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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... -
The Dictyostelium discoideum homologue of Twinkle, Twm1, is a mitochondrial D...
Abstract Background DNA replication requires contributions from various proteins, such as DNA helicases; in mitochondria Twinkle is important for maintaining and replicating... -
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... -
A novel nonsense mutation in the tyrosinase gene is related to the albinism i...
Abstract Background Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA) is an autosomal recessive inherited condition that affects the pigmentation of eyes, hair and skin. The OCA phenotype may be... -
Canalization of gene expression is a major signature of regulatory cold adapt...
Abstract Background Transcriptome analysis may provide means to investigate the underlying genetic causes of shared and divergent phenotypes in different populations and help to... -
An IMD-like pathway mediates both endosymbiont control and host immunity in t...
Abstract Many insects developing on nutritionally unbalanced diets have evolved symbiotic associations with vertically transmitted intracellular bacteria (endosymbionts) that... -
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... -
Is there adaptation in the human genome for taste perception and phase I biot...
Abstract Background During the modern human expansion, new environmental pressures may have driven adaptation, especially in genes related to the perception of ingested... -
A compendium and functional characterization of mammalian genes involved in a...
Abstract Background Many mammals are well adapted to surviving in extremely cold environments. These species have likely accumulated genetic changes that help them efficiently... -
The transcriptome of Candida albicans mitochondria and the evolution of organ...
Abstract Background Yeasts show remarkable variation in the organization of their mitochondrial genomes, yet there is little experimental data on organellar 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... -
Genotypic prevalence of norovirus GII in gastroenteritis outpatients in Shang...
Abstract Background With the help of an existing citywide comprehensive surveillance on gastroenteritis outpatients, although norovirus genogroup II (NoV GII) was tested... -
Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of the streptomycin-dependent Mycobacteri...
Abstract Background The ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to establish a latent infection (LTBI) in humans confounds the treatment of tuberculosis. Consequently, there is a... -
Development of a steerable in-pipe locomotive device with six braided tubes
Abstract Numerous studies have developed in-pipe locomotive devices to inspect pipes. However, it is difficult to achieve selective locomotion in a branched piping system. In... -
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... -
Complete genome analysis of a novel recombinant isolate of pepper veinal mott...
Abstract Background Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV) was well established in Africa, and also reported infecting pepper (Capsicum annuum L) in Taiwan and India. However, there... -
Biodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) by a newly isolated bacte...
Abstract Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have become widespread environmental pollutants all over the world. A newly isolated bacterium from an e-waste recycling area,... -
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... -
Expression of NK genes that are not part of the NK cluster in the onychophora...
Abstract Background NK genes are a group of homeobox transcription factors that are involved in various molecular pathways across bilaterians. They are typically divided into...
