Data from: Forward genetic screen of human transposase genomic rearrangements
Background: Numerous human genes encode potentially active DNA transposases or recombinases, but our understanding of their functions remains limited due to shortage of methods to profile their...
View ArticleData from: Nitric oxide signals are interlinked with calcium signals in...
The mammalian diffuse stellate cell system comprises retinoid-storing cells capable of remarkable transformations from a quiescent to an activated myofibroblast-like phenotype. Activated pancreatic...
View ArticleData from: A new species of Empodisma (Restionaceae) from peatlands in...
The genus Empodisma comprises two species that are ecologically important in wetland habitats. Empodisma gracillimum is restricted to south-western Australia, whereas Empodisma minus is found in...
View ArticleData from: Next-generation polyploid phylogenetics: rapid resolution of...
Difficulties in generating nuclear data for polyploids have impeded phylogenetic study of these groups. We describe a high-throughput protocol and an associated bioinformatics pipeline (PURC: “Pipeline...
View ArticleData from: Identification of combinatorial host-specific signatures with a...
Background: The underlying strategies used by influenza A viruses (IAVs) to adapt to new hosts while crossing the species barrier are complex and yet to be understood completely. Several studies have...
View ArticleData from: North-Western Palaearctic species of the Pristiphora ruficornis...
The Pristiphora ruficornis group, defined here based on the structure of the penis valve and the genetic data, includes morphologically and genetically highly similar species that remain taxonomically...
View ArticleData from: Statistical analysis for subjective and objective evaluations of...
The sound produced by a dental air turbine handpiece (dental drill) can markedly influence the sound environment in a dental clinic. Indeed, many patients report that the sound of a dental drill...
View ArticleData from: Application of circulating tumor DNA as a non-invasive tool for...
Background: Liquid biopsy has been proposed to be a promising noninvasive tool to obtain information on tumor progression. Through a clinical observation of a case series of 6 consecutive patients, we...
View ArticleData from: Investigating genomic and phenotypic parallelism between...
Repeated adaptive ecological diversification has commonly been reported in fish, and has often been associated with trophic niche diversity. The main goal of this study was to investigate the extent of...
View ArticleData from: Does personality affect the ability of individuals to track and...
One possibility for why individual differences in behavioral plasticity are frequently associated with differences in personality might be that variation in personality is functionally related to...
View ArticleData from: Molecular phylogeny, revised higher classification, and...
The leaf-mining moth genus Philodoria Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is composed of 30 described species, all of which are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Philodoria is known to feed on 10...
View ArticleData from: Comparing macroecological patterns across continents: evolution of...
Macroecological analyses often test hypotheses at the global scale, or among more closely related species in a single region (e.g. continent). Here, we test several hypotheses about climatic niche...
View ArticleData from: An Avida-ED digital evolution curriculum for undergraduate biology
We present an inquiry-based curriculum based on the digital evolution platform Avida-ED (http://avida-ed.msu.edu). We designed an instructional sequence and lab book consisting of an introduction to...
View ArticleData from: Badgers prefer cattle pasture but avoid cattle: implications for...
Effective management of infectious disease relies upon understanding mechanisms of pathogen transmission. In particular, while models of disease dynamics usually assume transmission through direct...
View ArticleData from: Mek1 down regulates Rad51 activity during yeast meiosis by...
During meiosis, programmed double strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired preferentially between homologs to generate crossovers that promote proper chromosome segregation at Meiosis I. In many organisms,...
View ArticleData from: The temporal signature of memories: identification of a general...
Reinstatement of dynamic memories requires the replay of neural patterns that unfold over time in a similar manner as during perception. However, little is known about the mechanisms that guide such a...
View ArticleData from: Song playback increases songbird density near low to moderate use...
Many songbird species avoid roads. While acoustic masking, vehicle collision, and edge effects are likely culprits, spatial avoidance also occurs along low use roads and at locations distant from the...
View ArticleData from: Transgenerational plasticity following a dual pathogen and stress...
Background: Phenotypic plasticity operates across generations, when the parental environment affects phenotypic expression in the offspring. Recent studies in invertebrates have reported...
View ArticleData from: Patterns and biases in climate change research on amphibians and...
Climate change likely has severe impacts on animal populations, but demonstrating a causal link can be difficult because of potential influences by additional factors. Assessing global impacts of...
View ArticleData from: Socially cued developmental plasticity in web-building spiders
Background: Socially cued anticipatory plasticity (SCAP) has been proposed as a widespread mechanism of adaptive life-history shifts in semelparous species with extreme male mating investment. Such...
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