Drosophila

Phenotypic plasticity in the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii: activity rhythms and gene expression in response to temperature [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

C. Plantamp, H. Henri, T. Andrieux, C. Regis, G. Mialdea, S. Dray, P. Gibert, and E. DesouhantPhenotypic plasticity may contribute to the invasive success of an alien species in a...

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Voltages and resistances of the anterior Malpighian tubule of Drosophila melanogaster [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Klaus W. Beyenbach The small size of Malpighian tubules in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has discouraged measurements of the transepithelial electrical resistance. The present study introduces two methods for...

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Reproductive fitness of Drosophila is maximised by optimal developmental temperature [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Peter Klepsatel, Thirnahalli Nagaraj Girish, Heinrich Dircksen, and Martina Galikova Whether the character of developmental plasticity is adaptive or non-adaptive has often been a matter of controversy. Although thermal developmental...

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Food-derived volatiles enhance consumption in Drosophila melanogaster [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Carolina E. Reisenman and Kristin Scott Insects use multiple sensory modalities when searching for and accepting a food source, in particular odor and taste cues. Food-derived odorants are generally involved...

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Rapamycin modulates tissue aging and lifespan independently of the gut microbiota in Drosophila

The post Rapamycin modulates tissue aging and lifespan independently of the gut microbiota in Drosophila appeared first on Biochemistry Blog: Biochemistry Help. Source link

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Islands of retroelements are major components of <i>Drosophila</i> centromeres

by Ching-Ho Chang, Ankita Chavan, Jason Palladino, Xiaolu Wei, Nuno M. C. Martins, Bryce Santinello, Chin-Chi Chen, Jelena Erceg, Brian J. Beliveau, Chao-Ting Wu, Amanda M. Larracuente, Barbara G. Mellone...

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Food-derived volatiles enhance consumption in Drosophila melanogaster [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Carolina E. Reisenman and Kristin ScottInsects use multiple sensory modalities when searching for and accepting a food source, in particular odor and taste cues. Food-derived odorants are generally involved in...

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Drosophila FGF cleavage is required for efficient intracellular sorting and intercellular dispersal

How morphogenetic signals are prepared for intercellular dispersal and signaling is fundamental to the understanding of tissue morphogenesis. We discovered an intracellular mechanism that prepares Drosophila melanogaster FGF Branchless (Bnl)...

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Meeting report of the Cambridge Fly Club Symposium – Past, Present and Future of Drosophila Research

By Ghislain Gillard, Maria J. Gomez Lamarca, Robert Krautz, Rosa Park, David Salvador-Garcia, Yara Sanchez-Corrales and Jelle van den Ameele   On the 28th of January, the Cambridge Fly Club...

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Reproductive fitness of Drosophila is maximised by optimal developmental temperature [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Peter Klepsatel, Thirnahalli Nagaraj Girish, Heinrich Dircksen, and Martina GalikovaWhether the character of developmental plasticity is adaptive or non-adaptive has often been a matter of controversy. Although thermal developmental plasticity...

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Loss of angiotensin-converting enzyme-related (ACER) peptidase disrupts behavioural and metabolic responses to diet in Drosophila melanogaster [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Zoe Glover, Matthew D. Hodges, Nikolett Dravecz, Jack Cameron, Helen Askwith, Alan Shirras, and Susan J. Broughton Drosophila Acer (Angiotensin-converting enzyme-related) encodes a member of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) family...

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Voltages and resistances of the anterior Malpighian tubule of Drosophila melanogaster [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Klaus W. BeyenbachThe small size of Malpighian tubules in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has discouraged measurements of the transepithelial electrical resistance. The present study introduces two methods for measuring...

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Softness sensing and learning in Drosophila larvae [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Nana Kudow, Azusa Kamikouchi, and Teiichi Tanimura Mechanosensation provides animals with important sensory information in addition to olfaction and gustation during feeding behavior. Here, we used Drosophila melanogaster larvae to...

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Genome-wide sexually antagonistic variants reveal long-standing constraints on sexual dimorphism in fruit flies

by Filip Ruzicka, Mark S. Hill, Tanya M. Pennell, Ilona Flis, Fiona C. Ingleby, Richard Mott, Kevin Fowler, Edward H. Morrow, Max Reuter The evolution of sexual dimorphism is constrained...

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Natural polymorphism in protein kinase G modulates functional senescence in Drosophila melanogaster [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Stephanie P. Kelly and Ken Dawson-Scully The common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a well-characterized model for neurological disorders and is widely used to investigate the biology of aging, stress...

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Drosophila developmental neurobiology postdoctoral fellow (UCL)

We are looking for an intellectually curious and motivated postdoctoral fellow to join in the fun exploring how glia regulate neurogenesis and neuronal fate-specification. Our approaches are interdisciplinary and involve...

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Loss of angiotensin-converting enzyme-related (ACER) peptidase disrupts behavioural and metabolic responses to diet in Drosophila melanogaster [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Zoe Glover, Matthew D. Hodges, Nikolett Dravecz, Jack Cameron, Helen Askwith, Alan Shirras, and Susan J. BroughtonDrosophila Acer (Angiotensin-converting enzyme-related) encodes a member of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) family of...

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Staying awake to stay alive: A circuit controlling starvation-induced waking

by Krishna Melnattur, Paul Shaw The balance of sleep and wake is plastic and changes to meet environmental demands. Mechanisms that allow an animal to suppress sleep and maintain waking...

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Drosophila Mediator Subunit Med1 Is Required for GATA-Dependent Developmental Processes: Divergent Binding Interfaces for Conserved Coactivator Functions [Research Article]

DNA-bound transcription factors (TFs) governing developmental gene regulation have been proposed to recruit polymerase II machinery at gene promoters through specific interactions with dedicated subunits of the evolutionarily conserved Mediator...

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Can Drosophila melanogaster tell who's who?

[ad_1] Related Articles Can Drosophila melanogaster tell who's who? PLoS One. 2018;13(10):e0205043 Authors: Schneider J, Murali N, Taylor GW, Levine JD Abstract Drosophila melanogaster are known to live in a...

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