The microenvironment of naked mole‐rat burrows in East Africa

S Holtze, S Braude, A Lemma, R Koch… - African Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Naked mole‐rats (Heterocephalus glaber) can be extremely long‐lived and are resistant to
cancer. Hence, they have been proposed as a model organism for delayed ageing …

Genome‐wide adaptive evolution to underground stresses in subterranean mammals: hypoxia adaption, immunity promotion, and sensory specialization

M Jiang, L Shi, X Li, Q Dong, H Sun, Y Du… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Life underground has provided remarkable examples of adaptive evolution in subterranean
mammals; however, genome‐wide adaptive evolution to underground stresses still needs …

Evolution of the CLOCK and BMAL1 genes in a subterranean rodent species (Lasiopodomys mandarinus)

H Sun, Y Zhang, Y Shi, Y Li, W Li, Z Wang - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lasiopodomys mandarinus, a subterranean rodent, spends its entire life underground. To
test whether the CLOCK and BMAL1 genes of L. mandarinus have undergone adaptive …

Regulation of HIF-1α and p53 in stress responses in the subterranean rodents Lasiopodomys mandarinus and Lasiopodomys brandtii (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

L Shi, M Jiang, M Li, X Shang, X Li, M Huang… - Zoologia …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The response mechanism and interaction patterns of HIF-1α and p53 in animals in an
hypoxic environment are crucial for their hypoxic tolerance and adaptation. Many studies …

Melatonin secretion, molecular expression and evolution of MT1/2 in two Lasiopodomys species

H Sun, D Pan, D Liu, Y Cheng, Y Zhang, Z Wang - Mammalian Biology, 2022 - Springer
Mandarin voles (Lasiopodomys mandarinus) are subterranean rodents that permanently
reside in underground burrows and are deprived of light cues for circadian rhythm …