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king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system by Vonk, Freek J., Casewell, Nicholas R., Henkel, Christiaan V., Heimberg, Alysha M., Jansen, Hans J., McCleary, Ryan J. R., Kerkkamp, Harald M. E., Vos, Rutger A., Guerreiro, Isabel, Calvete, Juan J., Wüster, Wolfgang, Woods, Anthony E., Logan, Jessica M., Harrison, Robert A., Castoe, Todd A., de Koning, A. P. Jason, Pollock, David D., Yandell, Mark, Calderon, Diego, Renjifo, Camila, Currier, Rachel B., Salgado, David, Pla, Davinia, Sanz, Libia, Hyder, Asad S., Ribeiro, José M. C., Arntzen, Jan W., van den Thillart, Guido E. E. J. M., Boetzer, Marten, Pirovano, Walter, Dirks, Ron P., Spaink, Herman P., Duboule, Denis, McGlinn, Edwina, Kini, Manjunatha, Richardson, Michael K.

“…Snakes are limbless predators, and many species use venom to help overpower relatively large, agile prey. Snake venoms are complex protein mixtures encoded by…”
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Anguillicola crassus infection affects mRNA expression levels in gas gland tissue of European yellow and silver eel by Schneebauer, Gabriel, Dirks, Ron P, Pelster, Bernd

“…Using Illumina sequencing, we investigated transcriptional changes caused by the nematode Anguillicola crassus within yellow and silver eels by comparing…”
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Physiological Effects of Water Flow Induced Swimming Exercise in Seabream Sparus aurata by Palstra, Arjan P, Roque, Ana, Kruijt, Leo, Jéhannet, Pauline, Pérez-Sánchez, Jaume, Dirks, Ron P

“…A longer on-land rearing period of Gilthead seabream before transfer to sea-cages would allow the farmer to benefit from exercise-enhanced growth, resilience,…”
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Acting locally - affecting globally: RNA sequencing of gilthead sea bream with a mild Sparicotyle chrysophrii infection reveals effects on apoptosis, immune and hypoxia related genes by Piazzon, M Carla, Mladineo, Ivona, Naya-Català, Fernando, Dirks, Ron P, Jong-Raadsen, Susanne, Vrbatović, Anamarija, Hrabar, Jerko, Pérez-Sánchez, Jaume, Sitjà-Bobadilla, Ariadna

“…Monogenean flatworms are the main fish ectoparasites inflicting serious economic losses in aquaculture. The polyopisthocotylean Sparicotyle chrysophrii…”
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Temperature training improves transcriptional homeostasis after heat shock in juvenile Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) by Yebra-Pimentel, Elena Santidrián, Reis, Bruno, Gessner, Jörn, Wuertz, Sven, Dirks, Ron P. H.

“…Exposure to high temperatures can lead to thermotolerance in fish, which is hypothesized to potentially improve post-release survival in species under…”
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The induction of oocyte maturation and ovulation in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla): in vitro and in vivo comparison of progesterone with 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one by Jéhannet, Pauline, Palstra, Arjan P., Meijerhof, Miriam, Schipper, Henk, Giménez, Ignacio Nebot, Dirks, Ron P., Swinkels, William, Heinsbroek, Leon T. N., Komen, Hans

“…Ovulation in European eel is induced by injection of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) as the maturation-inducing hormone (MIH). Female eels need to…”
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Primitive duplicate Hox clusters in the European eel's genome by Henkel, Christiaan V, Burgerhout, Erik, de Wijze, Daniëlle L, Dirks, Ron P, Minegishi, Yuki, Jansen, Hans J, Spaink, Herman P, Dufour, Sylvie, Weltzien, Finn-Arne, Tsukamoto, Katsumi, van den Thillart, Guido E E J M

“…The enigmatic life cycle and elongated body of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L., 1758) have long motivated scientific enquiry. Recently, eel research has…”
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Testing tuberculosis drug efficacy in a zebrafish high-throughput translational medicine screen by Ordas, Anita, Raterink, Robert-Jan, Cunningham, Fraser, Jansen, Hans J, Wiweger, Malgorzata I, Jong-Raadsen, Susanne, Bos, Sabine, Bates, Robert H, Barros, David, Meijer, Annemarie H, Vreeken, Rob J, Ballell-Pages, Lluís, Dirks, Ron P, Hankemeier, Thomas, Spaink, Herman P

“…The translational value of zebrafish high-throughput screens can be improved when more knowledge is available on uptake characteristics of potential drugs. We…”
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Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Seaweeds in LPS Challenged Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar as Determined by Deep RNA Sequencing of the Head Kidney Transcriptome by Palstra, Arjan P, Kals, Jeroen, Blanco Garcia, Ainhoa, Dirks, Ron P, Poelman, Marnix

“…Seaweeds may represent immuno-stimulants that could be used as health-promoting fish feed components. This study was performed to gain insights into the…”
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Genome and transcriptome analysis of the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua reveals targets for pest control by Simon, Sabrina, Breeschoten, Thijmen, Jansen, Hans J, Dirks, Ron P, Schranz, M Eric, Ros, Vera I D

