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Luc Plateaux 《Insectes Sociaux》1960,7(2):163-170
Résumé En l'absence de son propre couvain,Solenopsis fugax a élevé des larves deLeptothorax nylanderi, à la température de 22°C. Les ouvrières deSolenopsis détruisirent une partie de ces larves mais nourrirent celles qu'elles épargnèrent; ces dernières grossirent lentement pendant cinq à six mois, sans atteindre le stade prénymphe. Lorsque les ouvrières deS. fugax et les larves deL. nylanderi furent soumises ensemble à un hivernage préalable, elles donnèrent les mêmes résultats que sans hivernage. La présence d'une jeune reine deSolenopsis fut défavorable aux larves deLeptothorax.Inversement,L. nylanderi fut capable d'élever, à la température de 22°C, des larves deS. fugax et de les amener jusqu'au stade adulte. En présence de leurs propres larves, les ouvrières deL. nylanderi détruisirent tapidement toutes les larves deS. fugax introduites dans leur nid. D'autre part, un jeune couvain deLeptothorax remplaçait plus ou moins rapidement les larves deLeptothorax enlevées au préalable; sa présence était alors défavorable au développement des larves deSolenopsis. Un hivernage en début d'expérience fut plutôt favorable auxS. fugax, de même que la présence d'une reine féconde deLeptothorax. LesSolenopsis ainsi obtenus n'ont pas vécu plus de sept semaines. Ils étaient tous de caste ouvrière et de taille très petite.
Summary When its own eggs and larvae missed,Solenopsis fugax bred larvae ofLeptothorax nylanderi, at a temperature of 22°C. TheSolenopsis workers killed some of this larvae and fed the others; these slowly grew bigger during five or six months but never reached the pre-pupa stage. The result was the same if the workers ofS. fugax and the larvae ofL. nylanderi overwintered together or not at all. A youngSolenopsis queen being there was noxious to the larvae ofLeptothorax.On the contrary,L. nylanderi has been able to breed larvae ofS. fugax up to the imago stage, at a temperature of 22°C. When its own larvae were in the nest, together with larvae ofS. fugax, the workers ofL. nylanderi killed the larvae ofS. fugax. On the other hand, new eggs and young larvae ofLeptothorax had to replace, more or less quickly, the larvae which had been taken away, and that was noxious to the growth ofSolenopsis larvae. An overwintering at the beginning of the experiment was rather favourable toS. fugax as was the presence of a fecundLeptothorax queen. TheSolenopsis thus obtained lived no longer than seven weeks. They all were workers and very small.
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Luc Plateaux 《Insectes Sociaux》1960,7(3):221-226
Résumé Nous avons fait élever des larves d'Anergates atratulus par des ouvrières deMyrmica laevinodis à 22°C. Pour y parvenir, il n'est pas utile de faire hivernerensemble les larves d'Anergates et les ouvrières deMyrmica. La présence de larves autochtones n'empêche pas lesMyrmica d'élever des larves d'Anergates. Dans toutes les expériences lesMyrmica ont été soumises au fridavant de recevoir des larves d'Anergates. Aucune reine deMyrmica n'a été utilisée dans ces expériences.Sur les 64 larves d'Anergates que nous avons utilisées, 38 se sont transformées en imagos. C'est au début de l'adoption et au moment des métamorphoses que périrent la plupart des 26Anergates perdus. Les femelles vécurent en général 2 ou 3 jours et cherchèrent très tôt à quitter le nid natal. Les mâles vécurent 2 à 3 semaines.
Summary Larvae ofAnergates atratulus were experimentally reared by workers ofMyrmica laevinodis, at 22°C. An overwintering of both larvae ofAnergates and workers ofMyrmica is not necessary for the success of that experiment. The presence of larvae ofMyrmica does not keep theMyrmica from rearing larvae ofAnergates. The workers ofMyrmica have been cooled, in all the experiments, before receiving larvae ofAnergates. No queen ofMyrmica have been used in that experiments.38 of the 64 larvae ofAnergates used became imagos. Most of the 26 lostAnergates died at the beginning of the adoption and during the metamorphosis. The females lived generally 2 or 3 days and tried, very early, to leave their native nest. The males lived 2 or 3 weeks.
