First Miocene rodent from Lebanon provides the 'missing link' between Asian and African gundis (Rodentia: Ctenodactylidae).

Abstract:

:Ctenodactylinae (gundis) is a clade of rodents that experienced, in Miocene time, their greatest diversification and widest distribution. They expanded from the Far East, their area of origin, to Africa, which they entered from what would become the Arabian Peninsula. Questions concerning the origin of African Ctenodactylinae persist essentially because of a poor fossil record from the Miocene of Afro-Arabia. However, recent excavations in the Late Miocene of Lebanon have yielded a key taxon for our understanding of these issues. Proafricanomys libanensis nov. gen. nov. sp. shares a variety of dental characters with both the most primitive and derived members of the subfamily. A cladistic analysis demonstrates that this species is the sister taxon to a clade encompassing all but one of the African ctenodactylines, plus a southern European species of obvious African extraction. As such, Proafricanomys provides the 'missing link' between the Asian and African gundis.

journal_name

Sci Rep

journal_title

Scientific reports

authors

López-Antoñanzas R,Knoll F,Maksoud S,Azar D

doi

10.1038/srep12871

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-08-07 00:00:00

pages

12871

issn

2045-2322

pii

srep12871

journal_volume

5

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Tunable switch mediated shikimate biosynthesis in an engineered non-auxotrophic Escherichia coli.

    abstract::Shikimate is a key intermediate in the synthesis of neuraminidase inhibitors. Compared with traditional methods, microbial production of shikimate has the advantages of environmental friendliness, low cost, feed stock renewability, and product selectivity and diversity. Despite these advantages, shikimate kinase I and...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep29745

    authors: Gu P,Su T,Wang Q,Liang Q,Qi Q

    更新日期:2016-07-13 00:00:00

  • Multivariate time series analysis on the dynamic relationship between Class B notifiable diseases and gross domestic product (GDP) in China.

    abstract::The surveillance of infectious diseases is of great importance for disease control and prevention, and more attention should be paid to the Class B notifiable diseases in China. Meanwhile, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the annual growth of Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) would decelerate bel...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-016-0020-5

    authors: Zhang T,Yin F,Zhou T,Zhang XY,Li XS

    更新日期:2016-12-23 00:00:00

  • Tumour sampling method can significantly influence gene expression profiles derived from neoadjuvant window studies.

    abstract::Patient-matched transcriptomic studies using tumour samples before and after treatment allow inter-patient heterogeneity to be controlled, but tend not to include an untreated comparison. Here, Illumina BeadArray technology was used to measure dynamic changes in gene expression from thirty-seven paired diagnostic core...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep29434

    authors: Pearce DA,Arthur LM,Turnbull AK,Renshaw L,Sabine VS,Thomas JS,Bartlett JM,Dixon JM,Sims AH

    更新日期:2016-07-07 00:00:00

  • The SRGAP2 SNPs, their haplotypes and G × E interactions on serum lipid traits.

    abstract::Maonan nationality is a relatively conservative and isolated minority in China. Little is known about the association of the Slit-Robo Rho GTPase activating protein 2 gene (SRGAP2) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and serum lipid levels in the Chinese populations. This study was performed to clarify the associat...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-017-10950-6

    authors: Miao L,Yin RX,Wu JZ,Yang S,Lin WX,Pan SL

    更新日期:2017-09-14 00:00:00

  • Impact of 12-month cryopreservation on endogenous DNA damage in whole blood and isolated mononuclear cells evaluated by the comet assay.

    abstract::The comet assay is an electrophoretic technique used to assess DNA damage, as a marker of genotoxicity and oxidative stress, in tissues and biological samples including peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and whole blood (WB). Although numerous studies are performed on stored samples, the impact of cryopreserva...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79670-8

    authors: Marino M,Gigliotti L,Møller P,Riso P,Porrini M,Del Bo C

    更新日期:2021-01-11 00:00:00

  • Activation of cardiac AMPK-FGF21 feed-forward loop in acute myocardial infarction: Role of adrenergic overdrive and lipolysis byproducts.

    abstract::Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a metabolic hormone having anti-oxidative and anti-hypertrophic effects. However, the regulation of FGF21 expression during acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains unclear. We tested blood samples from 50 patients with AMI and 43 patients with stable angina pectoris (sAP) for F...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48356-1

    authors: Sunaga H,Koitabashi N,Iso T,Matsui H,Obokata M,Kawakami R,Murakami M,Yokoyama T,Kurabayashi M

