Extreme-Biology

Identification of Novel Members of the Xenopus Ca2+ -Dependent Lectin Family and Analysis of Their Gene Expression during Tail Regeneration and Development
We previously demonstrated that the gene for a member of the humoral C-type lectin family is transiently expressed in the regenerating …
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Increased Neural Activity of a Mushroom Body Neuron Subtype in the Brains of Forager Honeybees
Honeybees organize a sophisticated society, and the workers transmit information about the location of food sources using a symbolic …
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Insights into Social Insects from the Genome of the Honeybee Apis Mellifera
Here we report the genome sequence of the honeybee Apis mellifera, a key model for social behaviour and essential to global ecology …
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[Molecular ethology using the honeybee as a model animal]
In Vivo Gene Transfer into the Adult Honeybee Brain by Using Electroporation
The honeybee, Apis mellifera L., is a social insect and they show wide variety of exquisite social behaviors to maintain colony …
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The Activity of Mblk-1, a Mushroom Body-Selective Transcription Factor from the Honeybee, Is Modulated by the Ras/MAPK Pathway
We previously identified a gene, termed Mblk-1, that encodes a putative transcription factor with two DNA-binding motifs expressed …
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Identification of Genes Induced in Regenerating Xenopus Tadpole Tails by Using the Differential Display Method
To identify candidate gene(s) involved in the tail regeneration of Xenopus laevis tadpoles, we used the differential display method to …
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Identification and Characterization of Mlr1,2: Two Mouse Homologues of Mblk-1, a Transcription Factor from the Honeybee Brain(1)
We previously identified the Mblk-1 gene in the honeybee brain, which encodes a transcription factor containing two DNA binding motifs, …
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DNA-binding Properties of Mblk-1, a Putative Transcription Factor from the Honeybee
We previously identified a gene, Mblk-1, that encodes a putative transcription factor with two DNA-binding motifs expressed …
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Identification of a Novel Gene, Mblk-1, That Encodes a Putative Transcription Factor Expressed Preferentially in the Large-Type Kenyon Cells of the Honeybee Brain
Mushroom bodies (MBs) are considered to be involved in higher-order sensory processing in the insect brain. To identify the genes …
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