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Characterization Of mocR, A GntR Transcriptional Regulator In Bradyrhizobium japonicum
(Biology, 2012-07-25)The GntR family is one of the most widely distributed and prolific groups of the helix-turn-helix (HTH) transcription factors. In particular, microorganisms that live in complex, fast-changing environments such as soil ... -
CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE
(2021-06-29)Mitochondria are essential for energy production, metabolic signaling, calcium homeostasis, and other roles. Consequently, mitochondrial dysfunction can result in cellular decline and the onset of disease. Cells use the ... -
Circadian Orchestration of Symbiotic Genes in Photosynthetic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
(2018-05-04)Rhizobia have long been known for their symbiotic association with the roots of legumes where they perform nitrogen fixation in specialized organs called nodules. The photosynthetic strains of Bradyrhizobia are of particular ... -
Combating Bacterial Infections with In-Situ Detection and Antibiotic Technology
(2020-08-10)Currently, there is a looming crisis in the field of antibacterial drug therapy. The emergence of antibacterial drug resistance because of poor antibacterial stewardship, coupled with booming elderly populations, economic ... -
A Comparative Approach To Elucidating The Physiological Response In Symbiodinium To Changes In Temperature
(Biology, 2014-03-10)Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse ecosystems, and play a large role in the functioning of oceanic and coastal ecosystems. They are currently declining around the world, largely due to the effects of climate change ... -
Comparative Thermal Biology And Associated Niche Differentiation Among the Five-Lined Skinks
(Biology, 2008-09-17)Three species of five-lined skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus, P. laticeps, and P. inexpectatus) occur in regional sympatry across much of the Southeastern United States. These closely-related species, at one or more levels of ... -
Comparing The Genome Expression Profiles Of Verrucomicrobium Sp. Strain Tav2 Cells Grown Under Two Different Oxygen Concentrations
(Biology, 2010-11-01)Termites are significantly different in their lifestyles and organization but most are linked by the common trait in degrading plant material, whether it is leaf litter, wood, soil or animal waste. They consume the ... -
Comparing The Melanin-concentrating Hormone -1 Receptor Expression In The Brains Of Mice And Rats
(Biology, 2007-09-17)The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) family of neuropeptides is believed to be important in controlling certain feeding behaviors. Recently, the distribution of melanin-concentrating-1 receptor (MCH-1R) in rat brains ... -
Comparison Of The DNA Methylation Patterns Between Interspecific Xenopus F1 Hybrids And Their Parental Species
(Biology, 2011-07-14)In this study the main focus is to compare the methylation patterns of interspecific Xenopus F1 hybrids to the parental species using Methyl-Sensitive Amplification Polymorphisms (MSAPs). Genomic DNA was extracted from the ... -
Comparison Of The Ingestion And Digestion Rates Of Ochromonas danica Grazing On Pseudomonas fluorescens Of Varying Food Quality
(Biology, 2007-08-23)Flagellate prey selection appears to depend on morphological characteristics of prey such as cell size and motility, as well as on physiochemical characteristics such as digestibility and cell surface characteristics. ... -
Completion of RLE LINE Integration Involves an Open "4-Way" Branched DNA Intermediate
(2020-05-29)Long Interspersed Elements (LINEs), also known as non-LTR retrotransposons, encode a multifunctional protein that reverse transcribes its mRNA into DNA at the site of insertion by target primed reverse transcription. The ... -
The Control Of Gene Expression By High Light Stress In Cyanobacteria Through The Apparent Two-component NblS-RpaB Signal Transduction Pair
(Biology, 2008-09-17)In nature photosynthetic organisms including cyanobacteria are dependent upon their ability to acclimate to changes in environmental conditions including light and nutrient levels. The NblS sensor kinase of the cyanobacterium ... -
Data Figure 3 in "Insights from the application of genetics on Pocillopora-Symbiodinium associations in the eastern tropical Pacific."
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DETERMINING HOW ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGE FILTERS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND HOW SPECIES MODIFY THEIR TRAITS IN RESPONSE TO URBANIZATION
(2023-08-11)Humans are significantly altering the environment at an alarming pace, leading to a reduction in species diversity. This transformation has created modified habitats where some species struggle to survive, while a few ... -
Determining the phylogeographic dynamics of the edge relationships between Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard) and its neighbors along the Colorado River Basin (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)
(Biology, 2009-09-16)Theraphosids, commonly known as “tarantulas”, are a group of large, hirsute spiders that have drawn relatively little interest in ecological, behavioral, or evolutionary research from biologists. The lack of research on ... -
DEVELOPING APPROACHES THAT LEVERAGE NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TO STUDY BROAD BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
(2019-11-18)The advent of Next Generation Sequencing has been an extremely powerful tool in transforming the way we answer biological questions today. With the price per base pair continuously decreasing, and throughput, sequencing ... -
Development and characterization of novel a TCRm antibody and its application as an immune checkpoint blocker
(2021-12-21)Immunotherapy, the treatment of diseases via targeted immune system activation, has recently shown extraordinary success in clinical trials for multiple malignancies. In contrast to a routine therapeutic regimen for cancer, ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNIQUES TO DISSECT THE GENETIC BASIS OF POPULATION-LEVEL VARIATION OF RECOMBINATION RATES IN THE DAPHNIA MODEL SYSTEM
(2021-12-20)We know very little about the determining genetic factors that control the recombination events within a genome. Moreover, the cause of recombination rate variation in population-level remains poorly understood, especially ... -
Differentiation Of Gene Expression In Behaviorally Isolated Black And Brown Morphs Of Drosophila elegans
(Biology, 2007-09-17)Pre-zygotic isolation has been recognized as the primary form of incipient speciation, with behavioral isolation as one of its most significant manifestations. In spite of intensive research on behavioral isolation, its ... -
Disease in a Changing Ocean: Ecoimmunological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology
(2018-04-26)Increasing prevalence of anthropogenic stressors and climate change have resulted in rapid increases in the incidence and severity marine disease affecting a number of vulnerable taxa. Cnidarians, including both reef-building ...