    更新日期:2019-08-14 00:00:00

  • Soil Properties Drive Microbial Community Structure in a Large Scale Transect in South Eastern Australia.

    abstract::Soil microbial communities directly affect soil functionality through their roles in the cycling of soil nutrients and carbon storage. Microbial communities vary substantially in space and time, between soil types and under different land management. The mechanisms that control the spatial distributions of soil microb...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-30005-8

    authors: Xue PP,Carrillo Y,Pino V,Minasny B,McBratney AB

    更新日期:2018-08-06 00:00:00

  • Multifunctional rhodamine B appended ROMP derived fluorescent probe detects Al3+ and selectively labels lysosomes in live cells.

    abstract::There a few reports of rhodamine-based fluorescent sensors for selective detection of only Al3+, due to the challenge of identifying a suitable ligand for binding Al3+ ion. The use of fluorophore moieties appended to a polymer backbone for sensing applications is far from mature. Here, we report a new fluorescent prob...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-020-76525-0

    authors: Gandra UR,Courjaret R,Machaca K,Al-Hashimi M,Bazzi HS

    更新日期:2020-11-11 00:00:00

  • Correlation between social proximity and mobility similarity.

    abstract::Human behaviors exhibit ubiquitous correlations in many aspects, such as individual and collective levels, temporal and spatial dimensions, content, social and geographical layers. With rich Internet data of online behaviors becoming available, it attracts academic interests to explore human mobility similarity from t...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12274-x

    authors: Fan C,Liu Y,Huang J,Rong Z,Zhou T

    更新日期:2017-09-20 00:00:00

  • Remodelling of the hepatic epigenetic landscape of glucose-intolerant rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by nutritional status and dietary carbohydrates.

    abstract::The rainbow trout, a carnivorous fish, displays a 'glucose-intolerant' phenotype revealed by persistent hyperglycaemia when fed a high carbohydrate diet (HighCHO). Epigenetics refers to heritable changes in gene activity and is closely related to environmental changes and thus to metabolism adjustments governed by nut...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep32187

    authors: Marandel L,Lepais O,Arbenoits E,Véron V,Dias K,Zion M,Panserat S

    更新日期:2016-08-26 00:00:00

  • Strontium and oxygen isotopes as indicators of Longobards mobility in Italy: an investigation at Povegliano Veronese.

    abstract::The arrival of the Longobards in Northern Italy in 568 CE marked a period of renewed political stability in the Peninsula after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The trajectory of the spread of Longobards in Italy across the Alps and into the South is known from many literary sources. However, their mobility a...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67480-x

    authors: Francisci G,Micarelli I,Iacumin P,Castorina F,Di Vincenzo F,Di Matteo M,Giostra C,Manzi G,Tafuri MA

    更新日期:2020-07-15 00:00:00

  • Genome-scale analysis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 reveals a tradeoff between pathogenesis and drug resistance.

    abstract::Staphylococcus aureus infection is a rising public health care threat. S. aureus is believed to have elaborate regulatory networks that orchestrate its virulence. Despite its importance, the systematic understanding of the transcriptional landscape of S. aureus is limited. Here, we describe the primary transcriptome l...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-20661-1

    authors: Choe D,Szubin R,Dahesh S,Cho S,Nizet V,Palsson B,Cho BK

    更新日期:2018-02-02 00:00:00

  • The effects of aquarium culture on coral oocyte ultrastructure.

    abstract::As the world's oceans are currently threatened by anthropogenic pollution and climate change, coral breeding has become an important conservation method, since it can limit marine organisms' exposure to sub-optimal environment conditions. However, the aquarium environment is inherently different from the ocean, and th...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-33341-x

    authors: Lin C,Zhuo JM,Chong G,Wang LH,Meng PJ,Tsai S

    更新日期:2018-10-11 00:00:00

  • Erratum: Arabidopsis thaliana dehydroascorbate reductase 2: Conformational flexibility during catalysis.

    abstract::This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/srep42494. ...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章,已发布勘误

    doi:10.1038/srep46896

    authors: Bodra N,Young D,Rosado LA,Pallo A,Wahni K,De Proft F,Huang J,Van Breusegem F,Messens J

    更新日期:2017-08-24 00:00:00

  • A 'clicked' tetrameric hydroxamic acid glycopeptidomimetic antagonizes sugar-lectin interactions on the cellular level.

