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Evolutionary biology and life histories

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2007
The demographic processes that drive the spread of populations through environments and in turn determine the abundance of organisms are the same demographic processes that drive the spread of genes through populations and in turn determine gene ...
C. R. Brown, D. L. Thomson
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The PWWP domain and the evolution of unique DNA methylation toolkits in Hymenoptera

iScience, 2023
Summary: DNMT3 in Hymenoptera has a unique duplication of the essential PWWP domain. Using GST-tagged PWWP fusion proteins and histone arrays we show that these domains have gained new properties and represent the first case of PWWP domains binding to ...
Robert Kucharski, Nancy Ellis, Tomasz P. Jurkowski, Paul J. Hurd, Ryszard Maleszka   +4 more
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Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar, Xinqi Yan, Lucas F. Jansen Klomp, Stefano Schivo, Janine N. Post   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology [PDF]

, 2014
Telomeres play a fundamental role in the protection of chromosomal DNA and in the regulation of cellular senescence. Recent work in human epidemiology and evolutionary ecology suggests adult telomere length (TL) may reflect past physiological stress and ...
Barrett, Emma, Boner, Winnie, Hartmann, Nils, Nussey, Daniel H., Turbill, Christopher (R16915), Verhulst, Simon; id_orcid, Baird, Duncan Martin, Turbill, Chris, Leder, Erica, Monaghan, Pat, Olsson, Mats, Zahn, Sandrine, Horn, Thorsten, Verhulst, Simon, Haussmann, Mark, Gemmell, Neil, Fairlie, Jennifer, Baird, Duncan   +17 more
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
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The niche construction perspective : a critical appraisal [PDF]

, 2014
For financial support, the authors thank Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, The Economic and Social Research Council, The Natural Environment Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, the European Research Council, and the Royal ...
Laland, Kevin N., Scott-Phillips, Thomas C., Dickins, T.E., Shuker, D.M., West, S.A., Dickins, Thomas E., West, Stuart A., Scott-Phillips, T.C., Laland, K.N., Shuker, David M., Shuker, D., West, S., Dickins, T., Laland, K., Scott-Phillips, T.   +14 more
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Genome compartmentalization predates species divergence in the plant pathogen genus Zymoseptoria

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Antagonistic co-evolution can drive rapid adaptation in pathogens and shape genome architecture. Comparative genome analyses of several fungal pathogens revealed highly variable genomes, for many species characterized by specific repeat-rich ...
Alice Feurtey, Cécile Lorrain, Daniel Croll, Christoph Eschenbrenner, Michael Freitag, Michael Habig, Janine Haueisen, Mareike Möller, Klaas Schotanus, Eva H. Stukenbrock   +9 more
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Alternative telomere maintenance mechanism in Alligator sinensis provides insights into aging evolution

iScience, 2023
Summary: Lifespan is a life-history trait that undergoes natural selection. Telomeres are hallmarks of aging, and shortening rate predicts species lifespan, making telomere maintenance mechanisms throughout different lifespans a worthy topic for study ...
Yu-Zun Guo, Yi Zhang, Qing Wang, Jun Yu, Qiu-Hong Wan, Jun Huang, Sheng-Guo Fang   +6 more
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ABL kinase‐dependent phosphorylation of SH proteins promotes their direct interaction with CRK family SH2 domains

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
CT10 regulator of kinase (CRK) and CRK‐Like (CRKL) are signaling adaptors driving cell adhesion, motility, differentiation, and proliferation. SH2‐domain containing (SH) proteins are enriched in YXXP motifs which when phosphorylated create preferred binding sites for CRK family SH2 domains.
Phoebe M. Cousens, Brendan W. Chandler, Anna M. Schmoker, Jaye L. Weinert, Charlotte A. Kearns, Warren T. Yacawych, Amila Šemić, Alicia M. Ebert, Bryan A. Ballif   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Considering gender-biased assumptions in evolutionary biology

, 2020
Many organisms studied by evolutionary biologists have different sexes, and the evolution of separate sexes and sexual dimorphisms in morphology and behaviour are central questions in evolutionary biology.
Morinay, Jennifer, Ahnesjö, Ingrid, Martinossi‑Allibert, Ivain, Vasconcelos, Paula, Günter, Katerina P., Brealey, Jaelle C., Ahnesjö, Ingrid,, Martinossi‑Allibert, Ivain,, Vasconcelos, Paula,, Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain, Stångberg, Josefine,, Brealey, Jaelle C.,, Günter, Katerina P.,, Stångberg, Josefine, Siljestam, Mattias,, Morinay, Jennifer,, Siljestam, Mattias   +16 more
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