Search Results - "Sauman, Ivo"
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Cryptochrome 2 mediates directional magnetoreception in cockroaches
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (09-02-2016)“…The ability to perceive geomagnetic fields (GMFs) represents a fascinating biological phenomenon. Studies on transgenic flies have provided evidence that…”
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The Role of Filippi's Glands in the Silk Moths Cocoon Construction
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (16-12-2021)“…Filippi's glands (FGs), formerly also called Lyonet's glands, are accessory secretory structures of the labial (silk) glands of lepidopteran caterpillars,…”
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Cryptochromes define a novel circadian clock mechanism in monarch butterflies that may underlie sun compass navigation
Published in PLoS biology (01-01-2008)“…The circadian clock plays a vital role in monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) migration by providing the timing component of time-compensated sun compass…”
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A re-evaluation of silk measurement by the cecropia caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia) during cocoon construction reveals use of a silk odometer that is temporally regulated
Published in PloS one (19-02-2020)“…The late 5th instar caterpillar of the cecropia silk moth (Hyalophora cecropia) spins a silken cocoon with a distinct, multilayered architecture. The cocoon…”
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The Filippi’s Glands of Giant Silk Moths: To Be or Not to Be?
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (19-11-2021)“…The Filippi’s glands (FGs), formerly “Lyonet’s glands”, are paired accessory organs associated with the silk glands. They are unique to Lepidoptera…”
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Knockdown of proteins involved in iron metabolism limits tick reproduction and development
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (27-01-2009)“…Ticks are among the most important vectors of a wide range of human and animal diseases. During blood feeding, ticks are exposed to an enormous amount of free…”
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The Exact Timing of Microinjection of Parthenogenetic Silkworm Embryos Is Crucial for Their Successful Transgenesis
Published in Frontiers in physiology (25-03-2022)“…The use of parthenogenetic silkworm ( ) strains, which eliminate the problem of recombination, is a useful tool for maintaining transgenic clonal lines. The…”
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Expression of Clock Genes period and timeless in the Central Nervous System of the Mediterranean Flour Moth, Ephestia kuehniella
Published in Journal of biological rhythms (01-04-2015)“…Homologous circadian genes are found in all insect clocks, but their contribution to species-specific circadian timing systems differs. The aim of this study…”
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Characterization of silk genes in Ephestia kuehniella and Galleria mellonella revealed duplication of sericin genes and highly divergent sequences encoding fibroin heavy chains
Published in Frontiers in molecular biosciences (29-11-2022)“…Silk is a secretory product of numerous arthropods with remarkable mechanical properties. In this work, we present the complete sequences of the putative major…”
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Connecting the Navigational Clock to Sun Compass Input in Monarch Butterfly Brain
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (05-05-2005)“…Migratory monarch butterflies ( Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to navigate to their overwintering grounds in Mexico. Although polarized…”
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Functional Analysis of Adipokinetic Hormone Signaling in Bombyx mori
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (11-12-2020)“…Insect adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) are short peptides produced in the corpora cardiaca and are responsible for mobilizing energy stores from the fat body to…”
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Circadian Clock Neurons in the Silkmoth Antheraea pernyi: Novel Mechanisms of Period Protein Regulation
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-11-1996)“…We examined Period (PER) protein regulation in the brain of the silkmoth Antheraea pernyi. PER expression is restricted to the cytoplasm and axons of eight…”
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Who is the best surrogate for germ stem cell transplantation in fish?
Published in Aquaculture (25-02-2022)“…Surrogate broodstock technology in fishes has potential for aquaculture as well as endangered species conservation and propagation. Species with some…”
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Thioester-containing proteins of the tick Ixodes ricinus: Gene expression, response to microbial challenge and their role in phagocytosis of the yeast Candida albicans
Published in Developmental and comparative immunology (01-01-2015)“…[Display omitted] •Family of thioester-containing proteins (TEPs) in the tick Ixodes ricinus contains three α2-macroglobulins, three C3 complement components,…”
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Distribution of corazonin and pigment-dispersing factor in the cephalic ganglia of termites
Published in Arthropod structure & development (01-07-2008)“…Distribution of neurones detectable with antisera to the corazonin (Crz) and the pigment-dispersing factor (PDF) was mapped in the workers or pseudergates of…”
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The cycling and distribution of PER-like antigen in relation to neurons recognized by the antisera to PTTH and EH in Thermobia domestica
Published in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology (01-12-2003)“…The cephalic nervous system of the firebrat contains antigens recognized by antisera to the clock protein period (PER), the prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH)…”
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A re-evaluation of silk measurement by the cecropia caterpillar
Published in PloS one (19-02-2020)“…The late 5.sup.th instar caterpillar of the cecropia silk moth (Hyalophora cecropia) spins a silken cocoon with a distinct, multilayered architecture. The…”
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3D reconstruction of larval and adult brain neuropils of two giant silk moth species: Hyalophora cecropia and Antheraea pernyi
Published in Journal of insect physiology (01-09-2023)“…[Display omitted] •First 3D reconstruction of larval and adult brains of representatives of the Saturniidae family.•In both Saturniidae species the overall…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Highly Pure Type A Spermatogonia From Sterlet ( Acipenser ruthenus ) Using Flow-Cytometric Cell Sorting
Published in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (10-12-2021)“…Sturgeons are among the most ancient linages of actinopterygians. At present, many sturgeon species are critically endangered. Surrogate production could be…”
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A comprehensive gene expression analysis of the unique three-layered cocoon of the cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia
Published in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology (01-08-2024)“…The larvae of the moth Hyalophora cecropia spin silk cocoons with morphologically distinct layers. We investigated the expression of the individual silk…”
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