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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni, Giuseppe Fusco, Filippo Nicolini, Heather Bruce, Andrea Luchetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vertebrate Adaptive Immunity—Comparative Insights from a Teleost Model

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and the ciliated protozoan parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis are used to study pathogen-specific protective immunity.
Harry W. Dickerson, Robert Craig Findly
doaj   +1 more source

Immunoglobulins in Teleost

, 2022
Jawed vertebrate species (Gnathostomata) are all characterized by an adaptive immune system based on B and T cells along with the huge diversity and specificity of their antigen receptors, the immunoglobulins (IG) or antibodies and the T-cell receptors (TCRs), respectively.
Sánchez Mendoza, Manuel, Magadán Mompó, Susana   +1 more
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Dental development in the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) and the evolution of vertebrate dentitions

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Dentitions have diversified enormously during vertebrate evolution, involving reductions, modifications, or allocations to prey seizing and processing regions. A combination of ancient and novel features related to dental and oropharyngeal apparatuses is found in extant lineages of non‐teleost fishes, such as the gars.
Anna Pospisilova, Jan Stundl, Lenin Arias‐Rodriguez, Robert Cerny, Vladimír Soukup   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fhod3 in zebrafish supports myofibril stability during growth of embryonic skeletal muscle

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Actin filament organization in cardiomyocytes critically depends on the formin Fhod3, but a role for Fhod3 in skeletal muscle development has not yet been described. Results We demonstrate here that in zebrafish mutated for one of two fhod3 paralog genes, fhod3a, skeletal muscle of the trunk appears normal through 2 days post ...
Aubrie Russell, Tracy Eng, Jeffrey D. Amack, David Pruyne   +3 more
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Role of SoxE transcription factors in development and disease

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Sox8, Sox9, and Sox10 arose by multiple rounds of genome duplications from a single SoxE gene in ancestral vertebrates. In this review, we will briefly discuss the molecular structure and function of SoxE transcription factors and their evolutionary origin. We will then discuss their expression, function, and developmental disorders.
Merin Lawrence, Gerhard Schlosser
wiley   +1 more source

Stunning fish with CO2 or electricity: contradictory results on behavioural and physiological stress responses

Animal, 2016
Studies that address fish welfare before slaughter have concluded that many of the traditional systems used to stun fish including CO2 narcosis are unacceptable as they cause avoidable stress before death.
A. Gräns, L. Niklasson, E. Sandblom, K. Sundell, B. Algers, C. Berg, T. Lundh, M. Axelsson, H. Sundh, A. Kiessling   +9 more
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Exposure–Recovery Approach for Hepatic Toxicity Analysis of Pyrethroid Lambda‐Cyhalothrin: Histopathological, Histochemical, and Biochemical Responses in Oreochromis niloticus

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lambda‐cyhalothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide widely used in agriculture, but its potential to contaminate aquatic ecosystems and exert high toxicity on fish at low concentrations raises ecotoxicological concerns. While standard histopathological and biochemical assessments are common, the novel integration of pigment‐based ...
Carlos Eurico Fernandes, André Luiz do Nascimento Silva, Tiago Venancio da Silva, Karine Nathiele Nogueira Farias, Sabrina Fuzer Gonçalves, Brenda de Oliveira Martins, Maria Eduarda Corona Garcia, Lilian Franco‐Belussi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Noncanonical Nucleotides in the Genome Around the Maternal‐Zygotic Transition

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
In this paper, Kazzazi et al. provide a comprehensive review of the dynamics of nonconventional nucleotides in the genome during early developmental stages, hypothesizing a potential role for these nucleotides in the activation of the zygotic genome. ABSTRACT From the very moment of fertilization and throughout development, the cells of animal embryos ...
Latifa Kazzazy, Dávid Mező, Kinga K. Nagy, Viktória Perey‐Simon, Judit Tóth, Angéla Békési, Beáta Vértessy, Máté Varga   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Classics: The Synergy of AI and Genomics Reveals an Expanded Repertoire of Pigmentation Genes

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Classical approaches for coloration analysis are limited by human low‐resolution phenotyping and genetic analysis. Artificial intelligence allows us to find genes beyond the tip of the iceberg that explain color and pattern diversity in nature. ABSTRACT Pigmentation has long served as a powerful system for exploring gene–trait relationships, yet much ...
Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Nidal Karagic
wiley   +1 more source