A molecular neuroethological approach for identifying and characterizing a cascade of behaviorally regulated genes.
Identification, localisation and functional implication of 26RFa orthologue peptide in the brain of zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).
FnTm2, a novel brain-specific transcript, is dynamically expressed in the song learning circuit of the zebra finch.
Language-related Cntnap2 gene is differentially expressed in sexually dimorphic song nuclei essential for vocal learning in songbirds.
Molecular evolution of color vision of zebra finch.
Neural, not gonadal, origin of brain sex differences in a gynandromorphic finch.
Molecular characterization of two isoforms of ZFAND3 cDNA from the Japanese quail and the leopard gecko, and different expression patterns between testis and ovary.
Widespread capacity for steroid synthesis in the avian brain and song system.
Enhanced gene expression in the forebrain of hatchling and juvenile male zebra finches.
Distribution of vesicular glutamate transporter 2 in auditory and song control brain regions in the adult zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).
Long-distance retinoid signaling in the zebra finch brain.
Discovery of a Novel Functional Leptin Protein (LEP) in Zebra Finches: Evidence for the Existence of an Authentic Avian Leptin Gene Predominantly Expressed in the Brain and Pituitary.
Mechanism of signal sequence handover from NAC to SRP on ribosomes during ER-protein targeting.
Site-specific retinoic acid production in the brain of adult songbirds.
Phylogenetic and functional analysis of histidine residues essential for pH-dependent multimerization of von Willebrand factor.
Identification of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata): Peptide isolation, cDNA cloning and brain distribution.
Pivotal Advance: Avian colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), interleukin-34 (IL-34), and CSF-1 receptor genes and gene products.
Zebra finch estrogen receptor cDNA: cloning and mRNA expression.
Selective expression of insulin-like growth factor II in the songbird brain.
FoxP2 expression in avian vocal learners and non-learners.
Sex differences in structure and expression of the sex chromosome genes CHD1Z and CHD1W in zebra finches.
Expression of fragile X mental retardation protein within the vocal control system of developing and adult male zebra finches.
Isolation and characterization of a zebra finch aromatase cDNA: in situ hybridization reveals high aromatase expression in brain.
Bi-directional sexual dimorphisms of the song control nucleus HVC in a songbird with unison song.
Spatial ability is impaired and hippocampal mineralocorticoid receptor mRNA expression reduced in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) selected for acute high corticosterone response to stress.
Song-induced phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein in the songbird brain.
Thyrotropic activity of corticotropin-releasing hormone in an altricial bird species, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).
Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding the zebra finch myelin proteolipid protein.
Young and intense: FoxP2 immunoreactivity in Area X varies with age, song stereotypy, and singing in male zebra finches.
Comparative genomic and phylogenetic investigation of the xenobiotic metabolizing arylamine N-acetyltransferase enzyme family.
Cloning and expression of zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) steroidogenic factor 1: overlap with hypothalamic but not with telencephalic aromatase.
Utilization of a zebra finch BAC library to determine the structure of an avian androgen receptor genomic region.
Differential expression of glutamate receptors in avian neural pathways for learned vocalization.
Ultraviolet pigments in birds evolved from violet pigments by a single amino acid change.
Disruption of FEM1C-W gene in zebra finch: evolutionary insights on avian ZW genes.
Cloning and characterization of NEU2, a human gene homologous to rodent soluble sialidases.
Gallus gallus NEU3 sialidase as model to study protein evolution mechanism based on rapid evolving loops.
Identification and expression of NEU3, a novel human sialidase associated to the plasma membrane.
Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of sialidases from zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Molecular cloning and characterization of NEU4, the fourth member of the human sialidase gene family.
New insights on the sialidase protein family revealed by a phylogenetic analysis in metazoa.
Identification of the first Toll-like receptor gene in passerine birds: TLR4 orthologue in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).
Cloning of gonadotropin-releasing hormone I complementary DNAs in songbirds facilitates dissection of mechanisms mediating seasonal changes in reproduction.
Identification, localization, and regulation of passerine GnRH-I messenger RNA.
Sexually dimorphic neurocalcin expression in the developing zebra finch telencephalon.