / Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos / Garibay-Nieto, Nayely / García-García, Eduardo / Bovecchio, Anabelle / Perichart, Otilia / Torres-Tamayo, Margarita / Esquivias-Zavala, Héctor / Villalpando-Carrión, Salvador / García-Méndez, Rosalba Carolina / Apolinar-Jiménez, Evelia / Kaufer-Horwitz, Martha / Martínez-Montañez, Olga Georgina / Fajardo Niquete, Ileana / Aguirre Crespo, Alejandra / Gómez-Álvarez, Enrique / Hernández-Jiménez, Sergio C / Denova-Gutiérrez, Edgar /
    Batis, Carolina / Elías-López, Daniel / Palos-Lucio, Ana Gabriela / Vásquez Garibay, Edgar M / Romero-Velarde, Enrique / Ortiz-Rodríguez, María Araceli / Almendra-Pegueros, Rafael / Contreras, Alejandra / Nieto, Claudia / Hernández-Cordero, Sonia / Munguía, Ana / Rojas-Russell, Mario / Sánchez-Escobedo, Samantha / Delgado-Amézquita, Elvia / Aranda-González, Irma / Cruz-Casarrubias, Carlos / Campos-Nonato, Ismael / García-Espino, Fátima / Martínez-Vázquez, Sophia / Arellano-Gómez, Laura P / Caballero-Cantú, Idalia / Hunot Alexande, Claudia / Valero-Morales, Isabel / González-González, Lorena / Ríos-Cortázar, Víctor / Medina-García, Catalina / Argumedo, Gabriela / Calleja Enríquez, Carmen Rosa / Robles Macías, Edna / Nava-González, Edna J / Lara-Riegos, Julio / Sánchez-Plascencia, Ana K / Hernández-Fernández, Mauricio / Rodríguez Nuñez, Jose Luis / Rangel-Quillo, Sarai / Cancino-Marentes, Martha Edith / Hernández-Viana, Mónica J / Saldivar-Frausto, Mariana / Alvarez-Ramirez, Miriam / Sandoval-Salazar, Cuauhtémoc / Silva-Tinoco, Rubén Oswaldo / Moreno-Villanueva, Mildred / Villarreal-Arce, Maria Elena / Barriguete, J Armando / White, Mariel / Jauregui, Alejandra / Tolentino-Mayo, Lizbeth / López-Ridaura, Ruy / Rivera-Dommarco, Juan

    Salud publica de Mexico

    2022  Volume 64, Issue 2, Page(s) 225–229

    Abstract: La creciente epidemia de obesidad ha sido uno de los retos más importantes de salud pública en México durante los últimos años. Con apoyo de la Federación Mundial de Obesidad, en 2021 formamos un grupo de profesionales para identificar y resumir las ... ...

    Title translation Volviéndonos mejores: necesidad de acción inmediata ante el reto de la obesidad. Una postura de profesionales de la salud.
    Abstract La creciente epidemia de obesidad ha sido uno de los retos más importantes de salud pública en México durante los últimos años. Con apoyo de la Federación Mundial de Obesidad, en 2021 formamos un grupo de profesionales para identificar y resumir las acciones prioritarias en las que puede enfocarse nuestro país para hacer frente a esta epidemia. Al proceso de desarrollo y discusión de este grupo se sumaron más de 1 000 profesionales de la salud para retomar recomendaciones de documentos y guías de alto nivel previamente publicados. En conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Obesidad, en este 2022 se presenta esta postura como insumo para el desarrollo de acciones en el ámbito profesional y de los diferentes sectores, en la que se incluyen 10 recomendaciones de acción, desde la perspectiva poblacional hasta la atención individualizada, y se enfatiza en la importancia de la participación social, de las intervenciones integrales con visión centrada en la persona y de la sostenibilidad planetaria, además de mejorar la educación y las campañas de difusión, propiciar un ambiente promotor de entornos activos y blindar de conflictos de interés los esfuerzos de prevención y control. La postura hace un llamado para abordar la obesidad de manera seria, con base en la evidencia científica, oportuna e integral, con enfoque de curso de vida, de forma ética y sensible, y sin perpetuar las barreras del estigma de peso en la sociedad.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mexico ; Obesity/epidemiology
    Language Spanish
    Publishing date 2022-02-28
    Publishing country Mexico
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 954220-6
    ISSN 1606-7916 ; 0036-3634
    ISSN (online) 1606-7916
    ISSN 0036-3634
    DOI 10.21149/13679
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  9. Article ; Online: Extreme genomic erosion after recurrent demographic bottlenecks in the highly endangered Iberian lynx.

    Abascal, Federico / Corvelo, André / Cruz, Fernando / Villanueva-Cañas, José L / Vlasova, Anna / Marcet-Houben, Marina / Martínez-Cruz, Begoña / Cheng, Jade Yu / Prieto, Pablo / Quesada, Víctor / Quilez, Javier / Li, Gang / García, Francisca / Rubio-Camarillo, Miriam / Frias, Leonor / Ribeca, Paolo / Capella-Gutiérrez, Salvador / Rodríguez, José M / Câmara, Francisco /
    Lowy, Ernesto / Cozzuto, Luca / Erb, Ionas / Tress, Michael L / Rodriguez-Ales, Jose L / Ruiz-Orera, Jorge / Reverter, Ferran / Casas-Marce, Mireia / Soriano, Laura / Arango, Javier R / Derdak, Sophia / Galán, Beatriz / Blanc, Julie / Gut, Marta / Lorente-Galdos, Belen / Andrés-Nieto, Marta / López-Otín, Carlos / Valencia, Alfonso / Gut, Ivo / García, José L / Guigó, Roderic / Murphy, William J / Ruiz-Herrera, Aurora / Marques-Bonet, Tomas / Roma, Guglielmo / Notredame, Cedric / Mailund, Thomas / Albà, M Mar / Gabaldón, Toni / Alioto, Tyler / Godoy, José A

    Genome biology

    2016  Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 251

    Abstract: Background: Genomic studies of endangered species provide insights into their evolution and demographic history, reveal patterns of genomic erosion that might limit their viability, and offer tools for their effective conservation. The Iberian lynx ( ... ...

