Genic regions of a large salamander genome contain long introns and novel genes (2009)
Smith Jeramiah, Putta Srikrishna, Zhu Wei, Pao Gerald, Verma Inder, Hunter Tony, ...
Abstract Background The basis of genome size variation remains an outstanding question because DNA sequence data are lacking for organisms with large genomes. Sixteen BAC clones from the Mexican...
Monaghan James, Epp Leonard, Putta Srikrishna, Page Robert, Walker John, Beachy Chris, ...
Abstract Background Microarray analysis and 454 cDNA sequencing were used to investigate a centuries-old problem in regenerative biology: the basis of nerve-dependent limb regeneration in...
Fitzpatrick Benjamin, Johnson Jarrett, Kump D Kevin, Shaffer H Bradley, Smith Jeramiah, Voss S Randal
Abstract Background Hybrid zones represent valuable opportunities to observe evolution in systems that are unusually dynamic and where the potential for the origin of novelty and rapid adaptation...
Transcriptional response of Mexican axolotls to Ambystoma tigrinum virus (ATV) infection (2008)
Cotter Jennifer, Storfer Andrew, Page Robert, Beachy Christopher, Voss S Randal
Abstract Background Very little is known about the immunological responses of amphibians to pathogens that are causing global population declines. We used a custom microarray gene chip to...
Abstract Background Because amphibians arise from a branch of the vertebrate evolutionary tree that is juxtaposed between fishes and amniotes, they provide important comparative perspective for...
From biomedicine to natural history research: EST resources for ambystomatid salamanders (2004)
Putta Srikrishna, Smith Jeramiah, Walker John, Rondet Mathieu, Weisrock David, Monaghan James, ...
Abstract Background Establishing genomic resources for closely related species will provide comparative insights that are crucial for understanding diversity and variability at multiple levels of...