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2004 journal article

Introgressing pheromone QTL between species: Towards an evolutionary understanding of differentiation in sexual communication

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 30(12), 2495–2514.

By: A. Groot n, C. Ward n, J. Wang n, A. Pokrzywa n, J. O’Brien n, J. Bennett n, J. Kelly n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n, F. Gould n

Contributors: A. Groot n, C. Ward n, J. Wang n, A. Pokrzywa n, . J O'brien, J. Bennett n, J. Kelly n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n, F. Gould n

author keywords: Heliothis virescens; Heliothis subflexa; multi-component sex pheromone blend; QTL; quantitative trait loci; backcross; AFLP; amplified fragment length polymorphism; phenotype; genotype
MeSH headings : Animal Communication; Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Female; Genomics; Male; Moths / physiology; Pheromones / physiology; Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics; Quantitative Trait Loci / physiology; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / physiology; Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology
TL;DR: The introgressed Hv-chromosome 22 into the genomic background of Hs, isolating the chromosome that has a major effect on acetate production and can be tested in behavioral experiments whether the presence of acetates may have been a driving force for a shift in pheromone composition. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Gene expression and tissue distribution of the major human allergen Bla g 1 in the German cockroach, Blattella germanica L. (Dictyoptera : Blattellidae)

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 41(5), 953–960.

By: J. Gore n & C. Schal*

Contributors: J. Gore n & C. Schal*

MeSH headings : Allergens / metabolism; Antigens, Plant; Blattellidae / genetics; Blattellidae / metabolism; Humans; Tissue Distribution
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Activation mechanism of c-Jun amino-terminal kinase in the course of neural differentiation of P19 embryonic carcinoma cells

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 279(35), 36616–36620.

By: S. Akiyama*, T. Yonezawa*, T. Kudo*, M. Li*, H. Wang*, M. Ito*, K. Yoshioka*, J. Ninomiya-Tsuji n ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Blotting, Northern; Carcinoma, Embryonal / metabolism; Cell Differentiation; Cell Line; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Nucleus / metabolism; Enzyme Activation; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 4; MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / metabolism; Mice; Microscopy, Confocal; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism; Neurons / metabolism; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / metabolism; Precipitin Tests; Protein Phosphatase 2C; Signal Transduction; Transfection; Tretinoin / metabolism; Tubulin / metabolism
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that activities of MAPK kinase 4 and TAK1, one of the upstream kinases of MKK4, were enhanced in the neurally differentiating cells and suggest that two distinct TAK 1-MKK4-JNK signaling pathways are independently activated at the different intracellular locations and may participate in the regulation of the neural differentiation of P19 cells. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Respiratory syncytial virus in allergic lung inflammation increases Muc5ac and Gob-5

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 170(3), 306–312.

By: K. Hashimoto n, B. Graham n, S. Ho n, K. Adler n, R. Collins n, S. Olson n, W. Zhou n, T. Suzutani n ...

author keywords: mucin; MUC5ac; gob-5; respiratory syncytial virus
MeSH headings : Animals; Chloride Channels / metabolism; Cytokines / metabolism; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Interleukin-17 / metabolism; Lung / pathology; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mucin 5AC; Mucins / metabolism; Mucoproteins / metabolism; Ovalbumin; Respiratory Hypersensitivity / complications; Respiratory Hypersensitivity / metabolism; Respiratory Hypersensitivity / pathology; Respiratory Hypersensitivity / virology; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / complications; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / metabolism; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / pathology; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
TL;DR: There was significantly increased staining for gob-5 and Muc5ac in the airways of OVA/RSV mice compared with either OVA mice or allergically sensitized mice that were challenged with inactivated RSV, and virtually no detectable staining in the RSV group. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 article

Epidemic clone I-specific genetic markers in strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b from foods (vol 70, pg 4158, 2004)

Yildirim, S., Lin, W., Hitchins, A. D., Jaykus, L. A., Altermann, E., Klaenhammer, T. R., & Kathariou, S. (2004, December). APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 70, pp. 7581–7581.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Characterization of termite lipophorin and its involvement in hydrocarbon transport

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 50(7), 609–620.

By: Y. Fan, C. Schal, E. Vargo & A. Bagneres

Contributors: Y. Fan, C. Schal, E. Vargo & A. Bagneres

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Arginine stimulates intestinal cell migration through a focal adhesion kinase dependent mechanism

GUT, 53(4), 514–522.

By: J. Rhoads*, W. Chen*, J. Gookin n, G. Wu*, Q. Fu*, A. Blikslager n, R. Rippe, R. Argenzio n ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Arginine / pharmacology; Cell Movement / drug effects; Cells, Cultured; Dietary Supplements; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Enterocytes / drug effects; Enterocytes / physiology; Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology; Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Nitric Oxide / metabolism; Ornithine Decarboxylase / physiology; Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors; Phosphorylation / drug effects; Polyamines / pharmacology; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / physiology; Swine; Transfection; Tyrosine / physiology
TL;DR: Results showed that l-arginine stimulates cell migration through NO and FAK dependent pathways and that combination therapy with arginine and BSC may enhance intestinal restitution via separate and convergent pathways. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Application and evaluation of two Air Quality Models for particulate matter for a southeastern US episode

JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 54(12), 1478–1493.