“…The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) includes some of the most infamous insect pests of cultivated plants including Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera…”
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Cortisol Acting Through the Glucocorticoid Receptor Is Not Involved in Exercise-Enhanced Growth, But Does Affect the White Skeletal Muscle Transcriptome in Zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) by Palstra, Arjan P, Mendez, Silvia, Dirks, Ron P, Schaaf, Marcel J M

“…Forced sustained swimming exercise at optimal speed enhances growth in many fish species, particularly through hypertrophy of the white skeletal muscle. The…”
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A high-throughput screen for tuberculosis progression by Carvalho, Ralph, de Sonneville, Jan, Stockhammer, Oliver W, Savage, Nigel D L, Veneman, Wouter J, Ottenhoff, Tom H M, Dirks, Ron P, Meijer, Annemarie H, Spaink, Herman P

“…One-third of the world population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant strains are rapidly evolving. The noticeable absence of…”
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The Olfactory Transcriptome and Progression of Sexual Maturation in Homing Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta by Palstra, Arjan P, Fukaya, Kosuke, Chiba, Hiroaki, Dirks, Ron P, Planas, Josep V, Ueda, Hiroshi

“…Reproductive homing migration of salmonids requires accurate interaction between the reception of external olfactory cues for navigation to the spawning…”
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Anguillicola crassus Infection Significantly Affects the Silvering Related Modifications in Steady State mRNA Levels in Gas Gland Tissue of the European Eel by Pelster, Bernd, Schneebauer, Gabriel, Dirks, Ron P

“…Using Illumina sequencing, transcriptional changes occurring during silvering in swimbladder tissue of the European eel have been analyzed by comparison of…”
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Ceratothoa oestroides Infection in European Sea Bass: Revealing a Long Misunderstood Relationship by Piazzon, M Carla, Mladineo, Ivona, Dirks, Ron P, Santidrián Yebra-Pimentel, Elena, Hrabar, Jerko, Sitjà-Bobadilla, Ariadna

“…(Cymothoidea, Isopoda) is a generalist crustacean parasite that negatively affects the economic sustainability of European sea bass ( ) aquaculture in the…”
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The Rauvolfia tetraphylla genome suggests multiple distinct biosynthetic routes for yohimbane monoterpene indole alkaloids by Stander, Emily Amor, Lehka, Beata, Carqueijeiro, Inês, Cuello, Clément, Hansson, Frederik G., Jansen, Hans J., Dugé De Bernonville, Thomas, Birer Williams, Caroline, Vergès, Valentin, Lezin, Enzo, Lorensen, Marcus Daniel Brandbjerg Bohn, Dang, Thu-Thuy, Oudin, Audrey, Lanoue, Arnaud, Durand, Mickael, Giglioli-Guivarc’h, Nathalie, Janfelt, Christian, Papon, Nicolas, Dirks, Ron P., O’connor, Sarah Ellen, Jensen, Michael Krogh, Besseau, Sébastien, Courdavault, Vincent

“…Monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) are a structurally diverse family of specialized metabolites mainly produced in Gentianales to cope with environmental…”
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What Goes Wrong during Early Development of Artificially Reproduced European Eel Anguilla anguilla? Clues from the Larval Transcriptome and Gene Expression Patterns by Jéhannet, Pauline, Palstra, Arjan P., Heinsbroek, Leon T. N., Kruijt, Leo, Dirks, Ron P., Swinkels, William, Komen, Hans

“…In eels, large variations in larval mortality exist, which would impede the viable production of juvenile glass eels in captivity. The transcriptome of…”
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The Human Pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the Fish Pathogen Mycobacterium marinum Trigger a Core Set of Late Innate Immune Response Genes in Zebrafish Larvae by Dirks, Ron P, Ordas, Anita, Jong-Raadsen, Susanne, Brittijn, Sebastiaan A, Haks, Mariëlle C, Henkel, Christiaan V, Oravcova, Katarina, Racz, Peter I, Tuinhof-Koelma, Nynke, Korzeniowska Nee Wiweger, Malgorzata I, Gillespie, Stephen H, Meijer, Annemarie H, Ottenhoff, Tom H M, Jansen, Hans J, Spaink, Herman P

“…Zebrafish is a natural host of various species and a surrogate model organism for tuberculosis research. is evolutionarily one of the closest non-tuberculous…”
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The Madagascar palm genome provides new insights on the evolution of Apocynaceae specialized metabolism by Cuello, Clément, Jansen, Hans J., Abdallah, Cécile, Zamar Mbadinga, Duchesse-Lacours, Birer Williams, Caroline, Durand, Mickael, Oudin, Audrey, Papon, Nicolas, Giglioli-Guivarc'h, Nathalie, Dirks, Ron P., Jensen, Michael Krogh, O'Connor, Sarah Ellen, Besseau, Sébastien, Courdavault, Vincent

“…Specialized metabolites possess diverse interesting biological activities and some cardenolides- and monoterpene indole alkaloids- (MIAs) derived…”
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Assembly and Comparison of Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis Genomes by Azagi, Tal, Dirks, Ron P., Yebra-Pimentel, Elena S., Schaap, Peter J., Koehorst, Jasper J., Esser, Helen J., Sprong, Hein

“…Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis is widely prevalent in I. ricinus across Europe and has been associated with human disease. However, diagnostic modalities are…”
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