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Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility as a means for insect pest population control by Zabalou, S, Riegler, M, Theodorakopoulou, M, Stauffer, C, Savakis, C, Bourtzis, K

“…Biological control is the purposeful introduction of parasites, predators, and pathogens to reduce or suppress pest populations. Wolbachia are inherited…”
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Minos as a Genetic and Genomic Tool in Drosophila melanogaster by Metaxakis, Athanasios, Oehler, Stefan, Klinakis, Apostolos, Savakis, Charalambos

“…Much of the information about the function of D. melanogaster genes has come from P-element mutagenesis. The major drawback of the P element, however, is its…”
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Use of mutagenesis, genetic mapping and next generation transcriptomics to investigate insecticide resistance mechanisms by Kalajdzic, Predrag, Oehler, Stefan, Reczko, Martin, Pavlidi, Nena, Vontas, John, Hatzigeorgiou, Artemis G, Savakis, Charalambos

“…Insecticide resistance is a worldwide problem with major impact on agriculture and human health. Understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms is crucial…”
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Heads or tails: host-parasite interactions in the Drosophila-Wolbachia system by Veneti, Z, Clark, M.E, Karr, T.L, Savakis, C, Bourtzis, K

“…Wolbachia strains are endosymbiotic bacteria typically found in the reproductive tracts of arthropods. These bacteria manipulate host reproduction to ensure…”
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Wolbachia prophage DNA adenine methyltransferase genes in different Drosophila-Wolbachia associations by Saridaki, Aggeliki, Sapountzis, Panagiotis, Harris, Harriet L, Batista, Philip D, Biliske, Jennifer A, Pavlikaki, Harris, Oehler, Stefan, Savakis, Charalambos, Braig, Henk R, Bourtzis, Kostas

“…Wolbachia is an obligatory intracellular bacterium which often manipulates the reproduction of its insect and isopod hosts. In contrast, Wolbachia is an…”
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The DNA transposon Minos as a tool for transgenesis and functional genomic analysis in vertebrates and invertebrates by Pavlopoulos, Anastasios, Oehler, Stefan, Kapetanaki, Maria G, Savakis, Charalambos

“…Transposons are powerful tools for conducting genetic manipulation and functional studies in organisms that are of scientific, economic, or medical interest…”
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Wolbachia infection and cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila species by Bourtzis, K, Nirgianaki, A, Markakis, G, Savakis, C

“…Forty-one stocks from 30 Drosophila species were surveyed for Wolbachia infection using PCR technology. D. sechellia and two strains of D. auraria were found…”
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Wolbachia infections of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci by NIRGIANAKI, Androniki, BANKS, Gina K, FROHLICH, Donald R, VENETI, Zoe, BRAIG, Henk R, MILLER, Thomas A, BEDFORD, Ian D, MARKHAM, Peter G, SAVAKIS, Charalambos, BOURTZIS, Kostas

“…We report the first systematic survey for the presence of Wolbachia endosymbionts in aphids and whiteflies, particularly different populations and biotypes of…”
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In vivo Transposition of Minos, A Drosophila Mobile Element, in Mammalian Tissues by Zagoraiou, Laskaro, Drabek, Dubravka, Alexaki, Sofia, Guy, Jacky A., Klinakis, Apostolos G., Langeveld, An, Skavdis, George, Mamalaki, Clio, Grosveld, Frank, Savakis, Charalambos

“…Transposable elements have been used widely in the past 20 years for gene transfer and insertional mutagenesis in Drosophila. Transposon-based technology for…”
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Transposition of the drosophila hydei minos transposon in the mouse germ line by Drabek, Dubravka, Zagoraiou, Laskaro, deWit, Ton, Langeveld, A.n, Roumpaki, Chariklea, Mamalaki, Clio, Savakis, Charalambos, Grosveld, Frank

