Complete Genomic Sequence of Bacteriophage Felix O1 by Andrew M. Kropinski, Yi-Min She, Erika J. Lingohr, Vivek Kapur, F. William Pierson, Qing Zhang, Ling Ling Li, Lee A. Weigt, Douglas J. Borris, Jean M. Whichard, Nammalwar Sriranganathan

“…Proteomic analysis indentified structural proteins: Gp23, Gp36 (major tail protein), Gp49, Gp53, Gp54, Gp55, Gp57, Gp58 (major capsid protein), Gp59, Gp63, Gp64, Gp67, Gp68, Gp69, Gp73, Gp74 and Gp77 (tail fiber). Based on phage-host codon differences, 7 tRNAs could affect translation rate during infection. …”
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Clinical case of primary immunodeficiency: X-linked agammaglobulinemia by E. V. Kuvschinova, L. M. Kurtasova, A. G. Borisov, A. R. Schmidt, T. A. Gerasimova

“…The results of molecular genetic studies: gene btk (ex 1-19) genome version GRCh38.p5, transcript version ENST00000308731 single nucleotide substitution identified с.1027С > Т in homozygous state leading to premature stop codon p.Gln343Ter (p.Q343*). The presented clinical case reflects the low alertness of pediatricians for PIDS. …”
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Wuhaniligobius polylepis (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) and phylogenetic studies of Gobiiformes by Li Gong, Bingjian Liu, Zhen-Ming Lü, Li-Qin Liu

“…The 13 PCGs encode 3,802 amino acids in total, twelve of which use the initiation codon ATG except COI, which uses GTG. In order to explore the systematic status of W. polylepis and further phylogenetic study of Gobiiformes, a maximum-likelihood tree was constructed based on the concatenated sequences of 12 PCGs. …”
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the false trevally, Lactarius lactarius (Perciformes: Lactariidae) by Nazia Tabassum, Ji-Hyun Lee, Soo Rin Lee, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Hyun-Woo Kim

“…Besides COX1 gene (GTG), all the other protein-coding genes showed typical (ATG) start codon. Incomplete stop condons (TA-/T–) were identified in COX2, COX3, ND2, ND3, ND4 and Cyt B. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Reticulitermes periflaviceps (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Xin Ye, Yin Hu, Haihong Chen, Yiyuan Liao, Tong Chen, Dayu Zhang

“…The overall A + T among the genome sequence is 65.64%. The start codons of all protein-coding genes are ATN and the stop codon is TAA except TAG for Nad1 and incomplete T for COII and Nad5. …”
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Sickle cell disease complications by Ersi Voskaridou

“…The sickle mutation consists a single nucleotide change (GAT->GTT) in the sixth codon of exon 1 of the β-globin gene coding for the β-globin polypeptide of hemoglobin (Hb) (a2β2). …”
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Organization of the mitochondrial genome of Ramulus irregulatiter dentatus (Phasmatidae: Phasmatidae) by Congfen Zhang, Xiaoqiang Guo

“…The base composition and codon usage were typical of Phasmatodea species. …”
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The complete chloroplast genome of Saussurella borneensis (Orthoptera: Tetrigoidea) from China and its phylogenetic analysis by Wei-An Deng, Rong-Jiao Zhang, Xiao-Dong Li, Lei Xin

“…Ten PCGs initiated with a typical ATN codon (one with ATC, two with ATA, two with ATT, and five with ATG) and 13 terminated with complete stop codons. …”
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Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay Factor Functions in Human Health and Disease by Lingling Sun, Justine Mailliot, Christiane Schaffitzel

“…Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a cellular surveillance mechanism that degrades mRNAs with a premature stop codon, avoiding the synthesis of C-terminally truncated proteins. …”
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Melampyrum koreanum (Orobanchaceae), an endemic and hemi-parasitic herb in Korea by Dong-Pil Jin, Jin-Seok Kim, Yeon-Bong Ku, Chae Eun Lim

“…Among the identified genes, rpoA and several ndh genes were determined to be pseudogenized due to the stop codon in the middle of the gene. The phylogenetic tree of the family was reconstructed based on 20 protein-coding genes, conserved across studied taxa. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of spearnose grenadier, Coelorinchus multispinulosus, Katayama, 1942 (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) by Sapto Andriyono, Ah-Ran Kim, Md. Jobaidul Alam, Hyun Park, Hyun-Woo Kim

“…Incomplete stop codons (TA–/T–) were shown in six genes including COX1, COX2, COX3, ND3, ND4, and ATP6. …”
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New insertions-induced Hb H disease by Marzieh Alipour, Sara Afzali, Khalil Khashei Varnamkhasti

“…One of the insertions, 108/109, is a new findings and another one, codon 44, is the mutation which has been followed for the first time. …”
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The mitochondrial genome of the toothed top shell snail Monodonta labio (Gastropoda: Trochidae): the first complete sequence in the subfamily monodontinae by Haiyan Cong, Yixuan Lei, Lingming Kong

“…All of the protein-coding genes use the standard initiation codon ATN and are terminated by the termination codons TAA and TAG. …”
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Decimative Multiplication of Entropy Arrays, with Application to Influenza by Joel K. Weltman, William A. Thompson, Andy Martwick

“…Because of its dependence upon the periodicity of the codon, the decimative procedure should be generalizable to any biological system.…”
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Gene prediction using the Self-Organizing Map: automatic generation of multiple gene models by Smith Terry J, McInerney James O, Mahony Shaun, Golden Aaron

“…The current implementation, named RescueNet, uses relative synonymous codon usage as the indicator of protein-coding potential.…”
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Neuroendocrine effects of the duper mutation in Syrian hamsters: a role for Cryptochrome 1 by Emily N. C. Manoogian, Michael Seifu Bahiru, Emily Jue Wang, Mary Holder, Eric L. Bittman

“…In light of the finding that the duper allele is a stop codon in Cryptochrome 1, our results suggest important neuroendocrine functions of this core circadian clock gene.…”
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the water flea Daphnia magna (Cladocera, Daphniidae) by Chang-Bum Jeong, Bum-Soon Choi, Dae-Sik Hwang, Jinhee Choi, Jae-Seong Lee

“…Of 13 PGCs, five genes (ND2, CO1, CO2, ND4, and ND5) had incomplete stop codons. Furthermore, the stop codons of the remaining eight PGCs were TAG and TAA, while the start codon of CO1 gene was CTA. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Amphinemura bulla Shimizu, 1997 (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Japan by Ying Wang, Jinjun Cao, Dávid Murányi, Xiling Chen, Fenming Yan

“…All protein-coding genes (PCGs) use normal initiation codons, except ND1 and ND5 which begin with TTG and GTG. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Chlorogomphus shanicus Wilson, 2002 (Anisoptera: Chlorogomphidae), an endemic species in South China by Haojie Wang, Lu Wang, Jian Liao, Bo-Ping Han

“…Twelve PCGs started with ATN codons, except cox1 began with TTG codon. Most transfer RNA genes (tRNAs) were predicted to fold in a typical cloverleaf structure, except the trnS1 (gct), which lacked a dihydrouridine arm that had been simplified to a loop. …”
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A rare homozygous missense mutation of COL7A1 in a Vietnamese family by Nguyen Thuy Duong, Luong Thi Lan Anh, Nguyen Huu Sau, Nguyen Bao Anh, Miyake Noriko, Nong Van Hai, Matsumoto Naomichi

“…Although a heterozygous form of this mutation in combination with a premature termination codon allele has been shown to cause RDEB-I, this is the first report of homozygosity of this mutation as the etiology. …”
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