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Ballooning dispersal using silk: world fauna, phylogenies, genetics and models (2005)
Journal Article
Bell, J., Bohan, D., Shaw, E., & Weyman, G. (2005). Ballooning dispersal using silk: world fauna, phylogenies, genetics and models. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 95(2), 69 - 114. https://doi.org/10.1079/BER2004350

Aerial dispersal using silk (‘ballooning’) has evolved in spiders (Araneae), spider mites (Acari) and in the larvae of moths (Lepidoptera). Since the 17th century, over 500 observations of ballooning behaviours have been published, yet there is an ab... Read More about Ballooning dispersal using silk: world fauna, phylogenies, genetics and models.

Herpesvirus pan encodes a functional homologue of BHRF1, the Epstein-Barr virus v-Bcl-2 (2005)
Journal Article
(2005). Herpesvirus pan encodes a functional homologue of BHRF1, the Epstein-Barr virus v-Bcl-2. BMC microbiology, 6 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-5-6

BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latently infects about 90% of the human population and is associated with benign and malignant diseases of lymphoid and epithelial origin. BHRF1, an early lytic cycle antigen, is an apoptosis suppressing member of... Read More about Herpesvirus pan encodes a functional homologue of BHRF1, the Epstein-Barr virus v-Bcl-2.

The role of ICAM-1 in Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence (2004)
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Chakravorty, S. J., & Craig, A. (2005). The role of ICAM-1 in Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence. European Journal of Cell Biology, 84(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2004.09.002

Parasite sequestration at microvascular sites is a fundamental phenomenon in the manifestation of the symptoms of malaria and the progression to severe disease. Here, we review the endothelial cell-expressed intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)... Read More about The role of ICAM-1 in Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence.

Regulation of apoptosis by fau revealed by functional expression cloning and antisense expression (2004)
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Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., Kirkham, L., Farzaneh, F., & Williams, G. T. (2004). Regulation of apoptosis by fau revealed by functional expression cloning and antisense expression. Oncogene, 23, 9419–9426. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1208048

Functional expression cloning is a powerful strategy for identifying critical steps in biological pathways independently of prior assumptions. It is particularly suitable for the identification of molecules crucial to the control of apoptosis. Our sc... Read More about Regulation of apoptosis by fau revealed by functional expression cloning and antisense expression.

Isolation and characterization of a novel pituitary tumor apoptosis gene (2004)
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Bahar, A., Simpson, D. J., Cutty, S. J., Bicknell, J. E., Hoban, P. R., Holley, S., …Farrell, W. E. (2004). Isolation and characterization of a novel pituitary tumor apoptosis gene. Molecular Endocrinology, 18(7), https://doi.org/10.1210/me.2004-0087

To determine mechanisms for pituitary neoplasia we used methylation-sensitive arbitrarily primed-PCR to isolate novel genes that are differentially methylated relative to normal pituitary. We report the isolation of a novel differentially methylated... Read More about Isolation and characterization of a novel pituitary tumor apoptosis gene.

Evidence for a male-produced sex pheromone in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (2004)
Journal Article
(2004). Evidence for a male-produced sex pheromone in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 167 -174. https://doi.org/10.1023/B%3AJOEC.0000013189.89576.8f

Olfactometer bioassays of walking adult western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) showed that virgin females (1- to 3-d postemergence) were attracted to the odor of 25 adult males, but not to the odor of 25... Read More about Evidence for a male-produced sex pheromone in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis.

Functional expression cloning reveals proapoptotic role for protein phosphatase 4 (2003)
Journal Article
Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., Kirkham, L., Jenkins, B., Rayner, J., Gonda, T. J., Starr, R., …Williams, G. T. (2003). Functional expression cloning reveals proapoptotic role for protein phosphatase 4. Cell Death and Differentiation, 10, Article 1016–1024. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.cdd.4401274

Functional expression cloning strategies are highly suitable for the analysis of the molecular control of apoptosis. This approach has two critical advantages. Firstly, it eliminates prior assumptions about the properties of the proteins involved, an... Read More about Functional expression cloning reveals proapoptotic role for protein phosphatase 4.

Apoptosis in the immune system of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio: a cellular and molecular approach (2003)
Thesis
Chakravarthy, C. (2003). Apoptosis in the immune system of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio: a cellular and molecular approach. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/925874

Apoptosis is an active form of cell death or cell suicide that is programmed by a cascade of events controlled by genes. It is not only as essential component of the normal development of an animal, but also plays a vital role in the immune response... Read More about Apoptosis in the immune system of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio: a cellular and molecular approach.

Effects of the Imidazoline Binding Site Ligands, Idazoxan and Efaroxan, on the Viability of Insulin-Secreting BRIN-BD11 Cells (2003)
Journal Article
Gao, H., Mourtada, M., & Morgan, N. G. (2003). Effects of the Imidazoline Binding Site Ligands, Idazoxan and Efaroxan, on the Viability of Insulin-Secreting BRIN-BD11 Cells. Journal of the Pancreas, 4(3),

Context Certain imidazoline drugs stimulate insulin secretion acutely but their longer term effects on the viability of pancreatic beta-cells are less well characterised. Indeed, some reports have suggested that imidazolines can be toxic to beta-cel... Read More about Effects of the Imidazoline Binding Site Ligands, Idazoxan and Efaroxan, on the Viability of Insulin-Secreting BRIN-BD11 Cells.

