Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Cimrf Suppression Of Endogenous Tissue Developments In Ciona Intestinalis Embryos, Emmanuel Kofi Asieidu
Cimrf Suppression Of Endogenous Tissue Developments In Ciona Intestinalis Embryos, Emmanuel Kofi Asieidu
Honors Projects
Trans-differentiation of non-muscle tissue to muscle tissue is a well-established property of vertebrate myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs). For instance the vertebrate MRF, MyoD, has been shown to convert nonmuscle cells to muscle cells. During this trans-differentiation, however, endogenous gene activity of the nonmuscle cells is down regulated. To test if this property is also found in invertebrate MRFs our lab has developed a system to analyze the ability of the MRF of Ciona intestinalis, CiMRF, to suppress endogenous gene activity during trans-differentiation. We did this by misexpressing CiMRF in the notochord and endoderm of Ciona embryos, two nonmuscle …
Intraspecific Variation In Leaf Traits Across An Environmental Gradient In The Cape Floristic Provence Of South Africa, Bruce H. Ramos
Intraspecific Variation In Leaf Traits Across An Environmental Gradient In The Cape Floristic Provence Of South Africa, Bruce H. Ramos
Honors Projects
Intraspecific variability has been an overlooked and under-investigated driving force behind biodiversity. Both interspecific and intraspecific variability contribute to species community assembly, and the South African Cape Floristic Region (CFR), as an area of remarkable biodiversity, provides the perfect opportunity to the latter. The objective of this research is to study intraspecific variability in leaf traits across three biomes that span rainfall and temperature gradients, and to assess the partitioning of that variability across biomes, across shrubs within biomes, and within shrubs of four focal species - Rushia intricata, Aridaria noctiflorum, Diospyros austro-africana and Chrysocoma ciliata. All …