Latest african clawed frog research
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- The future of amphibian immunology: Opportunities and challenges.
Rollins-Smith LA · Developmental and comparative immunology · 2024-08 · open access
- Femoral bone structure and mechanics at the edge and core of an expanding population of the invasive frog Xenopus laevis.
Dumont M, Herrel A, Courant J et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2024-07 · open access
Understanding how living tissues respond to changes in their mechanical environment is a key question in evolutionary biology. Invasive species provide an ideal model for this as they are often transplanted between environments that differ drastically in their ecological and environmental context.…
- The people behind the papers - Paul Huber and Carole LaBonne.
Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024-07
- Methods for Tattooing Xenopus laevis with a Rotary Tattoo Machine.
Suber JR, Landino J · Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2024-06
- Combined toxic effects of fluxapyroxad and multi-walled carbon nanotubes in Xenopus laevis larvae.
Zhao Y, Luo F, Jiao F et al. · Chemosphere · 2024-06
- Effects of combined exposure to two bisphenol plasticizers (BPA and BPB) on Xenopus laevis development.
Battistoni M, Metruccio F, Di Renzo F et al. · Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2024-06 · open access
- Ingestion of polyethylene terephthalate microplastic water contaminants by Xenopus laevis tadpoles negatively affects their resistance to ranavirus infection and antiviral immunity.
Cai B, De Jesus Andino F, McGrath JL et al. · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2024-06
- Exploring the Role of a Putative Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis Pathway in Mycobacterium abscessus Pathogenesis Using a Xenopus laevis Tadpole Model.
Miller NJ, Dimitrakopoulou D, Baglia LA et al. · Microorganisms · 2024-05 · open access
Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) is an emerging human pathogen that has a high rate of incidence in immunocompromised individuals. We have found a putative secondary metabolite pathway within Mab , which may be a key factor in its pathogenesis. This novel pathway is encoded in a gene cluster spanning…
- Comparative effects of polyvinyl chloride microplastics on the brittle star Ophiactis virens and the amphibian Xenopus laevis.
Bacchetta R, Pica A, Santo N et al. · Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024-05 · open access
- Bioconcentration, oxidative stress and molecular mechanism of the toxic effect of acetamiprid exposure on Xenopus laevis tadpoles.
Chen H, Yang Y, Ai L et al. · Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024-05
- Assessing the impact of antiviral drugs commonly utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic on the embryonic development of Xenopus laevis.
Laçin C, Turhan DO, Güngördü A · Journal of hazardous materials · 2024-04
- Investigations on Xenopus laevis body composition and feeding behavior in a laboratory setting.
Böswald LF, Matzek D, von La Roche D et al. · Scientific reports · 2024-04 · open access
The African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, has been used as a laboratory animal for decades in many research areas. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the nutritional physiology of this amphibian species and the feeding regimen is not standardized. The aim of the present study was to get…
- Dyrk1a is required for craniofacial development in Xenopus laevis.
Johnson HK, Wahl SE, Sesay F et al. · Developmental biology · 2024-04
- A maternal dorsoventral prepattern revealed by an asymmetric distribution of ventralizing molecules before fertilization in Xenopus laevis .
Castro Colabianchi AM, González Pérez NG, Franchini LF et al. · Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024-03 · open access
The establishment of the embryonic dorsoventral axis in Xenopus occurs when the radial symmetry around the egg's animal-vegetal axis is broken to give rise to the typical symmetry of Bilaterians. We have previously shown that the Notch1 protein is ventrally enriched during early embryogenesis in…
- Overlapping action of T 3 and T 4 during Xenopus laevis development.
Tribondeau A, Du Pasquier D, Benchouaia M et al. · Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024-03 · open access
Thyroid hormones are involved in many biological processes such as neurogenesis, metabolism, and development. However, compounds called endocrine disruptors can alter thyroid hormone signaling and induce unwanted effects on human and ecosystems health. Regulatory tests have been developed to detect…
- Bilateral Retinofugal Pathfinding Impairments Limit Behavioral Compensation in Near-Congenital One-Eyed Xenopus laevis .
Forsthofer M, Gordy C, Kolluri M et al. · eNeuro · 2024-01 · open access
To generate a coherent visual percept, information from both eyes must be appropriately transmitted into the brain, where binocular integration forms the substrate for visuomotor behaviors. To establish the anatomical substrate for binocular integration, the presence of bilateral eyes and…
- 19th International Xenopus Conference Meeting Report: Latest developments and future perspectives.
Zhou C, Kulkarni S · Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2024-01
- Unveiling vertebrate development dynamics in frog Xenopus laevis using micro-CT imaging.
Laznovsky J, Kavkova M, Helena Reis A et al. · GigaScience · 2024-01 · open access
Background Xenopus laevis, the African clawed frog, is a versatile vertebrate model organism in various biological disciplines, prominently in developmental biology to study body plan reorganization during metamorphosis. However, a notable gap exists in the availability of comprehensive datasets…
- A minimally invasive procedure for blood extraction from Xenopus laevis allows follow up studies without euthanasia.
Jessica CG, Buendía-González L, Ruiz-Gómez ML et al. · Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS · 2024-01
- An archetype and scaling of developmental tissue dynamics across species.
Morishita Y, Lee SW, Suzuki T et al. · Nature communications · 2023-12 · open access
Morphometric studies have revealed the existence of simple geometric relationships among various animal shapes. However, we have little knowledge of the mathematical principles behind the morphogenetic dynamics that form the organ/body shapes of different species. Here, we address this issue by…
- Branched microtubule nucleation and dynein transport organize RanGTP asters in Xenopus laevis egg extract.
Scrofani J, Ruhnow F, Chew WX et al. · Molecular biology of the cell · 2023-11 · open access
Chromosome segregation relies on the correct assembly of a bipolar spindle. Spindle pole self-organization requires dynein-dependent microtubule (MT) transport along other MTs. However, during M-phase RanGTP triggers MT nucleation and branching generating polarized arrays with nonastral…
- Transitioning from a research protocol to a scalable applied pathway for Xenopus laevis sperm cryopreservation at a national stock center: The effect of cryoprotectants.
Arregui L, Koch JC, Tiersch TR · Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2023-11
- Morphological, acoustic and genetic identification of a reproducing population of the invasive African clawed frog Xenopuslaevis (Anura, Pipidae) recently discovered in Belgium.
Pauwels OSG, Brecko J, Baeghe D et al. · ZooKeys · 2023-11 · open access
Using external morphology of adults and tadpoles, osteology from high-resolution microcomputed tomography, vocalization analysis, and DNA sequence data, the identity of a reproducing Belgian population of invasive Xenopus at the current northernmost edge of the distribution of the genus in Europe…
- Hybridization led to a rewired pluripotency network in the allotetraploid Xenopus laevis .
Phelps WA, Hurton MD, Ayers TN et al. · eLife · 2023-10 · open access
After fertilization, maternally contributed factors to the egg initiate the transition to pluripotency to give rise to embryonic stem cells, in large part by activating de novo transcription from the embryonic genome. Diverse mechanisms coordinate this transition across animals, suggesting that…
- Effects of mifepristone, a model compound with anti-progestogenic activity, on the development of African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).
Pech M, Steinbach C, Kocour M et al. · Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023-09
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