Anergates atratulus Myrmica laevinodis, 22 . bmecme Anergates Myrmica. Myrmica Anergates. Myrmica Anergates. Myrmica . 64 Anergates , 38 . 26 Anergates 2 3 . 2 3 .相似文献
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The purpose of this table is to provide the community with a citable record of publications of ongoing genome sequencing projects that have led to a publication in the scientific literature. While our goal is to make the list complete, there is no guarantee that we may have omitted one or more publications appearing in this time frame. Readers and authors who wish to have publications added to subsequent versions of this list are invited to provide the bibliographic data for such references to the SIGS editorial office.
Phylum Euryarchaeota
- Halococcus hamelinensis, sequence accession PRJNA80845 [1]
- “Methanocella conradii” HZ254, sequence accession [ CP0032432]
- Thermococcus litoralis NS-C, sequence accession [ AHVB000000003]
Phylum Crenarchaeota
- Candidatus Nitrosopumilus salaria” BD31, sequence accession [ AEXL000000004]
- Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum limnia, sequence accession [ AHJG000000005]
Phylum Deinococcus-Thermus
- Deinococcus gobiensis, sequence accession [ CP0025366]
Phylum Proteobacteria
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans strain ANH9381, sequence accession [ CP0030997]
- Alishewanella jeotgali, sequence accession [ AHTH000000008]
- Enterobacter aerogenes KCTC 2190, sequence accession [ CP0028249]
- Escherichia coli O104:H4, sequence accession [ AFOB0200009210]
- Helicobacter pylori strains 17874, sequence accession PRJNA76569 [11]
- Helicobacter pylori strains P79, sequence accession PRJNA76567 [11]
- Janthinobacterium sp. Strain PAMC 25724, sequence accession [ AHHB0000000012]
- Klebsiella oxytoca KCTC 1686, sequence accession [ CP00321813]
- Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae HS11286, sequence accession (chromosome), CP003200 (plasmid pKPHS1), CP003223 (plasmid pKPHS2), CP003224 (plasmid pKPHS3), CP003225 (plasmid pKPHS4), CP003226 (plasmid pKPHS5), CP003227 (plasmid pKPHS6) [ CP00322814]
- Oceanimonas sp. GK1, sequence accession [ CP00317115]
- “Pseudogulbenkiania ferrooxidans” Strain 2002, sequence accession [ NZ_ACIS0100000016]
- Pseudomonas extremaustralis 14-3b, sequence accession [ AHIP0000000017]
- Pseudomonas sp. Strain PAMC 25886, sequence accession [ AHHC0000000018]
- Psychrobacter, sequence accession [ AHVZ0000000019]
- Rahnella sp. Strain Y9602, sequence accession [ CP00250520]
- Rhizobium sp. Strain PDO1-076, sequence accession [ AHZC0000000021]
- Rhodospirillum photometricum DSM122, sequence accession [ HE66349322]
- “Rickettsia sibirica sibirica”, sequence accession [ AHIZ0000000023]
- Rickettsia sibirica subsp. mongolitimonae strain HA-91, sequence accession [ AHZB0000000024]
- Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serotype Enteritidis Strain LA5, sequence accession [25]
- Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serotype Senftenberg Strain SS209, sequence accession [ CAGQ0000000026]
- Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhi P-stx-12, sequence accession (chromosome) and CP003278 (plasmid) [ CP00327927]
- Sphingomonas echinoides ATCC 14820, sequence accession [ AHIR0000000028]
- Strain HIMB55, sequence accession [ AGIF0000000029]
- Vibrio harveyi CAIM 1792, sequence accession [ AHHQ0000000030]
- Wolbachia Strain wAlbB, sequence accession [ CAGB01000001 to CAGB0100016531]
- Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae Strain LMG 859, sequence accession [ CAGJ01000001 to CAGJ0100021732]
Phylum Tenericutes
- Mycoplasma hyorhinis Strain GDL-1, sequence accession [ CP00323133]
Phylum Firmicutes
