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Visual place learning in Drosophila melanogaster by Ofstad, Tyler A., Zuker, Charles S., Reiser, Michael B.

“…A fruitfly knows its place Insects such as ants or bees are renowned for their navigational prowess, which in part derives from their ability to learn and…”
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The Coding of Temperature in the Drosophila Brain by Gallio, Marco, Ofstad, Tyler A., Macpherson, Lindsey J., Wang, Jing W., Zuker, Charles S.

“…Thermosensation is an indispensable sensory modality. Here, we study temperature coding in Drosophila, and show that temperature is represented by a spatial…”
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PI3-kinase-dependent activation of apoptotic machinery occurs on commitment of epidermal keratinocytes to terminal differentiation by Janes, Sam M, Ofstad, Tyler A, Campbell, Douglas H, Eddaoudi, Ayad, Warnes, Gary, Davies, Derek, Watt, Fiona M

“…We have investigated the earliest events in commitment of human epidermal keratinocytes to terminal differentiation. Phosphorylated Akt and caspase activation…”
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Transient activation of FOXN1 in keratinocytes induces a transcriptional programme that promotes terminal differentiation: contrasting roles of FOXN1 and Akt by Janes, Sam M, Ofstad, Tyler A, Campbell, Douglas H, Watt, Fiona M, Prowse, David M

“…The forkhead transcription factor FOXN1 is required for normal cutaneous and thymic epithelial development. Mutations in FOXN1 give rise to the nude phenotype…”
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β-Catenin and Hedgehog Signal Strength Can Specify Number and Location of Hair Follicles in Adult Epidermis without Recruitment of Bulge Stem Cells by Silva-Vargas, Violeta, Lo Celso, Cristina, Giangreco, Adam, Ofstad, Tyler, Prowse, David M., Braun, Kristin M., Watt, Fiona M.

“…Using K14ΔNβ-cateninER transgenic mice, we show that short-term, low-level β-catenin activation stimulates de novo hair follicle formation from sebaceous…”
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Visual place learning in Drosophila melanogaster by Ofstad, Tyler A, Zuker, Charles S, Reiser, Michael B

“…The ability of insects to learn and navigate to specific locations in the environment has fascinated naturalists for decades. The impressive navigational…”
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MIM/BEG4, a Sonic hedgehog-responsive gene that potentiates Gli-dependent transcription by Callahan, Christopher A, Ofstad, Tyler, Horng, Lily, Wang, Jordon K, Zhen, Hanson H, Coulombe, Pierre A, Oro, Anthony E

“…Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling plays a critical role during development and carcinogenesis. While Gli family members govern the transcriptional output of Shh…”
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Navigating the fruit fly brain: Visual place learning in Drosophila melanogaster by Ofstad, Tyler Arnt

“…How does an animal know where it is, and where it is going? While the impressive navigation abilities of ants, bees, wasps, and other insects clearly…”
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