    abstract::A tetrameric N-acetyl galactosaminyl (GalNAc) peptidomimetic was constructed by N-acetylation of repeating proline-based hydroxamic acid units, followed by a convergent 'click chemistry' coupling. This novel glycopeptidomimetic was determined to effectively antagonize the interaction between a transmembrane hepatic le...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep05513

    authors: Zhang HL,Zang Y,Xie J,Li J,Chen GR,He XP,Tian H

    更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00

  • Acoustic illusion near boundaries of arbitrary curved geometry.

    abstract::We have proposed a scheme and presented the first experimental demonstration of acoustic illusion, by using anisotropic metamaterials to manipulate the acoustic field near boundaries of arbitrary curved geometry. Numerical simulations and experimental results show that in the presence of an illusion cloak, any object ...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep01427

    authors: Kan W,Liang B,Zhu X,Li R,Zou X,Wu H,Yang J,Cheng J

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Mudstone creep experiment and nonlinear damage model study under cyclic disturbance load.

    abstract::To study the creep characteristics of mudstone under disturbed load, creep rock triaxial compression disturbance tests under different disturbance amplitudes and frequencies are conducted using a self-made triaxial disturbed creep test bench for rock. The influence of different factors on the creep deformation law of ...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-020-66245-w

    authors: Wang JG,Sun QL,Liang B,Yang PJ,Yu QR

    更新日期:2020-06-09 00:00:00

  • The evolutionarily conserved genes: Tex37, Ccdc73, Prss55 and Nxt2 are dispensable for fertility in mice.

    abstract::There are more than 2300 genes that are predominantly expressed in mouse testes. The role of hundreds of these genes has been studied in mouse spermatogenesis but still there are many genes whose function is unknown. Gene knockout (KO) strategy in mice is widely used for in vivo study of gene function. The present stu...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23176-x

    authors: Khan M,Jabeen N,Khan T,Hussain HMJ,Ali A,Khan R,Jiang L,Li T,Tao Q,Zhang X,Yin H,Yu C,Jiang X,Shi Q

    更新日期:2018-03-21 00:00:00

  • Author Correction: Integrating standardized whole genome sequence analysis with a global Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic resistance knowledgebase.

    abstract::An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 已发布勘误

    doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58955-y

    authors: Ezewudo M,Borens A,Chiner-Oms Á,Miotto P,Chindelevitch L,Starks AM,Hanna D,Liwski R,Zignol M,Gilpin C,Niemann S,Kohl TA,Warren RM,Crook D,Gagneux S,Hoffner S,Rodrigues C,Comas I,Engelthaler DM,Alland D,Rigouts L,

    更新日期:2020-02-21 00:00:00

  • Bacterial communities associated with the surface of fresh sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) and their potential as biocontrol.

    abstract::Fresh produce vegetables are colonized by different bacterial species, some of which are antagonistic to microbes that cause postharvest losses. However, no comprehensive assessment of the diversity and composition of bacteria inhabiting surfaces of fresh pepper plants grown under different conditions has been conduct...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-020-65587-9

    authors: Mamphogoro TP,Maboko MM,Babalola OO,Aiyegoro OA

    更新日期:2020-05-22 00:00:00

  • Precursor and mature NGF live tracking: one versus many at a time in the axons.

    abstract::The classical view of nerve growth factor (NGF) action in the nervous system is linked to its retrograde axonal transport. However, almost nothing is known on the trafficking properties of its unprocessed precursor proNGF, characterized by different and generally opposite biological functions with respect to its matur...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep20272

    authors: De Nadai T,Marchetti L,Di Rienzo C,Calvello M,Signore G,Di Matteo P,Gobbo F,Turturro S,Meucci S,Viegi A,Beltram F,Luin S,Cattaneo A

    更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00

  • In vitro and in vivo investigation of osteogenic properties of self-contained phosphate-releasing injectable purine-crosslinked chitosan-hydroxyapatite constructs.

    abstract::Bone fracture repair is a multifaceted, coordinated physiological process that requires new bone formation and resorption, eventually returning the fractured bone to its original state. Currently, a variety of different approaches are pursued to accelerate the repair of defective bones, which include the use of 'gold ...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67886-7

    authors: Jahan K,Manickam G,Tabrizian M,Murshed M

    更新日期:2020-07-14 00:00:00

  • Hemispheric dominance underlying the neural substrate for learned vocalizations develops with experience.

