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Ellen Tupper, Tammy Horn Sep 2010

Ellen Tupper, Tammy Horn

Tammy Horn

No abstract provided.


The Tick Saliva Protein, Salp15, Contributes To Th17-Induced Pathology During Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Juan Anguita, I.J. Juncadella, T.C. Bates, R. Suleiman, A. Monteagudo-Mera, C.M. Olson, N. Navasa, E.R. Olivera, C. Teuscher, B.A. Osborne Dec 2009

The Tick Saliva Protein, Salp15, Contributes To Th17-Induced Pathology During Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Juan Anguita, I.J. Juncadella, T.C. Bates, R. Suleiman, A. Monteagudo-Mera, C.M. Olson, N. Navasa, E.R. Olivera, C. Teuscher, B.A. Osborne

Juan Anguita

No abstract provided.


Toward Genuine Rodent Welfare: Response To Reviewer Comments, Jonathan P. Balcombe Dec 2009

Toward Genuine Rodent Welfare: Response To Reviewer Comments, Jonathan P. Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Regulatory Elements Of Xenopus Col2a1 Drive Cartilaginous Gene Expression In Transgenic Frogs, Ryan Kerney, Brian K. Hall, James Hanken Dec 2009

Regulatory Elements Of Xenopus Col2a1 Drive Cartilaginous Gene Expression In Transgenic Frogs, Ryan Kerney, Brian K. Hall, James Hanken

Ryan Kerney

This study characterizes regulatory elements of collagen 2α1 (col2a1) in Xenopus that enable transgene expression in cartilage-forming chondrocytes. The reporters described in this study drive strong cartilage-specific gene expression, which will be a valuable tool for further investigations of Xenopus skeletal development. While endogenous col2a1 mRNA is expressed in many embryonic tissues, its expression becomes restricted to tadpole and adult chondrocytes. This chondrocyte-specific expression is recapitulated by col2a1 reporter constructs, which were tested through I-SceI meganuclease-mediated transgenesis. These constructs contain a portion of the Xenopus tropicalis col2a1 intron, which aligns to a cartilage-specific intronic enhancer that has been well characterized …


Laboratory Rodent Welfare: Thinking Outside The Cage, Jonathan P. Balcombe Dec 2009

Laboratory Rodent Welfare: Thinking Outside The Cage, Jonathan P. Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.