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The anatomy of velvet worms (Onychophora) as revealed by a multimethodological approach and three-dimensional reconstructions
(2024)
Onychophorans, or velvet worms, comprise a small group of worm-like, multi-legged terrestrial invertebrates. Since their discovery in 1826, these organisms have been investigated from different perspectives, particularly in the field of morphology—a discipline that provides the basis for functional and evolutionary inferences. Onychophorans are currently classified within Ecdysozoa (moulting animals) and form together with Tardigrada (water bears) and Arthropoda a clade named Panarthropoda. Therefore, onychophorans ...
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Genital Homologies and Evolution in moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae)
(2017-07-10)
Male genitalia are typically the most important morphological character system in zoological taxonomy and morphology-based phylogenetics. However, to establish their utility and significance in both these fields, a thorough and careful homologization is necessary. The present contribution attempts to view the genitalia of Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the light of recent advances in Diptera genital morphology in order to establish a working understanding of these important character systems and their evolutionary ...
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Epitheliale Krypten - ein potentielles Vomeronasalorgan der Lungenfische (Dipnoi)
(2017-07-12)
Lungenfische (Dipnoi), als phylogenetisch früh aus der Sarcopterygii-Linie hervorgegangene Vertreter einerseits, und als nächste rezente Verwandte der Tetrapoden andererseits, sind von essentieller Bedeutung für die Erforschung und Rekonstruktion der evolutionären Entwicklung olfaktorischer Untersysteme. So wurden im vergangenen Jahrhundert die unterschiedlichsten Strukturen im Geruchssystem der Lungenfische als akzessorische Geruchsorgane interpretiert. Die in diesem Punkt vielversprechendsten Kandidaten wurden in ...
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Die Rolle von Fibronektin in der Leber und im Knochen
(2010-03-23)
In der vorliegenden Arbeit sollten der Einfluss des Fibronektins auf eine Leberfibrose und die Wirkung veränderter Fibronektin-Isoformen auf den Knochen experimentell untersucht werden. Dazu wurden konditionelle Fibronektin Knockout-Mäuse verwendet. Die spezifische Ausschaltung in hepatischen Sternzellen konnte sowohl auf der Ebene der DNA und RNA als auch anhand der gebildeten Proteinmenge bewiesen werden. Fehlendes Fibronektin hatte bereits bei gesunden Mäusen einen leichten Anstieg der Kollagenmenge zur Folge. ...
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Role of Rab5 in synaptic vesicle recycling
(2002-11-28)
During synaptic transmission, NT-filled synaptic vesicles are released by Ca2+-triggered exocytosis at the active zone. Following exocytosis, SV membrane is immediately re-internalized and synaptic vesicles (SVs) are regenerated by a local recycling mechanism within the presynaptic terminal. It is debated whether an endosomal compartment is involved in this recycling process. In contrast, it is well known from cultured mammalian cells, that endocytic vesicles fuse to the early sorting endosome. The early endosome is ...
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Not the outside but the inside matters : functional analysis of Capricious and Tartan during Drosophila tracheal morphogenesis
(2004-02-03)
The tubular structures, which transport essential gases, liquids, or cells from one site to another, are shared among various divergent organisms. These highly organized tubular networks include lung, kidney, vasculature and mammary gland in mammals as well as trachea and salivary gland in Drosophila melanogaster. Many questions regarding the tubular morphogenesis cannot be addressed sufficiently by investigating the mammalian organs because their structures are extremely complex and therefore, systematic analyses ...
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Functional genomics of the Drosophila melanogaster X chromosome and the role of DWnt5 during development
(2002-12-19)
The collection of X chromosome insertions (PX) lethal lines, which was isolated from a screen for essential genes on the X chromosome, was characterized by means of cloning the insertion sites, mapping the sites within genomic DNA and determination of the associated reporter gene expresssion patterns. The established STS flanking the P element insertion sites were submitted to EMBL nucleotide databases and their in situ data together with the enhancer trap expression patterns have been deposited in the FlyView database. ...
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Translationskontrolle in der Spermatogenese von Drosophila: Charakterisierung eines regulatorischen mRNP-Komplexes
(2012-05-23)
Während der Spermatogenese von Drosophila werden viele mRNAs zwar vor der Meiose transkribiert, dann aber durch Komplexbildung mit Proteinen stillgelegt und erst am Ende der Spermienentwicklung durch Veränderung desselben für die Translation freigegeben. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist die Mst87F mRNA. Während das cis-agierende Sequenzelement in der RNA seit langem bekannt ist, gestaltete sich die Suche nach den trans-agierenden RNA-bindenden Proteinen schwierig. In meiner Diplomarbeit (Stinski, 2007) waren mithilfe von ...
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Analysen der beiden cis-regulierenden Sequenzelemente translational control element (TCE) und cytoplasmic polyadenylation element (CPE) in der Drosophila-Spermatogenese
(2016-02-29)
Ein essentieller Bestandteil in dem Mechanismus der Translationskontrolle sind RNA-Protein-Wechselwirkungen. Solche Interaktionen konnten in Translationssystemen an zwei unabhängigen cis-regulierenden Elementen durch in vitro-Bindungsanalysen mit individuellen rekombinanten Proteinen dokumentiert werden.
Im Fall des translational control elements (TCE), welches ein konserviertes Sequenz-Element in der Mst(3)CGP-Genfamilie darstellt, wird eine negative Translationskontrolle durch die Bindung der Proteine CG3213, ...
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Molecular mechanisms controlling the precision of chemokine guided cell migration
(2007-06-21)
By the end of the first day of embryonic development, zebrafish primordial germ cells (PGCs) arrive at the site where the gonad develops. In our study we investigated the mechanisms controlling the precision of primordial germ cell arrival at their target.
We found that in contrast with our expectations which were based on findings in Drosophila and mouse, the endoderm does not constitute a preferred migration substrate for the PGCs. Rather, endoderm derivatives are important for later stages of organogenesis keeping ...