... stressors are unknown. We determined if developmental ALAN exposure (1) affects development, (2) affects adult phenotype, including heat and desiccation tolerance, and (3) affects and/or interacts with life-history strategy. We used the variable field cricket ( Gryllus lineaticeps ) because its geographic...

... of Biologists Ltd 2013 genome degradation asexual reproduction cyclobutane-pyrimidine dimers genome repair UV damage bdelloid rotifer desiccation tolerance anhydrobiosis deleterious mutations Bdelloid rotifers comprise a clade of small, aquatic invertebrates renowned for their paradoxical...

... that signal transduction pathways are constitutively active in this nematode. Inhibition of p38 and JNK in P. superbus decreased its desiccation tolerance. This is consistent with the designation of P. superbus as a fast desiccation strategist and its high level of preparedness for anhydrobiosis...

..., have been hypothesized to contribute to desiccation tolerance in these organisms, since in vitro assays suggest that ArLEA1A and ArLEA1B stabilize desiccation-sensitive proteins and membranes, respectively. To examine their functions in vivo , it is important to analyse the cellular distribution...

... screened for the characteristics of intrinsically disordered proteins, i.e. hydrophilicity and lack of stable secondary structure. Such proteins have been implicated in desiccation tolerance and at least five were found. The majority of the genes identified was confirmed by real-time quantitative PCR...

...-existing hyperglycaemic response to dehydration, a common stress experienced by all anurans. † Author for correspondence. * Present address: Academic Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London NW3 2QG, UK. 19 8 1994 anuran desiccation tolerance...