Fasciclin 2 (Drosophila NCAM) is a homophilic Cell Adhesion Molecule expressed at moderate levels in the proliferating epithelial cells of imaginal discs, where it engages EGFR in a cell autonomous auto-stimulatory loop that promotes growth along larval development.In addition, Fasciclin 2 is expressed at high levels Accessories in the pre-differen

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) cascades are conserved signaling modules that integrate multiple signaling pathways.One level of control on the activity of MAPKs is through their negative regulators, MAPK phosphatases (MKPs).Therefore, MKPs also play an integrative role for plants responding to diverse environmental stimulus; but the mechan

Target leaf spot (TLS), which is caused by Corynespora cassiicola (C.cassiicola), is one of the most important diseases in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).Our previous research identified several C.cassiicola-responsive miRNAs in cucumber by high-throughput sequencing, including two known miRNAs and two novel miRNAs.The target genes of these miRNAs w

Sunflower varieties having plants with armored-layer seeds resulted in a high reduction of seed damage caused by larval feeding of the sunflower moth, Homoeosoma Accessories electel-lum (Hulst).Several sunflower lines were significantly more resistant to seed damage when the plants had armored-layer seeds than when the same lines had non-armored-la

Abstract Background Failure to be comprehensive can distort the results of a systematic review.Conversely, extensive searches may yield unmanageable number of citations of which only few may be relevant.Knowledge of usefulness of each source of information may help to tailor search strategies in systematic reviews.Methods We conducted a systematic