Kyle S MacLeaUniversity of New Hampshire at Manchester | UNHM
Kyle S MacLea
Ph.D.
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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology at University of New Hampshire at Manchester
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July 2009 - July 2012
August 1997 - June 2003
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We describe sequencing and assembly of complete Halococcus dombrowskii H4T (=ATCC BAA-364) genome using short- and long-read sequencing technologies. The first closed genome within its genus is composed of a 2,767,537 bp chromosome and five additional plasmids totalling 3,965,466 bp, with GC content of 62.18%. The genome contains 4,029 genes, 3,963...
Xanthobacter aminoxidans is a Gram-negative pleomorphic and diazotrophic Knallgas bacillus that undergoes asymmetric budding of V-shaped branched cells during cell division. Like other Xanthobacter spp., cells are yellow from production of zeaxanthine dirhamnoside. We sequenced strain 14a T (= ATCC BAA-299 T ) and report a genome size of 5,829,486...
The glycopeptide antibiotic-producing soil actinobacterium Kibdelosporangium philippinense A80407 (=ATCC 49844) was sequenced using Illumina and Nanopore sequencing methodologies, and a hybrid genome assembly was generated for this type strain, with a total predicted genome length of 12,054,556 bp, 10,953 protein-coding sequences, 79 RNAs, 298 pseu...
The hot springs bacterium Litorilinea aerophila PRI-4131 T (= ATCC BAA-2444 T ) was found in Isafjardardjup, in northwest Iceland. In this paper, we present a draft genome sequence for the type strain, with a total predicted genome length of 6,043,010 bp, 4,608 protein-coding sequences, 54 RNAs, 9 CRISPR arrays, and a G+C content of 64.61%.
Ureibacillus terrenus TH9A T (=ATCC BAA-384 T ) was isolated from uncultivated soil in Italy in 1995. We present a draft genome sequence for the type strain, with a predicted genome length of 2,936,851 bp, containing 2,766 protein-coding genes, 82 RNA genes, and 5 CRISPR arrays, with a G+C content of 42.5%.
We characterized the complete genome sequence of actinobacteriophage Yavru ( Siphoviridae ), a cluster FE bacteriophage infecting Arthrobacter globiformis NRRL B-2979; it was 89.5% identical to cluster FE phage Whytu, with a capsid width of 50 nm and a tail length of 90 nm. The genome was 15,193 bp in length, with 23 predicted protein-coding genes.
Bacillus thuringiensis is an agriculturally significant bacterium and common biological pesticide. B. thuringiensis strain MW was isolated from a freshwater stream in Mont Vernon, NH, and sequenced. A draft genome assembly of 5,935,630 bp with a G+C content of 34.86% and an N50 value of 1,154,949 bp was generated.
Dermacoccus nishinomiyaensis is a common bacterial resident of the human skin microbiome, among other environments. D. nishinomiyaensis strain TSA37 was isolated from the ash pan of a residential wood pellet stove. A genome assembly of 3,130,592 bp was generated, with an N50 value of 197,547 bp and a calculated G+C content of 69.01%.
The pigmented bacterium Deinococcus radiophilus , which is highly resistant to radiation exposure, was first isolated from irradiated lizardfish. We report a genome assembly of D. radiophilus UWO 1055 T (=ATCC 27603 T ), with a predicted genome size of 2.7 Mbp (62.66% G+C content). A number of CRISPR-associated proteins and two CRISPR arrays were i...
Lentibacillus salicampi SF-20 T (=ATCC BAA-719 T ) was first isolated from a Yellow Sea salt field in Korea in 2002. Here, we report that the L. salicampi ATCC BAA-719 T genome sequence has a predicted length of 3,897,716 bp, containing 3,945 total genes and a CRISPR array, with a G+C content of 43.0%.
Xanthobacter tagetidis is a thiophene-degrading bacterium associated with root balls of the plant genus Tagetes , which includes marigolds. It is a Gram-negative facultatively autotrophic bacterium with pleomorphic morphology exhibiting bent and branching rods. From strain TagT2C T (= ATCC 700314 T ), we report a genome assembly of 4,945,221 bp and...
The aerobic, Gram-positive, psychrotolerant bacterium Kurthia sibirica was first isolated from the stomach and intestinal contents of the Magadan mammoth recovered from the permafrost in eastern Siberia in 1977. K. sibirica was sequenced, and the predicted genome size is 3,496,665 bp, with 36.42% G+C content.
The Gram-negative genus Kangiella contains a number of halophilic species that display high levels of iso-branched fatty acids. Kangiella spongicola was isolated from a marine sponge, Chondrilla nucula , from the Florida Keys in the United States. A genome assembly of 2,825,399 bp with a 44.31% G+C content was generated from strain A79 T (=ATCC BAA...
