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Multiple origins of obligate nematode and insect symbionts by a clade of bacteria closely related to plant pathogens by Martinson, Vincent G., Gawryluk, Ryan M. R., Gowen, Brent E., Curtis, Caitlin I., Jaenike, John, Perlman, Steve J.

“…Obligate symbioses involving intracellular bacteria have transformed eukaryotic life, from providing aerobic respiration and photosynthesis to enabling…”
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A highly divergent Wolbachia with a tiny genome in an insect-parasitic tylenchid nematode by Dudzic, Jan P, Curtis, Caitlin I, Gowen, Brent E, Perlman, Steve J

“…symbionts are the most successful host-associated microbes on the planet, infecting arthropods and nematodes. Their role in nematodes is particularly…”
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Spermiogenic chromatin condensation patterning in several hexapods may involve phase separation dynamics by spinodal decomposition or microemulsion inversion (nucleation) by Kasinsky, Harold E., Gowen, Brent E., Ausió, Juan

“…[Display omitted] •Transmission electron microscopy visualization of spermiogenesis in Hexapoda.•Pervasive Liquid-liquid phase separation of chromatin during…”
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Maternal transmission, sex ratio distortion, and mitochondria by Perlman, Steve J, Christina N. Hodson, Phineas T. Hamilton, George P. Opit, Brent E. Gowen

“…In virtually all multicellular eukaryotes, mitochondria are transmitted exclusively through one parent, usually the mother. In this short review, we discuss…”
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The late-evolving salmon and trout join the GnRH1 club by von Schalburg, Kristian R., Gowen, Brent E., Christensen, Kris A., Ignatz, Eric H., Hall, Jennifer R., Rise, Matthew L.

“…Although it is known that the whitefish, an ancient salmonid, expresses three distinct gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) forms in the brain, it has been…”
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Spermatogenesis in haploid males of the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis by Ferree, Patrick M., Aldrich, John C., Jing, Xueyuan A., Norwood, Christopher T., Van Schaick, Mary R., Cheema, Manjinder S., Ausió, Juan, Gowen, Brent E.

“…Males of hymenopteran insects, which include ants, bees and wasps, develop as haploids from unfertilized eggs. In order to accommodate their lack of homologous…”
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Laser-induced microinjury of the corneal basal epithelium and imaging of resident macrophage responses in a live, whole-eye preparation by Gulka, Sebastian M D, Gowen, Brent, Litke, Anastasia M, Delaney, Kerry R, Chow, Robert L

“…The corneal epithelium is continuously subjected to external stimuli that results in varying degrees of cellular damage. The use of live-cell imaging…”
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Loss of genetic variation and ancestral sex determination system in North American northern pike characterized by whole-genome resequencing by Johnson, Hollie A, Rondeau, Eric B, Sutherland, Ben J G, Minkley, David R, Leong, Jong S, Whitehead, Joanne, Despins, Cody A, Gowen, Brent E, Collyard, Brian J, Whipps, Christopher M, Farrell, John M, Koop, Ben F

“…Abstract The northern pike Esox lucius is a freshwater fish with low genetic diversity but ecological success throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Here, we…”
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Thaumatin-like proteins are differentially expressed and localized in phloem tissues of hybrid poplar by Dafoe, Nicole J, Gowen, Brent E, Constabel, C Peter

“…Two thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) were previously identified in phloem exudate of hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa x P. deltoides) using proteomics methods,…”
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MeCP2 binds to nucleosome free (linker DNA) regions and to H3K9/H3K27 methylated nucleosomes in the brain by Thambirajah, Anita A, Ng, Marlee K, Frehlick, Lindsay J, Li, Andra, Serpa, Jason J, Petrotchenko, Evgeniy V, Silva-Moreno, Begonia, Missiaen, Kristal K, Borchers, Christoph H, Adam Hall, J, Mackie, Ryan, Lutz, Frank, Gowen, Brent E, Hendzel, Michael, Georgel, Philippe T, Ausió, Juan

“…Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) is a chromatin-binding protein that mediates transcriptional regulation, and is highly abundant in brain. The nature of…”
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Subcellular localization and characterization of estrogenic pathway regulators and mediators in Atlantic salmon spermatozoal cells by von Schalburg, Kristian R., Gowen, Brent E., Leong, Jong S., Rondeau, Eric B., Davidson, William S., Koop, Ben F.

