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September, 2017; 6 (9)

RESEARCH ARTICLES

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    Phosphorylation of SNAP-23 regulates its dynamic membrane association during mast cell exocytosis
    Pieu Naskar, Niti Puri
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1257-1269; doi: 10.1242/bio.025791

    Summary: The current study has revealed the phosphorylation-dependent dynamic nature of membrane association of SNAP-23 for mediation of different fusion steps in compound exocytosis from mast cells during allergen challenge.

  • Open Access
    Dlx3b/4b is required for early-born but not later-forming sensory hair cells during zebrafish inner ear development
    Simone Schwarzer, Sandra Spieß, Michael Brand, Stefan Hans
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1270-1278; doi: 10.1242/bio.026211

    Summary: The transcription factors Dlx3b and Dlx4b control the formation of early-born sensory hair cells or tether cells in the developing zebrafish inner ear.

  • Open Access
    EsGLUT4 and CHHBP are involved in the regulation of glucose homeostasis in the crustacean Eriocheir sinensis
    Ran Li, Jin-Ze Tian, Mo-Ran Wang, Li-Na Zhu, Jin-Sheng Sun
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1279-1289; doi: 10.1242/bio.027532

    Summary: Here we identified that Glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) could interact with CHH binding protein (CHHBP) to regulate CHH-stimulated glucose release in Eriocheir sinensis.

  • Open Access
    The probability of wing damage in the dragonfly Sympetrum vulgatum (Anisoptera: Libellulidae): a field study
    Hamed Rajabi, Veronica Schroeter, Shahab Eshghi, Stanislav N. Gorb
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1290-1293; doi: 10.1242/bio.027078

    Summary: This study provides the first qualitative and quantitative data on the occurrence of damage in the wings of the dragonfly Sympetrum vulgatum in nature. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper as part of the supplementary information.

  • Open Access
    Fat-containing cells are eliminated during Dictyostelium development
    Jessica M. Kornke, Markus Maniak
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1294-1304; doi: 10.1242/bio.025478

    Summary: In contrast to many living organisms, storage fat is not beneficial for Dictyostelium cells when progressing through starvation and subsequent development of a dormant stage.

  • Open Access
    Standard metabolic rate predicts growth trajectory of juvenile Chinese crucian carp (Carassius auratus) under changing food availability
    Ling-Qing Zeng, An-Jie Zhang, Shaun S. Killen, Zhen-Dong Cao, Yu-Xiang Wang, Shi-Jian Fu
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1305-1309; doi: 10.1242/bio.025452

    Summary: Our study documented how the relationship between variation in standard metabolic rate and growth is altered by the food availability in fish.

  • Open Access
    Targeting long non-coding RNA DANCR inhibits triple negative breast cancer progression
    Sha Sha, Dongya Yuan, Yuejun Liu, Baosan Han, Nanbert Zhong
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1310-1316; doi: 10.1242/bio.023135

    Summary: Targeting LncRNA DANCR obstructs triple negative breast cancer progression by down-regulating cancer stem cell marker CD44 and ABCG2.

  • Open Access
    Metabolomics reveals variation and correlation among different tissues of olive (Olea europaea L.)
    Rao Guodong, Liu Xiaoxia, Zha Weiwei, Wu Wenjun, Zhang Jianguo
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1317-1323; doi: 10.1242/bio.025585

    Summary: This work provides the first comprehensive metabolomic of olive, which will provide new insights into understanding the olive metabolism and potentially help advance studies in olive metabolic engineering.

  • Open Access
    WASP-Arp2/3-dependent actin polymerization influences fusogen localization during cell-cell fusion in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos
    Yan Zhang, Yihong Yang, Zhiwen Zhu, Guangshuo Ou
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1324-1328; doi: 10.1242/bio.026807

    Summary: WASP-Arp2/3 regulates fusogen localization to intracellular vesicles in C. elegans embryos. Our results indicate that cell-cell fusions rely on distinct mechanisms at different developmental stages.

  • Open Access
    The effects of the exopolysaccharide and growth rate on the morphogenesis of the terrestrial filamentous cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme
    Lijuan Cui, Haiyan Xu, Zhaoxia Zhu, Xiang Gao
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1329-1335; doi: 10.1242/bio.026955

    Summary: By examining the effects of the exopolysaccharide and environmental stress-related growth rate on Nostoc flagelliforme, this study gained insight into the morphogenesis of the colonial cyanobacterium.

