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Molecular characteristics of insect vitellogenins
Muhammad Tufail,Makio Takeda +1 more
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Phylogenetic analysis using 31 Vg sequences from 25 insect species reflects, in general, the current phylogenies of insects, suggesting that Vgs are still phylogenetically bound, although a divergence exists among them.About:
This article is published in Journal of Insect Physiology.The article was published on 2008-12-01. It has received 375 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sequence motif & Vitellogenins.read more
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Standard methods for toxicology research in Apis mellifera
Piotr Medrzycki,Hervé Giffard,Pierrick Aupinel,Luc P. Belzunces,Marie-Pierre Chauzat,Christian Claßen,Marc Edouard Colin,Thierry Dupont,Vincenzo Girolami,Reed M. Johnson,Yves Le Conte,Johannes Lückmann,Matteo Marzaro,Jens Pistorius,Claudio Porrini,Andrea Schur,Fabio Sgolastra,Noa Simon Delso,Jozef J. M. van der Steen,Klaus Wallner,Cédric Alaux,David Biron,Nicolas Blot,Gherardo Bogo,Jean-Luc Brunet,Frédéric Delbac,Marie Diogon,Hicham El Alaoui,Bertille Provost,Simone Tosi,Cyril Vidau +30 more
TL;DR: A selection of methods used for studying pesticide toxicity/selectiveness towards Apis mellifera are described, which may be used in risk assessment schemes and in scientific research aimed to explain acute and chronic effects of any target compound on Apis Mellifera.
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The major yolk protein vitellogenin interferes with the anti-plasmodium response in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae.
Martin K. Rono,Miranda M. A. Whitten,Miranda M. A. Whitten,Miranda M. A. Whitten,Mustapha Oulad-Abdelghani,Elena A. Levashina,Elena A. Levashina,Elena A. Levashina,Eric Marois,Eric Marois,Eric Marois +10 more
TL;DR: Functional gene analysis in malaria mosquitoes reveals molecules underpinning the trade-off between efficient reproduction and the antiparasitic response.
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Deconstructing the Superorganism: Social Physiology, Groundplans, and Sociogenomics
TL;DR: The groundplan hypothesis proposes that eusociality arose via simple changes in the regulation of ancestral gene sets affecting reproductive physiology and behavior, and it is argued that this hypothesis is explanatory for the evolution of division of labor but not for the regulatory systems that ensure group-level coordination of action.
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Vitellogenin, a multivalent sensor and an antimicrobial effector.
TL;DR: Recent developments in the understanding of Vg are discussed, which should provide new insights into the mechanisms of host defense, and reveal if they can be used as alternative strategies promoting the immunity of cultured fish as well as developing embryos.
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The curious case of aging plasticity in honey bees.
TL;DR: The alternative utilization of a common yolk precursor protein (vitellogenin) in nursing and somatic maintenance can link behavior and aging plasticity in worker bees.
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Comprehensive insect physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology
G. A. Kerkut,L. I. Gilbert +1 more
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comprehensive molecular insect science
TL;DR: Includes: Molecular Genetics of Insect Fertilization Sex Determination and the Development of the Genital Disc Dosage Compensation Fat-Cell Development The Juvenile Hormones.
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Mammalian subtilisins: The long-sought dibasic processing endoproteases
TL;DR: After many years of searching for the enzymes responsible for cleavage of mammalian proproteins and prohormones at sites comprised of pairs of basic amino acid residues (“dibasic sites”), the solution to this enigma of cell biology appears to be in sight.
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Accumulation of yolk proteins in insect oocytes
TL;DR: In insects, accumulation of yolk, or vitellogenesis, is a heterosynthetic pro cess, in which an extraovarian tissue, the fat body, produces yolk protein precursors, and the role of endocytosis in yolk deposition in insect oocytes is implicated.