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Comparative metatranscriptomic signatures of wood and paper feeding in the gut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Raychoudhury, R., Sen, R., Cai, Y., Sun, Y., Lietze, V.-U., Boucias, D. G., Scharf, M. E.

“…Termites are highly eusocial insects that thrive on recalcitrant materials like wood and soil and thus play important roles in global carbon recycling and also…”
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Characterization of five CYP4 genes from Asian citrus psyllid and their expression levels in Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus‐infected and uninfected psyllids by Tiwari, S, Gondhalekar, A. D, Mann, R. S, Scharf, M. E, Stelinski, L. L

“…Previously, we reported that Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las)‐infected Diaphorina citri are characterized by lower levels of cytochrome P450…”
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Genome-Wide Transcription Profile of Field- and Laboratory-Selected Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)-Resistant Drosophila by Pedra, J. H. F., McIntyre, L. M., Scharf, M. E., Pittendrigh, Barry R., Berenbaum, May R.

“…Genome-wide microarray analysis (Affymetrix array) was used (i) to determine whether only one gene, the cytochrome P450 enzyme Cyp6g1, is differentially…”
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Silencing gut genes associated with the peritrophic matrix of Reticulitermes flavipes (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) increases susceptibility to termiticides by Sandoval-Mojica, A. F., Scharf, M. E.

“…The peritrophic matrix (PM) is a noncellular structure that lines the gut of most insects. Because of its close involvement in digestive processes and its role…”
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Gene expression profiles among immature and adult reproductive castes of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes by Scharf, M. E., Wu-Scharf, D., Zhou, X., Pittendrigh, B. R., Bennett, G. W.

“…Array‐based genomic studies were conducted with the goal of identifying immature (i.e. nymph) and adult reproductive caste‐biased gene expression in the…”
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Phenol-oxidizing laccases from the termite gut by Coy, M.R., Salem, T.Z., Denton, J.S., Kovaleva, E.S., Liu, Z., Barber, D.S., Campbell, J.H., Davis, D.C., Buchman, G.W., Boucias, D.G., Scharf, M.E.

“…cDNAs encoding two gut laccase isoforms ( RfLacA and RfLacB) were sequenced from the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. Phylogenetic analyses comparing…”
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High-dose porcine hematopoietic cell transplantation combined with CD40 ligand blockade in baboons prevents an induced anti-pig humoral response by BÜHLER, L, AWWAD, M, DOWN, J. D, SYKES, M, ANDREWS, D, SACKSTEIN, R, WHITE-SCHARF, M. E, SACHS, D. H, COOPER, D. K. C, BASKER, M, GOJO, S, WATTS, A, TRETER, S, NASH, K, ORAVEC, G, CHANG, Q, THALL, A

“…In pig-to-primate organ transplantation, hyperacute rejection can be prevented, but the organ is rejected within days by acute vascular rejection, in which…”
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Expression of Cyp6g1 and Cyp12d1 in DDT resistant and susceptible strains of Drosophila melanogaster by Festucci-Buselli, R.A, Carvalho-Dias, A.S, Oliveira-Andrade, M. de, Caixeta-Nunes, C, Li, H.M, Stuart, J.J, Muir, W, Scharf, M.E, Pittendrigh, B.R

“…The Rst(2)DDT locus (loci) in Drosophila is associated with the over-expression of two cytochrome P450 genes, Cyp6g1 and Cyp12d1. Using northern and western…”
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Two hexamerin genes from the termite Reticulitermes flavipes: Sequence, expression, and proposed functions in caste regulation by Zhou, X., Tarver, M.R., Bennett, G.W., Oi, F.M., Scharf, M.E.

“…Previous molecular studies on the termite Reticulitermes flavipes have revealed that two hexamerin proteins serve an important status quo role in the…”
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Intercolony Comparisons of Gut Microbiome Composition From Lab Reared Eastern Subterranean Termites (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) by Sapkota, R, Scharf, M E

“…Abstract Termites are social insects living in colonies composed of worker, soldier, and reproductive castes. Termite hindguts are inhabited by all three…”
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Cannabidiol reduces fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth by reducing consumption and altering detoxification and nutritional enzyme activity in a dose-dependent manner by Abendroth, J. A., Gondhalekar, A. D., Scharf, M. E., Couture, J. J.

