The regulations of Drosophila phototransduction.

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiform (GBM; World Health Organization (WHO) grade IV) and anaplastic astrocytomas (AA; WHO grade III) are highly aggressive and lethal astrocytic brain tumors. To detect cancer-specific somatic mutations in two hot-spot regions of PIK3CA gene, the helical and kinase domains (encoded by exons 9 and 20,...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Derakhshandeh-Peykar P,Alivi J,Hossein-nezhad A,Rautenstrauss B,Vesal RE,Doriani A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the hippocampal slice to examine extracellular electrophysiological responses to nicotine and the difference in sensitivity to nicotine-induced electrophysiological effects between the DBA and C3H mouse strains. Nicotine enhanced CA1 population spikes (PS) evoked by Schaffer collateral stimulation in a concent...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Freund RK,Wehner JM

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrahippocampal microinjections with anti-Met-enkephalin antiserum enhanced novelty-induced vertically oriented exploratory acts and horizontal locomotor activity in inbred mouse strain DBA/2 and reduced these behaviors in C57BL/6 so that strain differences originally present between the normal serum controls were el...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： van Abeelen JH,Gerads HJ

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most fascinating questions in evolutionary biology is how traits unique to humans, such as their high cognitive abilities, erect bipedalism, and hairless skin, are encoded in the genome. Recent advances in genomics have begun to reveal differences between the genomes of the great apes. It has become evident...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Sassa T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoclonic status in nonprogressive encephalopathy (MSNE) is an early-onset, drug-resistant epileptic syndrome characterized by occurrence of continuous diffuse epileptiform abnormalities, associated with positive and/or negative phenomena and accompanied by transient and recurring motor, cognitive, and behavioral impa...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Nicita F,Garone G,Papetti L,Consoli F,Magliozzi M,De Luca A,Spalice A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trembler-J, TrJ, is a peripheral hypomyelinating murine mutant. In intercrosses (TrJ/ + X TrJ/ +) there are severely affected (behaviorally and pathologically), mildly affected, and normal offspring, while backcrosses (TrJ/ + X + / +) produce only mildly affected and normal offspring. We used the closely linked marker...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Henry EW,Sidman RL

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A slide taped to a window at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory was my first introduction to the touch receptor neurons of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Studying these cells as a postdoc with Sydney Brenner gave me a chance to work with John Sulston on a fascinating set of neurons. I would never have gues...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Chalfie M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most insertional mutagenesis screens of Drosophila performed to date have not used target chromosomes that have been checked for their suitability for phenotypic screens for viable phenotypes. To address this, we have generated a selection of stocks carrying either isogenized second chromosomes or isogenized third chr...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Sharma P,Asztalos Z,Ayyub C,de Bruyne M,Dornan AJ,Gomez-Hernandez A,Keane J,Killeen J,Kramer S,Madhavan M,Roe H,Sherkhane PD,Siddiqi K,Silva E,Carlson JR,Goodwin SF,Heisenberg M,Krishnan K,Kyriacou CP,Partridge L,

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many declared aims of the genome projects have been achieved. The total genomic sequences of several relatively noncomplex/complex organisms (such as E. coli, yeast, Caenorhabditis, Drosophila) are being determined, and the nucleotide sequencing of the entire human genome will be complete in the near future. However, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Lukacsovich T,Yamamoto D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinase-mediated signaling cascades regulate a number of different molecular mechanisms involved in cellular homeostasis, and are viewed as one of the most common intracellular processes that are robustly dysregulated in the pathophysiology of mood disorders such as depression. Newly emerged, rapid acting antidepressan...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Yuan LL,Wauson E,Duric V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual systems have a rich history as model systems for the discovery and understanding of basic principles underlying neuronal connectivity. The compound eyes of insects consist of up to thousands of small unit eyes that are connected by photoreceptor axons to set up a visual map in the brain. The photoreceptor axon ...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Agi E,Langen M,Altschuler SJ,Wu LF,Zimmermann T,Hiesinger PR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular analysis of the Notch locus of Drosophila melanogaster demonstrated that it codes for a protein which shows homology to the epidermal growth factor as well as to the products of certain yeast genes involved in the control of the cell cycle (Wharton et al., 1985a; Breeden and Nasmyth, 1987). The structure...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Markopoulou K,Artavanis-Tsakonas S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling from the postsynaptic compartment regulates multiple aspects of synaptic development and function. Syntaxin 4 (Syx4) is a plasma membrane t-SNARE that promotes the growth and plasticity of Drosophila neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) by regulating the localization of key synaptic proteins in the postsynaptic co...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Harris KP,Littleton JT,Stewart BA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:otal (ota=olfactory trap abnormal), an X-linked mutation of Drosophila isolated by virtue of abnormal olfactory behavior, is shown to be an allele of rdgB (retinal degeneration B), a gene required for normal visual system physiology. rdgB function is shown to be necessary for olfactory response of both adult files and...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Woodard C,Alcorta E,Carlson J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Messenger RNA editing of transcripts encoding voltage-sensitive ion channels has not been extensively analyzed--least of all in Drosophila, for which several channel-encoding genes are known. Previous sequence studies of D. melanogaster's cacophony gene, which encodes an alpha 1 calcium-channel subunit called Dmca1A, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Smith LA,Peixoto AA,Hall JC

