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Elusive rust resistance genes located

The discovery of a DNA marker for two key rust resistance genes is enabling plant breeders around the world to breed more effective rust resistant wheat varieties.

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1. First familial pancreatic cancer gene identified
   12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
   At least 10 percent of pancreatic cancers are thought to be familial, i.e., caused by inherited genetic mutations. The responsible genes have so far remained elusive, but one of the research teams that had been on a pancreatic cancer gene hunt for years now reports success: Teri Brentnall (University of Washington), David Whitcomb (University of Pittsburgh), and colleagues publish the identification of the palladin gene as the one mutated in a large family they had been studying for a while.
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2. Scientists find major susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease
   04-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Using a novel approach, researchers identified that the PHOX2B, NCF4 and ATG16L1 genes constitute genetic risk factors for Crohn's disease. In addition, their study identified two regions of the genome where genetic risk factors are located but no known genes were implicated -- further work will be necessary to identify the causal genes in these regions.
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3. Sour taste make you pucker? It may be in your genes
   07-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center report that genes play a large role in determining individual differences in sour taste perception. The findings may help researchers identify the still-elusive taste receptor that detects sourness in foods and beverages, just as recent gene studies helped uncover receptors for sweet and bitter taste.
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4. Drug resistance gene has spread from East Coast to Midwest
   09-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A resistance gene that allows bacteria to beat an important class of antibiotics has started to appear in microorganisms taken from Midwestern patients, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Less than a decade ago, scientists first noticed the BlaKPC gene in bacteria taken from East Coast patients. Bacteria with an active copy of the gene can defeat carbapenems, antibiotics reserved for use in the most critically ill patients.
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5. Several genes that regulate the disease SLE have been identified
   01-22-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Swedish researchers, in collaboration with foreign colleagues, have identified a number of new genes that can be tied to the disease SLE, including a gene that hopefully might be used to treat the disease in the future by regulating the production of antibodies. These unique findings are being published in three articles in the new issue of the journal Nature Genetics.
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6. Resistance genes in our food supply
   05-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Could the food we eat be contributing to the continuing rise of antibiotic-resistant infections? Harmless and even beneficial bacteria that exist in our food supply may also be carrying genes that code for antibiotic resistance. Once in our bodies, could they transmit the resistance genes to disease-causing bacteria?
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7. Tough enough for Mars, but deinococcus is from Earth
   09-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Results of a recent study titled "Deinococcus geothermalis: The Pool of Extreme Radiation Resistance Genes Shrinks," will be published in the Sept. 26 edition of PLoS ONE. The study headed by Michael J. Daly, Ph.D., associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, department of pathology, reports the whole-genome sequence of Deinococcus geothermalis, which is only the second for an extremely radiation- and desiccation-resistant bacterium.
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8. CSHL researchers discover three new genes that cause lung cancer
   10-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered three genes that interact with cancerous results in 20 percent of lung cancers. The three genes are located next to each other on human chromosome 14 and two are known to play key roles in fetal lung development.
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9. Gene found for rare disorder may reveal new pathway in mental retardation
   02-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Studying mutations that give rise to a rare genetic disease, genetics researchers have identified a novel biological pathway that may have a broader role during human development, potentially in cases of mental retardation and autism. An international team of researchers identified two genes that contribute to Cornelia deLange syndrome, a multisystem genetic disease that affects an estimated one in 10,000 children.
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10. What recognizes what in plant disease resistance?
    02-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
    How do plant resistance gene recognize the cognate pathogen? These authors dissect the interaction of a resistance gene and a viral pathogen.
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