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Proteasomal Gene Duplications And Recruitment Of Testis Specific Expression In Drosophila
(Biology, 2008-09-17)
Proteasome is a large multisubunit complex that degrades ubiquitinated proteins in a highly regulated manner in all eukaryotes. Two subcompartments of this subunit are the 19Scap and the 20S core particle with 19S acting ...
The Effects Of An Artifically Elevated Thermal Environment And Seasonal Acclimatization On The Thermal Tolerance Of The Western Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
(Biology, 2008-09-17)
Gambusia affinis, the western mosquitofish, is a very hardy, live-bearing fish that has invaded freshwater habitats worldwide. The success of the western mosquitofishs' invasion is due to its reproductive capabilities and ...
Lack Of Respiratory Effects Of Nicotine Applied To The Caudal Medullary Raphé
(Biology, 2008-08-08)
Breathing is an involuntary and automatic process initiated by a network of neurons within the brainstem. These neurons are affected by a number of factors (mechanical, electrical and chemical) that help modulate the ...
The Relationship Of Oribatid Soil Mite Abundance To Abiotic And Biotic Factors
(Biology, 2008-08-08)
Oribatid soil mites primarily feed on fungi and dead organisms. They belong to the arthropod subclass, Acari, that are believed to contribute to soil processes such as plant litter breakdown and nutrient release. In order ...
Transposon Exaptation In Mammalian Evolution
(Biology, 2008-08-08)
A growing body of work suggests that the exaptation of transposon-derived sequences to perform beneficial cellular functions has played a significant role in eukaryotic evolution. In chapter 1, we present an analysis of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rcd-1 Related:a Positively Selected Retrogene With Spermatogenesis Function In Drosophila
(Biology, 2008-04-22)
Gene duplication is one of the major forces in driving genome evolution. Our study focuses on a particular retrogene Rcd-1 related (Rcd-1r) that originated through retroposition of the parental gene Required for cell ...
Effects Of Nutrient Limitation, Competitors And Grazers On The Abundance And Toxicity Of Laboratory Cultures Of P. parvum, a Harmful Alga
(Biology, 2008-08-08)
P. parvum Carter is a haptophyte that occurs world wide in both fresh and brackish waters. Though P. parvum blooms occur world wide under a variety of environmental conditions, it occurs during the cooler months of the ...