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Bioinformatic Identification Of Small RNA (and Their Targets) In The Testis Of Clawed Frogs (Xenopus And Silurana): Implications For Male Fertility
(Biology, 2012-04-11)Chapter one sets the stage for this project, which lies somewhere near the intersection of speciation, genome, and reproductive biology. Chapter two identifies miRNA with shared expression profiles (Silurana and Xenopus). ... -
Biological Evaluation Of Membrane-active Compounds As Treatment For Clostridium Difficile Infection
(Biology, 2015)Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), which is caused by a spore-forming, gram-positive anaerobe, named C. difficile, is the leading cause of the hospital-acquired antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Hospitalized elderly ... -
Biological Relevance Of JAZ Proteins In The Interaction Between Pseudomonas syrinage And Arabiopsis thaliana
Stomata, micro-pores on the leaf surface, are formed by a pair of guard cells. In addition to controlling water loss and gas exchange between the plant and the environment, these cells act as immunity gates to prevent ... -
Carbon, Nitrogen And Phosphorus Stoichiometry Of A Mixotrophic Protist
(Biology, 2008-08-08)The microbial loop is one of two major pathways in aquatic systems in which nutrient and energy flow from dissolved nutrients to higher trophic levels. Protozoan-bacteria predator-prey relationships lie at the base of ... -
The CCHC Motif In Non-LTR Retrotransposons Modulates RNA Associated Protein Conformational Changes
(Biology, 2014-03-10)Non-LTR retrotransposons encode a conserved cysteine histidine motif of undetermined function. The spacing of the cysteines and histidine residues in the motif is CX₃CX₇HX4C. The site specific non-LTR retrotransposon R2Bm ... -
Cell division in Mycobacteria: the role of SepIVA
(2023-05-11)Today, about a quarter of the world’s population are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and therefore, are at risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease. Tuberculosis, on average, takes about six months to ... -
Cellular Targets Involved In Reovirus-induced Oncolysis Of RAs-transformed Cells
(Biology, 2008-04-22)Reovirus is a ubiquitous virus with demonstrated oncolytic properties. In this study, we investigate the pathways which reovirus produces a lytic infection in SV-40 transformed WI-38 cells and the noncytocidal infection ... -
Characterization Of Anti-rotavirus Activities Of Saponin Extracts From Quillaja Saponaria
(Biology, 2010-11-01)Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea disease in newborns and young children worldwide, estimated to be responsible for over 500,000 adolescent deaths mostly in developing countries each year. Rotavirus-related ... -
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 ...