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- Developmental toxicity of fluconazole and 1,2,4-triazole in Xenopus laevis.
Riesova B, Maia LA, Hesova R et al. · Scientific reports · 2025-12 · open access
Fluconazole (FLU) is a widely used antifungal agent frequently detected in surface waters because of its extensive use in medicine, agriculture, and personal care products.Despite concerns about its persistence and developmental toxicity in aquatic species, its effects on amphibians remain poorly…
- Liver-specific enhancers evolved from independent episodes of MITE domestication in Xenopus tropicalis.
Rojas J, Castillo H, Mundaca M et al. · Mobile DNA · 2025-12 · open access
- Metabolic modulation by antibiotic levofloxacin alters Cis-bifenthrin-induced neurotoxicity in amphibian tadpoles.
Ma Y, Liu T, Huang L et al. · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2025-12 · open access
Synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) and fluoroquinolones (FQs) are widely detected in aquatic environments and food chains, raising growing concern over their combined toxicity. However, the interaction between antibiotics and pesticides, particularly through host metabolism and microbiota, remains poorly…
- GNAI1 missense mutations associated with a neurodevelopmental syndrome modify Gα i1 function.
Fritsche M, Picozzi G, Nyman T et al. · Science signaling · 2025-12
- Control performance of the Extended Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay with the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis.
Coady KK, Gao Z, Lagadic L et al. · Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2025-12 · open access
The Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay (AMA) was established as a standardized test guideline with the primary purpose of evaluating test materials for potential endocrine activity in the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis of developing African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). The Extended Amphibian…
- Structural insights into H2A-H2B and H2A.Z-H2B sliding on histone chaperone NAP1.
Xu L, Zhang J, Wang Y et al. · Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2025-12
- Comparative Developmental Toxicity of Roxithromycin in Danio rerio and Xenopus laevis.
Duruel HEE, Turhan DO, Ozmen M et al. · Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2025-11
- Herbivore-induced plant root volatiles phthalic acid mediate host selection for Holotrichia parallela larva.
Tao J, Wang X, Xia C et al. · Insect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2025-11
- Correction: Carotenuto et al. Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) as a Model Organism for Bioscience: A Historic Review and Perspective. Biology 2023, 12 , 890.
Carotenuto R, Pallotta MM, Tussellino M et al. · Biology · 2025-11 · open access
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- From Compensation to Collapse: UVB-Driven Disruption of Host-Microbiota Homeostasis Exacerbates Amphibian Ecological Risk.
Yuan Z, Fei J, Li S et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025-11 · open access
The synergistic effects of stratospheric ozone depletion and climate change are intensifying surface ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation, posing a severe threat to amphibians-one of the most endangered vertebrate groups globally. Xenopus laevis , with its cutaneous respiration and limited photoprotective…
- Xenopus IgX informs engineering strategies of IgM and IgG hexamers.
Zhang R, Ji C, Li S et al. · Science advances · 2025-11 · open access
- Local Thyroid Hormone Activation or Inactivation by Deiodinases Regulates Intestinal Remodeling and Tail Resorption during Xenopus Metamorphosis.
Shibata Y, Fujimoto K, Hasebe T · Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2025-11
- Importin α regulates ciliogenesis and cilia length with implications for Xenopus nephrogenesis.
Mosqueda N, Sutton PJ, Brownlee CW · Journal of cell science · 2025-10
- Systematic review: Xenopus laevis as a model for ophthalmic development and disease research.
Li Q, Feng Y, Zhu X · Frontiers in medicine · 2025-10 · open access
Model organisms have played a pivotal role in ophthalmic research, providing essential platforms to investigate eye development, regeneration mechanisms, and disease pathology. Recent advancements in gene editing technologies and experimental methodologies have enabled the successful simulation of…
- Commensal skin bacteria interact with the innate immune system to promote tail regeneration in Xenopus laevis tadpoles.
Chapman PA, Day RC, Hudson DT et al. · Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2025-10
- Improving extracellular vesicle isolation from non-mammalian blood plasma: Enhancing efficiency through adjusted osmolarity.
Siemińska I, Rakus K, Woźnicka O et al. · Research in veterinary science · 2025-10
- Proteomic responses to progressive dehydration and rehydration in Xenopus laevis.
Zhang B, Hu Y, Jiao M et al. · Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part D, Genomics & proteomics · 2025-10
- From exposure to elimination: A comprehensive study of the potential risks of the chiral pesticide dinotefuran to Xenopus laevis tadpoles.
Ming R, Yang Y, Li L et al. · Journal of hazardous materials · 2025-10
- Identification, structural features, and potential functional significance of the myodural Bridge in African clawed frog, the Xenopus laevis.
Yang H, Song X, Yue C et al. · Scientific reports · 2025-10 · open access
- E-Cigarette and Vanillin Exposure Disrupts Cardiovascular Development in Xenopus laevis.
Black JE 3rd, Raymond TO, Dickinson AJG · Birth defects research · 2025-10 · open access
- Oxidative stress-mediated neurotoxicity of para-xylene and neuroprotection by gluconolactone in Xenopus laevis
Han L, Huang W, Meng L et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2025-10
- Unilateral loss of recql4 function in Xenopus laevis tadpoles leads to ipsilateral ablation of the forelimb, hypoplastic Meckel's cartilage, and vascular defects.
Beck CW, Reily-Bell M, Bicknell LS · G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025-10 · open access
RECQL4 encodes a RecQ helicase, one of a family of DNA unwinding enzymes with roles in DNA replication, double-strand break repair, and genomic stability. Pathogenic variants in RECQL4 are clinically associated with 3 rare autosomal recessive conditions: Rothmund-Thomson syndrome type II,…
- The unorthodox aquaporin-12L ortholog is essential for oogenesis in the crustacean Artemia franciscana.
Rey-Alfonso A, Chauvigne F, Finn RN et al. · Bioscience reports · 2025-09
- Advancing animal welfare: A natural mating protocol for Xenopus laevis .
Menegola E, Di Renzo F, Bacchetta R et al. · Laboratory animals · 2025-09
- Functional and structural characterization of an aquaporin 5 from Pomacea canaliculata
Wei R, Tong YH, Lu MX et al. · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 2025-09
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