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RNA interference reveals the escape response mechanism of Paramecium to mechanical stimulation
Biophysics and Physicobiology, 2023 In Paramecium, a mechanical stimulus applied to the posterior portion of the cell causes a transient increase in membrane permeability to potassium ions, transiently rendering the membrane in a hyperpolarized state.
Manabu Hori +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2017 Background The 15 sibling species of the Paramecium aurelia cryptic species complex emerged after a whole genome duplication that occurred tens of millions of years ago.
Olivier Arnaiz +8 more
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Pdsg1 and Pdsg2, novel proteins involved in developmental genome remodelling in Paramecium. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The epigenetic influence of maternal cells on the development of their progeny has long been studied in various eukaryotes. Multicellular organisms usually provide their zygotes not only with nutrients but also with functional elements required for ...
Miroslav Arambasic +5 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Legionella pneumophila is a facultative intracellular Gram-negative bacterium, which is a major causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease. In the environment, this bacterium survives in free-living protists such as amoebae and Tetrahymena. The association
Takashi Nishida +6 more
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Metabolism of saturated fatty acids by Paramecium tetraurelia.
Journal of Lipid Research, 1987 Paramecium requires oleate for growth. The phospholipids of the ciliate contain high concentrations of palmitate and 18- and 20-carbon unsaturated fatty acids. We previously showed that radiolabeled oleate is desaturated and elongated to provide these 18-
D E Rhoads +2 more
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Evolution of the Exon-Intron Structure in Ciliate Genomes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 A typical eukaryotic gene is comprised of alternating stretches of regions, exons and introns, retained in and spliced out a mature mRNA, respectively.
Vladyslav S Bondarenko +1 more
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Calmodulin in Paramecium: Focus on Genomic Data
Microorganisms, 2022 Calcium (Ca2+) is a universal second messenger that plays a key role in cellular signaling. However, Ca2+ signals are transduced with the help of Ca2+-binding proteins, which serve as sensors, transducers, and elicitors. Among the collection of these Ca2+
Eduardo Villalobo +2 more
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Evolutionary dynamics of a conserved sequence motif in the ribosomal genes of the ciliate
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010 Background In protozoa, the identification of preserved motifs by comparative genomics is often impeded by difficulties to generate reliable alignments for non-coding sequences.
Lynch Michael, Catania Francesco
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Noopept protects ciliates Paramecium сaudatum cells from the toxic effects of heavy metal compounds
Фармакокинетика и Фармакодинамика, 2022 Background. The dipeptide drug Noopept, created at the Zakusov Institute of Pharmacology, has a wide range of pharmacological actions, including cytoprotective one.
O. V. Karpukhina +2 more
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Materials Research Express, 2023 The introduction of heavy metals by industries in the aquatic ecosystem is a threatening alarm for living organisms. Bioremediation is an eco-friendly and inexpensive technique as an alternative to chemical methods for wastewater treatment.
Itrat Zahra +9 more
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