Search Results - "Londraville, R. L."

Beyond thermoregulation: metabolic function of cetacean blubber in migrating bowhead and beluga whales by Ball, H. C., Londraville, R. L., Prokop, J. W., George, John C., Suydam, R. S., Vinyard, C., Thewissen, J. G. M., Duff, R. J.

“…The processes of lipid deposition and utilization, via the gene leptin ( Lep ), are poorly understood in taxa with varying degrees of adipose storage. This…”
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Leptin and leptin receptor: Analysis of a structure to function relationship in interaction and evolution from humans to fish by Prokop, J.W., Duff, R.J., Ball, H.C., Copeland, D.L., Londraville, R.L.

“…Informative docking of Lep and LepR based on sequence alignments and functional data. Amino acids in red are known natural variants associated with disease…”
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Up-regulation of Cadherin-2 and Cadherin-4 in Regenerating Visual Structures of Adult Zebrafish by Liu, Q., Londraville, R.L., Azodi, E., Babb, S.G., Chiappini-Williamson, C., Marrs, J.A., Raymond, P.A.

“…Cadherins are homophilic cell adhesion molecules that control development of a variety of tissues and maintenance of adult structures. In this study, we…”
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Short-term cycling of skin colouration in the blackspotted rockskipper Entomacrodus striatus by Heflin, B., Young, L., Londraville, R. L.

“…Physiological colour change was investigated in the blackspotted rockskipper Entomacrodus striatus in Moorea, French Polynesia. Fish colour cycled with…”
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Intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins: putting lower vertebrates in perspective by Londraville, R L

“…Intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) are small (15 kDa), highly conserved cytoplasmic proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids and other…”
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Ultrastructure of aerobic muscle in antarctic fishes may contribute to maintenance of diffusive fluxes by LONDRAVILLE, R. L, SIDELL, B. D

“…Quantitative ultrastructural analyses were performed on red (oxidative) and white (glycolytic) skeletal muscles from two species of antarctic fish to identify…”
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Phenotypic effects of leptin in an ectotherm: a new tool to study the evolution of life histories and endothermy? by Niewiarowski, P H, Balk, M L, Londraville, R L

“…Leptin is a hormone that regulates energy expenditure and body mass in mammals, and it has attracted considerable attention because of its potential in…”
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Using the adult zebrafish visual system to study cadherin-2 expression during central nervous system regeneration by Liu, Q, Londraville, R L

“…Zebrafish is a good model organism for the study of vertebrate development due to numerous experimental advantages. Here we show that zebrafish are also…”
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Variable Expression of Myoglobin among the Hemoglobinless Antarctic Icefishes by Sidell, Bruce D., Vayda, Michael E., Small, Deena J., Moylan, Thomas J., Londraville, Richard L., Yuan, Meng-Lan, Rodnick, Kenneth J., Eppley, Zoe A., Costello, Lori

“…The important intracellular oxygen-binding protein, myoglobin (Mb), is thought to be absent from oxidative muscle tissues of the family of hemoglobinless…”
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Cloning and characterization of fiber type-specific ryanodine receptor isoforms in skeletal muscles of fish by Franck, J P, Morrissette, J, Keen, J E, Londraville, R L, Beamsley, M, Block, B A

“…We have cloned a group of cDNAs that encodes the skeletal ryanodine receptor isoform (RyR1) of fish from a blue marlin extraocular muscle library. The cDNAs…”
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Two distinct types of fatty acid-binding protein are expressed in heart ventricle of Antarctic teleost fishes by Vayda, M E, Londraville, R L, Cashon, R E, Costello, L, Sidell, B D

“…This report provides the first evidence for the existence of two distinct types of fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) in cardiac tissue of vertebrates. Four…”
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Cloning of a neonatal calcium atpase isoform (SERCA 1B) from extraocular muscle of adult blue marlin ( Makaira nigricans) by Londraville, Richard L., Cramer, Tyson D., Franck, Jens P.C., Tullis, Alexa, Block, Barbara A.

“…Complete cDNAs for the fast-twitch Ca 2+-ATPase isoform (SERCA 1) were cloned and sequenced from blue marlin ( Makaira nigricans) extraocular muscle (EOM)…”
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Maximal diffusion-distance within skeletal muscle can be estimated from mitochondrial distributions by Londraville, R L, Sidell, B D

“…Mitochondrial volume density (Vv [mit]) distributions were measured with a test pattern of concentric rings centered upon randomly chosen capillaries in…”
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Binding site polarity and ligand affinity of homologous fatty acid-binding proteins from animals with different body temperatures by Londraville, R L, Storch, J, Sidell, B D

“…Binding affinity and binding-pocket polarity is determined for intracellular fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) from aerobic muscle of Chaenocephalus aceratus,…”
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Evidence for leptin expression in fishes by Johnson, Randy M., Johnson, Tricia M., Londraville, Richard L.

“…Tissues from bony fish were screened with anti‐mouse leptin antibodies to detect the presence of the fat‐regulating hormone in fishes. Low molecular‐weight (16…”
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Using the adult zebrafish visual system to study cadherin-2 expression during central nervous system regeneration: Zebrafish as a Model System in Neurobiology I by LIU, Q, LONDRAVILLE, R. L

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Cold acclimation increases fatty acid-binding protein concentration in aerobic muscle of striped bass, Morone saxatilis by Londraville, Richard L., Sidell, Bruce D.

“…Fatty acid‐binding protein was isolated from aerobic skeletal muscle of the striped bass Morone saxatilis. FABP from striped bass (MS‐FABP) has a molecular…”
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Purification and characterization of fatty acid-binding protein from aerobic muscle of the Antarctic icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus by Londraville, R L, Sidell, B D

“…Intracellular fatty acid-binding protein is purified and characterized from aerobic skeletal muscle of the Antarctic icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus. Molecular…”
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Enzymatic capacities for β-oxidation of fatty fuels are low in the gill of teleost fishes despite presence of fatty acid-binding protein by Crockett, Elizabeth L., Londraville, Richard L., Wilkes, Erin E., Popesco, Magdalena C.

“…A variety of circulating fuels can support the work of the teleost gill. Previous work indicates, however, that unlike other aerobic tissues from teleosts, the…”
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Murine leptin injections increase intracellular fatty acid-binding protein in green sunfish ( Lepomis cyanellus) by Londraville, Richard L, Duvall, Charles S

“…Green sunfish ( Lepomis cyanellus) were injected daily with either murine leptin, phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), or simply handled without injection for 14…”
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