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Transcriptionally promiscuous "blurry" promoters in Tc1/mariner transposons a...
Abstract Background We have recently described a peculiar feature of the promoters in two Drosophila Tc1-like elements, Bari1 and Bari3. The AT-richness and the presence of weak... -
Divergent transcriptomic responses underlying the ranaviruses-amphibian inter...
Abstract Background Ranaviruses (family Iridoviridae, nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses) have been reported as promiscuous pathogens of cold-blooded vertebrates. Rana grylio... -
Flying ticks: anciently evolved associations that constitute a risk of infect...
Abstract Ticks are important vectors of emerging zoonotic diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide. Ticks are often found on wild birds, which have been long... -
Prophages and adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 to the human clinic
Abstract Background It has been suggested that prophages in the ST398 S. aureus clone are responsible for expanding ST398's spectrum of action and increasing its ability to... -
Characterisation of a niche-specific excretory–secretory peroxiredoxin from t...
Abstract Background The primary cause of parasitic gastroenteritis in small ruminants in temperate regions is the brown stomach worm, Teladorsagia circumcincta. Host immunity to... -
Multiple trans QTL and one cis-regulatory deletion are associated with the di...
Abstract Background Dissecting the genetic basis of phenotypic diversity is one of the fundamental goals in evolutionary biology. Despite growing evidence for gene expression... -
Genome analysis of Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae isolates from invasi...
Abstract Background Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae (IIIb) is frequently isolated from the environment, cold-blooded reptiles, sheep and humans; however only a few studies... -
Characterization of wheat MYB genes responsive to high temperatures
Abstract Background Heat stress is one of the most crucial environmental factors, which reduces crop yield worldwide. In plants, the MYB family is one of the largest families of... -
Effects of adult temperature on gene expression in a butterfly: identifying p...
Abstract Background Phenotypic plasticity is a pervasive property of all organisms and considered to be of key importance for dealing with environmental variation. Plastic... -
Identification of novel putative causative genes and genetic marker for male ...
Abstract Background Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is an important tree for Japanese forestry. Male-sterile marker development in Japanese cedar would facilitate... -
Using synthetic biology to increase nitrogenase activity
Abstract Background Nitrogen fixation has been established in protokaryotic model Escherichia coli by transferring a minimal nif gene cluster composed of 9 genes (nifB, nifH,... -
Extremely low nucleotide diversity in the X-linked region of papaya caused by...
Abstract Background The papaya Y-linked region showed clear population structure, resulting in the detection of the ancestral male population that domesticated hermaphrodite... -
A unique cluster of roo insertions in the promoter region of a stress respons...
Abstract Transposable elements (TEs) are not randomly distributed in the genome. A genome-wide analysis of the D. melanogaster genome found that differences in TE density across... -
A quantitative feeding assay in adult Drosophila reveals rapid modulation of ...
Abstract Background Food intake of the adult fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, an intermittent feeder, is attributed to several behavioral elements including foraging, feeding... -
Widespread activation of antisense transcription of the host genome during he...
Abstract Background Herpesviruses can infect a wide range of animal species. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is one of the eight herpesviruses that can infect humans and is... -
Genetic diversity of merozoite surface protein-1 C-terminal 42 kDa of Plasmod...
Abstract Background The C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 of Plasmodium falciparum (PfMSP-142) is the target of an immune response. It has been recognised...
