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Behavioral, Ecological, and Morphological Data Suggest a Close Relationship Between the Ant Colobopsis truncata and the Gall Wasp Aphelonyx cerricola

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Aphelonyx cerricola and the different stages that make this gall colonizable by ants. ABSTRACT Wasps of the family Cynipidae are known to induce galls of a species‐specific morphology, which during senescence provide a refuge for secondary insect fauna, especially ants.
Daniele Giannetti, Diego Gil‐Tapetado, Enrico Schifani, Elia Nalini, Donato A. Grasso, Carlo Polidori   +5 more
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Comparison of Three Sympatric Desert Lizards: Digestive Tract Structure, Digestive Enzyme Activities, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolites

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We performed 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolite profiling for three sympatric lizard species—Teratoscincus roborowskii, Phrynocephalus axillaris, and Eremias roborowskii—and compared their goblet cell and enzyme activities in the digestive tract. Our study suggests that the dietary niche may promote divergence or convergence of microbiota across host ...
Yi Yang, Ziyi Wang, Ruichen Wu
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptomics Unveil Dsx1 as a Critical Regulator in Sexual Dimorphism of Crustaceans

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Sexually dimorphic traits are involved in reproductive competition and are shaped by sex‐biased gene expression. This study identifies Dsx1 as a key male‐biased gene in Morinoia aosen and demonstrates through RNA interference that its disruption feminizes male‐specific T3 leg structures.
Yan Tong, Wenpei Xin, Zeyu Liu, Yami Zheng, Mengyi Huang, Hongguang Liu, Decai Lu, Wei Peng, Zhonge Hou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidermoid cyst as differential diagnosis for spherical keratoma: What do we know?

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary This article briefly presents the case of a space‐occupying coronary band mass that raised the question of how one can differentiate between two uncommonly seen but now commonly paired differential diagnoses and prompted a review of the relevant literature.
R. Goodman‐Davis, D. C. Debald, R. Haralambus   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptomic and proteomic signatures underlying nymphal adaptation and foam production in the forage pest Mahanarva spectabilis

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
RNA‐seq and Batelli gland proteomics of fifth‐instar Mahanarva spectabilis nymphs reveal transcripts and proteins associated with xylem feeding, foam production and environmental interaction. Functional annotation identified genes involved in osmoregulation, detoxification, chemosensation and stress responses, while proteomic analysis confirmed ...
Monique da Silva Bonjour, Angelo José Rinaldi, Eulálio Gutemberg Dias dos Santos, Gabriely Teixeira Bhering Faria, Ana Márcia Escocard de Azevedo Manhães, Jorge Fernando Pereira, Alexander Machado Auad, Maria Goreti de Almeida Oliveira, Humberto Josué de Oliveira Ramos   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria mosquito antimicrobial defence requires immunity and detoxification gene regulation by Lola

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Malaria mosquito antimicrobial defence requires upregulation of lola. Attenuation of lola in the midgut of Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes inhibits the upregulation of immunity genes induced by challenge. Putative target genes of the Lola transcription factor were revealed by lola attenuation, including Cecropin‐C, Draper, PPAF2, Clip‐domain serine ...
Heidi Espadas‐Álvarez, Verónica Valverde‐Garduño   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Divergent roles of ent‐kaurene oxidase paralogs in rice momilactone biosynthesis

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Rice contains a five‐gene tandem array of genes encoding members of the ent‐kaurene oxidase (KO) family, with OsKOL4 and OsKOL5 playing divergent roles in momilactone metabolism, but both acting in the production of antifungal and antibacterial phytoalexins, which are important for disease resistance.
Zhibiao Wang, Yiling Feng, Leiming You, Meimei Xu, Kristin Helwig, Riqing Li, Si Nian Char, Bing Yang, Reuben J. Peters   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decoding MAPK cascades in plant immunity: Activation, regulation, integration, and pathogen manipulation

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
This review focuses on mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation and summarizes how plants regulate and integrate MAPK signaling in modulating plant immune responses. It also examines the effectors pathogens have evolved to manipulate MAPK activation and thereby inhibit plant immunity.
Guitao Zhong, Zhanchun Wang, Dingzhong Tang, Wei Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strigolactone‐mediated architecture regulation and stress resilience: Insights and innovations for crop breeding

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the discovery, biosynthesis, and transport of strigolactone, and the D14‐D3/MAX2‐D53/SMXLs signaling module. It highlights diverse roles of strigolactone in plant architecture, stress responses, and crop breeding, including species‐specific functions, hormonal crosstalk, and agricultural applications.
Qingliang Hu, Jiayang Li, Bing Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Fungal chitin induces trained immunity in human monocytes during cross-talk with Saccharomyces cerevisiae

, 2015
Objectives: Candida albicans, a common colonizer of the human mucosa, is able to train innate immune cells in a process mediated by the β-glucans present in the cell wall1. Saccaromyces cerevisiae is another constant but harmful colonizer of humans and recently it has been demonstrated to be even more abundant than C. albicans2.
Tocci, Noemi, Rizzetto, Lisa, Ifrim, C. I., Cheng, S. C., Quintin, J., De Filippo, Carlotta, Weil, Tobias Franz Anton Ludwig, Lenucci, M. S., Santos, M. A. S., Netea, M. G., Cavalieri, Duccio   +10 more
openaire   +1 more source