“…Plant quality can shape plant–insect interactions and plant secondary metabolites are known to play an influential role in mediating these interactions…”
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Expression and induction of three family 4 cytochrome P450 (CYP4) genes identified from insecticide‐resistant and susceptible western corn rootworms, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera by Scharf, M. E, Parimi, S, Meinke, L. J, Chandler, L. D, Siegfried, B. D

“…We have previously determined that cytochrome P450‐based oxidation is involved in resistance to the insecticides methyl parathion and carbaryl in…”
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Juvenile hormone and colony conditions differentially influence cytochrome P450 gene expression in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes by Zhou, X, Song, C, Grzymala, T.L, Oi, F.M, Scharf, M.E

“…In lower termites, the worker caste is a totipotent immature stage that is capable of differentiating into other adult caste phenotypes. We investigated the…”
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Caste differentiation responses of two sympatric Reticulitermes termite species to juvenile hormone homologs and synthetic juvenoids in two laboratory assays by SCHARF, M. E, RATLIFF, C. R, HOTELING, J. T, PITTENDRIGH, B. R, BENNETT, G. W

“…We report on our investigations comparing three juvenile hormone (JH) homologs and two synthetic juvenoids to induce caste differentiation in laboratory…”
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The anti‐CD2 monoclonal antibody BTI‐322 generates unresponsiveness by activation‐associated T cell depletion by XU, Y., KOLBER‐SIMONDS, D., HOPE, J. A., BAZIN, H., LATINNE, D., MONROY, R., WHITE‐SCHARF, M. E., SCHUURMAN, H.‐J.

“…SUMMARY The antihuman CD2 MoAb BTI‐322 (Lo‐CD2a) effectively inhibits T cell responses in vitro to allogeneic cells, which is followed by unresponsiveness to…”
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High-content phenotypic screening identifies novel chemistries that disrupt mosquito activity and development by Murgia, M.V., Sharan, S., Kaur, J., Austin, W., Hagen, L., Wu, L., Chen, L., Scott, J.A., Flaherty, D.P., Scharf, M.E., Watts, V.J., Hill, C.A.

“…New classes of chemistries are needed to control insecticide resistant populations of mosquitoes and prevent transmission of vector-borne diseases (VBDs)…”
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RNA interference and functional characterization of a tergal gland alpha amylase in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica L by Myers, A. J., Gondhalekar, A. D., Fardisi, M., Pluchar, K. D., Saltzmann, K. D., Bennett, G. W., Scharf, M. E.

“…German cockroach males possess tergal glands that secrete a combination of oligosaccharides, lipids and proteins. Four major proteins occur in the secretion,…”
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Use of a jugular vein model for the instruction of equine intravenous catheter placement by third‐and fourth‐year veterinary students by Hobbs, K. J., Johnson, P. J., Scharf, M. E., Cross, D. T., Wallace, L. L.

“…Summary Successful placement of an i.v. catheter in horses is a core competency required by the AVMA COE accreditation policy (section 7.11, #2,#3,#5)…”
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Depletion of anti-gal antibodies in baboons by intravenous therapy with bovine serum albumin conjugated to gal oligosaccharides by TERANISHI, K, GOLLACKNER, B, BÜHLER, L, KNOSALLA, C, CORREA, L, DOWN, J. D, WHITE-SCHARF, M. E, SACHS, D. H, AWWAD, M, COOPER, D. K. C

“…Anti-Galalpha 1-3Gal (Gal) antibodies (Ab) play a key role in the rejection of pig cells or organs transplanted into primates. A course of extracorporeal…”
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Pig hematopoietic cell chimerism in baboons conditioned with a nonmyeloablative regimen and CD154 blockade by BÜHLER, L, AWWAD, M, KURILLA-MAHON, B, HUANG, C. A, SACKSTEIN, R, SYKES, M, WHITE-SCHARF, M. E, SACHS, D. H, DOWN, J. D, COOPER, D. K. C, SIMON, Andre, HAMMER, Claus, TRETER, S, CHANG, Q, BASKER, M, ALWAYN, I. P. J, TERANISHI, K, ERICSSON, T, MORAN, K, HARPER, D

“…In an attempt to induce mixed hematopoietic chimerism and transplantation tolerance in the pig-to-primate model, we have infused high-dose porcine peripheral…”
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