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Gut microbiota is associated with the effect of photoperiod on seasonal breeding in male Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)

Microbiome, 2022
Background Seasonal breeding in mammals has been widely recognized to be regulated by photoperiod, but the association of gut microbiota with photoperiodic regulation of seasonal breeding has never been investigated.
Hanyi Zhu, Guoliang Li, Jing Liu, Xiaoming Xu, Zhibin Zhang   +4 more
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Identification and phylogenetic analysis of voltage-gated sodium channel haplotypes in the malaria vector Anopheles sinensis using a high-throughput amplicon sequencing approach

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Anopheles sinensis is a dominant vector for malaria transmission in Asian countries. Voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) mutation-mediated knock-down resistance (kdr) has developed in many A.
Ruoyao Ni, Nian Liu, Mei Li, Weiping Qian, Xinghui Qiu   +4 more
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Changes in transcriptomic and metabolomic profiles of morphotypes of Ophiocordyceps sinensis within the hemocoel of its host larvae, Thitarodes xiaojinensis

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) is a well-known entomopathogenic and medicinal fungus. It parasitizes and mummifies the underground ghost moth larvae to produce a fruiting body named Chinese cordyceps. Specific for the fungus, O.
Miaomiao Li, Qian Meng, Huan Zhang, Ruihao Shu, Yanni Zhao, Peipei Wu, Xuan Li, Guiling Zhou, Qilian Qin, Jihong Zhang   +9 more
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Mutagenesis of the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) reveals severe olfactory defects in the crop pest moth Helicoverpa armigera

BMC Biology, 2022
Background Odorant receptors (ORs) as odorant-gated ion channels play a crucial role in insect olfaction. They are formed by a heteromultimeric complex of the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) and a ligand-selective Or.
Xiao-Bin Fan, Bao-Tong Mo, Guo-Cheng Li, Ling-Qiao Huang, Hao Guo, Xin-Lin Gong, Chen-Zhu Wang   +6 more
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Conceptual framework for the insect metamorphosis from larvae to pupae by transcriptomic profiling, a case study of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background Insect metamorphosis from larvae to pupae is one of the most important stages of insect life history. Relatively comprehensive information related to gene transcription profiles during lepidopteran metamorphosis is required to understand the ...
Xinxin Gao, Jihong Zhang, Peipei Wu, Ruihao Shu, Huan Zhang, Qilian Qin, Qian Meng   +6 more
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The invasion process of the entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis into the larvae of ghost moths (Thitarodes xiaojinensis) using a GFP-labeled strain

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Chinese cordyceps is a well-known and valuable traditional Chinese medicine that forms after Ophiocordyceps sinensis parasitizes ghost moth larvae. The low natural infection rate of O.
Peipei Wu, Peipei Wu, Qilian Qin, Jihong Zhang, Huan Zhang, Xuan Li, Hongtuo Wang, Qian Meng   +7 more
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By hook or by crook? Morphometry, competition and cooperation in rodent sperm [PDF]

, 2007
Background Sperm design varies enormously across species and sperm competition is thought to be a major factor influencing this variation. However, the functional significance of many sperm traits is still poorly understood.
AH Harcourt, AJ Holloway, BGM Jamieson, BGM Jamieson, CM Lessells, D Haig, DJ Hosken, DM Woolley, ERS Roldan, F Hayashi, FJ Rohlf, FJ Rohlf, GA Parker, GA Parker, Harry D.M. Moore, HDM Moore, HDM Moore, J Cohen, J Cohen, J Sivinski, L McGregor, M Pagel, MJ Anderson, MJ Anderson, RP Freckleton, RR Snook, RS Voss, S Ferson, S Pitnick, SA Ramm, Simone Immler, SP Flaherty, SP Flaherty, T Pizzari, Tim R. Birkhead, Tom Pizzari, TT Smith, WD Hamilton, WG Breed, WG Breed, William G. Breed   +40 more
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Aging features of the migratory locust at physiological and transcriptional levels

BMC Genomics, 2021
Background Non-Drosophila insects provide diverse aging types and important complementary systems for studies of aging biology. However, little attention has been paid to the special roles of non-Drosophila insects in aging research.
Siyuan Guo, Pengcheng Yang, Bo Liang, Feng Zhou, Li Hou, Le Kang, Xianhui Wang   +6 more
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PEBP balances apoptosis and autophagy in whitefly upon arbovirus infection

Nature Communications, 2022
Arbovirus has co-evolved with its insect vector, enabling efficient and persistent transmission by vectors. Here, the authors reveal an immune homeostatic mechanism shaped by apoptosis and autophagy that facilitates arbovirus preservation within its ...
Shifan Wang, Huijuan Guo, Keyan Zhu-Salzman, Feng Ge, Yucheng Sun   +4 more
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Comparative Chromosome Maps of Neotropical Rodents Necromys lasiurus and Thaptomys nigrita (Cricetidae) Established by ZOO-FISH [PDF]

, 2011
This work presents chromosome homology maps between Mus musculus (MMU) and 2 South American rodent species from the Cricetidae group: Necromys lasiurus (NLA, 2n = 34) and Thaptomys nigrita (TNI, 2n = 52), established by ZOO-FISH using mouse chromosome ...
Diaz GB, D’Élia G, D’Élia G, Engelbrecht A, Fagundes V, Ford CE, Gallardo MH, Geise L, Hass I, I. Hass, I.J. Sbalqueiro, Matsubara K, Matsubara K, Musser GG, Nakamura T, R.F. Artoni, Rambau RV, Reig OA, Romanenko SA, S. Müller, Sbalqueiro IJ, Seabright M, Silva MJ, Smith MF, Smith MF, Stanyon R, Ventura K, Ventura K, Yang F   +28 more
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