    abstract::Many aspects of song learning in songbirds resemble characteristics of speech acquisition in humans. Genetic, anatomical and behavioural parallels have most recently been extended with demonstrated similarities in hemispheric dominance between humans and songbirds: the avian higher order auditory cortex is left-latera...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep11359

    authors: Chirathivat N,Raja SC,Gobes SM

    更新日期:2015-06-22 00:00:00

  • EF24 inhibits tumor growth and metastasis via suppressing NF-kappaB dependent pathways in human cholangiocarcinoma.

    abstract::A synthetic monoketone analog of curcumin, termed 3, 5-bis (2-flurobenzylidene) piperidin-4-one (EF24), has been reported to inhibit the growth of a variety of cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. However, whether EF24 has anticancer effects on cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) cells and the mechanisms remain to be investig...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep32167

    authors: Yin DL,Liang YJ,Zheng TS,Song RP,Wang JB,Sun BS,Pan SH,Qu LD,Liu JR,Jiang HC,Liu LX

    更新日期:2016-08-30 00:00:00

  • Expression of the human antimicrobial peptide β-defensin-1 is repressed by the EGFR-ERK-MYC axis in colonic epithelial cells.

    abstract::The human β-defensin-1 (HBD1) is an antimicrobial peptide constitutively expressed by epithelial cells at mucosal surfaces. In addition to its microbicidal properties, the loss of HBD1 expression in several cancers suggests that it may also have an anti-tumor activity. Here, we investigated the link between HBD1 expre...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-36387-z

    authors: Bonamy C,Sechet E,Amiot A,Alam A,Mourez M,Fraisse L,Sansonetti PJ,Sperandio B

    更新日期:2018-12-21 00:00:00

  • Ordering Ag nanowire arrays by a glass capillary: a portable, reusable and durable SERS substrate.

    abstract::Assembly of nanowires into ordered macroscopic structures with new functionalities has been a recent focus. In this Letter, we report a new route for ordering hydrophilic Ag nanowires with high aspect ratio by flowing through a glass capillary. The present glass capillary with well-defined silver nanowire films inside...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep00987

    authors: Liu JW,Wang JL,Huang WR,Yu L,Ren XF,Wen WC,Yu SH

    更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00

  • Understanding tie strength in social networks using a local "bow tie" framework.

    abstract::Understanding factors associated with tie strength in social networks is essential in a wide variety of settings. With the internet and cellular phones providing additional avenues of communication, measuring and inferring tie strength has become much more complex. We introduce the social bow tie framework, which cons...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27290-8

    authors: Mattie H,Engø-Monsen K,Ling R,Onnela JP

    更新日期:2018-06-19 00:00:00

  • Regulation of RNA-binding proteins affinity to export receptors enables the nuclear basket proteins to distinguish and retain aberrant mRNAs.

    abstract::Export of messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) into the cytoplasm is a fundamental step in gene regulation processes, which is meticulously quality controlled by highly efficient mechanisms in eukaryotic cells. Yet, it remains unclear how the aberrant mRNAs are recognized and retained inside the nucleus. Using a new mo...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/srep35380

    authors: Soheilypour M,Mofrad MR

    更新日期:2016-11-02 00:00:00

  • Global distribution modelling, invasion risk assessment and niche dynamics of Leucanthemum vulgare (Ox-eye Daisy) under climate change.

    abstract::In an era of climate change, biological invasions by alien species represent one of the main anthropogenic drivers of global environmental change. The present study, using an ensemble modelling approach, has mapped current and future global distribution of the invasive Leucanthemum vulgare (Ox-eye Daisy) and predicted...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-019-47859-1

    authors: Ahmad R,Khuroo AA,Charles B,Hamid M,Rashid I,Aravind NA

    更新日期:2019-08-06 00:00:00

  • Transcriptional Profiling of Somatostatin Interneurons in the Spinal Dorsal Horn.

    abstract::The spinal dorsal horn (SDH) is comprised of distinct neuronal populations that process different somatosensory modalities. Somatostatin (SST)-expressing interneurons in the SDH have been implicated specifically in mediating mechanical pain. Identifying the transcriptomic profile of SST neurons could elucidate the uni...

    journal_title:Scientific reports

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25110-7

    authors: Chamessian A,Young M,Qadri Y,Berta T,Ji RR,Van de Ven T

    更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00