Search Results - "Deans, R."
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Diversity and complexity of arthropod references in haiku
Published in PloS one (03-04-2024)“…Haiku are short poems, each composed of about 10 words, that typically describe moments in nature. People have written haiku since at least the 17th century,…”
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Conserved and Divergent Principles of Planar Polarity Revealed by Hair Cell Development and Function
Published in Frontiers in neuroscience (18-10-2021)“…Planar polarity describes the organization and orientation of polarized cells or cellular structures within the plane of an epithelium. The sensory receptor…”
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Time to change how we describe biodiversity
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-02-2012)“…Taxonomists are arguably the most active annotators of the natural world, collecting and publishing millions of phenotype data annually through descriptions of…”
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A gross anatomy ontology for hymenoptera
Published in PloS one (29-12-2010)“…Hymenoptera is an extraordinarily diverse lineage, both in terms of species numbers and morphotypes, that includes sawflies, bees, wasps, and ants. These…”
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Comparison of phenotypes between different vangl2 mutants demonstrates dominant effects of the Looptail mutation during hair cell development
Published in PloS one (20-02-2012)“…Experiments utilizing the Looptail mutant mouse, which harbors a missense mutation in the vangl2 gene, have been essential for studies of planar polarity and…”
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Endometriosis fertility index predicts live births following surgical resection of moderate and severe endometriosis
Published in Human reproduction (Oxford) (01-11-2017)“…Abstract STUDY QUESTION Can live birth be accurately predicted following surgical resection of moderate-severe (Stage III–IV) endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER…”
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Impact of various high fat diets on gene expression and the microbiome across the mouse intestines
Published in Scientific reports (27-12-2023)“…High fat diets (HFDs) have been linked to several diseases including obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colon cancer. In this…”
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Incompatibility of the circadian protein BMAL1 and HNF4α in hepatocellular carcinoma
Published in Nature communications (19-10-2018)“…Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) is a master regulator of liver-specific gene expression with potent tumor suppressor activity, yet many liver tumors…”
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Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative integration of natural history, DNA barcoding, morphology, and collections
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-08-2008)“…We DNA barcoded 2,597 parasitoid wasps belonging to 6 microgastrine braconid genera reared from parapatric tropical dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest…”
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Control of Neuronal Morphology by the Atypical Cadherin Fat3
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (08-09-2011)“…Neurons receive signals through dendrites that vary widely in number and organization, ranging from one primary dendrite to multiple complex dendritic trees…”
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Postnatal refinement of auditory hair cell planar polarity deficits occurs in the absence of Vangl2
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (28-08-2013)“…The distinctive planar polarity of auditory hair cells is evident in the polarized organization of the stereociliary bundle. Mutations in the core planar cell…”
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Phylogenomics of Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera) and implications for evolution of mode of parasitism and viral endogenization
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-03-2021)“…[Display omitted] •A robust picture of Ichneumonoidea evolution is reconstructed using 479 genes.•A novel probe set is developed with wide applicability across…”
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Forest productivity recovery or collapse? Model-data integration insights on drought-induced tipping points
Published in Global change biology (01-10-2023)“…More frequent and severe droughts are driving increased forest mortality around the globe. We urgently need to describe and predict how drought affects forest…”
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A tectorin-based matrix and planar cell polarity genes are required for normal collagen-fibril orientation in the developing tectorial membrane
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-11-2017)“…The tectorial membrane is an extracellular structure of the cochlea. It develops on the surface of the auditory epithelium and contains collagen fibrils…”
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Connexin36 Is Essential for Transmission of Rod-Mediated Visual Signals in the Mammalian Retina
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (14-11-2002)“…To examine the functions of electrical synapses in the transmission of signals from rod photoreceptors to ganglion cells, we generated connexin36 knockout…”
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Can an introduced predator select for adaptive sex allocation?
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (28-04-2021)“…Most species produce equal numbers of sons and daughters, and sex differences in survival after parental care do not usually affect this pattern. Temporary…”
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Key to the North American tribes and genera of herb, rose, bramble, and inquiline gall wasps (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Cynipidae sensu lato )
Published in ZooKeys (01-01-2024)“…Robust keys exist for the family-level groups of Cynipoidea. However, for most regions of the world, keys to genera are not available. To address this gap as…”
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Ciliary proteins Bbs8 and Ift20 promote planar cell polarity in the cochlea
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-02-2015)“…Primary cilia have been implicated in the generation of planar cell polarity (PCP). However, variations in the severity of polarity defects in different cilia…”
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The dark kinase STK32A regulates hair cell planar polarity opposite of EMX2 in the developing mouse inner ear
Published in eLife (05-05-2023)“…The vestibular maculae of the inner ear contain sensory receptor hair cells that detect linear acceleration and contribute to equilibrioception to coordinate…”
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Clarification of the nomenclature for MSC: The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement
Published in Cytotherapy (Oxford, England) (2005)“…The plastic-adherent cells isolated from BM and other sources have come to be widely known as mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). However, the recognized biologic…”
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