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The potential role of scavenging flies as mechanical vectors of Lagovirus europ...

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations of the Iberian Peninsula have been severely affected by the emergence of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2 (RHDV2/b). Bushflies and blowflies (Muscidae and Calliphoridae families, respectively) are important RHDV vectors in Oceania, but their epidemiological role is unknown in the native range of the European rabbit. In ...

Adenovirus emergence in a red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Iberian Peninsula

Adenoviruses (AdV) are pathogens capable of infecting animals and humans leading to a wide spectrum of diseases. They have a widespread geographical dissemination and infect several species, including red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris ). In the Iberian Peninsula, there are no reports of infection of red squirrels by AdV. In this study, we report for the first time the detection of squirrel AdV in a red squirrel t...

TLR7 and TLR8 evolution in lagomorphs: different patterns in the different line...

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are one of the most ancient and widely studied innate immune receptors responsible for host defense against invading pathogens. Among the known TLRs, TLR7 and TLR8 sense and recognize single-stranded (ss) RNAs with a dynamic evolutionary history. While TLR8 was lost in birds and duplicated in turtles and crocodiles, TLR7 is duplicated in some birds, but in other tetrapods, there is on...

Evolutionary Insights into IL17A in Lagomorphs

In leporids, IL17A had been implicated in the host defense against extracellular pathogens, such as Francisella tularensis that infects hares and rabbits and causes the zoonotic disease tularemia. Here, we studied IL17A from five lagomorphs, European rabbit, pygmy rabbit, brush rabbit, European brown hare, and American pika. We observed that this protein is highly conserved between these species, with a similar...

Cross-species comparison of mammalian saliva using an LC-MALDI based proteomic ...

Evolution of C, D and S-Type Cystatins in Mammals: An Extensive Gene Duplicatio...

Relatório de Estágio Curricular – Estabelecimento Prisional (Guarda)

O presente relatório tem como finalidade testemunhar em modo reflexivo as atividades realizadas no Estabelecimento Prisional da Guarda, no âmbito do estágio curricular integrado na licenciatura em Animação Sociocultural da Escola Superior de Educação, Comunicação e Desporto, do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda. Foram desenvolvidas atividades socioculturais e lúdico-desportivas, em consonância com os Serviços de ...

Not so pseudo: the evolutionary history of protein phosphatase 1 regulatory sub...

Background: Pseudogenes are traditionally considered “dead” genes, therefore lacking biological functions. This view has however been challenged during the last decade. This is the case of the Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 2 (PPP1R2) or inhibitor-2 gene family, for which several incomplete copies exist scattered throughout the genome. Results: In this study, the pseudogenization process of PPP1R2 was...

Characterization of thymosin ß4 in mammals’ saliva