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Dendrimer-coated carbon nanotubes deliver dsRNA and increase the efficacy of gene knockdown in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum by Edwards, Catriona H., Christie, Craig R., Masotti, Andrea, Celluzzi, Antonella, Caporali, Andrea, Campbell, Ewan M.

“…In this study, the use of dendrimer-coated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a delivery vehicle for dsRNA was assessed in Tribolium castaneum . Exposure to low…”
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Structure, function and translational relevance of aquaporin dual water and ion channels by Yool, Andrea J., Campbell, Ewan M.

“…Aquaporins have been assumed to be selective for water alone, and aquaglyceroporins are accepted as carrying water and small uncharged solutes including…”
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A salivary chitinase of Varroa destructor influences host immunity and mite's survival by Becchimanzi, Andrea, Tatè, Rosarita, Campbell, Ewan M, Gigliotti, Silvia, Bowman, Alan S, Pennacchio, Francesco

“…Varroa destructor is an ectoparasite of honey bees and an active disease vector, which represents one of the most severe threats for the beekeeping industry…”
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Green Bees: Reverse Genetic Analysis of Deformed Wing Virus Transmission, Replication, and Tropism by Gusachenko, Olesya N, Woodford, Luke, Balbirnie-Cumming, Katharin, Campbell, Ewan M, Christie, Craig R, Bowman, Alan S, Evans, David J

“…Environmental and agricultural pollination services by honey bees, , and honey production are compromised by high levels of annual colony losses globally. The…”
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Transcriptome analysis of the synganglion from the honey bee mite, Varroa destructor and RNAi knockdown of neural peptide targets by Campbell, Ewan M., Budge, Giles E., Watkins, Max, Bowman, Alan S.

“…Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) and the viruses that they transmit are one of the major contributing factors to the global honey bee crisis. Gene products…”
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A real-time PCR method for quantification of the total and major variant strains of the deformed wing virus by Bradford, Emma L, Christie, Craig R, Campbell, Ewan M, Bowman, Alan S

“…European honey bees (Apis mellifera) are critically important to global food production by virtue of their pollination services but are severely threatened by…”
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A Toolbox for Quantitative Gene Expression in Varroa destructor: RNA Degradation in Field Samples and Systematic Analysis of Reference Gene Stability by Campbell, Ewan M, McIntosh, Catriona H, Bowman, Alan S

“…Varroa destructor is the major pest of Apis mellifera and contributes to the global honey bee health crisis threatening food security. Developing new control…”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Changes in the Deformed Wing Virus Population in Honey Bees Associated with the Introduction or Removal of Varroa destructor by Woodford, Luke, Christie, Craig R., Campbell, Ewan M., Budge, Giles E., Bowman, Alan S., Evans, David J.

“…Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite associated with significant losses of honeybee colonies globally. The mite vectors a range of pathogenic viruses,…”
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Role of an aquaporin in the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus: Assessment as a potential control target by Campbell, Ewan M., Burdin, Marion, Hoppler, Stefan, Bowman, Alan S.

“…Ticks undergo tremendous osmoregulatory stress as they take on up to 100 times their body weight in blood, returning about 75% of the ingested water and ions…”
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Gene-knockdown in the honey bee mite Varroa destructor by a non-invasive approach: studies on a glutathione S-transferase by Campbell, Ewan M, Budge, Giles E, Bowman, Alan S

“…BACKGROUND: The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is considered the major pest of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) and responsible for declines in honey…”
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Identification and characterization of functional aquaporin water channel protein from alimentary tract of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci by Mathew, Lolita G, Campbell, Ewan M, Yool, Andrea J, Fabrick, Jeffrey A

“…Some hemipteran xylem and phloem-feeding insects have evolved specialized alimentary structures or filter chambers that rapidly transport water for excretion…”
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Identification, functional characterization and expression patterns of a water-specific aquaporin in the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus by Ball, Andrew, Campbell, Ewan M., Jacob, Jimmy, Hoppler, Stefan, Bowman, Alan S.

“…Much is known about the physiology of tick salivation, but nothing is known about the movement of water through the cell membranes of salivary glands, a…”
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Differential Inhibition of Water and Ion Channel Activities of Mammalian Aquaporin-1 by Two Structurally Related Bacopaside Compounds Derived from the Medicinal Plant Bacopa monnieri by Pei, Jinxin V, Kourghi, Mohamad, De Ieso, Michael L, Campbell, Ewan M, Dorward, Hilary S, Hardingham, Jennifer E, Yool, Andrea J

“…Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) is a major intrinsic protein that facilitates flux of water and other small solutes across cell membranes. In addition to its function as a…”
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Invertebrate aquaporins: a review by Campbell, Ewan M, Ball, Andrew, Hoppler, Stefan, Bowman, Alan S

“…Aquaporins (AQPs) or water channels render the lipid bilayer of cell membranes permeable to water. The numerous AQP subtypes present in any given species, the…”
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Cyclical DNA Methyltransferase 3a Expression Is a Seasonal and Estrus Timer in Reproductive Tissues by Lynch, Eloise W. J, Coyle, Chris S, Lorgen, Marlene, Campbell, Ewan M, Bowman, Alan S, Stevenson, Tyler J

“…It is becoming clear that epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation can be dynamic and, in many cases, reversible. Here we investigated the photoperiod…”
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The activity of human aquaporin 1 as a cGMP-gated cation channel is regulated by tyrosine phosphorylation in the carboxyl-terminal domain by Campbell, Ewan M, Birdsell, Dawn N, Yool, Andrea J

“…In addition to a constitutive water channel activity, several studies suggest Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) functions as a nonselective monovalent cation channel…”
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RNA interference in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: Approaches for sustained gene knockdown and evidence of involvement of Dicer-2 and Argonaute2 by Edwards, Catriona H., Baird, John, Zinser, Erich, Woods, Debra J., Shaw, Sophie, Campbell, Ewan M., Bowman, Alan S.

“…[Display omitted] •First known demonstration of gene knockdown in a flea, the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis)•Strong, transient gene knockdown by immersion in…”
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AqF026 Is a Pharmacologic Agonist of the Water Channel Aquaporin-1 by YOOL, Andrea J, MORELLE, Johann, CNOPS, Yvette, VERBAVATZ, Jean-Marc, CAMPBELL, Ewan M, BECKETT, Elizabeth A. H, BOOKER, Grant W, FLYNN, Gary, DEVUYST, Olivier

“…Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) facilitates the osmotic transport of water across the capillary endothelium, among other cell types, and thereby has a substantial role in…”
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Reference gene selection and RNA preservation protocol in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, for gene expression studies by McIntosh, Catriona H, Baird, John, Zinser, Erich, Woods, Debra J, Campbell, Ewan M, Bowman, Alan S

“…The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is a major pest species on companion animals thus of significant importance to the animal health industry. The aim of this…”
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Water and urea permeation pathways of the human excitatory amino acid transporter EAAT1 by Vandenberg, Robert J, Handford, Cheryl A, Campbell, Ewan M, Ryan, Renae M, Yool, Andrea J

“…Glutamate transport is coupled to the co-transport of 3 Na(+) and 1 H(+) followed by the counter-transport of 1 K(+). In addition, glutamate and Na(+) binding…”
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