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The evolution of the metazoan Toll receptor family and its expression during protostome development
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a crucial role in immunity and development. They contain leucine-rich repeat domains, one transmembrane domain, and one Toll/IL-1 receptor domain.
Andrea Orús-Alcalde +3 more
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BMC Biology, 2023 Background Innate immunity is the first line of defense against pathogens. In animals, the Toll pathway, the Imd pathway, the complement system, and lectins are well-known mechanisms involved in innate immunity.
Andrea Orús-Alcalde +2 more
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The visual pigment xenopsin is widespread in protostome eyes and impacts the view on eye evolution
eLife, 2020 Photoreceptor cells in the eyes of Bilateria are often classified into microvillar cells with rhabdomeric opsin and ciliary cells with ciliary opsin, each type having specialized molecular components and physiology.
Clemens Christoph Döring +4 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2022 A fascinating variety of adult body plans can be found in the Tunicates, the closest existing relatives of vertebrates. A distinctive feature of the larvacean class of pelagic tunicates is the presence of a highly specialized surface epithelium that ...
Simon Henriet +2 more
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Comparative Evolution of Animal and Human Coronaviruses, their Varieties and Virulence [PDF]
JLUMHS, 2021 Coronaviruses are a group of enveloped viruses with single-stranded and RNA genomes that cause a wide-ranging spectrum of animal and human diseases.
Shabnam Rustamani
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The development of early pioneer neurons in the annelid Malacoceros fuliginosus
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2020 Background Nervous system development is an interplay of many processes: the formation of individual neurons, which depends on whole-body and local patterning processes, and the coordinated growth of neurites and synapse formation.
Suman Kumar +3 more
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Comparison of the cardiovascular presentations, complications and outcomes following different coronaviruses’ infection: A systematic review [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2021 Manifestations caused by coronavirus family have presented it in many ways during the previous years. The aim of this systematic review was to gather all possible cardiovascular manifestations of the coronavirus family in the literature.
Mohammad Mostafa Ansari Ramandi +7 more
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Trans-splicing of mRNAs links gene transcription to translational control regulated by mTOR
BMC Genomics, 2019 Background In phylogenetically diverse organisms, the 5′ ends of a subset of mRNAs are trans-spliced with a spliced leader (SL) RNA. The functions of SL trans-splicing, however, remain largely enigmatic.
Gemma B. Danks +6 more
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Development is largely driven by transitions between transcriptional programs. The initiation of transcription at appropriate sites in the genome is a key component of this and yet few rules governing selection are known.
Gemma B. Danks +3 more
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One Health, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic has challenged public health systems worldwide, particularly affecting developing countries in Latin America like Ecuador. In this report, we exposed the fundamental role of the Ecuadorian universities to improve COVID-19 surveillance ...
Daniela Santander-Gordon +19 more
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