Understanding metabolic plasticity of animal evolution is a fundamental challenge in evolutionary biology. Owing to the diversification of insect wing morphology and dynamic energy requirements, the molecular adaptation mechanisms underlying the metabolic pathways in wing evolution remain largely...
Understanding metabolic plasticity of animal evolution is a fundamental challenge in evolutionary biology. Owing to the diversification of insect wing morphology and dynamic energy requirements, the molecular adaptation mechanisms underlying the metabolic pathways in wing evolution remain largely...
Tumours arise from uncontrolled cell proliferation driven by mutations in genes that regulate stem cell renewal and differentiation. Intestinal tumours, however, retain some hierarchical organization, maintaining both cancer stem cells (CSCs) and cancer differentiated cells (CDCs). This heterogen...
Patterns in functional diversity of organisms at large spatial scales can provide insight into possible responses to future climate change, but it remains a challenge to link large-scale patterns at the organismal level to their underlying physiological mechanisms. The climate variability hypothe...
INTRODUCTION: Neuronal activity regulated by synaptic communication exerts an important role in tumorigenesis and progression in brain tumors. Genes for soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) annotated with the function ‘vesicle’ about syn...
BACKGROUND: The gut-brain axis and the intestinal microbiota are emerging as key players in health and disease. Shifts in intestinal microbiota composition affect a variety of systems, however, evidence of their direct impact on cognitive functions is still lacking. We tested whe...
Connecting the characterisation of juvenile (pre-anthesis) plant stress responses undertaken in controlled environments to field agronomic performance is a challenge. The oilseed crop Camelina sativa (camelina), with its innate resilience and plasticity, presents an opportunity to understand both...
Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) possess the capacity for spontaneous reprogramming during in vitro culture, while the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood, especially why addition of epidermal growth factor (EGF), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) remarkably enhanced transition efficien...