Reproduction is essential for perpetuation of the species and, hence, is controlled by a sophisticated network of regulatory factors of central and peripheral origin that integrate at the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. Among the central regulators of reproduction, kisspeptins, as major stimulatory drivers of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurosecretion, have drawn considerab...

Accessory gland proteins (ACPs) are important reproductive proteins produced by the male accessory glands (MAGs) of most insect species. These proteins are essential for male insect fertility, and are transferred alongside semen to females during copulation. ACPs are poorly characterized in Glossina species (tsetse fly), the principal vector of the parasite that causes life-threatening Human Af...

Patil, Amar A., Yibin Cai, Yongming Sang, Frank Blecha, and Guolong Zhang. Cross-species analysis of the mammalian -defensin gene family: presence of syntenic gene clusters and preferential expression in the male reproductive tract. Physiol Genomics 23: 5–17, 2005. First published July 20, 2005; 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00104.2005.—Mammalian -defensins are an important family of innate host defe...

Accessory gland proteins (ACPs) are important reproductive proteins produced by the male accessory glands (MAGs) of most insect species. These proteins are essential for male insect fertility, and are transferred alongside semen to females during copulation. ACPs are poorly characterized in species Glossina (tsetse fly), the principal vector of the parasite that causes life-threatening Human ...

OBJECTIVE Advances in genomics and molecular biology have led to the discovery of a large group of uncharacterized long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs). Emerging evidence indicated that many lncRNAs function in multiple biological processes and its dysregulation often causes diseases. Recent studies suggested that almost all regulatory lncRNAs interact with biological macromolecules such as DNA, RNA, ...

Abstract Background Altica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a highly diverse and taxonomically challenging flea beetle genus that has been used to address questions related host plant specialization, reproductive isolation, ecological speciation. To further evolutionary studies in this interesting group, here we present draft genome of representative specialist, viridicyanea , the first Alticinae...

Mike Lynch and I recently attempted to summarize the current state of quantitative genetics (Lynch and Walsh, 1998; reviewed for this journal by Baston, 2000). Already, parts of our treatment are somewhat dated due to the explosive growth and refinement of methods for mapping loci underlying complex traits (QTLs, for quantitative trait loci). While such growth is bad news for textbook writers t...

A decapod crustacean model is needed for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying physiological processes, such as reproduction, sex determination, molting and growth, immunity, regeneration, and response to stress. Criteria for selection are: life-history traits, adult size, availability and ease of culture, and genomics and genetic manipulation. Three freshwater species are considere...

Chemicals released into the environment have a potential to affect on various species and evaluation of the impacts on ecosystems including aquatic organisms is urgent issue. In order to evaluate chemical effects on various species, it is important to understand their mode of action. Recent advances in toxicogenomics, the integration of genomics into toxicology is promising for understanding mo...