- Bacillus subtilis, sequence accession BGSCID 3A27 through BGSCID 28A4 [34]
- Clostridium difficile Strain CD37, sequence accession [ AHJJ0000000035]
- Clostridium perfringens, sequence accession [ AFES0000000036]
- Lactobacillus fructivorans KCTC 3543, sequence accession [ AEQY0000000037]
- Lactococcus lactis IO-1, sequence accession [ AP01228138]
- Lactobacillus plantarum strain NC8, sequence accession [ AGRI0000000039]
- Paenibacillus dendritiformis C454, sequence accession [ AHKH0000000040]
- Paenibacillus sp. Strain Aloe-11, sequence accession [ AGFI0000000041]
- “Peptoniphilus rhinitidis” 1-13T, sequence accession [ BAEW01000001 to BAEW0100005642]
- Streptococcus macedonicus ACA-DC 198, sequence accession and HE613569 [ HE61357043]
- Staphylococcus aureus VC40, sequence accession [ CP00303344]
- Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius Strain CJ18, sequence accession (chromosome), CP003295 (plasmid) [ CP00329645]
- Streptococcus macedonicus ACA-DC 198, sequence accession (chromosome), HE613569 (plasmid pSMA198) [ HE61357046]
Phylum Actinobacteria
- Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110, sequence accession [ CP00317047]
- Amycolatopsis sp. Strain ATCC 39116, sequence accession [48]
- Nocardia cyriacigeorgica GUH-2, sequence accession [ FO08284349]
- Salinibacterium sp., sequence accession [ AHWA0000000050]
- Streptomyces acidiscabies 84-104, sequence accession [ AHBF0000000051]
Non-Bacterial genomes
- Bluetongue Virus Serotype 2, sequence accession (Seg-6) and AJ783905 (Seg-1), JQ681257 (Seg-1), JQ681257 (Seg-2), JQ681258 (Seg-3), JQ681259 (Seg-4), JQ681260 (Seg-5), JQ681261 (Seg-7), JQ6812563 (Seg-8), JQ6812564 (Seg-9), to JQ681262 (Seg-10) [ JQ68126552]
- Virus Serotype 1, sequence accession (Seg-2), AJ585111 (Seg-6), AJ586659 (Seg-1), JQ282770 (Seg-3), JQ282771 (Seg-4), JQ282772 (Seg-5), JQ282773 (Seg-7), JQ282774 (Seg-8), JQ282775 (Seg-9), and JQ282776 (Seg-10) [ JQ28277752]
- Chloroplast genome of Erycina pusilla, sequence accession JF_746994 [53]
- Danio rerio, sequence accession [ JQ43410154]
- Enterococcal Bacteriophage SAP6, sequence accession [ JF73112855]
- Eubenangee virus, sequence accession through JQ070376 [ JQ07038556]
- Fujian/411-like viruses, sequence accession [ CY087969 to CY08856857]
- Hantavirus Variant of Rio Mamoré Virus, Maripa Virus, sequence accession (segment S), JQ611712 (segment M), and JQ611713 (segment L) [ JQ61171458]
- Pata virus, sequence accession through JQ070386 [ JQ07039559]
- Porcine Circovirus 2, sequence accession [ JQ41380860]
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, sequence accession [ JQ32627161]
- Streptococcus mutans Phage M102AD, sequence accession [ DQ38616262]
- Tilligery virus, sequence accession through JQ070366 [ JQ07037563]
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In Vivo Fitness Cost of the M184V Mutation in Multidrug-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in the Absence of Lamivudine 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Roger Paredes Manish Sagar Vincent C. Marconi Rebecca Hoh Jeffrey N. Martin Neil T. Parkin Christos J. Petropoulos Steven G. Deeks Daniel R. Kuritzkes 《Journal of virology》2009,83(4):2038-2043
