Search Results - "Streicher, W."

Rapid microsatellite identification from Illumina paired-end genomic sequencing in two birds and a snake by Castoe, Todd A, Poole, Alexander W, de Koning, A P Jason, Jones, Kenneth L, Tomback, Diana F, Oyler-McCance, Sara J, Fike, Jennifer A, Lance, Stacey L, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Smith, Eric N, Pollock, David D

“…Identification of microsatellites, or simple sequence repeats (SSRs), can be a time-consuming and costly investment requiring enrichment, cloning, and…”
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PICH: A DNA Translocase Specially Adapted for Processing Anaphase Bridge DNA by Biebricher, Andreas, Hirano, Seiki, Enzlin, Jacqueline H., Wiechens, Nicola, Streicher, Werner W., Huttner, Diana, Wang, Lily H.-C., Nigg, Erich A., Owen-Hughes, Tom, Liu, Ying, Peterman, Erwin, Wuite, Gijs J.L., Hickson, Ian D.

“…The Plk1-interacting checkpoint helicase (PICH) protein localizes to ultrafine anaphase bridges (UFBs) in mitosis alongside a complex of DNA repair proteins,…”
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Multilocus phylogeny, natural history traits and classification of natricine snakes (Serpentes: Natricinae) by Deepak, V, Cooper, Natalie, Poyarkov, Nikolay A, Kraus, Fred, Burin, Gustavo, Das, Abhijit, Narayanan, Surya, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Smith, Sarah-Jane, Gower, David J

“…Abstract Natricine snakes are geographically widespread, species rich (with ~250 extant species) and both morphologically and ecologically diverse. We present…”
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The genome sequence of the common toad, Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) by Streicher, Jeffrey W

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual male (the common toad; Chordata; Amphibia; Anura; Bufonidae). The genome sequence is 5.04 gigabases in span…”
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Diversification and asymmetrical gene flow across time and space: lineage sorting and hybridization in polytypic barking frogs by Streicher, Jeffrey W, Devitt, Thomas J, Goldberg, Caren S, Malone, John H, Blackmon, Heath, Fujita, Matthew K

“…Young species complexes that are widespread across ecologically disparate regions offer important insights into the process of speciation because of their…”
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Analysis of ultraconserved elements supports African origins of narrow-mouthed frogs by Streicher, Jeffrey W., Loader, Simon P., Varela-Jaramillo, Andrea, Montoya, Paola, de Sá, Rafael O.

“…[Display omitted] •Nuclear ultraconserved elements (UCEs) robustly support Hoplophryninae as the earliest diverging microhylid subfamily.•The subfamily…”
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The genome sequence of the common frog, Rana temporaria Linnaeus 1758 by Streicher, Jeffrey W

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual female (the common frog; Chordata; Amphibia; Anura; Ranidae). The genome sequence is 4.11 gigabases in span…”
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Transcriptomic evidence for visual adaptation during the aquatic to terrestrial metamorphosis in leopard frogs by Schott, Ryan K, Bell, Rayna C, Loew, Ellis R, Thomas, Kate N, Gower, David J, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Fujita, Matthew K

“…Differences in morphology, ecology, and behavior through ontogeny can result in opposing selective pressures at different life stages. Most animals, however,…”
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Unfolding Thermodynamics of Trp-Cage, a 20 Residue Miniprotein, Studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy by Streicher, Werner W, Makhatadze, George I

“…Small proteins provide convenient models for computational studies of protein folding and stability, which are usually compared with experimental data. Until…”
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Eye‐body allometry across biphasic ontogeny in anuran amphibians by Shrimpton, Samuel J., Streicher, Jeffrey W., Gower, David J., Bell, Rayna C., Fujita, Matthew K., Schott, Ryan K., Thomas, Kate N.

“…Animals with biphasic lifecycles often inhabit different visual environments across ontogeny. Many frogs and toads (Amphibia: Anura) have free-living aquatic…”
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Population genomic analyses support sympatric origins of parapatric morphs in a salamander by Buckingham, Emily, Streicher, Jeffrey W., Fisher‐Reid, M. Caitlin, Jezkova, Tereza, Wiens, John J.

“…In numerous clades, divergent sister species have largely non‐overlapping geographic ranges. This pattern presumably arises because species diverged in…”
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Limitations of climatic data for inferring species boundaries: insights from speckled rattlesnakes by Meik, Jesse M, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Lawing, A Michelle, Flores-Villela, Oscar, Fujita, Matthew K

“…Phenotypes, DNA, and measures of ecological differences are widely used in species delimitation. Although rarely defined in such studies, ecological divergence…”
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Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera by de Sá, Rafael O, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Sekonyela, Relebohile, Forlani, Mauricio C, Loader, Simon P, Greenbaum, Eli, Richards, Stephen, Haddad, Célio F B

“…Over the last ten years we have seen great efforts focused on revising amphibian systematics. Phylogenetic reconstructions derived from DNA sequence data have…”
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Squeezing water from a stone: high-throughput sequencing from a 145-year old holotype resolves (barely) a cryptic species problem in flying lizards by McGuire, Jimmy A, Cotoras, Darko D, O'Connell, Brendan, Lawalata, Shobi Z S, Wang-Claypool, Cynthia Y, Stubbs, Alexander, Huang, Xiaoting, Wogan, Guinevere O U, Hykin, Sarah M, Reilly, Sean B, Bi, Ke, Riyanto, Awal, Arida, Evy, Smith, Lydia L, Milne, Heather, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Iskandar, Djoko T

“…We used Massively Parallel High-Throughput Sequencing to obtain genetic data from a 145-year old holotype specimen of the flying lizard, . Obtaining genetic…”
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Modulation of quaternary structure of S100 proteins by calcium ions by Streicher, Werner W., Lopez, Maria M., Makhatadze, George I.

“…It is well established that calcium binding leads to conformational changes in S100 proteins. These conformational changes are thought to activate the protein…”
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Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador by Reyes-Puig, Carolina, Wake, David B, Kotharambath, Ramachandran, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Koch, Claudia, Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F, Yánez-Muñoz, Mario H, Ron, Santiago

“…We describe two new species of salamanders of the genus Oedipina , subgenus Oedopinola , from two localities on the northwestern foothills of Ecuador, at…”
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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analysis of Peptides Derived from CapZ, NDR, p53, HDM2, and HDM4 Binding to Human S100B by Wafer, Lucas N, Streicher, Werner W, McCallum, Scott A, Makhatadze, George I

“…S100B is a member of the S100 subfamily of EF-hand proteins that has been implicated in malignant melanoma and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s…”
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The global relevance of zoological research by Streicher, Jeffrey W

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Phylogeography and lineage-specific patterns of genetic diversity and molecular evolution in a group of North American skinks by Moseley, Matthew A., Cox, Christian L., Streicher, Jeffrey W., Roelke, Corey E., Chippindale, Paul T.

“…Geography influences the evolutionary trajectory of species by mediating opportunities for hybridization, gene flow, demographic shifts and adaptation. We…”
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Frog phylogeny: A time-calibrated, species-level tree based on hundreds of loci and 5,242 species by Portik, Daniel M., Streicher, Jeffrey W., Wiens, John J.

“…[Display omitted] •We inferred a new time-calibrated phylogeny of frogs that combines phylogenomic data with a new large-scale supermatrix.•This tree contains…”
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