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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... -
Production of human pro-relaxin H2 in the yeast Pichia pastoris
Abstract Background Initially known as the reproductive hormone, relaxin was shown to possess other therapeutically useful properties that include extracellular matrix... -
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... -
Observation of Poynting’s vector reversal in an active photonic cavity
Optical power flow along an active cavity having net gain can differ dramatically from that in a passive cavity. We report the first observation of Poynting’s vector reversal in... -
Females sample more males at high nesting densities, but ultimately obtain le...
Abstract Background Sexual selection is largely driven by the availability of mates. Theory predicts that male competition and female choice should be density-dependent, with... -
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... -
Polyamines in the life of Arabidopsis: profiling the expression of S-adenosyl...
Abstract Background Arabidopsis has 5 paralogs of the S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) gene. Neither their specific role in development nor the role of... -
Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene e...
Abstract Background The phenomenon of immune priming, i.e. enhanced protection following a secondary exposure to a pathogen, has now been demonstrated in a wide range of... -
Genomic selection signatures in sheep from the Western Pyrenees
Abstract Background The current large spectrum of sheep phenotypic diversity results from the combined product of sheep selection for different production traits such as wool,... -
Structural and mechanistic analysis of engineered trichodiene synthase enzyme...
Trichoderma spp. are well-known bioagents for the plant growth promotion and pathogen suppression. The beneficial activities of the fungus Trichoderma spp. are attributed to... -
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... -
ショウジョウバエ野外集団におけるコアプロモーター配列変異によって生じる発現量変化への自然選択
Abstract Background Understanding the evolutionary forces that influence variation in gene regulatory regions in natural populations is an important challenge for evolutionary... -
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... -
Tissue-specific transcriptomes of Anisakis simplex (sensu stricto) and Anisak...
Abstract Background Larval stages of the sibling species of parasitic nematodes Anisakis simplex (sensu stricto) (s.s.) (AS) and Anisakis pegreffii (AP) are responsible for a... -
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,...