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In this short report, the genome-wide homologous recombination events were re-evaluated for classical swine fever virus (CSFV) strain . We challenged a previous study which suggested only one recombination event in AF407339 based on 25 CSFV genomes. Through our re-analysis on the 25 genomes in the previous study and the 41 genomes used in the present study, we argued that there should be possibly at least two clear recombination events happening in AF407339 through genome-wide scanning. The reasons for identifying only one recombination event in the previous study might be due to the limited number of available CSFV genome sequences at that time and the limited usage of detection methods. In contrast, as identified by most detection methods using all available CSFV genome sequences, two major recombination events were found at the starting and ending zones of the genome AF407339, respectively. The first one has two parents AF407339 (minor) and AF333000 (major) with beginning and ending breakpoints located at 19 and 607 nt of the genome respectively. The second one has two parents AY554397 (minor) and AF531433 (major) with beginning and ending breakpoints at 8397 and 11,078 nt of the genome respectively. Phylogenetic incongruence analysis using neighbor-joining algorithm with 1000 bootstrapping replicates further supported the existence of these two recombination events. In addition, we also identified additional 18 recombination events on the available CSFV strains. Some of them may be trivial and can be ignored. In conclusion, CSFV might have relatively high frequency of homologous recombination events. Genome-wide scanning of identifying recombination events should utilize multiple detection methods so as to reduce the risk of misidentification. GQ902941相似文献
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damo Davi Digenes Siena Isabela Ichihara de Barros Camila Baldin Storti Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Biagi Júnior Larissa Anastacio da Costa Carvalho Silvya Stuchi MariaEngler Josane de Freitas Sousa Wilson Araújo Silva Jr 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2022,26(3):671
Our previous work using a melanoma progression model composed of melanocytic cells (melanocytes, primary and metastatic melanoma samples) demonstrated various deregulated genes, including a few known lncRNAs. Further analysis was conducted to discover novel lncRNAs associated with melanoma, and candidates were prioritized for their potential association with invasiveness or other metastasis‐related processes. In this sense, we found the intergenic lncRNA (ENSG00000230454) and decided to explore its effects in melanoma. For that, we silenced the lncRNA U73166 expression using shRNAs in a melanoma cell line. Next, we experimentally investigated its functions and found that migration and invasion had significantly decreased in knockdown cells, indicating an essential association of lncRNA U73166 for cancer processes. Additionally, using naïve and vemurafenib‐resistant cell lines and data from a patient before and after resistance, we found that vemurafenib‐resistant samples had a higher expression of lncRNA U73166. Also, we retrieved data from the literature that indicates lncRNA U73166 may act as a mediator of RNA processing and cell invasion, probably inducing a more aggressive phenotype. Therefore, our results suggest a relevant role of lncRNA U73166 in metastasis development. We also pointed herein the lncRNA U73166 as a new possible biomarker or target to help overcome clinical vemurafenib resistance. U73166相似文献
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The purpose of this table is to provide the community with a citable record of publications of ongoing genome sequencing projects that have led to a publication in the scientific literature. While our goal is to make the list complete, there is no guarantee that we may have omitted one or more publications appearing in this time frame. Readers and authors who wish to have publications added to subsequent versions of this list are invited to provide the bibliographic data for such references to the SIGS editorial office.
