The specificity of a horizontally transmitted microbial symbiosis is often defined by molecular
communication between host and microbe during initial engagement, which can occur in …

Glycans have emerged as critical determinants of immune maturation, microbial nutrition,
and host health in diverse symbioses. In this study, we asked how cyclic delivery of a single …

Recent research on a wide variety of systems has demonstrated that animals generally
coevolve with their microbial symbionts. Although such relationships are most often established …

Chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), is noted as the second most abundant
biopolymer in nature. Chitin serves many functions for marine bacteria in the family …

… Elizabeth AC Heath-Heckman Elizabeth AC Heath-Heckman … by bacterial symbionts
was being used as a circadian cue (Heath-Heckman et al. 2013). This was the first instance of …

Due to their large size (∼3–5 Gb) and high repetitive content, the study of cephalopod
genomes has historically been problematic. However, with the recent sequencing of several …

Otoliths are calcium carbonate components of the stato-acoustical organ responsible for
hearing and maintenance of the body balance in teleost fish. During their formation, control over…

In horizontally transmitted symbioses, structural, biochemical, and molecular features both
facilitate host colonization by specific symbionts and mediate their persistent carriage. In the …

Background While leeches in the genus Hirudo have long been models for neurobiology,
the molecular underpinnings of nervous system structure and function in this group remain …

The protein Crumbs is a determinant of apical–basal cell polarity and plays a role in
apoptosis of epithelial cells and their protection against photodamage. Using the squid–vibrio …