Extreme-Biology

Acute Phase Response in Amputated Tail Stumps and Neural Tissue-Preferential Expression in Tail Bud Embryos of the Xenopus Neuronal Pentraxin I Gene
Regeneration of lost organs involves complex processes, including host defense from infection and rebuilding of lost tissues. We …
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Extremotolerant Tardigrade Genome and Improved Radiotolerance of Human Cultured Cells by Tardigrade-Unique Protein
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are small aquatic animals. Some tardigrade species tolerate almost complete dehydration and …
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Novel Mitochondria-Targeted Heat-Soluble Proteins Identified in the Anhydrobiotic Tardigrade Improve Osmotic Tolerance of Human Cells
Tardigrades are able to tolerate almost complete dehydration through transition to a metabolically inactive state, called …
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Suggested Involvement of PP1/PP2A Activity and De Novo Gene Expression in Anhydrobiotic Survival in a Tardigrade, Hypsibius Dujardini, by Chemical Genetic Approach
Upon desiccation, some tardigrades enter an ametabolic dehydrated state called anhydrobiosis and can survive a desiccated environment …
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Unique Gene Expression Profile of the Proliferating Xenopus Tadpole Tail Blastema Cells Deciphered by RNA-sequencing Analysis
Organ regenerative ability depends on the animal species and the developmental stage. The molecular bases for variable organ …
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Splicing Variants of NOL4 Differentially Regulate the Transcription Activity of Mlr1 and Mlr2 in Cultured Cells
Mlr1 (Mblk-1-related protein-1) and Mlr2 are mouse homologs of transcription factor Mblk-1 (Mushroom body large-type Kenyon …
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Identification and Characterization of an Egr Ortholog as a Neural Immediate Early Gene in the European Honeybee (Apis Mellifera L.)
To date, there are only few reports of immediate early genes (IEGs) available in insects. Aiming at identifying a conserved IEG in …
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Expression Analysis of XPhyH-like during Development and Tail Regeneration in Xenopus Tadpoles: Possible Role of XPhyH-like Expressing Immune Cells in Impaired Tail Regenerative Ability
Xenopus tadpoles have high regenerative ability of amputated tails except during the ‘refractory period’, when the ability …
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Analysis of DNA Repair and Protection in the Tardigrade Ramazzottius Varieornatus and Hypsibius Dujardini after Exposure to UVC Radiation
Tardigrades inhabiting terrestrial environments exhibit extraordinary resistance to ionizing radiation and UV radiation although little …
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Novel Middle-Type Kenyon Cells in the Honeybee Brain Revealed by Area-Preferential Gene Expression Analysis
The mushroom bodies (a higher center) of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L) brain were considered to comprise three types of intrinsic …
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