Genome-Wide Footprints of Pig Domestication and Selection Revealed through Massive Parallel Sequencing of Pooled DNA [PDF]
, 2011 Background Artificial selection has caused rapid evolution in domesticated species. The identification of selection footprints across domesticated genomes can contribute to uncover the genetic basis of phenotypic diversity.
Amaral, A.J. +8 more
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Unfolding the Mystery of Olfactory Receptor Gene Expression [PDF]
Developmental Cell, 2013 Reporting recently in Cell, Dalton et al. (2013) identify a central role for the unfolded protein response in the regulation of olfactory receptor expression, unveiling molecular players in an elaborate feedback loop that controls the stabilization and establishment of single olfactory receptor gene choice.
Li, Yun Rose, Matsunami, Hiroaki
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Olfactory receptor gene abundance in invasive breast carcinoma [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 AbstractExpression of olfactory receptors (ORs) has been reported in many human tissues outside the nasal epithelium. ORs have been validated as biomarkers in prostate cancer. In breast cancer, however, the expression and role of OR genes remain understudied.
Masjedi, Shirin +2 more
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Olfactory function in the trace amine-associated receptor family (TAARs) evolved twice independently
Scientific Reports, 2021 Olfactory receptor families have arisen independently several times during evolution. The origin of taar genes, one of the four major vertebrate olfactory receptor families, is disputed.
Milan Dieris +2 more
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Activity-Dependent Genes in Mouse Olfactory Sensory Neurons [PDF]
Chemical Senses, 2014 Activity-dependent survival of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) may allow animals to tune their olfactory systems to match their odor environment. Activity-dependent genes should play important roles in this process, motivating experiments to identify them.
Adrian M, Fischl +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background The insect olfactory system is a highly specific and sensitive chemical detector, which plays important roles in feeding, mating and finding an appropriate oviposition site.
Chuan-Zhen Qiu +9 more
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The Olfactory Transcriptome and Progression of Sexual Maturation in Homing Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Reproductive homing migration of salmonids requires accurate interaction between the reception of external olfactory cues for navigation to the spawning grounds and the regulation of sexual maturation processes.
Arjan P Palstra +5 more
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A model of toxic neuropathy in Drosophila reveals a role for MORN4 in promoting axonal degeneration [PDF]
, 2012 Axonal degeneration is a molecular self-destruction cascade initiated following traumatic, toxic, and metabolic insults. Its mechanism underlies a number of disorders including hereditary and diabetic neuropathies and the neurotoxic side effects of ...
Bhattacharya, Martha R.C. +7 more
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Update on the olfactory receptor (OR) gene superfamily [PDF]
Human Genomics, 2008 The olfactory receptor gene (OR) superfamily is the largest in the human genome. The superfamily contains 390 putatively functional genes and 465 pseudogenes arranged into 18 gene families and 300 subfamilies. Even members within the same subfamily are often located on different chromosomes.
Olender Tsviya +2 more
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Identification and Comparison of Candidate Olfactory Genes in the Olfactory and Non-Olfactory Organs of Elm Pest Ambrostoma quadriimpressum (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Based on Transcriptome Analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The leaf beetle Ambrostoma quadriimpressum (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a predominant forest pest that causes substantial damage to the lumber industry and city management.
Yinliang Wang +3 more
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