“…Much progress has been made regarding our understanding of aromatase regulation, estrogen synthesis partitioning and communication between the germinal and…”
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The use of light in prey capture by the tropical pitcher plant Nepenthes aristolochioides by Moran, Jonathan A, Clarke, Charles, Gowen, Brent E

“…Nepenthes pitcher plants deploy tube-shaped pitchers to catch invertebrate prey; those of Nepenthes aristolochioides possess an unusual translucent dome. The…”
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Ion fluxes across the pitcher walls of three Bornean Nepenthes pitcher plant species: flux rates and gland distribution patterns reflect nitrogen sequestration strategies by Moran, Jonathan A, Hawkins, Barbara J, Gowen, Brent E, Robbins, Samantha L

“…Nepenthes pitcher plant species differ in their prey capture strategies, prey capture rates, and pitcher longevity. In this study, it is investigated whether…”
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Sex-specific expression and localization of aromatase and its regulators during embryonic and larval development of Atlantic salmon by von Schalburg, Kristian R., Gowen, Brent E., Messmer, Amber M., Davidson, William S., Koop, Ben F.

“…The products of dax1, foxl2a and mis have each been shown to have proliferative and/or differentiative activities during mammalian organogenesis. These factors…”
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Sex-specific expression, synthesis and localization of aromatase regulators in one-year-old Atlantic salmon ovaries and testes by von Schalburg, Kristian R., Gowen, Brent E., Rondeau, Eric B., Johnson, Norman W., Minkley, David R., Leong, Jong S., Davidson, William S., Koop, Ben F.

“…Transcripts for dax1, foxl2, mis and sf1 are co-expressed in the somatic companion cells of teleost germ cells. These regulatory factors function, in part, to…”
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Single-particle electron cryo-microscopy: towards atomic resolution by van Heel, M, Gowen, B, Matadeen, R, Orlova, E V, Finn, R, Pape, T, Cohen, D, Stark, H, Schmidt, R, Schatz, M, Patwardhan, A

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ATP-Bound States of GroEL Captured by Cryo-Electron Microscopy by Ranson, Neil A., Farr, George W., Roseman, Alan M., Gowen, Brent, Fenton, Wayne A., Horwich, Arthur L., Saibil, Helen R.

“…The chaperonin GroEL drives its protein-folding cycle by cooperatively binding ATP to one of its two rings, priming that ring to become folding-active upon…”
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Multiple Distinct Assemblies Reveal Conformational Flexibility in the Small Heat Shock Protein Hsp26 by White, Helen E., Orlova, Elena V., Chen, Shaoxia, Wang, Luchun, Ignatiou, Athanasios, Gowen, Brent, Stromer, Thusnelda, Franzmann, Titus M., Haslbeck, Martin, Buchner, Johannes, Saibil, Helen R.

“…Small heat shock proteins are a superfamily of molecular chaperones that suppress protein aggregation and provide protection from cell stress. A key issue for…”
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Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals the Functional Organization of an Enveloped Virus, Semliki Forest Virus by Mancini, Erika J, Clarke, Mairi, Gowen, Brent E, Rutten, Twan, Fuller, Stephen D

“…Semliki Forest virus serves as a paradigm for membrane fusion and assembly. Our icosahedral reconstruction combined 5276 particle images from 48 cryo-electron…”
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Killing of trypanosomatid parasites by a modified bovine host defense peptide, BMAP-18 by Haines, Lee R, Thomas, Jamie M, Jackson, Angela M, Eyford, Brett A, Razavi, Morteza, Watson, Cristalle N, Gowen, Brent, Hancock, Robert E W, Pearson, Terry W

“…Tropical diseases caused by parasites continue to cause socioeconomic devastation that reverberates worldwide. There is a growing need for new control measures…”
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