Organism • 41 papers
Many biomedical applications require a detailed understanding of the action of antimicrobial peptides on biological membranes. The cationic hemolytic peptide melittin, a major component of...
Formaldehyde exposure is associated with inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to systemic toxicity. Natural products such as bee venom have been proposed as alternative therapeutic...
Summary Quantitative measurements of colour, pattern and morphology are vital to a growing range of disciplines. Digital cameras are readily available and already widely used...
Endocytosis occurs at the cell surface and involves internalization of the plasma membrane (PM) along with its constituent membrane proteins and lipids. Endocytosis is involved...
Computerized microscopes improve repeatability, throughput, antisepsis, data analysis and data sharing in the biological laboratory, but these machines are cost-prohibitive in most academic environments. This...
Abstract Distinguishing between nectar and non-nectar odors is challenging for animals due to shared compounds and varying ratios in complex mixtures. Changes in nectar production...
Abstract The cellular proteome is regulated by translation initiation on AUG or non-canonical (non-AUG) start codons 1–3 . Non-AUG initiation remodels proteome during stress and...
Ants exhibit remarkable collective and social behaviors, such as alloparental care,1 chemical communication,2 homing,3 and cooperative group hygiene.4 The clonal raider ant Ooceraea biroi is...
Honeybees (genus: Apis) use a plethora of pheromones for intraspecific communication. The primary compound produced by the queen's mandibular glands, 9-ODA, is involved in mating...
The Z-disk of striated muscle defines the ends of the sarcomere, which repeats many times within the muscle fiber. Here we report application of cryoelectron...