A lipid transfer protein ensures nematode cuticular impermeability
iScience, 2022 Summary: The cuticle of C. elegans is impermeable to chemicals, toxins, and pathogens. However, increased permeability is a desirable phenotype because it facilitates chemical uptake. Surface lipids contribute to the permeability barrier.
Ferdinand Ngale Njume +16 more
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Roots Structure and Development of Austrobaileya scandens (Austrobaileyaceae) and Implications for Their Evolution in Angiosperms [PDF]
, 2020 Since the resolution of the ANA grade [Amborellales, Nymphaeales, Austrobaileyales] as sister to all other flowering plants, a few comparative studies of root structure have suggested that some of their anatomical traits could be of importance to ...
Bachelier, Julien B. +3 more
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Plants, 2020 Russeting is an economically important surface disorder in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh). Indirect evidence suggests an irregular skin structure may be the cause of the phenomenon.
Bishnu P. Khanal +3 more
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Fingertip skin models for analysis of the haptic perception of textiles [PDF]
, 2014 This paper presents finite element models of the fingertip skin which have been created to simulate the contact of textile objects with the skin to gain a better understanding of the perception of textiles through the skin, the so-called hand of textiles.
Ciesielska-Wrobel, Izabela +2 more
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The genome of Romanomermis culicivorax:revealing fundamental changes in the core developmental genetic toolkit in Nematoda [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The genetics of development in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been described in exquisite detail. The phylum Nematoda has two classes: Chromadorea (which includes C. elegans) and the Enoplea.
Altmüller, Janine +15 more
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A conserved metalloprotease mediates ecdysis in Caenorhabditis elegans [PDF]
, 2004 Molting is required for progression between larval stages in the life cycle of nematodes. We have identified four mutant alleles of a <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> metalloprotease gene, <i>nas-37</i>, that cause incomplete ...
Birnie, A.J. +4 more
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Tissue localization of betacyanins in cactus stems
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012 Betalains are soluble pigments found only in the suborder Chenopodiniae, while in all other Angiospermae they are replaced by anthocyanins. The convergent evolution of the presence of anthocyanins and betalains in vegetative tissues supports the ...
Alessandro Mosco
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Determination of Uniaxial Tensile Behavior of Hypodermis in Porcine Skin Based on Rule of Mixtures [PDF]
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 2019 In this study, we investigate the mechanical behavior of each skin layer, in terms of the nominal stress-strain curve by uniaxial tensile tests using specimens of porcine skin in two forms: dermis containing epidermis, and all three layers.
Junsuk Choi +3 more
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Multiscale modelling of fluid and solute transport in soft tissues and microvessels [PDF]
, 2010 This study focuses on the movement of particles and extracellular fluid in soft tissues and microvessels. It analyzes modeling applications in biological and physiological fluids at a range of different length scales: from between a few tens to several ...
Lu, Yiling, Wang, Wen
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The C. elegans truncated insulin receptor DAF-2B regulates survival of L1 arrested larvae.
PLoS ONE, 2023 We have previously characterized a truncated isoform of the C. elegans insulin-like receptor, DAF-2B, which retains the ligand binding domain but cannot transduce a signal due to the absence of the intracellular signaling domain. DAF-2B modifies insulin /
Bryan A Martinez, Matthew S Gill
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