Expression of De Novo Open Reading Frames in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
We show that newly‐evolved, expressed open reading frames (neORFs) identified in a set of inbred Drosophila melanogaster lines are also expressed in multiple tissues and developmental stages of pooled population samples from Europe and Africa, although differential expression of neORFs between populations is often tissue‐ or stage‐specific. ABSTRACT De
Amanda Glaser‐Schmitt+4 more
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Time-Varying Networks: Recovering Temporally Rewiring Genetic Networks During the Life Cycle of Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]
Due to the dynamic nature of biological systems, biological networks underlying temporal process such as the development of {\it Drosophila melanogaster} can exhibit significant topological changes to facilitate dynamic regulatory functions. Thus it is essential to develop methodologies that capture the temporal evolution of networks, which make it ...
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Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Roles for Bulk Lipid Transporters VPS13A and BLTP2
Abstract Background Bridge‐like lipid transfer proteins (BLTPs) mediate bulk lipid transport at membrane contact sites. Mutations in BLTPs are linked to both early‐onset neurodevelopmental and later‐onset neurodegenerative diseases, including movement disorders.
Sarah D. Neuman+4 more
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Recent selective sweeps in North American Drosophila melanogaster show signatures of soft sweeps [PDF]
Rapid adaptation has been observed in numerous organisms in response to selective pressures, such as the application of pesticides and the presence of pathogens. When rapid adaptation is driven by rare alleles from the standing genetic variation or by a high population rate of de novo adaptive mutation, positive selection should commonly generate soft ...
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On the Mechanism of Heterosis. I. Metabolic Capacity of Different Races of Drosophila melanogaster for Egg Production [PDF]
John W. Gowen, Leslie E. Johnson
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Silencing Prosbeta‐5 and Prosbeta‐1 resulted in high mortality in Tetranychus urticae, identifying them as potential target genes for double‐stranded RNA‐based biopesticides using spray‐induced gene silencing (SIGS). Abstract BACKGROUND Because of the excessive use of synthetic chemicals, the two‐spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, a highly ...
Yifei Wang+10 more
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Fireflies in worse condition or collected later in the season had reduced survival relative to fireflies in better condition or collected earlier in the season. Serratia marcescens and Providencia rettgeri infections increased firefly mortality while Providencia sneebia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterococcus faecalis infections did not. Abstract The
Sarah E. Lower+5 more
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Temperature Size Rule is mediated by thermal plasticity of critical size in Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]
Most ectotherms show an inverse relationship between developmental temperature and body size, a phenomenon known as the temperature size rule (TSR). Several competing hypotheses have been proposed to explain its occurrence. According to one set of views, the TSR results from inevitable biophysical effects of temperature on the rates of growth and ...
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THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE X CHROMOSOME IN SALIVARY GLANDS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER AND A NEW TYPE OF CHROMOSOME MAP FOR THIS ELEMENT [PDF]
Theophilus S. Painter
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Comparative gene expression analysis between susceptible and diflubenzuron‐resistant individuals of the mosquito Culex pipiens revealed transcriptional changes of multiple genes associated with insecticide detoxification and cuticle synthesis. Abstract Background Chitin‐synthesis inhibitors (CSIs) represent a major tool in vector control. The intensive
Mastrantonio Valentina+7 more
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