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Thyroid hormone receptor orthologues from invertebrate species with emphasis on Schistosoma mansoni

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2007
Background: Thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) function as molecular switches in response to thyroid hormone to regulate gene transcription. TRs were previously believed to be present only in chordates. Results: We isolated two TR genes from the Schistosoma
Niles Edward G, Wu Wenjie, LoVerde Philip T   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mixed infections and hybridisation in monogenean parasites. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Theory predicts that sexual reproduction promotes disease invasion by increasing the evolutionary potential of the parasite, whereas asexual reproduction tends to enhance establishment success and population growth rate.
Bettina Schelkle, Patricia J Faria, Mireille B Johnson, Cock van Oosterhout, Joanne Cable   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metagenetic analysis of patterns of distribution and diversity of marine meiobenthic eukaryotes [PDF]

, 2014
AimMeiofaunal communities that inhabit the marine benthos offer unique opportunities to simultaneously study the macroecology of numerous phyla that exhibit different life-history strategies.
Carvalho, Gary R., Creer, Simon, Fonseca, Vera G., Johnson, Harriet F., Lambshead, John D., Neill, Simon P., Nichols, Ben, Power, Deborah M., Quince, Christopher, Thomas, W. Kelley   +9 more
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Identification and partial characterization of a novel serpin from Eudiplozoon nipponicum (Monogenea, Polyopisthocotylea)

Parasite, 2018
Background: Serpins are a superfamily of serine peptidase inhibitors that participate in the regulation of many physiological and cell peptidase-mediated processes in all organisms (e.g.
Roudnický Pavel, Vorel Jiří, Ilgová Jana, Benovics Michal, Norek Adam, Jedličková Lucie, Mikeš Libor, Potěšil David, Zdráhal Zbyněk, Dvořák Jan, Gelnar Milan, Kašný Martin   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flatworms have lost the right open reading frame kinase 3 gene during evolution [PDF]

, 2015
All multicellular organisms studied to date have three right open reading frame kinase genes (designated riok-1, riok-2 and riok-3). Current evidence indicates that riok-1 and riok-2 have essential roles in ribosome biosynthesis, and that the riok-3 gene
Amani, Parisa, Ansell, Brendan R. E., Boag, Peter R., Breugelmans, Bert, Gasser, Robin B., Hofmann, Andreas, Jex, Aaron R., Sternberg, Paul W., Stroehlein, Andreas J., Young, Neil D.   +9 more
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Microbial Metazoa Are Microbes Too

mSystems, 2019
Microbial metazoa inhabit a certain “Goldilocks zone,” where conditions are just right for the continued ignorance of these taxa. These microscopic animal species have body sizes of
Holly M. Bik
doaj   +1 more source

Trematode diversity reflecting the community structure of Danish freshwater systems: molecular clues

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Digenean trematodes are parasitic platyhelminths that use several hosts in their life cycles and are thereby embedded in various ecosystems affected by local environmental conditions.
Yajiao Duan, Azmi Al-Jubury, Per Walter Kania, Kurt Buchmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang, Nan Li, Yujia Song, Chen Hua, Tangzhen Guan, Yibing Ma, Cai Cheng, Jing Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuropeptides in platyhelminths

Parasitology, 1991
The neuropeptide story began in 1928 with the description by Ernst Scharrer of gland-like nerve cells in the hypothalamus of the minnow,Phoxinus laevis.Because these nerve cells were overwhelmingly specialized for secretory activity, overshadowing other neuronal properties, Scharrer termed them ‘neurosecretory neurons’.
Fairweather, Ian, Halton, D W
openaire   +2 more sources

Transcriptome analysis of Taenia solium cysticerci using Open reading Frame ESTS (ORESTES) [PDF]

, 2009
Background Human infection by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium affects more than 50 million people worldwide, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries. Cysticercosis which arises from larval encystation can be life threatening and difficult
Almeida, Carolina R., Bayer-Santos, Ethel, Davila, Alberto M. R., Dias-Neto, Emmanuel, Ferreira, Henrique B., Grisard, Edmundo C., Maia, Antônio A., Ojopi, Elida P. B., Rodrigues, Juliana B., Rotava, Gianinna, Sincero, Thaís C. M., Sperandio, Maísa M., Stoco, Patricia H., Tyler, Kevin M., Wagner, Glauber, Zaha, Arnaldo   +15 more
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