Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation (open access)

Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation

This article investigates the contributions of genetic and plastic components for differences in body shape in two species of Lake Malawi cichlids using wild-caught specimens and a common garden experiment.
Date: January 28, 2017
Creator: Husemann, Martin; Tobler, Michael; McCauley, Cagney; Ding, Baoqing & Danley, Patrick D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A chemical genetic screen uncovers a small molecule enhancer of the N-acylethanolamine degrading enzyme, fatty acid amide hydrolase, in Arabidopsis (open access)

A chemical genetic screen uncovers a small molecule enhancer of the N-acylethanolamine degrading enzyme, fatty acid amide hydrolase, in Arabidopsis

This article demonstrates the feasibility of using an unbiased chemical genetic approach to identify new pharmacological tools for manipulating FAAH- and NAE-mediated physiological processes in plants.
Date: January 23, 2017
Creator: Khan, Bibi Rafeiza; Faure, Lionel; Chapman, Kent D. & Blancaflor, Elison B.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering the Production of Conjugated Fatty Acids in Arabidopsis Thaliana Leaves (open access)

Engineering the Production of Conjugated Fatty Acids in Arabidopsis Thaliana Leaves

This article discusses whether the fatty acid composition of leaf oil could be engineered to accumulate unusual fatty acids.
Date: January 5, 2017
Creator: Yurchenko, Olga P.; Shockey, Jay M.; Gidda, Satinder K.; Silver, Maxwell I.; Chapman, Kent D.; Mullen, Robert T. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of traits and recalcitrance reduction of field-grown COMT down-regulated switchgrass (open access)

Study of traits and recalcitrance reduction of field-grown COMT down-regulated switchgrass

This article discusses the fundamental features of why biomass is recalcitrant to conversion without pretreatment.
Date: January 3, 2017
Creator: Li, Mi; Pu, Yunqiao; Yoo, Chang Geun; Gjersing, Erica; Decker, Stephen R.; Doeppke, Crissa et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wnt signaling in triple-negative breast cancer (open access)

Wnt signaling in triple-negative breast cancer

This review summarizes the involvement of dysregulated Wnt signaling in the progression of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and TNBC stem cells, as well as the emerging therapies that are currently under investigation.
Date: January 24, 2017
Creator: Pohl, Sebastian Ă–ther-Gee; Brook, N; Agostino, M.; Arfuso, Frank & Kumar, Alan Prem
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library