Glucosensing impact on glucose metabolism: From fish to mammals
Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
Glucosensing impact on glucose metabolism: From fish to mammals
Fur glowing under ultraviolet: in situ analysis of porphyrin accumulation in the skin appendages of mammals.
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Published in Integrative zoology
Examples of photoluminescence (PL) are being reported with increasing frequency in a wide range of organisms from diverse ecosystems. However, the chemical basis of this PL remains poorly defined, and our understanding of its potential ecological function is still superficial. Among mammals, recent analyses have identified free-base porphyrins as t...
Ear mite infection restructures otic microbial networks in conservation-reliant Santa Catalina Island foxes (Urocyon lit...
Published in Molecular ecology
Ceruminous gland tumors are highly prevalent in the ear canals of Santa Catalina Island foxes (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). Previous work suggests that tumors may result from a combination of ectoparasites, disruption of the host-associated microbiome, and host immunopathology. More specifically, ear mite infection has been associated with broad-...
Identification of qPCR reference genes suitable for normalising gene expression in the developing mouse embryo.
Published in Wellcome open research
Background: Progression through mammalian embryogenesis involves many interacting cell types and multiple differentiating cell lineages. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis of gene expression in the developing embryo is a valuable tool for deciphering these processes, but normalisation to stably-expressed reference genes is essen...
Metabolic Enabling and Detoxification by Mammalian Gut Microbes
The longstanding interactions between mammals and their symbionts enable thousands of mammal species to consume herbivorous diets. The microbial communities in mammals degrade both plant fiber and toxins. Microbial toxin degradation has been repeatedly documented in domestic ruminants, but similar work in wild mammals is more limited due to constra...
Ecophysiological adaptations associated with animal migration
Published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
tRNA-like structures and their functions.
Published in The FEBS journal
tRNA-like structures (TLSs) were first identified in the RNA genomes of turnip yellow mosaic virus. Since then, TLSs have been found in many other species including mammals, and the RNAs harboring these structures range from viral genomic RNAs to mRNAs and noncoding RNAs. Some progress has also been made on understanding their functions that includ...
Hair Microbiome Diversity within and across Primate Species.
Published in mSystems
Primate hair and skin are substrates upon which social interactions occur and are host-pathogen interfaces. While human hair and skin microbiomes display body site specificity and immunological significance, little is known about the nonhuman primate (NHP) hair microbiome. Here, we collected hair samples (n = 158) from 8 body sites across 12 NHP sp...
Plague and Trace Metals in Natural Systems.
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health
All pathogenic organisms are exposed to abiotic influences such as the microclimates and chemical constituents of their environments. Even those pathogens that exist primarily within their hosts or vectors can be influenced directly or indirectly. Yersinia pestis, the flea-borne bacterium causing plague, is influenced by climate and its survival in...
Marsupials and Multi-Omics: Establishing New Comparative Models of Neural Crest Patterning and Craniofacial Development
Published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Studies across vertebrates have revealed significant insights into the processes that drive craniofacial morphogenesis, yet we still know little about how distinct facial morphologies are patterned during development. Studies largely point to evolution in GRNs of cranial progenitor cell types such as neural crest cells, as the major driver underlyi...