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inbred mice of the DBA/2J and C57BL/6J strains are known to differ in physiological and behavioral characteristics that are partially controlled by nuclei in the preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus. We describe a distinguishing nucleus of darkly staining, densely packed cells, which we term the medioventral pars compa...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Robinson SM,Fox TO,Sidman RL

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review outlines research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying a simple behavior in the soil-dwelling nematode, C. elegans. A tap administered to the side of a petri plate acts as a nonlocalized mechanical stimulus to the worms within. Most adult worms respond to this tap stimulus with backward lo...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Ardiel EL,Rankin CH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverse types of neurons must be specified in the developing brain to form the functional neural circuits that are necessary for the execution of daily tasks. Here, we describe the participation of Forkhead box class O (FOXO) in cell fate specification of a small subset of Drosophila ventral olfactory projection neuro...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Wei JY,Chung PC,Chu SY,Yu HH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified helmsman (hlm), which is expressed in the fruit fly photoreceptor cells during neural network development. Hlm is also expressed in the elongating cells of the embryonic trachea. Both photoreceptor neurons and embryonic trachea cells elongate in precise, targeted growth for cell-to-cell specific rec...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： McKay JP,Nightingale B,Pollock JA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serotonin transporter is an important regulator of serotonergic signaling. In order to analyze where the Drosophila melanogaster ortholog of the mammalian serotonin transporter (dSERT) is expressed in the nervous system, a dSERT antibody serum was used. Ectopic expression studies and loss of function analysis reve...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Giang T,Ritze Y,Rauchfuss S,Ogueta M,Scholz H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some of the very first chemosensory mutants in Drosophila were generated in screens done in the 1970s at Obaid Siddiqi's lab in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. This is a personal account of some of the early work with these mutants, which led to their physiological and molecular characterization...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Hasan G

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, less than 10 pedigrees have been reported with ZNF335 mutations since it was discovered in 2012 and little is known about ZNF335-related clinical spectrum. We describe a 12 years old male patient who is only child of nonconsanguineous Turkish parents. Trio whole genome sequencing identified previously unrepor...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Caglayan AO,Yaghouti K,Kockaya T,Kemer D,Cankaya T,Ameziane N,Cogulu O,Coker M,Yalcinkaya C

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoglycanopathies (SGPs) constitute a subgroup of autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) which are caused by mutations in sarcoglycan (SGs) genes. SG proteins form a core complex consisting of α, β, γ and δ sarcoglycans which are encoded by SGCA, SGCB, SGCG and SGCD genes, respectively. Genetic...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Mojbafan M,Nilipour Y,Tonekaboni SH,Bagheri SD,Bagherian H,Sharifi Z,Zeinali Z,Tavakkoly-Bazzaz J,Zeinali S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report contains additional observations on the cell lineage relationships of the motor neurons of the facial nucleus and of the cerebellar Purkinje cells of the mouse. These cell populations were quantitatively analyzed in the mosaic brains of experimental aggregation chimeras. The cell markers used to perform th...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Herrup K,Wetts R,Diglio TJ

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations at two fragile sites, FRAXA and FRAXE, loci are caused by an expansion of a CGG/GCC trinucleotide repeat and are characterized by mental retardation. Here we report molecular screening survey of 97 unrelated individuals diagnosed with non-specific mental retardation (MR), which produced positive test for FRA...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Major T,Culjkovic B,Stojkovic O,Gucscekic M,Lakic A,Romac S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The shape of a neuron, its morphological signature, dictates the neuron's function by establishing its synaptic partnerships. Here, we review various anatomical methods used to reveal neuron shape and the contributions these have made to our current understanding of neural function in the Drosophila brain, especially ...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Meinertzhagen IA,Takemura SY,Lu Z,Huang S,Gao S,Ting CY,Lee CH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube defects (NTD) are a common birth defect, with both genetic and environmental contributions to their etiology. In mouse, null mutations in Noggin result in fully-penetrant NTDs. We investigated Noggin for mutations that may predispose to human NTDs in 202 NTD cases. One variant allele was identified in a ma...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Bauer KA,George TM,Enterline DS,Stottmann RW,Melvin EC,Siegel D,Samal S,Hauser MA,Klingensmith J,Nye JS,Speer MC,Neural Tube Defects Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Drosophila receptor oscillation A (rosA) mutations, which cause electroretinogram (ERG) defects, including oscillations, were localized to the 24F4-25A2 region of chromosome 2L. Genomic fragments from this region, isolated from bacteriophage P1 clones, included those that detect transcriptional defects in rosA mut...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Burg MG,Geng C,Guan Y,Koliantz G,Pak WL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract: Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) is a calcium-responsive transcription factor. We describe here an NFAT-based neural tracing method-CaLexA (calcium-dependent nuclear import of LexA)-for labeling active neurons in behaving animals. In this system, sustained neural activity induces nuclear import of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： Masuyama K,Zhang Y,Rao Y,Wang JW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell-surface-signaling protein Notch, is required for numerous developmental processes and typically specifies which of two adjacent cells will adopt a non-neuronal developmental fate. It has recently been implicated in long-term memory formation in mammals and Drosophila. Here, we investigated whether activity-de...

journal_title：Journal of neurogenetics

authors： de Bivort BL,Guo HF,Zhong Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00