Introduction to Pristionchus pacificus anatomy [PDF]
Journal of Nematology, 2021 Pristionchus pacificus has emerged as an important nematode species used to understand the evolution of development and behavior. While P. pacificus (Diplogasteridae) is only distantly related to Caenorhabditis elegans (Rhabditidae), both use an ...
Nathan E. Schroeder
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A sulfotransferase dosage-dependently regulates mouthpart polyphenism in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2018 Certain genotypes define developmental plasticity and discrete morphologies, but a mechanism as to how this arises is unclear. Here, the authors show that dosage-specific sulfotransferase (SEUD-1) expression specifies which mouthparts are expressed in ...
Linh T. Bui +2 more
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Environmental influence on Pristionchus pacificus mouth form through different culture methods [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Environmental cues can impact development to elicit distinct phenotypes in the adult. The consequences of phenotypic plasticity can have profound effects on morphology, life cycle, and behavior to increase the fitness of the organism.
Michael S. Werner +8 more
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Kin-recognition and predation shape collective behaviors in the cannibalistic nematode Pristionchus pacificus. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2023 Kin-recognition is observed across diverse species forming an important behavioral adaptation influencing organismal interactions. In many species, the molecular mechanisms involved are difficult to characterize, but in the nematode Pristionchus ...
Fumie Hiramatsu, James W Lightfoot
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Thousands of Pristionchus pacificus orphan genes were integrated into developmental networks that respond to diverse environmental microbiota. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2023 Adaptation of organisms to environmental change may be facilitated by the creation of new genes. New genes without homologs in other lineages are known as taxonomically-restricted orphan genes and may result from divergence or de novo formation ...
Marina Athanasouli +4 more
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Genomic integration of transgenes using UV irradiation in Pristionchus pacificus. [PDF]
MicroPubl Biol, 2022 Transgenes are widely used throughout molecular biology for numerous applications. In Caenorhabditis elegans, stable transgenes are usually generated by microinjection into the germline establishing extrachromosomal arrays.
Eren GG, Roca M, Han Z, Lightfoot JW.
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Nematode genome announcement: A chromosome-scale genome assembly for the Pristionchus pacificus reference mapping strain PS1843 [PDF]
Journal of NematologyPristionchus pacificus is a free-living nematode that shares many features with Caenorhabditis elegans, such as its short generation time and hermaphroditism, but also exhibits novel traits, i.e., a mouth-form dimorphism that enables predation.
Röseler Waltraud +2 more
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Analysis of repeat elements in the Pristionchus pacificus genome reveals an ancient invasion by horizontally transferred transposons [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2022 Background Repetitive sequences and mobile elements make up considerable fractions of individual genomes. While transposition events can be detrimental for organismal fitness, repetitive sequences form an enormous reservoir for molecular innovation.
Marina Athanasouli +1 more
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Dafadine Does Not Promote Dauer Development in Pristionchus pacificus. [PDF]
MicroPubl BiolIn response to unfavorable conditions, nematodes develop into the stress-resistant dauer larvae. Under favorable conditions, many nematodes are known to synthesize dafachronic acids (DAs) that bind to the conserved nuclear hormone receptor DAF-12 to ...
Carstensen HR, Hong RL.
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Application of ALFA-Tagging in the Nematode Model Organisms Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus [PDF]
Cells, 2022 The detection, manipulation and purification of proteins is key in modern life sciences studies. To achieve this goal, a plethora of epitope tags have been employed in model organisms from bacteria to humans.
Catia Igreja +7 more
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