Tribolium castaneum: A Model Insect for Fundamental and Applied Research
JF Campbell, CG Athanassiou… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Tribolium castaneum has a long history as a model species in many distinct subject areas,
but improved connections among the genetics, genomics, behavioral, ecological, and pest …
but improved connections among the genetics, genomics, behavioral, ecological, and pest …
Tribolium beetles as a model system in evolution and ecology
Flour beetles of the genus Tribolium have been utilised as informative study systems for over
a century and contributed to major advances across many fields. This review serves to …
a century and contributed to major advances across many fields. This review serves to …
Content-aware image restoration: pushing the limits of fluorescence microscopy
Fluorescence microscopy is a key driver of discoveries in the life sciences, with observable
phenomena being limited by the optics of the microscope, the chemistry of the fluorophores …
phenomena being limited by the optics of the microscope, the chemistry of the fluorophores …
Fertility and mortality impacts of thermal stress from experimental heatwaves on different life stages and their recovery in a model insect
K Sales, R Vasudeva… - Royal Society Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
With climate change creating a more volatile atmosphere, heatwaves that create thermal
stress for living systems will become stronger and more frequent. Using the flour beetle …
stress for living systems will become stronger and more frequent. Using the flour beetle …
Enhanced genome assembly and a new official gene set for Tribolium castaneum
N Herndon, J Shelton, L Gerischer, P Ioannidis… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum has emerged as an important model
organism for the study of gene function in development and physiology, for ecological and …
organism for the study of gene function in development and physiology, for ecological and …
Attachment of the blastoderm to the vitelline envelope affects gastrulation of insects
During gastrulation, physical forces reshape the simple embryonic tissue to form the
complex body plans of multicellular organisms. These forces often cause large-scale …
complex body plans of multicellular organisms. These forces often cause large-scale …
A segmentation clock with two-segment periodicity in insects
AF Sarrazin, AD Peel, M Averof - Science, 2012 - science.org
Vertebrate segmentation relies on a mechanism characterized by oscillating gene
expression. Whether this mechanism is used by other segmented animals has been …
expression. Whether this mechanism is used by other segmented animals has been …
Regionalized tissue fluidization is required for epithelial gap closure during insect gastrulation
Many animal embryos pull and close an epithelial sheet around the ellipsoidal egg surface
during a gastrulation process known as epiboly. The ovoidal geometry dictates that the …
during a gastrulation process known as epiboly. The ovoidal geometry dictates that the …
Cap n collar transcription factor regulates multiple genes coding for proteins involved in insecticide detoxification in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
In invertebrates, a heterodimer of xenobiotic transcription factors, cap n collar C isoform
(CncC) and muscle aponeurosis fibromatosis (Maf) mediate cellular defense. In insects …
(CncC) and muscle aponeurosis fibromatosis (Maf) mediate cellular defense. In insects …
Morphological and transcriptomic analysis of a beetle chemosensory system reveals a gnathal olfactory center
S Dippel, M Kollmann, G Oberhofer, A Montino, C Knoll… - BMC biology, 2016 - Springer
Background The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum is an emerging insect model
organism representing the largest insect order, Coleoptera, which encompasses several …
organism representing the largest insect order, Coleoptera, which encompasses several …