Potentially reduced fusogenicity of syncytin‐2 in New World monkeys
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DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13555
Abstract: Syncytin‐2 is a membrane fusion protein involved in placenta development that is derived from the endogenous retrovirus envelope gene acquired in the common ancestral lineage of New World and Old World monkeys (OWMs). It is… read more here.
Keywords: fusion; world; world monkeys; syncytin ... See more keywords
Relationship between sacral shape variation and phylogeny in Old World monkeys
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21384
Abstract: The sacrum, an essential skeletal element in the trunk, articulates with the ilium and lumbar and caudal vertebrae. While there are known morphological differences between hominoids and cercopithecoids (Old World monkeys), sacral morphological variations among… read more here.
Keywords: variation; shape; world monkeys; sacral shape ... See more keywords
Early evolutionary diversification of mandible morphology in the New World monkeys (Primate, Platyrrhini).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.08.008
Abstract: New World monkeys (order Primates) are an example of a major mammalian evolutionary radiation in the Americas, with a contentious fossil record. There is evidence of an early platyrrhine occupation of this continent by the… read more here.
Keywords: new world; variation; diversification; world monkeys ... See more keywords
Behavioral Determinants of Cannabinoid Self-Administration in Old World Monkeys
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DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.2
Abstract: Reinforcing effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary active ingredient in marijuana, as assessed with self-administration (SA), has only been established in New World primates (squirrel monkeys). The objective of this study was to investigate some… read more here.
Keywords: self administration; functioned reinforcer; world monkeys; world ... See more keywords
Novel opsin gene variation in large-bodied, diurnal lemurs
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0050
Abstract: Some primate populations include both trichromatic and dichromatic (red–green colour blind) individuals due to allelic variation at the X-linked opsin locus. This polymorphic trichromacy is well described in day-active New World monkeys. Less is known… read more here.
Keywords: novel opsin; variation; new world; world monkeys ... See more keywords
Serotonin, behavior, and natural selection in New World monkeys
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13295
Abstract: Traits that undergo massive natural selection pressure, with multiple events of positive selection, are hard to find. Social behaviour, in social animals, is crucial for survival, and genetic networks involved in behaviour, such as those… read more here.
Keywords: world monkeys; new world; selection; natural selection ... See more keywords
Prolonged activity of HERV-K(HML2) in Old World Monkeys accounts for recent integrations and novel recombinant variants
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1040792
Abstract: Around 8% of the human genome comprises Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) acquired over primate evolution. Some are specific to primates such as HERV-K, consisting of 10 HML subtypes and including the most recently acquired elements.… read more here.
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Evidence linking APOBEC3B genesis and evolution of innate immune antagonism by gamma-herpesvirus ribonucleotide reductases
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.83893
Abstract: Viruses have evolved diverse mechanisms to antagonize host immunity such as direct inhibition and relocalization of cellular APOBEC3B (A3B) by the ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) of Epstein-Barr virus. Here, we investigate the mechanistic conservation and evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: world monkeys; gamma; ribonucleotide; innate immune ... See more keywords