Search Results - "Beeman, R. W."

tribolium chitin synthase genes TcCHS1 and TcCHS2 are specialized for synthesis of epidermal cuticle and midgut peritrophic matrix by Arakane, Y, Muthukrishnant, S, Kramer, K.J, Specht, C.A, Tomoyasu, Y, Lorenzen, M.D, Kanost, M, Beeman, R.W

“…Functional analysis of the two chitin synthase genes, TcCHS1 and TcCHS2, in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, revealed unique and complementary roles…”
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piggyBac-based insertional mutagenesis in Tribolium castaneum using donor/helper hybrids by Lorenzen, M.D, Kimzey, T, Shippy, T.D, Brown, S.J, Denell, R.E, Beeman, R.W

“…We describe an efficient method for generating new piggyBac insertions in the germline of F₁ hybrid Tribolium castaneum derived from crosses between transgenic…”
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piggyBac-mediated germline transformation in the beetle Tribolium castaneum by Lorenzen, M.D, Berghammer, A.J, Brown, S.J, Denell, R.E, Klingler, M, Beeman, R.W

“…The lepidopteran transposable element piggyBac can mediate germline insertions in at least four insect orders. It therefore shows promise as a broad-spectrum…”
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The Short antennae gene of Tribolium is required for limb development and encodes the orthologue of the Drosophila Distal-less protein by Beermann, A., Jay, D. G., Beeman, R. W., Hülskamp, M., Tautz, D., Jürgens, G.

“…Insects bear a stereotyped set of limbs, or ventral body appendages. In the highly derived dipteran Drosophila melanogaster, the homeodomain transcription…”
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Maternal-effect selfish genes in flour beetles by Beeman, R.W. (U.S. Grain Marketing Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Manhattan, KS), Friesen, K.S, Denell, R.E

“…A previously unknown class of dominant, maternal-effect lethal M factors was found to be widespread in natural populations of the flour beetle, Tribolium…”
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The population dynamics of maternal-effect selfish genes by Wade, M.J. (University of Chicago, IL.), Beeman, R.W

“…We use population genetic methods to describe the expected population dynamics of the selfish-gene chromosomal factor, Medea (maternal-effect dominant…”
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Transgene expression from the Tribolium castaneum Polyubiquitin promoter by Lorenzen, M. D., Brown, S. J., Denell, R. E., Beeman, R. W.

“…The highly conserved Ubiquitin proteins are expressed from genes with strong, constitutively active promoters in many species, making these promoters…”
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deficiency of the homeotic complex of the beetle Tribolium by Stuart, J.J, Brown, S.J, Beeman, R.W, Denell, R.E

“…In Drosophila, the establishment of regional commitments along most of the anterior/posterior axis of the developing embryo depends on two clusters of homeotic…”
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Pondering the procephalon: the segmental origin of the labrum by Haas, M S, Brown, S J, Beeman, R W

“…With accumulating evidence for the appendicular nature of the labrum, the question of its actual segmental origin remains. Two existing insect head…”
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DIRS retroelements in arthropods: identification of the recently active TcDirs1 element in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum by Goodwin, T.J.D, Poulter, R.T.M, Lorenzen, M.D, Beeman, R.W

“…Members of the DIRS family of retrotransposons differ from most other known retrotransposons in that they encode a tyrosine recombinase (YR), a type of enzyme…”
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The Tribolium homeotic gene Abdominal is homologous to abdominal-A of the Drosophila bithorax complex by Stuart, J. J., Brown, S. J., Beeman, R. W., Denell, R. E., Spooner, B. S.

“…The Abdominal gene is a member of the single homeotic complex of the beetle, Tribolium castaneum. An integrated developmental genetic and molecular analysis…”
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Fitness of a malathion-resistant strain of the parasitoid Anisopteromalus calandrae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) by Baker, J.E. (Grain Marketing and Research Center, USDA, ARS, Manhattan, KS.), Perez-Mendoza, J, Beeman, R.W, Throne, J.E

“…Biological fitness of a malathion-resistant (R) and a malathion-susceptible (S) strain of the solitary parasitoid Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard) was…”
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Pantropic retroviral vectors integrate and express in cells of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae by Matsubara, T. (University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA.), Beeman, R.W, Shike, H, Besansky, N.J, Mukabayire, O, Higgs, S, James, A.A, Burns, J.C

“…The lack of efficient mechanisms for stable genetic transformation of medically important insects, such as anopheline mosquitoes, is the single most important…”
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Woot, an Active Gypsy-Class Retrotransposon in the Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum, is Associated With a Recent Mutation by Beeman, R. W, Thomson, M. S, Clark, J. M, DeCamillis, M. A, Brown, S. J, Denell, R. E

“…A recently isolated, lethal mutation of the homeotic Abdominal gene of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum is associated with an insertion of a novel…”
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Assisted suicide of a selfish gene by Thomson, M.S, Beeman, R.W

“…Medea (M) factors and the hybrid incompatibility factor (H) are involved in two incompatibility systems in flour beetles that were previously thought to be…”
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Characterization of two chitin synthase genes of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, and alternate exon usage in one of the genes during development by Arakane, Yasuyuki, Hogenkamp, David G., Zhu, Yu Cheng, Kramer, Karl J., Specht, Charles A., Beeman, Richard W., Kanost, Michael R., Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam

“…Two chitin synthase (CHS) genes of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, were sequenced and their transcription patterns during development examined. By…”
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Structure and function of the homeotic gene complex (HOM-C) in the beetle, Tribolium castaneum by Beeman, R W, Stuart, J J, Brown, S J, Denell, R E

“…The powerful combination of genetic, developmental and molecular approaches possible with the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has led to a profound…”
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Chitin synthase genes in Manduca sexta: characterization of a gut-specific transcript and differential tissue expression of alternately spliced mRNAs during development by Hogenkamp, David G., Arakane, Yasuyuki, Zimoch, Lars, Merzendorfer, Hans, Kramer, Karl J., Beeman, Richard W., Kanost, Michael R., Specht, Charles A., Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam

“…Chitin, the linear homopolymer of β-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine, is produced by the enzyme chitin synthase (CHS). In general, this insoluble polysaccharide…”
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Inheritance of malathion resistance in the parasitoid Anisopteromalus calandrae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) by Baker, J.E. (US Grain Marketing Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Manhattan, KS.), Perez-Mendoza, J, Beeman, R.W

“…The genetic basis of malathion resistance in the Bamberg (R) strain of Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard) was determined with reference to a susceptible (S)…”
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Rapid cloning of insect transposon insertion junctions using 'universal' PCR by Beeman, Stauth, D. M.

“…Very highly degenerate primers with short specific 3′ anchor sequences and 5′ adaptors were used in conjunction with nested specific primers to amplify large…”
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