Chemokine CCL2 and Its Receptor CCR2 in Regulation of Cognitive Functions and in Development of Aging DiseasesBiology Bulletin Reviews - Tập 12 - Trang 365-376 - 2022
B. I. Kuznik, N. I. Chalisova, E. S. Guseva
Data are presented on a special group of cytokine proteins called chemokines, whose major and most important function is to stimulate the migration of leukocytes and other cells, thus they are involved in all protective, as well as destructive immune and inflammatory reactions. Chemokines mediate haptotaxis, chemokinesis, haptokinesis, adhesion, hematopoiesis, and angiogenesis. At the same time, c...... hiện toàn bộ
Quantitative Parameters of Lysozyme in Organs and Tissues of Female Pikes Esox lucius (Esocidae) during Gonad MaturationBiology Bulletin Reviews - Tập 13 - Trang 674-680 - 2023
M. F. Subbotkin, T. A. Subbotkina
The effect of the development of female pike Esox lucius gonads on the quantitative parameters of lysozyme, a component of nonspecific resistance, and the size of some organs of the immune system was studied from September to April. It was established that there is a significant decrease in the concentration of lysozyme in the serum and spleen during the period of female maturation and gonad devel...... hiện toàn bộ
Biological effects of Wolbachia pipientis: Elucidation of genetic mechanismsBiology Bulletin Reviews - Tập 5 - Trang 109-118 - 2015
I. I. Goryacheva, B. V. Andrianov
The intracellular alpha-proteobacteria Wolbachia pipientis infects about 40% of arthropod species from all major taxonomic groups; it also infects nematodes. Such a wide range of host species is unusual for highly specialized parasites, which include Wolbachia; it may be associated with the adaptation to the presence of germplasm in cells that exhibit minimal evolutionary variability in animals. H...... hiện toàn bộ
Unexpected effects of tumor-suppressing genes on fruit fly developmentBiology Bulletin Reviews - Tập 4 - Trang 1-14 - 2014
N. Ya. Weisman
Numerous commonly known suppressor genes not only prevent unrestricted cell division or neoplasia but also produce various effects on animal development, vital functions, and fitness. The pleiotropic effects of these genes are related to their primary role in controlling key cell processes. In cooperation with other proteins, products of suppressor genes form cell junctions and polarity; take part...... hiện toàn bộ
The Renewing Species. A Common Population-Genetic Explanation of Species Phenomena for Sexual and Asexual OrganismsBiology Bulletin Reviews - Tập 9 - Trang 385-392 - 2019
A. Pshenichnov
I suggest a common population genetic mechanism that explains persistence of biological species as consistently reproducing groups of similar organisms: genetic renewal due to genetic drift or selection, which restricts genetic diversity of populations. In contrast to concepts explaining species integrity via interbreeding, the concept of drift- and selection-induced genetic renewal explains speci...... hiện toàn bộ
Nucleotide substitutions in rDNA of evolutionarily static angiosperm groupsBiology Bulletin Reviews - Tập 1 - Trang 110-124 - 2011
V. S. Chupov, E. M. Machs
In this study we examine nucleotide substitutions in rDNA ITS1 of a number of evolutionarily static angiosperm taxa. It has been demonstrated that, in the majority of cases, cytosine-to-thymine substitutions in CpG dinucleotides prevail. The rate of cytosine-to-thymine substitutions in other neighboring positions is on the average twice as small. The rate of all other substitution types is 4–10 ti...... hiện toàn bộ