The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum
- S. Richards, R. Gibbs, Daniela Grossmann
- BiologyNature
- 24 April 2008
Tribolium castaneum is a member of the most species-rich eukaryotic order, a powerful model organism for the study of generalized insect development, and an important pest of stored agricultural…
Organization and evolutionary trends of primary olfactory brain centers in Tetraconata (Crustacea+Hexapoda)
- J. Schachtner, Manfred Schmidt, U. Homberg
- Biology
- 1 July 2005
Genomics, transcriptomics, and peptidomics of neuropeptides and protein hormones in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum.
- Bin Li, R. Predel, Yoonseong Park
- BiologyGenome Research
- 1 December 2007
The authors' analysis of Tribolium indicates that, during insect evolution, genes for neuropeptides and protein hormones are often duplicated or lost.
Discovery of a Novel Insect Neuropeptide Signaling System Closely Related to the Insect Adipokinetic Hormone and Corazonin Hormonal Systems*
- Karina K. Hansen, Elisabeth Stafflinger, C. Grimmelikhuijzen
- BiologyJournal of Biological Chemistry
- 12 January 2010
ACP is a prominent example of receptor/ligand co-evolution, probably originating from receptor and ligand gene duplications followed by mutations and evolutionary selection, thereby yielding three independent hormonal systems.
A genome-wide inventory of neurohormone GPCRs in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
- F. Hauser, Giuseppe Cazzamali, C. Grimmelikhuijzen
- BiologyFrontiers in neuroendocrinology (Print)
- 31 January 2008
Multiple neuropeptides in the Drosophila antennal lobe suggest complex modulatory circuits
- M. Carlsson, Max Diesner, J. Schachtner, D. Nässel
- BiologyThe Journal of comparative neurology
- 15 August 2010
An extensive analysis of the expression of neuropeptides in the Drosophila antennal lobes by direct profiling using matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization‐time‐of‐flight (MALDI‐TOF) mass spectrometry and immunocytochemistry suggests a huge complexity in peptidergic signaling in different circuits of the antenNal lobe.
Anisometric brain dimorphism revisited: Implementation of a volumetric 3D standard brain in Manduca sexta
- Basil el Jundi, Wolf Huetteroth, Angela E. Kurylas, J. Schachtner
- BiologyThe Journal of comparative neurology
- 10 November 2009
The neuropil volumes reveal an isometric sexual dimorphism in M. sexta brains, which is restricted to the sex‐related glomeruli of the antennal lobes and neither mirrored in other normalglomeruli nor in higher brain centers like the calyces of the mushroom bodies.
Toxoplasma gondii scavenges host‐derived lipoic acid despite its de novo synthesis in the apicoplast
- M. Crawford, Nadine Thomsen-Zieger, Manisha Ray, J. Schachtner, D. Roos, F. Seeber
- BiologyEMBO Journal
- 12 July 2006
An unexpected metabolic deficiency in T. gondii is revealed and the question whether the close interaction of host mitochondria with the parasitophorous vacuole is connected to lipoate supply by the host is raised.
Insecticidal genes of Yersinia spp.: taxonomical distribution, contribution to toxicity towards Manduca sexta and Galleria mellonella, and evolution
- T. Fuchs, G. Bresolin, Lisa Marcinowski, J. Schachtner, S. Scherer
- BiologyBMC Microbiology
- 8 December 2008
This study investigated the tc gene distribution among yersiniae and the phylogenetic relationship between TccC proteins, thus contributing novel aspects to the current discussion about the evolution of insecticidal toxins in the genus Yersinia.
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