“…We tested the suitability of the fly transposon Minos, a member of the Tc1/mariner superfamily, for insertional mutagenesis in the mouse germ line. We…”
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P-element insertion alleles of essential genes on the third chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster: correlation of physical and cytogenetic maps in chromosomal region 86E-87F by Deak, P. (University of Dundee, UK.), Omar, M.M, Saunders, R.D.C, Pal, M, Komonyi, O, Szidonya, J, Maroy, P, Zhang, Y, Ashburner, M, Benos, P

“…We have established a collection of 2460 lethal or semi-lethal mutant lines using a procedure thought to insert single P elements into vital genes on the third…”
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Genome-wide insertional mutagenesis in human cells by the Drosophila mobile element Minos by Klinakis, Apostolos G, Zagoraiou, Laskaro, Vassilatis, Demetrios K, Savakis, Charalambos

“…The development of efficient non‐viral methodologies for genome‐wide insertional mutagenesis and gene tagging in mammalian cells is highly desirable for…”
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The Drosophila gene disruption project: progress using transposons with distinctive site specificities by Bellen, Hugo J, Levis, Robert W, He, Yuchun, Carlson, Joseph W, Evans-Holm, Martha, Bae, Eunkyung, Kim, Jaeseob, Metaxakis, Athanasios, Savakis, Charalambos, Schulze, Karen L, Hoskins, Roger A, Spradling, Allan C

“…The Drosophila Gene Disruption Project (GDP) has created a public collection of mutant strains containing single transposon insertions associated with…”
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In-vivo Optical Tomography of Small Scattering Specimens: time-lapse 3D imaging of the head eversion process in Drosophila melanogaster by Arranz, Alicia, Dong, Di, Zhu, Shouping, Savakis, Charalambos, Tian, Jie, Ripoll, Jorge

“…Even though in vivo imaging approaches have witnessed several new and important developments, specimens that exhibit high light scattering properties such as…”
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Drosophila Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Regulates Habituation Latency and Facilitation in Distinct Mushroom Body Neurons by Roussou, Ilianna G, Papanikolopoulou, Katerina, Savakis, Charalambos, Skoulakis, Efthimios M C

“…Habituation is the adaptive behavioral outcome of processes engaged in timely devaluation of non-reinforced repetitive stimuli, but the neuronal circuits and…”
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Mobilization of a Minos transposon in Drosophila melanogaster chromosomes and chromatid repair by heteroduplex formation by Arca, B, Zabalou, S, Loukeris, T.G, Savakis, C

“…Transposase-mediated mobilization of the element Minos has been studied in the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Excision and transposition of a nonautonomous…”
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Imidacloprid does not induce Cyp genes involved in insecticide resistance of a mutant Drosophila melanogaster line by Kalajdzic, Predrag, Markaki, Maria, Oehler, Stefan, Savakis, Charalambos

“…[Display omitted] •We have analyzed the induction potential of Imidacloprid, widely used neonicotinoid insecticide.•We have used mutant Drosophila…”
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Regulation of Wolbachia ankyrin domain encoding genes in Drosophila gonads by Papafotiou, George, Oehler, Stefan, Savakis, Charalambos, Bourtzis, Kostas

“…The maternally inherited obligatory intracellular bacterium Wolbachia is a reproductive parasite of many insect species. Wolbachia evades the host immune…”
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Gene organization of the dnaA region of Wolbachia by Sun, L.V, Babaratsas, A, Savakis, C, O'Neill, S.L, Bourtzis, K

“…The dnaA region of Wolbachia, an intracellular bacterial parasite of insects, is unique. A glnA cognate was found upstream of the dnaA gene, while neither of…”
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Automated Recovery of the Center of Rotation in Optical Projection Tomography in the Presence of Scattering by Di Dong, Shouping Zhu, Chenghu Qin, Kumar, V., Stein, J. V., Oehler, S., Savakis, C., Jie Tian, Ripoll, J.

“…Finding the center of rotation is an essential step for accurate 3-D reconstruction in optical projection tomography. Unfortunately, current methods are not…”
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