Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) (2010)
Journal Article
Simith, D. J., Diele, K., & Abrunhosa, F. A. (2010). Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 82(2), 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0001-37652010000200007

Megalopae of many decapod crab species accelerate their development time to metamorphosis (TTM) when exposed to natural physical and/or chemical cues characteristic of the parental habitat. In the present study, the influence of natural settlement cu... Read More about Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae).

Evidence of Chlamydophila abortus vaccine strain 1B as a possible cause of ovine enzootic abortion (2010)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., Aitchison, K., Laroucau, K., Thomson, J., & Longbottom, D. (2010). Evidence of Chlamydophila abortus vaccine strain 1B as a possible cause of ovine enzootic abortion. Vaccine, 28(35), 5657-5663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.114

Chlamydophila abortus, the agent of ovine enzootic abortion (OEA), is a major cause of lamb mortality worldwide. Disease can be controlled through the use of vaccines based on the 1B temperature-sensitive mutant strain of C. abortus. This study inves... Read More about Evidence of Chlamydophila abortus vaccine strain 1B as a possible cause of ovine enzootic abortion.

Parachlamydia involvement in bovine abortions in a beef herd in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Caldow, G., Gidlow, J., Deuchande, R., Baily, J., Longbottom, D., Wheelhouse, N., Borel, N., & Greub, G. (2010). Parachlamydia involvement in bovine abortions in a beef herd in Scotland. Veterinary Record, 166, 598-599. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.c2435

Quinol-cytochrome c Oxidoreductase and Cytochrome c4 Mediate Electron Transfer during Selenate Respiration in Thauera selenatis (2010)
Journal Article
Lowe, E. C., Bydder, S., Hartshorne, R. S., Tape, H. L. U., Dridge, E. J., Debieux, C. M., Paszkiewicz, K., Singleton, I., Lewis, R. J., Santini, J. M., Richardson, D. J., & Butler, C. S. (2010). Quinol-cytochrome c Oxidoreductase and Cytochrome c4 Mediate Electron Transfer during Selenate Respiration in Thauera selenatis. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(24), 18433-18442. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.115873

Selenate reductase (SER) from Thauera selenatis is a periplasmic enzyme that has been classified as a type II molybdoenzyme. The enzyme comprises three subunits SerABC, where SerC is an unusual b-heme cytochrome. In the present work the spectropotent... Read More about Quinol-cytochrome c Oxidoreductase and Cytochrome c4 Mediate Electron Transfer during Selenate Respiration in Thauera selenatis.

Description of Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp. (Apicomplexa, Lecudinidae) – An intestinal gregarine of Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta, Onuphidae) (2010)
Journal Article
Rueckert, S., & Leander, B. S. (2010). Description of Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp. (Apicomplexa, Lecudinidae) – An intestinal gregarine of Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta, Onuphidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 104, 172-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2010.03.005

The trophozoites of a novel gregarine apicomplexan, Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp., were isolated and characterized from the intestines of the onuphid tubeworm Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta), collected at 20 m depth from the North-eastern Paci... Read More about Description of Trichotokara nothriae n. gen. et sp. (Apicomplexa, Lecudinidae) – An intestinal gregarine of Nothria conchylega (Polychaeta, Onuphidae).

Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses (2010)
Journal Article
Cant, M. A., Hodge, S. J., Bell, M. B. V., Gilchrist, J., & Nichols, H. J. (2010). Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277, 2219-2226. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.2097

Considerable research has focused on understanding variation in reproductive skew in cooperative animal societies, but the pace of theoretical development has far outstripped empirical testing of the models. One major class of model suggests that dom... Read More about Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses.

Inflammatory cytokine responses in a pregnant mouse model of Chlamydophila abortus infection (2010)
Journal Article
Kerr, K., Wheelhouse, N., Livingstone, M., Anderson, I. E., Entrican, G., McKeever, D., & Longbottom, D. (2010). Inflammatory cytokine responses in a pregnant mouse model of Chlamydophila abortus infection. Veterinary Microbiology, 144(3-4), 392-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.025

Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) is the aetiological agent of ovine enzootic abortion (OEA). The highly elevated expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and low-level expression of interferon-gamma (IFNγ) tha... Read More about Inflammatory cytokine responses in a pregnant mouse model of Chlamydophila abortus infection.

The development of an assimilative capacity model for the sustainable management of nutrients within the Ria Formosa in southern Portugal (2010)
Thesis
Brito, A. C. The development of an assimilative capacity model for the sustainable management of nutrients within the Ria Formosa in southern Portugal. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3604

Mathematical modelling approaches have been widely used to evaluate the capacity of an ecosystem to assimilate anthropogenic wastes. This is essential to develop sustainable management strategies and for the prevention of eutrophication. This project... Read More about The development of an assimilative capacity model for the sustainable management of nutrients within the Ria Formosa in southern Portugal.

Performance of five different electrospray ionisation sources in conjunction with rapid monolithic column liquid chromatography and fast MS/MS scanning. (2009)
Journal Article
Burgess, K. E. V., Lainson, A., Imrie, L., Fraser-Pitt, D. J., Yaga, R., Smith, D. G. E., Swart, R., Pitt, A. R., & Inglis, N. F. (2009). Performance of five different electrospray ionisation sources in conjunction with rapid monolithic column liquid chromatography and fast MS/MS scanning. Proteomics, 9, 1720-1726. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200800200

The performances of five different ESI sources coupled to a polystyrene-divinylbenzene monolithic column were compared in a series of LC-ESI-MS/MS analyses of Escherichia coli outer membrane proteins. The sources selected for comparison included two... Read More about Performance of five different electrospray ionisation sources in conjunction with rapid monolithic column liquid chromatography and fast MS/MS scanning..