- Phylum Crenarchaeota
- Thermoproteus tenax, strain Kra1, DSM 2078T sequence accession [ FN8698591]
- Phylum Euryarchaeota
- Haloarcula hispanica CGMCC 1.2049, sequence accession (chromosome I), CP002921 (chromosome II), and CP002922 (plasmid pHH400) [ CP0029232]
- Methanococcus maripaludis, strain X1 (unculturable) sequence accession [ CP0029133]
- Phylum Proteobacteria
- Acinetobacter baumannii strain 1656-2, sequence accession [ CP0019214]
- Arcobacter butzleri strain ED-1, sequence accession , AP012047, and AP012048 [ AP0120495]
- Brucella suis strain 1330, sequence accession and CP002997 [ CP0029986]
- Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis NCTC 10354, sequence accession [ AFGH010000007]
- “Chromobacterium sp.” strain C-61, sequence accession to CAEE01000001 [ CAEE010011188]
- Cronobacter sakazakii strain E899, sequence accession [ AFMO000000009]
- “Desulfovibrio sp.” strain A2, sequence accession [ AGFG0100000010]
- “Erythrobacter sp.” strain NAP1, sequence accession [ NZ_AAMW0000000011]
- Escherichia coli strain XH140A, sequence accession [ AFVX0100000012]
- Escherichia coli strain XH001, sequence accession [ AFYG0100000013]
- Haemophilus haemolyticus strain , sequence accession M19107 [ AFQN0000000014]
- Haemophilus haemolyticus strain , sequence accession M19501 [ AFQO0000000014]
- Haemophilus haemolyticus strain , sequence accession M21127 [ AFQP0000000014]
- Haemophilus haemolyticus strain , sequence accession M21621 [ AFQQ0000000014]
- Haemophilus haemolyticus strain , sequence accession M21639 [ AFQR0000000014]
- Idiomarina sp.” strain A28L, sequence accession [ AFPO01000001 to AFPO0100002815]
- Ketogulonicigenium vulgare” strain WSH-001, sequence accession (chromosome), CP002018 (plasmid pKVU_100), and CP002019 (plasmid pKVU_200) [ CP00202016]
- Methylobacter tundripaludum strain SV96, sequence accession [ AEGW0000000017]
- Pseudogulbenkiania sp.” strain NH8B, sequence accession [ AP01222418]
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCGM1179, sequence accession through DF126593 [ DF12661319]
- Pseudomonas putida strain B001, sequence accession to CAED01000001 [ CAEE0100026220]
- Pseudomonas putida strain B6-2, sequence accession [ AGCS0100000021]
- Pseudomonas stutzeri CGMCC 1.1803, sequence accession [ CP00288122]
- Ralstonia solanacearum phylotype IB, strain Y45, sequence accession [ AFWL0100000023]
- Rheinheimera sp.” strain A13L, sequence accession through AFHI01000001 [ AFHI0100007224]
- Sphingobium yanoikuyae strain XLDN2-5, sequence accession [ AFXE0100000025]
- Vibrio cholerae strain Amazonia, sequence accession [ AFSV0100000026]
- Phylum Firmicutes
- Bacillus coagulans strain XZL4, sequence accession [ AFWM0100000027]
- Bacillus megaterium strain WSH-002, sequence accession (chromosome), plasmids CP003017 (plasmid pBME_100), CP003018 (plasmid pBME_200), and CP003019 (plasmid pBME_300) [ CP00302028]
- Bacillus pumilus strain S-1, sequence accession [ AGBY0000000029]
- “Desulfosporosinus sp.” strain OT, sequence accession [ AGAF0100000030]
- Lentibacillus jeotgali strain Grbi, sequence accession [ AGAV0100000031]
- Leuconostoc carnosum KCTC 3525, sequence accession [ BACM0100000032]
- Listeria ivanovii subsp. ivanovii strain PAM 55, sequence accession [ FR68725333]
- Paenibacillus riograndensis strain SBR5, sequence accession [ AGBD0100000034]
- Sporolactobacillus inulinus strain CASD, sequence accession [ AFVQ0000000035]
- Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae strain IS7493, sequence accession and CP002925 [ CP00292636]
- Streptococcus salivarius strain 57.I, sequence accession and CP002888 [ CP00288937]
- Streptococcus salivarius strain M18, sequence accession [ AGBV0100000038]
- Streptococcus suis SS12, sequence accession [ CP00264039]
- Streptococcus suis D9, sequence accession [ CP00264139]
- Streptococcus suis D12, sequence accession [ CP00264439]
- Streptococcus suis ST1, sequence accession [ CP00265139]
