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The Amphioxus SoxB Family: Implications for the Evolution of Vertebrate Placodes [PDF]

, 2007
Cranial placodes are regions of thickened ectoderm that give rise to sense organs and ganglia in the vertebrate head. Homologous structures are proposed to exist in urochordates, but have not been found in cephalochordates, suggesting the first chordates
Bronner-Fraser, Marianne, Meulemans, Daniel   +1 more
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tBid‐Mediated Genetic Ablation of Connective Tissue Cells Reveals Their Key Regulatory Function During Limb Regeneration in Axolotls

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We establish a tBid‐mediated cell ablation system in axolotls, achieve rapid and efficient ablation of multiple cell types, including muscle stem cell, spinal cord cell, and connective tissue (CT) cells. We investigate the role of CT using tBid‐mediated CT ablation and identify its essential role for limb development and regeneration.
Yan Hu, Weimin Feng, Zitian He, Jiayi Zeng, Jingyi Tang, Shulin Li, Tongbo Yu, Sulei Fu, Hui Ma, Binbin Lu, Yanmei Liu, Ji‐Feng Fei   +11 more
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Evolutionary Perspective of Nonclassical MHC Class I and Innate-like T Cells Relevance in Immune Surveillance

Cells
Unlike conventional T cells, which express a highly diverse repertoire of dimeric αβ T-cell receptors (TCRs) restricted by classical, polymorphic MHC class I molecules (MHC-Ia), a distinct group of T cells—collectively termed “innate-like T (iT) cells ...
Jacques Robert, Elnaz Najafi-Majd
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Engineering a Virus‐Derived X Family DNA Polymerase FvPolX for de novo DNA Synthesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this study, a Faustovirus‐derived polymerase (FvPolX) is engineered based on structural and sequence analysis of PolX enzymes. The optimal mutants demonstrate substantially enhanced catalytic activity toward dNTPs and 3′‐ONH2‐dNTPs compared to the wild‐type enzyme.
Chengjie Zhang, Lei Du, Shengying Li
wiley   +1 more source

Synchronization‐Dissipation in the Cardiorespiratory System

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
By modeling central nervous coupling and viscoelastic interactions in the cardiorespiratory system we show that synchronization produces a 10% gain in cardiac efficiency in humans. It is surmised that respiratory sinus arrhythmia improves cardiac pumping efficiency by reducing dynamic stress and power dissipation in the pulmonary vasculature.
Joshua R. Border, Alain Nogaret, Andrew Lefevre, Vishal Jain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Origin and diversification of steroids: Co-evolution of enzymes and nuclear receptors [PDF]

, 2010
Recent sequencing of amphioxus and sea urchin genomes has provided important data for understanding the origins of enzymes that synthesize adrenal and sex steroids and the receptors that mediate physiological response to these vertebrate steroids ...
Michael E. Baker
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On the anatomy of vertebrates

Richard Owen F.R.S. (1804–92) was a controversial and influential palaeontologist and anatomist. Owen studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and at London's St Bartholomew's Hospital. He grew interested in anatomical research, and after qualifying he became assistant conservator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, and then ...
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Secreted Nonstructural Protein 3 is a Pathogenic Determinant of Orbivirus

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study uncovers a conserved PIP2‐dependent secretory pathway of orbivirus NS3 that induces vascular leakage. Pharmacological disruption of PIP2‐NS3 interaction significantly reduces viral pathogenicity and provides protective efficacy in murine models, establishing PIP2‐mediated NS3 secretion as both a key virulence determinant and a promising ...
Junyong Guan, Dong Zhou, Ran Shao, Xing Liu, Jin Peng, Yingran Huang, Shuhui Qi, Cankun Xi, Menghang Wang, Bin Sun, Yinglin Qi, Xin Yin   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sum rules of codon usage probabilities

, 2002
In the crystal basis model of the genetic code, it is deduced that the sum of usage probabilities of the codons with C and A in the third position for the quartets and/or sextets is independent of the biological species for vertebrates. A comparison with
A Sciarrino, Akashi, Aota, Bernardi, Bernardi, Bernardi, Bulmer, Chiusano, Frappat, Frappat, Frappat, Gouy, Huynen, Ikemura, Ikemura, Knight, L Frappat, Osawa, Osawa, P Sorba, Sharp, Zeeberg   +21 more
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Solid Ethanol as a Renewable, Low‐Toxicity, Electron‐Beam Direct Write, and Biomedical Material

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
3D ice lithography (3DIL) enables the fabrication of intricate submicrometer objects using ethanol as a renewable starting material. This study combines process optimization, structural and material analysis, and biomedical applications, from cell culture scaffolds to the patterning of neurostimulation electrodes, demonstrating performance in both in ...
Bruno Perdigão, Bingdong Chang, Gwendoline A. E. Anand, Lechan Tao, Kayeon Kim, Anne Zebitz Eriksen, Malte Alexander Schönhoff, Guilherme Ferreira, Xiyuan Liu, Su Genelioglu, Joachim Lyngholm‐Kjærby, Neha Zahoor, Johan Ulrik Lind, Alice Bastos da Silva Fanta, Thomas Willum Hansen, Changsi Cai, Anpan Han   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source