Boundary layers and comfort blankets (2009)
Journal Article
Huxham, M. (2009). Boundary layers and comfort blankets. Uk Centre for Bioscience Bulletin, 28, 1

Boundary layers and comfort blankets.

Stability of the small γ-tubulin complex requires HCA66, a protein of the centrosome and the nucleolus. (2009)
Journal Article
Fant, X., Gnadt, N., Haren, L., & Merdes, A. (2009). HCA66, a protein of the centrosome and the nucleolus. Journal of Cell Science, 122, 1134-1144. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.035238

To investigate changes at the centrosome during the cell cycle,
we analyzed the composition of the pericentriolar material
from unsynchronized and S-phase-arrested cells by gel
electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. We identified HCA66,
a protein... Read More about Stability of the small γ-tubulin complex requires HCA66, a protein of the centrosome and the nucleolus..

First field record of mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ucididae) recruits co-inhabiting burrows of conspecific crabs (2009)
Journal Article
Schmidt, A. J., & Diele, K. (2009). First field record of mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ucididae) recruits co-inhabiting burrows of conspecific crabs. Zoologia, 26(4), 792-794. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702009000400026

Recruits of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763), rarely encountered in the field were found co-inhabiting burrows of larger male and female conspecifics in the mangrove forest. They were located in the sediment of the inner walls and b... Read More about First field record of mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ucididae) recruits co-inhabiting burrows of conspecific crabs.

Molecular systematics of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from North-eastern Pacific polychaetes and nemerteans, with descriptions of three novel species: Lecudina phyllochaetopteri sp. nov., Difficilina tubulani sp. nov. and Difficilina paranemertis sp. nov. (2009)
Journal Article
Chantangsi, C., Leander, B. S., & Rueckert, S. (2010). Molecular systematics of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from North-eastern Pacific polychaetes and nemerteans, with descriptions of three novel species: Lecudina phyllochaetopteri sp. nov., Difficilina tubulani sp. nov. and Difficilina paranemertis sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 60(11), 2681-2690. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.016436-0

Most eugregarine apicomplexans infecting the intestines of marine invertebrates have been described within the family Lecudinidae and the type genus Lecudina. The diversity of these parasites is vast and poorly understood and only a tiny number of sp... Read More about Molecular systematics of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from North-eastern Pacific polychaetes and nemerteans, with descriptions of three novel species: Lecudina phyllochaetopteri sp. nov., Difficilina tubulani sp. nov. and Difficilina paranemertis sp. nov..

Uses of benthic ecology in the assessment of anthropogenic impacts in the marine environment. (2009)
Thesis
Whomersley, P. Uses of benthic ecology in the assessment of anthropogenic impacts in the marine environment. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3741

Studying the Assimilative Capacity of Loch Creran (2009)
Thesis
Laurent, C. D. C. Studying the Assimilative Capacity of Loch Creran. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1052699

Semi-enclosed coastal systems are of great importance both environmentally and economically. ln recent years, increased
anthropogenic activities in these areas brought the need for integrated, ecosystem-scale management. This study proposes to estim... Read More about Studying the Assimilative Capacity of Loch Creran.

P088 Involvement of NMDAR in chondrocyte cell death and matrix degeneration (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramage, L., Hardingham, G., & Salter, D. (2009, June). P088 Involvement of NMDAR in chondrocyte cell death and matrix degeneration. Paper presented at 2nd Joint meeting of the Bone Research Society and the British Society for Matrix Biology

NMDA receptors (NMDAR) are expressed by chondrocytes in
articular cartilage although their function is yet to be fully
understood. NMDAR are ionotropic glutamate receptors which
when excessively stimulated in neurones induce cell death and
neuron... Read More about P088 Involvement of NMDAR in chondrocyte cell death and matrix degeneration.

Signalling cascades in mechanotransduction: cell-matrix interactions and mechanical loading (2009)
Journal Article
Ramage, L., Nuki, G., & Salter, D. M. (2009). Signalling cascades in mechanotransduction: cell-matrix interactions and mechanical loading. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 19(4), 457-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00912.x

Mechanical loading of articular cartilage stimulates the metabolism of resident chondrocytes and induces the synthesis of molecules to maintain the integrity of the cartilage. Mechanical signals modulate biochemical activity and changes in cell behav... Read More about Signalling cascades in mechanotransduction: cell-matrix interactions and mechanical loading.

Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil (2009)
Journal Article
Nordhaus, I., Diele, K., & Wolff, M. (2009). Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 374(2), 104-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.04.002

Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the economically important semi-terrestrial mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae, L. 1763) was studied in a high intertidal Rhizophora mangle forest stand in Bragança, North Brazil. Video obser... Read More about Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil.

Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation by nippostrongylus brasiliensis larvae and excretory-secretory products (es) (2009)
Thesis
Zhao, M. Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation by nippostrongylus brasiliensis larvae and excretory-secretory products (es). (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2549

Nippostrongylus brasiliensis is a rodent intestinal nematode with an important pulmonary migrating stage. Previous studies have observed a lack of TNF-α production and minimal recruitment of neutrophils, which led us to the belief that anti-inflammat... Read More about Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation by nippostrongylus brasiliensis larvae and excretory-secretory products (es).

A new approach to visualize ecosystem health by using parasites (2009)
Journal Article
Palm, H. W., & Rückert, S. (2009). A new approach to visualize ecosystem health by using parasites. Parasitology Research, 105(2), 539-553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-009-1423-z

A new approach is chosen to visualize ecosystem health by using parasite bioindicators in Segara Anakan Lagoon, a brackish water ecosystem at the southern Java coast, Indonesia. Three fish species (Mugil cephalus, Scatophagus argus, Epinephelus coioi... Read More about A new approach to visualize ecosystem health by using parasites.