Search Results - "Manicardi, Gian Carlo"
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Unlocking Holocentric Chromosomes: New Perspectives from Comparative and Functional Genomics?
Published in Current genomics (01-08-2012)“…The presence of chromosomes with diffuse centromeres (holocentric chromosomes) has been reported in several taxa since more than fifty years, but a full…”
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Holocentric chromosomes
Published in PLoS genetics (30-07-2020)“…Holocentric chromosomes possess multiple kinetochores along their length rather than the single centromere typical of other chromosomes [1]. They have been…”
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Acetylcholinesterase mutation in an insecticide-resistant population of the codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.)
Published in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology (01-08-2006)“…Two strains of Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) were selected in the lab by exposure to increasing concentrations of diflubenzuron (Rdfb strain)…”
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Cytosine methylation in insects: new routes for the comprehension of insect complexity
Published in AIMS biophysics (01-01-2015)“…Cytosine methylation is one of the most studied epigenetic modifications and its occurrence has been deeply studied in mammals and plants. DNA methylation…”
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The foraging Gene Is Involved in the Presence of Wings and Explorative Behaviours in Parthenogenetic Females of the Aphid Myzus persicae
Published in Life (Basel, Switzerland) (03-03-2022)“…The gene ( ) encodes for a cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase involved in behavioural plasticity in aphids and in other insects. In…”
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The Evolutionary History and Functional Divergence of Trehalase ( treh ) Genes in Insects
Published in Frontiers in physiology (15-02-2019)“…Trehalases ( ) have been found in different organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, yeast, nematodes, insects, vertebrates, and plants. Their biochemical…”
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Androgen receptor gene CAG repeat length as a modifier of the association between persistent organohalogen pollutant exposure markers and semen characteristics
Published in Pharmacogenetics and genomics (01-06-2007)“…Exposure to persistent organohalogen pollutants was suggested to impair male reproductive function. A gene-environment interaction has been proposed. No genes…”
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Comparative Gene Mapping as a Tool to Understand the Evolution of Pest Crop Insect Chromosomes
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (07-09-2017)“…The extent of the conservation of synteny and gene order in aphids has been previously investigated only by comparing a small subset of linkage groups between…”
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Xenobiotic activity in serum and sperm chromatin integrity in European and inuit populations
Published in Molecular reproduction and development (01-04-2008)“…Lipophilic persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are ubiquitous in the environment and suspected to interfere with hormone activities and reproduction. In…”
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Relation between serum xenobiotic-induced receptor activities and sperm DNA damage and sperm apoptotic markers in European and Inuit populations
Published in Reproduction (Cambridge, England) (01-02-2007)“…Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can interfere with hormone activities and are suspected as endocrine disrupters involved in disorders, e.g. reproductive…”
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Xenoestrogenic activity in blood of European and Inuit populations
Published in Environmental health (05-05-2006)“…Human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is ubiquitous and found in all individuals. Studies have documented endocrine disrupting effects and…”
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Dioxin-like activities in serum across European and Inuit populations
Published in Environmental health (25-05-2006)“…Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides can cause…”
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Nature of DNA Damage in Ejaculated Human Spermatozoa and the Possible Involvement of Apoptosis
Published in Biology of reproduction (01-04-2002)“…Numerous studies have shown the presence of DNA strand breaks in human ejaculated spermatozoa. The nature of this nuclear anomaly and its relationship to…”
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Comparative Analysis of Intra- and Inter-Specific Genomic Variability in the Peach Potato Aphid, Myzus persicae
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (22-10-2019)“…The availability of genomic data in the last decade relating to different aphid species has allowed the analysis of the genomic variability occurring among…”
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Characterization of non-LTR retrotransposable TRAS elements in the aphids Acyrthosiphon pisum and Myzus persicae (Aphididae, Hemiptera)
Published in The Journal of heredity (01-07-2013)“…A non-LTR TRAS retrotransposon (identified as TRASAp1) has been amplified in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum and its presence has been assessed also in the…”
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Fertility and Markers of Male Reproductive Function in Inuit and European Populations Spanning Large Contrasts in Blood Levels of Persistent Organochlorines
Published in Environmental health perspectives (01-03-2008)“…Objective: We synthesized the main findings from an international epidemiologic study on the impact of biopersistent organic pollutants (POPs) on human…”
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Karyotype rearrangements and telomere analysis in Myzus persicae (Hemiptera, Aphididae) strains collected on Lavandula sp. plants
Published in Comparative cytogenetics (01-01-2014)“…Karyotype analysis of nine strains of the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer, 1776), collected on Lavandula sp. plants, evidenced showed that five of…”
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A novel in vitro sperm head decondensation protocol for rapid flow cytometric measurement of deoxyribonucleic acid content
Published in Fertility and sterility (01-06-2013)“…Objective To set up a novel protocol of sperm head in vitro decondensation that obviates the problematic effect of the variable degree of sperm chromatin…”
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Starting at the end: telomeres and telomerase in arthropods
Published in Biomolecular concepts (01-10-2012)“…Telomere composition and structure have been studied in several arthropods allowing us to better understand the evolution of such an important portion of the…”
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Cytogenetic and molecular analysis of the holocentric chromosomes of the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas, 1878)
Published in Comparative cytogenetics (01-01-2011)“…Cytogenetic and molecular investigations on the holocentric chromosomes of the aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas, 1878)have been carried out using silver…”
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