Paivi Torkkeli

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Dalhousie University

Canada

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Paivi Torkkeli is a Professor at Dalhousie University, Canada. Her research areas include sequence analysis, homology modeling, and mechanotransduction in various species, particularly in spiders and cockroaches. Recent articles authored by her delve into the functions of acetylcholinesterases, phototransduction mechanisms, and gene expression effects in sensory neurons and photoreceptors.

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2024

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2020

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Roman Frolov

University of Oulu

FINLAND

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Andrew French

Professor

Dalhousie University

CANADA

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Sequence analysis, homology modeling, tissue expression, and potential functions of seven putative acetylcholinesterases in the spider Cupiennius salei.

Opsin knockdown specifically slows phototransduction in broadband and UV-sensitive photoreceptors in Periplaneta americana.

Mechanotransduction channel Piezo is widely expressed in the spider, Cupiennius salei, mechanosensory neurons and central nervous system

RNA interference supports a role for Nanchung–Inactive in mechanotransduction by the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, tactile spine

Suppression of Gq and PLC gene expression has a small effect on quantum bumps in vivo in Periplaneta americana.

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Roman Frolov

Andrew French

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