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A gold standard, CRISPR/Cas9-based complementation strategy reliant on 24 nucleotide bookmark sequences (2020)
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Seys, F. M., Rowe, P., Bolt, E. L., Humphreys, C. M., & Minton, N. P. (2020). A gold standard, CRISPR/Cas9-based complementation strategy reliant on 24 nucleotide bookmark sequences. Genes, 11(4), Article 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11040458

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Phenotypic complementation of gene knockouts is an essential step in establishing function. Here, we describe a simple strategy for ‘gold standard’ complementation in which the mutant allele i... Read More about A gold standard, CRISPR/Cas9-based complementation strategy reliant on 24 nucleotide bookmark sequences.

Retrieval of the Complete Coding Sequence of the UK-Endemic Tatenale Orthohantavirus Reveals Extensive Strain Variation and Supports Its Classification as a Novel Species (2020)
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Chappell, J. G., Tsoleridis, T., Onianwa, O., Drake, G., Ashpole, I., Dobbs, P., Edema, W., Kumi-Ansah, F., Bennett, M., Tarlinton, R. E., Ball, J. K., & McClure, C. P. (2020). Retrieval of the Complete Coding Sequence of the UK-Endemic Tatenale Orthohantavirus Reveals Extensive Strain Variation and Supports Its Classification as a Novel Species. Viruses, 12(4), Article 454. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040454

©2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Orthohantaviruses are globally distributed viruses, associated with rodents and other small mammals. However, data on the circulation of orthohantaviruses within the UK, particularly the UK-end... Read More about Retrieval of the Complete Coding Sequence of the UK-Endemic Tatenale Orthohantavirus Reveals Extensive Strain Variation and Supports Its Classification as a Novel Species.

Low intrinsic efficacy for G protein activation can explain the improved side-effect profile of new opioid agonists (2020)
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Gillis, A., Gondin, A. B., Kliewer, A., Sanchez, J., Lim, H. D., Alamein, C., Manandhar, P., Santiago, M., Fritzwanker, S., Schmidel, F., Katte, T. A., Reekie, T., Grimsey, N. L., Kassiou, M., Kellam, B., Krasel, C., Halls, M. L., Connor, M., Lane, J. R., Schulz, S., …Canals, M. (2020). Low intrinsic efficacy for G protein activation can explain the improved side-effect profile of new opioid agonists. Science Signaling, 13(625), Article eaaz3140. https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aaz3140

Biased agonism at G protein–coupled receptors describes the phenomenon whereby some drugs can activate some downstream signaling activities to the relative exclusion of others. Descriptions of biased agonism focusing on the differential engagement of... Read More about Low intrinsic efficacy for G protein activation can explain the improved side-effect profile of new opioid agonists.

Opioid pharmacology under the microscope (2020)
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Jullé, D., Gondin, A. B., Von Zastrow, M. E., & Canals, M. (2020). Opioid pharmacology under the microscope. Molecular Pharmacology, 98(4), 425-432. https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.119.119321

The powerful analgesic effects of opioid drugs have captivated the interest of physicians and scientists for millennia, and the ability of opioid drugs to produce serious undesired effects has been recognized for a similar period of time (Kieffer and... Read More about Opioid pharmacology under the microscope.

Actions on mammalian and insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of harmonine-containing alkaloid extracts from the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (2020)
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Patel, R. N., Richards, D. P., Duce, I. R., Birkett, M. A., Sattelle, D. B., & Mellor, I. R. (2020). Actions on mammalian and insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of harmonine-containing alkaloid extracts from the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 166, Article 104561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104561

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (H. axyridis), possesses a strong chemical defence that has contributed to its invasive success. Ladybird beetle defensive chemicals, secreted in response to stress and also found on the... Read More about Actions on mammalian and insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of harmonine-containing alkaloid extracts from the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis.

Lipidomic identification of plasma lipids associated with pain behaviour and pathology in a mouse model of osteoarthritis (2020)
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Pousinis, P., Gowler, P. R. W., Burston, J. J., Ortori, C. A., Chapman, V., & Barrett, D. A. (2020). Lipidomic identification of plasma lipids associated with pain behaviour and pathology in a mouse model of osteoarthritis. Metabolomics, 16(3), Article 32 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-020-01652-8

© 2020, The Author(s). Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease, causing pain and disability. Previous studies have demonstrated the role of lipid mediators in OA pathogenesis. Objectives: To explore potential altera... Read More about Lipidomic identification of plasma lipids associated with pain behaviour and pathology in a mouse model of osteoarthritis.

The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens (2020)
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Lawal, R. A., Martin, S. H., Vanmechelen, K., Vereijken, A., Silva, P., Al-Atiyat, R. M., Aljumaah, R. S., Mwacharo, J. M., Wu, D.-D., Zhang, Y.-P., Hocking, P. M., Smith, J., Wragg, D., & Hanotte, O. (2020). The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens. BMC Biology, 18(1), Article 13 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-020-0738-1

BACKGROUND: Hybridisation and introgression play key roles in the evolutionary history of animal species. They are commonly observed within several orders in wild birds.The domestic chicken Gallus gallus domesticus is the most common livestock specie... Read More about The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens.

CRISPR-Mediated Protein Tagging with Nanoluciferase to Investigate Native Chemokine Receptor Function and Conformational Changes (2020)
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White, C. W., Caspar, B., Vanyai, H. K., Pfleger, K. D., & Hill, S. J. (2020). CRISPR-Mediated Protein Tagging with Nanoluciferase to Investigate Native Chemokine Receptor Function and Conformational Changes. Cell Chemical Biology, 27(5), 499-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.01.010

© 2020 The Authors G protein-coupled receptors are a major class of membrane receptors that mediate physiological and pathophysiological cellular signaling. Many aspects of receptor activation and signaling can be investigated using genetically encod... Read More about CRISPR-Mediated Protein Tagging with Nanoluciferase to Investigate Native Chemokine Receptor Function and Conformational Changes.