Search Results - "Dearden, Peter K."

Epigenetics, plasticity, and evolution: How do we link epigenetic change to phenotype? by Duncan, Elizabeth J., Gluckman, Peter D., Dearden, Peter K.

“…ABSTRACT Epigenetic mechanisms are proposed as an important way in which the genome responds to the environment. Epigenetic marks, including DNA methylation…”
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TCR- or Cytokine-Activated CD8+ Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells Are Rapid Polyfunctional Effectors That Can Coordinate Immune Responses by Lamichhane, Rajesh, Schneider, Marion, de la Harpe, Sara M., Harrop, Thomas W.R., Hannaway, Rachel F., Dearden, Peter K., Kirman, Joanna R., Tyndall, Joel D.A., Vernall, Andrea J., Ussher, James E.

“…Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells can be activated via either their T cell receptor (TCR), which recognizes MR1-bound pyrimidines derived from…”
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Phenotypic Plasticity: What Has DNA Methylation Got to Do with It? by Duncan, Elizabeth J, Cunningham, Christopher B, Dearden, Peter K

“…How does one genome give rise to multiple, often markedly different, phenotypes in response to an environmental cue? This phenomenon, known as phenotypic…”
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Notch signalling mediates reproductive constraint in the adult worker honeybee by Duncan, Elizabeth J., Hyink, Otto, Dearden, Peter K.

“…The hallmark of eusociality is the reproductive division of labour, in which one female caste reproduces, while reproduction is constrained in the subordinate…”
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Development of germline progenitors in larval queen honeybee ovaries by Cullen, Georgia, Delargy, Erin, Dearden, Peter K

“…Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are a keystone species for managed pollination and the production of hive products. Eusociality in honeybees leads to much of the…”
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Immune system modulation & virus transmission during parasitism identified by multi-species transcriptomics of a declining insect biocontrol system by Inwood, Sarah N, Harrop, Thomas W R, Shields, Morgan W, Goldson, Stephen L, Dearden, Peter K

“…The Argentine stem weevil (ASW, Listronotus bonariensis) is a significant pasture pest in Aotearoa New Zealand, primarily controlled by the parasitoid…”
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Chromosome-level genome assemblies of two parasitoid biocontrol wasps reveal the parthenogenesis mechanism and an associated novel virus by Inwood, Sarah N, Skelly, John, Guhlin, Joseph G, Harrop, Thomas W R, Goldson, Stephen L, Dearden, Peter K

“…Biocontrol is a key technology for the control of pest species. Microctonus parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) have been released in Aotearoa New…”
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Five animal phyla in glacier ice reveal unprecedented biodiversity in New Zealand's Southern Alps by Shain, Daniel H., Novis, Philip M., Cridge, Andrew G., Zawierucha, Krzysztof, Geneva, Anthony J., Dearden, Peter K.

“…Glacier ice is an extreme environment in which most animals cannot survive. Here we report the colonization of high elevation, climate-threatened glaciers…”
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Stonefish toxin defines an ancient branch of the perforin-like superfamily by Ellisdon, Andrew M., Reboul, Cyril F., Panjikar, Santosh, Huynh, Kitmun, Oellig, Christine A., Winter, Kelly L., Dunstone, Michelle A., Hodgson, Wayne C., Seymour, Jamie, Dearden, Peter K., Tweten, Rodney K., Whisstock, James C., McGowan, Sheena

“…The lethal factor in stonefish venom is stonustoxin (SNTX), a heterodimeric cytolytic protein that induces cardiovascular collapse in humans and native…”
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Transcriptome Analysis of Honeybee (Apis Mellifera) Haploid and Diploid Embryos Reveals Early Zygotic Transcription during Cleavage by Pires, Camilla Valente, Freitas, Flávia Cristina de Paula, Cristino, Alexandre S, Dearden, Peter K, Simões, Zilá Luz Paulino

“…In honeybees, the haplodiploid sex determination system promotes a unique embryogenesis process wherein females develop from fertilized eggs and males develop…”
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Canonical terminal patterning is an evolutionary novelty by Duncan, Elizabeth J., Benton, Matthew A., Dearden, Peter K.

“…Patterning of the terminal regions of the Drosophila embryo is achieved by an exquisitely regulated signal that passes between the follicle cells of the ovary,…”
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Analysis of the genome of the New Zealand giant collembolan (Holacanthella duospinosa) sheds light on hexapod evolution by Wu, Chen, Jordan, Melissa D, Newcomb, Richard D, Gemmell, Neil J, Bank, Sarah, Meusemann, Karen, Dearden, Peter K, Duncan, Elizabeth J, Grosser, Sefanie, Rutherford, Kim, Gardner, Paul P, Crowhurst, Ross N, Steinwender, Bernd, Tooman, Leah K, Stevens, Mark I, Buckley, Thomas R

“…The New Zealand collembolan genus Holacanthella contains the largest species of springtails (Collembola) in the world. Using Illumina technology we have…”
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Pair-rule gene orthologues have unexpected maternal roles in the honeybee (Apis mellifera) by Wilson, Megan J, Dearden, Peter K

“…Pair-rule genes are a class of segmentation genes first identified in Drosophila melanogaster. In Drosophila, these genes act to translate non-periodic…”
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Hidden impacts of conservation management on fertility of the critically endangered kākāpō by Digby, Andrew, Eason, Daryl, Catalina, Alejandro, Lierz, Michael, Galla, Stephanie, Urban, Lara, Le Lec, Marissa F, Guhlin, Joseph, Steeves, Tammy E, Dearden, Peter K, Joustra, Tineke, Lees, Caroline, Davis, Tane, Vercoe, Deidre

“…Animal conservation often requires intensive management actions to improve reproductive output, yet any adverse effects of these may not be immediately…”
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Evolution: Hidden homologies may underpin the diversity of arthropods by Dearden, Peter K.

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The pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) genome encodes two divergent early developmental programs by Duncan, Elizabeth J., Leask, Megan P., Dearden, Peter K.

“…The pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) can reproduce either sexually or asexually (parthenogenetically), giving rise, in each case, to almost identical adults…”
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Comparative transcriptomic analysis of a wing-dimorphic stonefly reveals candidate wing loss genes by McCulloch, Graham A, Oliphant, Andrew, Dearden, Peter K, Veale, Andrew J, Ellen, Charles W, Waters, Jonathan M

“…The genetic basis of wing development has been well characterised for model insect species, but remains poorly understood in phylogenetically divergent,…”
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A single fungal strain was the unexpected cause of a mass aspergillosis outbreak in the world’s largest and only flightless parrot by Winter, David J., Weir, Bevan S., Glare, Travis, Rhodes, Johanna, Perrott, John, Fisher, Matthew C., Stajich, Jason E., Digby, Andrew, Dearden, Peter K., Cox, Murray P.

“…Kākāpō are a critically endangered species of parrots restricted to a few islands off the coast of New Zealand. Kākāpō are very closely monitored, especially…”
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Evolution of a genomic regulatory domain: the role of gene co-option and gene duplication in the Enhancer of split complex by Duncan, Elizabeth J, Dearden, Peter K

“…The Drosophila Enhancer of split complex [E(spl)-C] is a remarkable complex of genes many of which are effectors or modulators of Notch signaling. The complex…”
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Deep sequencing and expression of microRNAs from early honeybee (Apis mellifera) embryos reveals a role in regulating early embryonic patterning by Zondag, Lisa, Dearden, Peter K, Wilson, Megan J

“…Recent evidence supports the proposal that the observed diversity of animal body plans has been produced through alterations to the complexity of the…”
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