By: Y. Zhang n, B. Pun*, S. Wu*, K. Vijayaraghavan* & C. Seigneur*

MeSH headings : Air Pollutants / analysis; Atmosphere; Forecasting; Models, Theoretical; Oxidants, Photochemical / analysis; Ozone / analysis; Particle Size; United States
TL;DR: The Models-3 Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System and the Particulate Matter Comprehensive Air Quality model with extensions (PMCAMx) were applied to simulate the period June 29–July 10, 1999, of the Southern Oxidants Study episode with two nested horizontal grid sizes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Prevalence of and risk factors for feline Tritichomonas foetus and Giardia infection

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 42(6), 2707–2710.

MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / etiology; Cats; Female; Giardiasis / epidemiology; Giardiasis / etiology; Giardiasis / veterinary; Male; Prevalence; Protozoan Infections / etiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; Risk Factors; Tritrichomonas foetus
TL;DR: Catteries in which T. foetus was identified were more likely to have had a recent history of diarrhea, historical diagnosis of coccidia infection in adult cats, and a decreased number of square feet of facility per cat. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

In vitro prediction of canine urolith mineral composition using computed tomographic mean beam attenuation measurements

Veterinary Radiology Ultrasound, 45(3), 189–197.

By: B. Pressler n, L. Mohammadian n, E. Li n, S. Vaden n, J. Levine n, K. Mathews n, I. Robertson n

author keywords: beam attenuation; calcium oxalate; computed tomography; dog; Hounsfield units; struvite; uric acid; urolith
MeSH headings : Animals; Calcium Oxalate / chemistry; Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Dogs; Magnesium Compounds / chemistry; Phosphates / chemistry; Predictive Value of Tests; Sensitivity and Specificity; Struvite; Tomography, X-Ray Computed / veterinary; Uric Acid / chemistry; Urinary Calculi / chemistry; Urinary Calculi / diagnostic imaging; Urinary Calculi / veterinary
TL;DR: HU could be used to differentiate three types of uroliths of pure mineral composition in vitro and further studies are needed to determine the predictive value of HU in vivo. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Epidemic clone I-specific genetic markers in strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b from foods

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 70(7), 4158–4164.

MeSH headings : Base Composition; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; Food Microbiology; Genetic Markers; Listeria monocytogenes / classification; Listeria monocytogenes / genetics; Serotyping
TL;DR: Examination of 34 serogroup 4 (putative or confirmed serotype 4b) isolates of L. monocytogenes obtained from various foods and food-processing environments, without known implication in illness, revealed that many of these strains had methylation of cytosines at GATC sites in the genome, rendering their DNA resistant to digestion by the restriction endonuclease Sau3AI. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of C/EBP beta mediates oncogenic cooperativity between C/EBP beta and H-Ras(V12)

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, 24(17), 7380–7391.

By: J. Shuman*, T. Sebastian*, P. Kaldis*, T. Copeland*, S. Zhu n, R. Smart n, P. Johnson*

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / genetics; CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / metabolism; CDC2-CDC28 Kinases / metabolism; Cell Cycle / physiology; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; Enzyme Inhibitors / metabolism; Genes, ras; Mice; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / genetics; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; NIH 3T3 Cells; Phosphorylation; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf / genetics; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf / metabolism; Sequence Alignment; Serine / metabolism; Signal Transduction; Threonine / metabolism; ras Proteins / genetics; ras Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: It is shown that cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of C/EBPβ on Ser64 and Thr189 is required to promote Ras-induced transformation of NIH 3T3 cells, and this support a role for C/ EBPβ as a nuclear effector of Ras signaling and transformation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Control of Herpomyces spp. (Ascomycetes : Laboulbeniales) infection in the wood cockroach, Parcoblatta lata (Dictyoptera : Blattodea : Blattellidae), with benomyl

JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, 85(2), 132–135.

By: C. Gemeno n, L. Zurek n & C. Schal n

Contributors: C. Gemeno n, L. Zurek n & C. Schal n

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Laboratory / microbiology; Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use; Ascomycota / drug effects; Ascomycota / physiology; Benomyl / pharmacology; Cockroaches / microbiology; Host-Parasite Interactions / drug effects; Laboratory Animal Science / methods
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of the fungicide benomyl [methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)benzimidazol-2yl-carbamate] as a treatment against Herpomyces spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Maternal investment affects offspring phenotypic plasticity in a viviparous cockroach

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 101(15), 5595–5597.

