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Molecular, Anatomical, and Functional Organization of the Drosophila Olfactory System by Couto, Africa, Alenius, Mattias, Dickson, Barry J.

“…Background: Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) convey chemical information into the brain, producing internal representations of odors detected in the…”
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An apicobasal gradient of Rac activity determines protrusion form and position by Couto, Africa, Mack, Natalie Ann, Favia, Lucrezia, Georgiou, Marios

“…Each cell within a polarized epithelial sheet must align and correctly position a wide range of subcellular structures, including actin-based dynamic…”
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In vivo genetic dissection of O₂-evoked cGMP dynamics in a Caenorhabditis elegans gas sensor by Couto, Africa, Oda, Shigekazu, Nikolaev, Viacheslav O, Soltesz, Zoltan, de Bono, Mario

“…cGMP signaling is widespread in the nervous system. However, it has proved difficult to visualize and genetically probe endogenously evoked cGMP dynamics in…”
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Temporal Target Restriction of Olfactory Receptor Neurons by Semaphorin-1a/PlexinA-Mediated Axon-Axon Interactions by Sweeney, Lora B., Couto, Africa, Chou, Ya-Hui, Berdnik, Daniela, Dickson, Barry J., Luo, Liqun, Komiyama, Takaki

“…Axon-axon interactions have been implicated in neural circuit assembly, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we show that in the…”
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Macoilin, a conserved nervous system-specific ER membrane protein that regulates neuronal excitability by Arellano-Carbajal, Fausto, Briseño-Roa, Luis, Couto, Africa, Cheung, Benny H H, Labouesse, Michel, de Bono, Mario

“…Genome sequence comparisons have highlighted many novel gene families that are conserved across animal phyla but whose biological function is unknown. Here, we…”
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A Genetic Analysis of Tumor Progression in Drosophila Identifies the Cohesin Complex as a Suppressor of Individual and Collective Cell Invasion by Canales Coutiño, Brenda, Cornhill, Zoe E., Couto, Africa, Mack, Natalie A., Rusu, Alexandra D., Nagarajan, Usha, Fan, Yuen Ngan, Hadjicharalambous, Marina R., Castellanos Uribe, Marcos, Burrows, Amy, Lourdusamy, Anbarasu, Rahman, Ruman, May, Sean T., Georgiou, Marios

“…Metastasis is the leading cause of death for patients with cancer. Consequently it is imperative that we improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms…”
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In vivo genetic dissection of O 2 -evoked cGMP dynamics in a Caenorhabditis elegans gas sensor by Couto, Africa, Oda, Shigekazu, Nikolaev, Viacheslav O., Soltesz, Zoltan, de Bono, Mario

“…Significance Although cGMP is a prominent second messenger in neurons, it has proven difficult to follow its dynamics in an intact nervous system in real time…”
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Glycosylated Notch and Cancer by Pakkiriswami, Shanmugasundaram, Couto, Africa, Nagarajan, Usha, Georgiou, Marios

“…Glycosylation is one of the key components influencing several signaling pathways implicated in cell survival and growth. The Notch signaling pathway plays a…”
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genome-wide transgenic RNAi library for conditional gene inactivation in Drosophila by Dietzl, G, Chen, D, Schnorrer, F, Su, K.C, Barinova, Y, Fellner, M, Gasser, B, Kinsey, K, Oppel, S, Scheiblauer, S

“…Forward genetic screens in model organisms have provided important insights into numerous aspects of development, physiology and pathology. With the…”
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In vivo genetic dissection of O₂-evoked cGMP dynamics in a Caenorhabditis elegans gas sensor by Couto, Africa, Oda, Shigekazu, Nikolaev, Viacheslav O., Soltesz, Zoltan, de Bono, Mario

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In vivo genetic dissection of O^sub 2^-evoked cGMP dynamics in a Caenorhabditis elegans gas sensor by Couto, Africa, Oda, Shigekazu, Nikolaev, Viacheslav O, Soltesz, Zoltan, de Bono, Mario

“…cGMP signaling is widespread in the nervous system. However, it has proved difficult to visualize and genetically probe endogenously evoked cGMP dynamics in…”
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Wiring Stability of the Adult Drosophila Olfactory Circuit after Lesion by Berdnik, Daniela, Chihara, Takahiro, Couto, Africa, Luo, Liqun

“…Neuronal wiring plasticity in response to experience or injury has been reported in many parts of the adult nervous system. For instance, visual or…”
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Macoilin, a Conserved Nervous SystemaSpecific ER Membrane Protein That Regulates Neuronal Excitability by Arellano-Carbajal, Fausto, BriseA-o-Roa, Luis, Couto, Africa, Cheung, Benny HH, Labouesse, Michel, de Bono, Mario

“…Genome sequence comparisons have highlighted many novel gene families that are conserved across animal phyla but whose biological function is unknown. Here, we…”
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Macoilin, a Conserved Nervous System-Specific ER Membrane Protein That Regulates Neuronal Excitability: e1001341 by Arellano-Carbajal, Fausto, Briseño-Roa, Luis, Couto, Africa, Cheung, Benny HH, Labouesse, Michel, Bono, Mario de

“…Genome sequence comparisons have highlighted many novel gene families that are conserved across animal phyla but whose biological function is unknown. Here, we…”
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