Simultaneous acceleration of the cell cycle and suppression of apoptosis by splice variant delta-6 of the candidate tumour suppressor LUCA-15/RBM5 (2003)
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Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., Sutherland, L. C., Meredith, J. M., & Williams, G. T. (2003). Simultaneous acceleration of the cell cycle and suppression of apoptosis by splice variant delta-6 of the candidate tumour suppressor LUCA-15/RBM5. Genes to Cells, 8(2), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2443.2003.00619.x

Background: The short arm of chromosome 3 is thought to include one or more tumour suppressor genes (TSGs), since carcinoma of various tissues display deletions in this region. Many genes mapping to this region have recently been identified, includin... Read More about Simultaneous acceleration of the cell cycle and suppression of apoptosis by splice variant delta-6 of the candidate tumour suppressor LUCA-15/RBM5.

Manipulating the abundance of Lepthyphantes tenuis (Araneae : Linyphiidae) by field margin management (2002)
Journal Article
Bell, J. R., Johnson, P. J., Hambler, C., Haughton, A. J., Smith, H., Feber, R. E., …Macdonald, D. W. (2002). Manipulating the abundance of Lepthyphantes tenuis (Araneae : Linyphiidae) by field margin management. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 93(1-3), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8809%2801%2900343-7

Populations of the linyphiid spider Lepthyphantes tenuis were sampled in field margins in May, July and September in 1990–1991 and 1995–1996. Field margins were subjected to 10 grassland management regimes, which included the effects of spraying the... Read More about Manipulating the abundance of Lepthyphantes tenuis (Araneae : Linyphiidae) by field margin management.

Candidate tumour suppressor LUCA-15 can regulate multiple apoptotic pathways (2002)
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Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., Sutherland, L., & Williams, G. (2002). Candidate tumour suppressor LUCA-15 can regulate multiple apoptotic pathways. Apoptosis, 7, 421–432. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1020083008017

Functional screening of a human bone marrow cDNA library for suppressors of CD95-mediated apoptosis has led to the identification of a 326 bp fragment (Je2), which not only suppresses CD95-induced apoptosis in Jurkat T-cells, but maps to 3p21.3, to a... Read More about Candidate tumour suppressor LUCA-15 can regulate multiple apoptotic pathways.

RBM5/LUCA-15 — Tumour Suppression by Control of Apoptosis and the Cell Cycle? (2002)
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Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., & Williams, G. T. (2002). RBM5/LUCA-15 — Tumour Suppression by Control of Apoptosis and the Cell Cycle?. Scientific World Journal, 2, https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2002.859

The candidate tumour suppressor gene, LUCA-15, maps to the lung cancer tumour suppressor locus 3p21.3. The LUCA-15 gene locus encodes at least four alternatively spliced transcripts, which have been shown to function as regulators of apoptosis, a fac... Read More about RBM5/LUCA-15 — Tumour Suppression by Control of Apoptosis and the Cell Cycle?.

Fractalkine expression on human renal tubular epithelial cells: potential role in mononuclear cell adhesion (2002)
Journal Article
CHAKRAVORTY, S. J., COCKWELL, P., GIRDLESTONE, J., BROOKS, C. J., & SAVAGE, C. O. S. (2002). Fractalkine expression on human renal tubular epithelial cells: potential role in mononuclear cell adhesion. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 129(1), 150-159. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01906.x

Fractalkine (CX3CL1) is a transmembrane molecule with a CX3C chemokine domain attached to an extracellular mucin stalk which can induce both adhesion and migration of leucocytes. Mononuclear cell infiltration at renal tubular sites and associated tub... Read More about Fractalkine expression on human renal tubular epithelial cells: potential role in mononuclear cell adhesion.

Chemoattraction of T cells expressing CCR5, CXCR3 and CX3CR1 by proximal tubular epithelial cell chemokines (2002)
Journal Article
Cockwell, P., Calderwood, J. W., Brooks, C. J., Chakravorty, S. J., & Savage, C. O. (2002). Chemoattraction of T cells expressing CCR5, CXCR3 and CX3CR1 by proximal tubular epithelial cell chemokines. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 17(5), 734-744. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/17.5.734

Background. Chemokines produced by resident renal cells promote the infiltration of leukocyte subsets. We have analysed the chemotactic responses of CD3+ peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) to factors secreted by proximal tubular epithelial cells (PT... Read More about Chemoattraction of T cells expressing CCR5, CXCR3 and CX3CR1 by proximal tubular epithelial cell chemokines.

A sensitive and rapid assay for homologous recombination in mosquito cells: impact of vector topology and implications for gene targeting (2001)
Journal Article
(2001). A sensitive and rapid assay for homologous recombination in mosquito cells: impact of vector topology and implications for gene targeting. BMC Genetics, 21 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-2-21

BACKGROUND: Recent progress in insect transgenesis has been dramatic but existing transposon-based approaches are constrained by position effects and potential instability. Gene targeting would bring a number of benefits, however progress requires a... Read More about A sensitive and rapid assay for homologous recombination in mosquito cells: impact of vector topology and implications for gene targeting.