- Weissella thailandensis strain fsh4-2, sequence accession through HE575133 [ HE57518240]
- Phylum Tenericutes
- Mycoplasma anatis strain 1340, sequence accession [ AFVJ0000000041]
- Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae strain M1601, sequence accession [ AENG0100000042]
- Mycoplasma putrefaciens Type strain KS1, sequence accession [ CP00302143]
- Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis strain PAT10, sequence accession [ CP00292444]
- Phylum Actinobacteria
- Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis strain BLC1, sequence accession [ CP00303945]
- Bifidobacterium breve strain DPC 6330, sequence accession [ AFXX0100000046]
- Brachybacterium squillarum strain M-6-3, sequence accession [ AGBX0100000047]
- “Citricoccus sp.” strain CH26A, sequence accession [ AFXQ0100000048]
- Corynebacterium glutamicum strain S9114, sequence accession [ AFYA0100000049]
- Dietzia alimentaria strain 72, sequence accession [ AGFF0100000050]
- Mycobacterium colombiense CECT 3035, sequence accession [ AFVW0000000051]
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis NCGM2209, sequence accession and DF126614 [ DF12661552]
- Rhodococcus erythropolis strain XP, sequence accession [ AGCF0100000053]
- Serinicoccus profundi MCCC 1A05965T, sequence accession [ AFYF0000000054]
- Phylum Spirochaetes
- Leptospira interrogans, sequence accession (CI), CP001221 (CII) [ CP00122255]
- Phylum Bacteroidetes
- Bacteroides faecis Type strain MAJ27T, sequence accession [ AGDG0100000056]
- Bizionia argentinensis, Type strain JUB59T sequence accession [ AFXZ0100000057]
- Flavobacterium branchiophilum strain FL-15, sequence accession [ FQ85918358]
- “Flavobacteriaceae” strain S85, sequence accession [ AFPK0000000059]
- Phylum Thermotogae
- “Thermotoga sp.” strain RQ2, sequence accession [ CP00096960]
Non-Bacterial genomes
- Aspergillus kawachii IFO 4308, sequence accession through DF126447, BACL01000001 through BACL01001641, DF126592 [ AP01227261]
- Cajanus cajan pigeonpea, sequence accession PRJNA72815 [62]
- Coxsackievirus A22, sequence accession [ JN54251063]
- Gordonia phage GRU1, sequence accession [ JF92379764]
- Gordonia phage GTE5, sequence accession [ JF92379664]
- Heterocephalus glaber naked mole rat, sequence accession , AFSB00000000 [ AFSB0100000065]
- Human Adenovirus Prototype 17, sequence accession [ HQ91040766]
- Macaca mulatta lasiota rhesus macaque, sequence accession [ AEHL0000000067]
- Macaca mulatta mulatta rhesus macaque, sequence accession [ AEHK0000000067]
- Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, sequence accession [ JN54722868]
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L. Pilloni P. Bianco C. Manieli G. Senes P. Coni L. Atzori N. Aste G. Faa 《European journal of histochemistry : EJH》2009,53(2)
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a very common malignant skin tumor that rarely metastatizes, but is often locally aggressive. Several factors, like large size (more than 3 cm), exposure to ultraviolet rays, histological variants, level of infiltration and perineural or perivascular invasion, are associated with a more aggressive clinical course. These morphological features seem to be more determinant in mideface localized BCC, which frequently show a significantly higher recurrence rate. An immunohistochemical profile, characterized by reactivity of tumor cells for p53, Ki67 and alpha-SMA has been associated with a more aggressive behaviour in large BCCs. The aim of this study was to verify if also little (<3 cm) basal cell carcinomas can express immunohistochemical markers typical for an aggressive behaviour.Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a very common malignant skin tumor that rarely metastatizes, even If Is often locally aggressive. Several factors, like large size (more than 3 cm), face localization, exposure to ultraviolet rays, histological variants, infiltration level and perineural or perivascular invasion, are associated with a more aggressive clinical course. In particular, the incidence of metastasis and/or death correlates with tumors greater than 3 cm in diameter in which setting patients are said to have 1–2 % risk of metastases that increases to 20–25% in lesions greater than 5 cm and to 50% in lesions greater than 10 cm in diameter (Snow et al., 1994). Histologically morpheiform, keratotic types and infiltrative growth of BCC are also considered features of the most aggressive course (Crowson, 2006). This can be explained by the fact that both the superficial and nodular variants of BCC are surrounded by a continuous basement membrane zone comprising collagens type IV and V admixed with laminin, while the aggressive growth variants (i.e. morpheiform, metatypical, and infiltrative growth subtypes) manifest the absence of basement membrane (Barsky et al., 1987).The molecular markers which characterize aggressive BCC include: increased expression of stromolysin (MMP-3) and collagenase-1 (MMP-1) (Cribier et al., 2001), decreased expression of syndecan-1 proteoglycan (Bayer-Garner et al., 2000) and of anti-apoptotic protein bcl-2 (Ramdial et al., 2000; Staibano et al., 2001).C-ras , c-fos (Urabe et al., 1994; Van der Schroeff et al., 1990) and p53 tumor supressor gene mutations (Auepemikiate et al., 2002) are indicative of an aggressive course.Focusing upon bcl-2 and p53 expression in BCC, there have been numerous studies documenting the utility of bcl-2 as a marker of favourable clinical behaviour while p53 expression may be a feature of a more aggressive outcome (Ramdial et al., 2000; Staibano et al., 2001; Bozdogan et al., 2002).An increased expression of cytoskeletal microfilaments like α–smooth muscle actin, frequently found in invasive BCC subtypes (Jones JCR et al., 1989), may explain an enhanced tumor mobility and deep tissue invasion through the stroma. (Cristian et al., 2001; Law et al., 2003). The aim of this preliminary study was to verify if also little (<3 cm) basal cell carcinomas may express aggressive immunohistochemical markers like p53, Ki67 and alpha-SMA. We used 31 excisional BCCs with tumor size less than 2 cm (ranging from 2 up to 20 mm) and with different skin localization (19 in the face, 6 in the trunk and 6 in the body extremities). All cases were immunostained for p53, BCL2, Ki67 and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) (Age Sex Location Hystotype Max.Dim Depth Ulc Ess Inf p53 Bcl-2 Ki67 AML 1 61 M Extr Keratotic 10×8 1 No +++ URD +++ + + - 2 61 M Face Adenoid 10×9 4 No + URD +++ - - - 3 64 M Extr Sup mult 11×13 0.8 No + DRD + - - - 4 73 M Face Nodular 10×8 2 Yes + DRD +++ + ++ +++ 5 84 M Face Nodular 9×12 2 Yes + DRD - - - - 6 84 M Face Adenoid 5 0.8 No + URD +++ - - - 7 84 M Extr Nodular 13×10 3 No + DRD +++ + + - 8 52 F Face Nodular 4 0.8 No + URD + + + - 9 76 F Face Adenoid 10×4 4 No + DRD +++ - ++ - 10 77 F Face Morph 8×6 1 Yes +++ DRD +++ - - - 11 86 M Face Morph 8 1 Yes + DRD +++ - + + 12 63 F Face Adenoid 4 1 No + URD ++ + + + 13 76 F Face Nodular 7 1.5 No + DRD +++ + ++ - 14 84 M Face Nodular 11 4 Yes +++ DRD + - - + 15 63 F Face Keratotic 10×6 1.8 No ++ DRD - + ++ - 16 68 F Trunk Sup mult 10×6 0.7 No ++ URD + + - - 17 67 M Face Sup mult 12×6 0.4 No + URD + - + - 18 67 M Extr Sup mult 4×3 0.3 No + URD + +++ + - 19 32 F Extr Sup mult 1×3 0.4 No + URD + + + - 20 45 M Trunk Nodular 7×5 2 Yes +++ URD + + + - 21 62 M Trunk Sup mult 11×7 0.9 No ++ URD - ++ - ++ 22 65 M Trunk Adenoid 7×6 1.5 No + URD +++ + + - 23 72 M Trunk Nodular 12×6 1 No + URD +++ - + + 24 86 F Face Keratotic 20×11 3.1 No ++ DRD + + + - 25 85 M Face Nodular 0.5 1.3 No ++ DRD ++ + + - 26 74 F Extr Nodular 4×4 0.9 No + URD - - + - 27 71 M Face Nodular 6×12 1.7 No + DRD - - + - 28 64 F Trunk Sup mult 1.3×1.5 0.4 No ++ URD +++ - - - 29 78 F Face Nodular 4×3 1.5 No ++ DRD ++ + - +++ 30 80 M Face Keratotic 4×4 1.6 Yes + DRD - - + +++