The lady beetle Coleomegilla maculata De Geer is an omnivorous predator that could help suppress aphid and spider mite populations on plants in greenhouses, plantscapes or interiorscapes. w. are assessing the nutritio...
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The lady beetle Coleomegilla maculata De Geer is an omnivorous predator that could help suppress aphid and spider mite populations on plants in greenhouses, plantscapes or interiorscapes. w. are assessing the nutritional requirements and feeding behavior of C. maculata on target prey (spider mites) and factitious (unnatural) food. Our ultimate goal is to develop an efficacious diet to mass produce C. maculata. In this study, w. tested the hypothesis that Tetranychus urticae Koch (tw.-spotted spider mite) is not suitable prey for development and reproduction of naive C. maculata (i.e., w.th no prior exposure to T. urticae). Our objectives w.re to (i) provide baseline data on the effects of consuming T. urticae on C. maculata life history, (ii) to compare the effects of consuming all stages of T. urticae versus eggs ofmusca domestica L. (common housefly), and (iii) to determine if the consumption of plant products w.s beneficial. w. used C. maculata from a colony reared only on Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (mediterranean flour moth) eggs. In experiments, C. maculata larvae w.re reared from the first instar to adult stage w.th prey/food in replicated arenas; adult females w.re paired w.th a single male w.th prey/food. The results show.d that naive C. maculata readily attacked and consumed T. urticae. Nevertheless, T. urticae w.s less suitable than m. domestica eggs for C. maculata development and reproduction. Applying a synthetic pollen-Chlorella alga pow.er (SPCA) in arenas containing T. urticae appeared to boost C. maculata female development and reproduction.
Identification of the precise molecular pathw.ys involved in oncogene-induced transformation may help us gain a better understanding of tumor initiation and promotion. Here, w. demonstrate that SOX2^+ foregut epitheli...
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Identification of the precise molecular pathw.ys involved in oncogene-induced transformation may help us gain a better understanding of tumor initiation and promotion. Here, w. demonstrate that SOX2^+ foregut epithelial cells are prone to oncogenic transformation upon mutagenic insults, such as Kras^G12D and p53 deletion. GFP-based lineage-tracing experiments indicate that SOX2^+ cells are the cells-of-origin of esophagus and stomach hyperplasia. Our observations indicate distinct roles for oncogenic KRAS mutation and P53 deletion. p53 homozygous deletion is required for the acquisition of an invasive potential, and Kras^G12D expression, but not p53 deletion, suffices for tumor formation. Global gene expression analysis reveals secreting factors upregulated in the hyperplasia induced by oncogenic KRAS and highlights a crucial role for the CXCR2 pathw.y in driving hyperplasia. Collectively, the array of genetic models presented here demonstrate that stratified epithelial cells are susceptible to oncogenic insults, w.ich may lead to a better understanding of tumor initiation and aid in the design of new.cancer therapeutics.
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