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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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Density-and trait-mediated effects of a parasite and a predator in a tri-trophic food web [PDF]
, 2014 1. Despite growing interest in ecological consequences of parasitism in food webs, relatively little is known about effects of parasites on long-term population dynamics of non-host species or about whether such effects are density- or trait- mediated ...
Banerji, Aabir +5 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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Using Paramecium as a Model for Ciliopathies [PDF]
Genes, 2021 Paramecium has served as a model organism for the studies of many aspects of genetics and cell biology: non-Mendelian inheritance, genome duplication, genome rearrangements, and exocytosis, to name a few. However, the large number and patterning of cilia that cover its surface have inspired extraordinary ultrastructural work.
Megan Valentine, Judith Van Houten
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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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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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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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A porous prolate-spheroidal model for ciliated micro-organisms [PDF]
, 1977 A fluid-mechanical model is developed for representing the mechanism of propulsion of a finite ciliated micro-organism having a prolate-spheroidal shape.
Keller, Stuart R., Wu, Theodore Y.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 “Candidatus Megaira polyxenophila” is a recently described member of Rickettsiaceae which comprises exclusively obligate intracellular bacteria. Interestingly, these bacteria can be found in a huge diversity of eukaryotic hosts (protist, green algae ...
Chiara Pasqualetti +6 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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