By: G. Holbrook n & C. Schal n

Contributors: G. Holbrook n & C. Schal n

MeSH headings : Animals; Birth Weight; Body Weight; Cockroaches / genetics; Cockroaches / physiology; Environment; Female; Larva / growth & development; Male; Molting / physiology; Ovariectomy / methods; Phenotype; Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Reproduction / physiology
TL;DR: It is reported here that the degree of maternal nutrient investment in developing embryos of the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata influences how quickly neonate males become adults and how large they are at adulthood. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Genetic markers unique to Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b differentiate epidemic clone II (hot dog outbreak strains) from other lineages

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 70(4), 2383–2390.

By: M. Evans n, B. Swaminathan*, L. Graves*, E. Altermann n, T. Klaenhammer n, R. Fink n, S. Kernodle n, S. Kathariou n

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; DNA Primers / genetics; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Disease Outbreaks; Europe / epidemiology; Food Microbiology; Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology; Foodborne Diseases / microbiology; Genes, Bacterial; Genetic Markers; Humans; Listeria monocytogenes / classification; Listeria monocytogenes / genetics; Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification; Listeria monocytogenes / pathogenicity; Meat Products / microbiology; North America / epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Serotyping
TL;DR: The findings suggest that ECII strains have undergone divergence in portions of a serotype-specific region that is conserved in other serotype 4b strains, although the mechanisms that drive this divergence remain to be identified. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Evaluation of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica) as a vector for verotoxigenic Escherichia coli F18 in confined swine production

VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, 101(4), 263–267.

By: L. Zurek n & C. Schal n

Contributors: L. Zurek n & C. Schal n

author keywords: Escherichia coli F18; German cockroach; colibacillosis; fecal coliforms
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Assay / veterinary; Blattellidae / microbiology; Colony Count, Microbial / veterinary; Escherichia coli / isolation & purification; Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology; Escherichia coli Infections / transmission; Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary; Feces / microbiology; Female; Insect Vectors / microbiology; Male; Random Allocation; Swine; Swine Diseases / microbiology; Swine Diseases / transmission
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that cockroaches may serve as important mechanical vectors of pathogenic E. coli in swine production and integrated management of cockroach populations should be incorporated into the disease prevention and control programs in the swine industry. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

A MARCKS-related peptide blocks mucus hypersecretion in a mouse model of asthma

NATURE MEDICINE, 10(2), 193–196.

By: M. Singer*, L. Martin n, B. Vargaftig*, J. Park n, A. Gruber, Y. Li n, K. Adler n

MeSH headings : Animals; Asthma / metabolism; Bronchi / cytology; Bronchi / metabolism; Bronchi / pathology; Bronchial Provocation Tests; Cytoplasmic Granules / metabolism; Cytoplasmic Granules / ultrastructure; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Male; Membrane Proteins; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mucins / metabolism; Mucus / metabolism; Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate; Ovalbumin / administration & dosage; Ovalbumin / immunology; Peptide Fragments / administration & dosage; Peptide Fragments / chemistry; Peptide Fragments / pharmacology; Peptides / administration & dosage; Peptides / chemistry; Peptides / pharmacology; Proteins / chemistry; Proteins / genetics; Proteins / metabolism; Respiratory Mucosa / cytology; Respiratory Mucosa / metabolism
TL;DR: It is shown that the intratracheal instillation of this peptide blocks mucus hypersecretion in a mouse model of asthma, and a pivotal role for MARCKS protein, specifically its N-terminal region, in modulating this secretory process in mammalian airways is supported. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Time and financial costs of programs for live trapping feral cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 225(9), 1403–1405.

MeSH headings : Animal Feed / economics; Animals; Animals, Wild; Castration / economics; Castration / methods; Castration / veterinary; Cats / physiology; Cats / surgery; Cohort Studies; Female; Male; Population Control / economics; Population Control / methods; Program Evaluation; Prospective Studies
TL;DR: Feeding cats their regular diets in the traps for 3 days prior to the initiation of trapping did not have a significant effect on trapping effort or efficiency in the present study but was associated with significant increases in trapping costs. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Natural atypical Listeria innocua strains with Listeria monocytogenes pathogenicity island 1 genes

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 70(7), 4256–4266.

By: J. Johnson*, K. Jinneman*, G. Stelma*, B. Smith*, D. Lye*, J. Messer*, J. Ulaszek, L. Evsen* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Genes, Bacterial; Listeria / genetics; Listeria monocytogenes / classification; Listeria monocytogenes / genetics; Listeria monocytogenes / pathogenicity; Mice; Molecular Sequence Data; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Serotyping; Virulence
TL;DR: The L. innocua isolate contains all the members of the PrfA-regulated virulence gene cluster (Listeria pathogenicity island 1) of L. monocytogenes and provides the first fully documented instance of a hemolytic Listeria innocua strain. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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