The genome of the type strain of the Kurthia genus, Kurthia zopfii ATCC 33403, was sequenced. Nonpathogenic K. zopfii has been isolated from intestinal contents, fecal material, meats, meat products, milk, water, and air, including air at high altitudes. The predicted genome size is 2,878,279 bp, with 37.05% G+C content.
Genomes from three strains of Kocuria rosea were sequenced. K. rosea ATCC 186, the type strain, was 3,958,612 bp in length with a total G+C content of 72.70%. When assembled, K. rosea ATCC 516 was 3,862,128 bp with a 72.82% G+C content. K. rosea ATCC 49321 was 4,018,783 bp in size with a 72.49% G+C content.
Oceanimonas doudoroffii ATCC 27123(T) is an obligately aerobic Gram-negative rod of the class Gammaproteobacteria It was first isolated from surface seawater off the coast of Oahu, HI, USA, in 1972. The predicted genome size is 3,832,938 bp (G+C content, 60.03%), which contains 3,524 predicted coding sequences.
Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228 was sequenced using a long-read method to generate a complete genome sequence, including some plasmid sequences. Some differences from the previously generated short-read sequence of this nonpathogenic and non-biofilm-forming strain were noted. The assembly size was 2,570,371 bp with a total G+C% content of 32....
The aerobic phenol-degrading Gram-negative rod Oceanimonas baumannii ATCC 700832(T) was first isolated from estuary mud from the River Wear, United Kingdom, in 1983. Information on the draft genome sequence for O. baumannii ATCC 700832(T) is included in this announcement. The predicted genome size is 3,809,332 bp, with 55.88% G+C content.
Oceanospirillum linum ATCC 11336 T is an aerobic, bipolar-tufted gammaproteobacterium first isolated in the Long Island Sound in the 1950s. This announcement offers a genome sequence for O. linum ATCC 11336 T , which has a predicted genome size of 3,782,189 bp (49.13% G+C content) containing 3,540 genes and 3,361 coding sequences.
Oceanospirillum multiglobuliferum ATCC 33336 T is a motile gammaproteobacterium with bipolar tufted flagella, noted for its low salt tolerance compared to other marine spirilla. This strain was originally isolated from the putrid infusions of Crassostrea gigas near Hiroshima, Japan. This paper presents a draft genome sequence for O. multiglobulifer...
While philosophers in ancient times had many ideas for the cause of contagion, the modern study of infective agents began with Fracastoro's 1546 proposal that invisible “spores” spread infectious disease. However, firm categorization of the pathogens of the natural world would need to await a mature germ theory that would not arise for 300 years. I...
Molting in decapod crustaceans is controlled by molt-inhibiting hormone (MIH), an eyestalk neuropeptide that suppresses production of ecdysteroids by a pair of molting glands (Y-organs or YOs). Eyestalk ablation (ESA) activates the YOs, which hypertrophy and increase ecdysteroid secretion. At mid premolt, which occurs 7-14days post-ESA, the YO tran...
Idiomarina abyssalis
KMM 227
T
is an aerobic flagellar gammaproteobacterium found at a depth of 4,000 to 5,000 m below sea level in the Pacific Ocean. This paper presents a draft genome sequence for
I. abyssalis
KMM 227
T
, with a predicted composition of 2,684,812 bp (47.15% G+C content) and 2,611 genes, of which 2,508 were predicted coding sequen...
Idiomarina zobellii
was isolated from the northwest Pacific Ocean at a depth of 4,000 to 5,000 m in 1985. The draft whole-genome shotgun sequence of
I. zobellii
KMM 231
T
described in this paper has a predicted length of 2,602,160 bp, containing 2,570 total genes, 52 tRNAs, and a G+C content of 47.10%.
Multiple yeast prions have been identified that result from the structural conversion of proteins into a self-propagating amyloid form. Amyloid-based prion activity in yeast requires a series of discrete steps. First, the prion protein must form an amyloid nucleus that can recruit and structurally convert additional soluble proteins. Subsequently,...
The formation of prions in the baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae , is determined by amino acid composition rather than the primary sequence of amino acids. The infectious amyloid proteins known as prions undergo nucleation and propagation, two distinct activities critical for prion formation. The ability for prions to be transferred from cell...
Proteins are built based on a DNA sequence template and fold into distinctive shapes or conformations. Amyloids are beta sheet‐rich proteins that can fold into two stable states, a normal form and an abnormal form. Prions, the infectious amyloids, are present in many eukaryotes including humans, cows, sheep, and the baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cer...
Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) controls global translation of mRNA into protein by phosphorylating p70 S6 kinase (S6K) and eIF4E-binding protein-1. Akt and Rheb, a GTP-binding protein, regulate mTOR protein kinase activity. Molting in crustaceans is regulated by ecdysteroids synthesized by a pair of molting glands, or Y-organs (YOs), locate...