  • Open Access
    The expression of Ldh-c in the skeletal muscle of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) enhances adaptation to a hypoxic environment
    Zhi F. An, Deng B. Wei, Lian Wei, Yang Wang, Lin N. Wei
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1336-1341; doi: 10.1242/bio.024943

    Summary: The expression of Ldh-c in the skeletal muscle of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) increases anaerobic glycolysis, resulting in enhanced sprint-running capacity and adaptation to a hypoxic environment.

  • Open Access
    Regulatory RNPs: a novel class of ribonucleoproteins that potentially contribute to ribosome heterogeneity
    Aaron R. Poole, Ian Vicino, Hironori Adachi, Yi-Tao Yu, Michael D. Hebert
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1342-1354; doi: 10.1242/bio.028092

    Summary: Processed scaRNAs give rise to a novel regulatory RNP, which regulates the modification of ribosomal RNA. These findings provide insight into the mechanisms governing ribosome heterogeneity.

  • Open Access
    PQN-75 is expressed in the pharyngeal gland cells of Caenorhabditis elegans and is dispensable for germline development
    Jesse D. Rochester, Paige C. Tanner, Catherine S. Sharp, Karolina M. Andralojc, Dustin L. Updike
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1355-1363; doi: 10.1242/bio.027987

    Summary: PQN-75 is expressed in pharyngeal gland cells and shares similarity with human basic salivary proline-rich protein PBR2, suggesting evolutionary conservation between gland cells in the upper digestive tract.

  • Open Access
    Distinct intestinal adaptation for vitamin B12 and bile acid absorption revealed in a new mouse model of massive ileocecal resection
    Yuka Matsumoto, Wakana Mochizuki, Shintaro Akiyama, Taichi Matsumoto, Kengo Nozaki, Mamoru Watanabe, Tetsuya Nakamura
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1364-1374; doi: 10.1242/bio.024927

    Summary: Genes involved in region-specific functions of the distal small intestine show distinct adaptive response following massive ileocecal resection in mice.

  • Open Access
    Differential expression of sirtuin 2 and adipocyte maturation restriction: an adaptation process during hypoxia in fish
    Padmini Ekambaram, Parimala Parasuraman
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1375-1382; doi: 10.1242/bio.027334

    Summary: Adipocyte maturation restriction is tightly regulated by SIRT2 activation which downregulates preadipocytes from the maturation process as adaptation strategy in fish surviving in the polluted (hypoxic) environment.

  • Open Access
    Architectural delineation and molecular identification of extracellular matrix in ascidian embryos and larvae
    Jiankai Wei, Guilin Wang, Xiang Li, Ping Ren, Haiyan Yu, Bo Dong
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1383-1390; doi: 10.1242/bio.026336

    Summary: This study reveals the architecture, molecular composition and dynamic expression profile of the extracellular matrix in ascidian embryos and larvae, providing clues for its function in chordate development.

METHODS & TECHNIQUES

  • Open Access
    An ex vivo model using human peritoneum to explore mesh-tissue integration
    Peter Falk, Fernando Ruiz-Jasbon, Karin Strigård, Ulf Gunnarsson, Marie-Lois Ivarsson
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1391-1395; doi: 10.1242/bio.024992

    Summary: This study developed a human experimental model for long-term studies using peritoneal tissue to evaluate integration with different materials, such as synthetic meshes.

  • Open Access
    The utility of accelerometers to predict stroke rate in captive fur seals and sea lions
    Monique A. Ladds, David A. Rosen, David J. Slip, Robert G. Harcourt
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1396-1400; doi: 10.1242/bio.027029

    Summary: Accelerometer data collected from captive fur seals and sea lions swimming were used to determine the best method for processing raw data to achieve the highest accuracy of stroke rate.

CORRECTION

  • Open Access
    CORRECTION: Surviving murine experimental sepsis affects the function and morphology of the inner ear
    Natalie Fischer, Nina Maria Mathonia, Georges Hollerich, Julian Veser, Leyla Pinggera, Daniel Dejaco, Rudolf Glueckert, Anneliese Schrott-Fischer, Peter Lackner, Herbert Riechelmann, Joachim Schmutzhard
    Biology Open 2017 6: 1401 doi: 10.1242/bio.028761
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