High impact information on Gorilla gorilla

• The evolutionary relationships among the MHC class II DRB4, DRB5 and DRB6 loci as well as the allelic lineages and alleles of the DRB1 locus were studied based on intron 1 and intron 2 sequences from humans, chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), bonobo (Pan paniscus) and gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) [1].
• After comparison with the COII gene of gorilla specimens with known geographical origin, the sequence was identified as characteristic of the Western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla [2].
• A 6.0-kb DNA fragment from Gorilla gorilla including the 5' part of the beta-globin gene and about 4.5 kb of its upstream flanking region was cloned and sequenced [3].
• At the protein level, Homo sapiens differs from Gorilla gorilla only at 4 of 609 amino acid positions (0.66%) in the alpha-fetoprotein sequence [4].
• In fibroblasts from gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) using biotin labelling, a single site of hybridisation occurred at 1qter which provides further support for homology of 1q in the higher apes and human 1p [5].

Biological context of Gorilla gorilla

• Urinary estrogen components were separated, identified and quantified throughout the pregnancy of the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and compared to estrogen levels in normal human pregnancies [6].
• We assessed this variability by sequencing and discovering SNPs in 5'-upstream, 5'-untranslated region (5'UTR), exon, intron, 3'UTR and 3'-downstream regions of all these genes in 79 unrelated humans from diverse ethnic backgrounds, one chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and a gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) [7].

Associations of Gorilla gorilla with chemical compounds

• Urinary estrogen excretion during pregnancy in the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the human (Homo sapiens) [6].
• Patterns of oestrogen and testosterone excretion during pregnancy in a gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) [8].
• Occlusal relief changes with molar wear in Pan troglodytes troglodytes and Gorilla gorilla gorilla [9].
• Urinary steroid hormone levels were measured in wild male mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) to determine how levels of testosterone and cortisol corresponded with age and social rank [10].
• Ninety-eight fecal samples were collected from 74 free-living mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) from the Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda, between July 1995 and January 1997 and examined for parasites by Sheather's sugar and zinc sulfate flotation methods, trichrome staining, and larval cultures [11].

Gene context of Gorilla gorilla

• Transporter associated with antigen-processing-1 (TAP1) alleles in Gorilla gorilla: diversification of the locus postspeciation [12].
• The sequence of the tyrosinase (Tyr) gene coding tracts has been obtained for the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) [13].
• Gastrointestinal parasites of mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) in the Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda [11].

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