In decapod crustaceans, regulation of molting is controlled by the X-organ/sinus gland complex in the eyestalks. The complex secretes molt-inhibiting hormone (MIH), which suppresses production of ecdysteroids by the Y-organ (YO). MIH signaling involves NO and cGMP in the YO, which expresses NO synthase (NOS) and NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase (GC-I)...
Numerous proteins contain domains that are enriched in glutamine and asparagine residues, and aggregation of some of these proteins has been linked to both prion formation in yeast and a number of human diseases. Unfortunately, predicting whether a given glutamine/asparagine-rich protein will aggregate has proven difficult. Here we describe a recen...
Algorithms designed to identify canonical yeast prions predict that around 250 human proteins, including several RNA-binding proteins associated with neurodegenerative disease, harbour a distinctive prion-like domain (PrLD) enriched in uncharged polar amino acids and glycine. PrLDs in RNA-binding proteins are essential for the assembly of ribonucle...
Molting in decapod crustaceans is stimulated by ecdysteroids secreted by the Y-organs. During premolt, the claw muscle must atrophy to successfully withdraw the claws from the exoskeleton. This study investigates the cellular mechanisms responsible for this muscle atrophy. In the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis, the rate of global protein...
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Molt-induced claw muscle atrophy in decapod crustaceans facilitates exuviation and is coordinated by ecdysteroid hormones. There is a 4-fold reduction in mass accompanied by remodeling of the contractile apparatus, which is associated with an 11-fold increase in myofibrillar protein synthesis by the end of the premolt period. Loss of a walking limb...
The unexpected discovery of two prions, [URE3] and [PSI (+) ], in Saccharomyces cerevisiae led to questions about how many other proteins could undergo similar prion-based structural conversions. However, [URE3] and [PSI (+) ] were discovered by serendipity in genetic screens. Cataloging the full range of prions in yeast or in other organisms will...
A cDNA encoding a myostatin (Mstn)-like gene from an astacuran crustacean, Homarus americanus, was cloned and characterized. Mstn inhibits skeletal muscle growth in vertebrates and may play a role in crustacean muscle as a suppressor of protein synthesis. Sequence analysis and three-dimensional modeling of the Ha-Mstn protein predicted a high degre...
While rearing birds in confinement and at high density are very successful practices for producing poultry meat and eggs, these conditions may promote the spread of infectious diseases. Consequently, the poultry industry places greatemphasis on disease control measures, primarily at the animal husbandry level. The field of genomics offers great pro...
• Marek's disease looms as a serious concern to chicken producers, particularly in the context of high-intensity production facilities. • Researchers are beginning to breed poultry for genetic resistance to Marek's disease as a way of complementing available vaccines and biosecurity programs. • Because the Marek's disease virus appears to be growin...
Acid endonucleases of the deoxyribonuclease II (DNase II, EC 3.1.22.1) family have been implicated in the degradation of DNA from apoptotic cell corpses formed in the process of normal mammalian development. Although a predicted DNase II has been detected in the chicken through expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis, to date no homolog of these impo...
DNase II alpha (EC 3.1.22.1) is an endonuclease, which is active at low pH, that cleaves double-stranded DNA to short 3'-phosphoryl oligonucleotides. Although its biochemistry is well understood, its structure-activity relationship has been largely unexamined. Recently, we demonstrated that active DNase II alpha consists of one contiguous polypepti...
Deoxyribonuclease IIalpha (DNase IIalpha) is an acidic endonuclease found in lysosomes and nuclei, and it is also secreted. Though its Caenorhabditis elegans homolog, NUC-1, is required for digesting DNA of apoptotic cell corpses and dietary DNA, it is not required for viability. However, DNase IIalpha is required in mice for correct development an...
Deoxyribonuclease IIalpha (DNase IIalpha) is one of many endonucleases implicated in DNA digestion during apoptosis. We produced mice with targeted disruption of DNase IIalpha and defined its role in apoptosis. Mice deleted for DNase IIalpha die at birth with many tissues exhibiting large DNA-containing bodies that result from engulfed but undigest...
Deoxyribonuclease IIalpha (DNase IIalpha) is an acid endonuclease found in lysosomes, nuclei, and various secretions. Murine DNase IIalpha is required for digesting the DNA of apoptotic cells after phagocytosis and for correct development and viability. DNase IIalpha purified from porcine spleen was previously shown to contain three peptides, two o...
Acidic endonuclease activity is present in all cells in the body and much of this can be attributed to the previously cloned and ubiquitously expressed deoxyribonuclease II (DNase II). Database analysis revealed the existence of expressed sequence tags and genomic segments coding for a protein with considerable homology to DNase II. This report des...
"November 25, 2002." Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dartmouth College, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-238)