    Abstract Background: Genomic studies of endangered species provide insights into their evolution and demographic history, reveal patterns of genomic erosion that might limit their viability, and offer tools for their effective conservation. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is the most endangered felid and a unique example of a species on the brink of extinction.
    Results: We generate the first annotated draft of the Iberian lynx genome and carry out genome-based analyses of lynx demography, evolution, and population genetics. We identify a series of severe population bottlenecks in the history of the Iberian lynx that predate its known demographic decline during the 20th century and have greatly impacted its genome evolution. We observe drastically reduced rates of weak-to-strong substitutions associated with GC-biased gene conversion and increased rates of fixation of transposable elements. We also find multiple signatures of genetic erosion in the two remnant Iberian lynx populations, including a high frequency of potentially deleterious variants and substitutions, as well as the lowest genome-wide genetic diversity reported so far in any species.
    Conclusions: The genomic features observed in the Iberian lynx genome may hamper short- and long-term viability through reduced fitness and adaptive potential. The knowledge and resources developed in this study will boost the research on felid evolution and conservation genomics and will benefit the ongoing conservation and management of this emblematic species.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Endangered Species ; Genetic Variation ; Genetics, Population ; Genome ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing ; Lynx/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Annotation ; Sequence Analysis, DNA
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2040529-7
    ISSN 1474-760X ; 1474-760X
    ISSN (online) 1474-760X
    ISSN 1474-760X
    DOI 10.1186/s13059-016-1090-1
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  10. Article: Extreme genomic erosion after recurrent demographic bottlenecks in the highly endangered Iberian lynx

    Abascal, Federico / Albà, M. Mar / Alioto, Tyler / Andrés-Nieto, Marta / Arango, Javier R / Blanc, Julie / Câmara, Francisco / Capella-Gutiérrez, Salvador / Casas-Marce, Mireia / Cheng, Jade Yu / Corvelo, André / Cozzuto, Luca / Cruz, Fernando / Derdak, Sophia / Erb, Ionas / Frias, Leonor / Gabaldón, Toni / Galán, Beatriz / García, Francisca /
    García, José L / Godoy, José A / Guigó, Roderic / Gut, Ivo / Gut, Marta / Li, Gang / López-Otín, Carlos / Lorente-Galdos, Belen / Lowy, Ernesto / Mailund, Thomas / Marcet-Houben, Marina / Marques-Bonet, Tomas / Martínez-Cruz, Begoña / Murphy, William J / Notredame, Cedric / Prieto, Pablo / Quesada, Víctor / Quilez, Javier / Reverter, Ferran / Ribeca, Paolo / Rodríguez, José M / Rodriguez-Ales, Jose L / Roma, Guglielmo / Rubio-Camarillo, Miriam / Ruiz-Herrera, Aurora / Ruiz-Orera, Jorge / Soriano, Laura / Tress, Michael L / Valencia, Alfonso / Villanueva-Cañas, José L / Vlasova, Anna

    Genome biology. 2016 Dec., v. 17, no. 1

    2016  

    Abstract: BACKGROUND: Genomic studies of endangered species provide insights into their evolution and demographic history, reveal patterns of genomic erosion that might limit their viability, and offer tools for their effective conservation. The Iberian lynx (Lynx ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND: Genomic studies of endangered species provide insights into their evolution and demographic history, reveal patterns of genomic erosion that might limit their viability, and offer tools for their effective conservation. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is the most endangered felid and a unique example of a species on the brink of extinction. RESULTS: We generate the first annotated draft of the Iberian lynx genome and carry out genome-based analyses of lynx demography, evolution, and population genetics. We identify a series of severe population bottlenecks in the history of the Iberian lynx that predate its known demographic decline during the 20th century and have greatly impacted its genome evolution. We observe drastically reduced rates of weak-to-strong substitutions associated with GC-biased gene conversion and increased rates of fixation of transposable elements. We also find multiple signatures of genetic erosion in the two remnant Iberian lynx populations, including a high frequency of potentially deleterious variants and substitutions, as well as the lowest genome-wide genetic diversity reported so far in any species. CONCLUSIONS: The genomic features observed in the Iberian lynx genome may hamper short- and long-term viability through reduced fitness and adaptive potential. The knowledge and resources developed in this study will boost the research on felid evolution and conservation genomics and will benefit the ongoing conservation and management of this emblematic species.
    Keywords demography ; endangered species ; extinction ; gene conversion ; genetic variation ; genome ; genomics ; Lynx pardinus ; population dynamics ; population genetics ; transposons ; viability
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2016-12
    Size p. 251.
    Publishing place BioMed Central
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2040529-7
    ISSN 1474-760X ; 1465-6914 ; 1465-6906
    ISSN (online) 1474-760X ; 1465-6914
    ISSN 1465-6906
    DOI 10.1186/s13059-016-1090-1
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