
“Orphan” Retrogenes in the Human Genome - PMC - PubMed …
Here, we present a comparative analysis of human, chicken, and worm genes leading to the identification of 25 “orphan” retrogenes, which likely replaced their progenitors, in the human …
Orphan gene - Wikipedia
In medicine, orphan genes represent a rich yet relatively unexplored resource that holds promise for understanding human health and addressing disease. These genes, which lack detectable …
Orphan - Wikipedia
An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew translation, for …
Orphans in the human cytochrome P450 superfamily: approaches …
A series of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/informatics approaches are discussed, along with some successes with both human and bacterial P450s. Current information on what …
The evolutionary origin of orphan genes | Nature Reviews Genetics
2011年8月31日 · Orphan genes might arise from duplication and rearrangement processes followed by fast divergence; however, de novo evolution out of non-coding genomic regions is …
The Lost and Found: Unraveling the Functions of Orphan Genes
Orphan Genes (OGs) are a mysterious class of genes that have recently gained significant attention. Despite lacking a clear evolutionary history, they are found in nearly all living …
ORFanID
ORFanID is a web-based software engine that identifies ORFan genes from the genomes of specified species or from a given list of DNA sequences. The scope of the search for orphan …
“Orphan” Retrogenes in the Human Genome - Oxford Academic
2012年10月12日 · We performed a comparative analysis of human, chicken, and worm genomes to identify “orphan” retrogenes, that is, retrogenes that have replaced their progenitors. We …
Orphans in the Human Cytochrome P450 Superfamily: …
Northern blotting indicated a specific expression to the brain, primarily in neurons of the hippocampus, cerebellum, and cortex. Full-length human P450 4X1 cDNA was cloned using …
Orphans and new gene origination, a structural and evolutionary ...
2014年6月1日 · There exist reports with strongly indicative evidence for de novo gene emergence in many organisms ranging from Bacteria, sometimes generated through bacteriophages, to …