SUMMARY The transcription factor Shavenbaby (Svb), the only member of the OvoL family
in Drosophila, controls the fate of various epithelial embryonic cells and adult stem cells …

Cell transfer cloning is a promising method for multiplying elite alleles in a population.
Together with gene editing, it can increase the genetic gain of livestock and support the …

Zona pellucida (透明帶) 為包覆在卵外面的一個聚合結構, 其功能是避免精子重複進入卵中而特
化出來的. 多年來的研究顯示, 哺乳類的卵上的透明帶是由特殊的蛋白所構成, 分別是ZP1, ZP2 …

Les facteurs de transcription à doigt de zinc de la famille OvoL, au nombre de trois chez les
mammifères (OvoL1, 2 et 3), sont des acteurs majeurs de la régulation épithéliale durant le …

One in four known species of fruit flies inhabit the Hawaiian Islands. From a small number of
colonizing flies, a wide range of species evolved, some of which managed to reverse …

Les cellules souches adultes assurent le renouvellement des cellules différenciées, un
mécanisme indispensable à la régénération des organes soumis au vieillissement et aux …

The Drosophila shaggy (sgg) gene encodes the major fly orthologue of Glycogen Synthase
Kinase− 3 (GSK-3), a key highly conserved kinase at the heart of many signalling pathways …

Recent advances in genomics have revealed that most species produce a broad variety of
long non-coding RNAs, whose functions remain generally not well understood. A growing …

Chitin is a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine that is abundant and widely found in the
biological world. It is an important constituent of the cuticular exoskeleton that plays a key …

Initial colonizing bacteria play a critical role in completing the development of the immune
system in the gastrointestinal tract of infants. Yet, the interaction of colonizing bacterial …