In this report, we describe the cloning and characterization of a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF); i.e., Turtle. The cDNA of Turtle was cloned from the silkworm Bombyx mori using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) technique. Three isoforms of Bombyx Turtle were obtained,...

Background: Triatomine insects are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite that is the causative agent of Chagas' disease. This is a neglected disease affecting approximately 8 million people in Latin America. The existence of diverse pyrethroid resistant populations of at least two...

Schizothorax prenanti (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, Schizothoracinae) is an endemic, valuable fish in the southwest of China. Although a series of studies concerning the genetic and endocrine control of feeding and growth in S. prenanti have been examined in our laboratory, the mechanism is still...

Polychaetes (Perinereis sp.) have been used extensively in shrimp broodstock maturation diets because of their nutritional value, being rich in protein, fat and minerals. The aims of this study were to identify the reproduction-related gene in polychaetesk and analyze gene expression levels in...

To explore the function of the cellular miRNAs in MDBK cells infected with caprine parainfluenza virus type 3 (CPIV3), we compared the miRNA expression profiles in normal MDBK cells and MDBK cells infected with 10 MOI CPIV3 for 24 hours using high-throughput sequencing. GO analysis of the host...

To investigate the interaction between Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and interferon-stimulated genes, swine testicular (ST) cells were first treated with interferon a and infected with Japanese encephalitis virus. The results showed that mRNA levels of Mx1, Mx2, OAS1, OAS2 and...

Mitochondrial 3-glycerol phosphate acyltransferase (GPAM and glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase) is a gene encoding protein function, located in 26 chromosome in cattle. GPAM enzyme catalyzes three acylglycerol and phospholipids biosynthetic reactions as a first step, and adjusts and controls the ...

In this experiment, small intestinal epithelial cells of piglets were used as the model to study the effects of eleutheroside B (EB) on mRNA expression of cell tight junction proteins and inflammatory cytokines in small intestinal epithelial cells of piglets (IPEC-J2) cells by qRT-PCR method. The...

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of epinephrine on the expression levels of partial seasonal gene mRNA. Porcine kidney cells were maintained in DMEM supplemented with different concentrations of epinephrine for 6 h, with the concentration gradient of 100, 250, 500, 750, 1 000...

The insect has extremely sharp taste perception system, and in insect feeding, mating and oviposition and other behavioral responses, it plays an important role. As an important parasitoid of Hymenoptera, Anastatus japonicus contributes to the prevention of Tessaratoma papillosa. Transcriptome...