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Centromeric transposable elements and epigenetic status drive karyotypic variation in the eastern hoolock gibbon
Cell Genomics. 2025. Vol. 5. No. 4. Article 100808.
Hartley G., Okhovat M., Hoyt S., Fuller E., Pauloski N., Alexandre N., Alexandrov I., Ryabov F.
У человекообразных обезьян сохраняется стабильный кариотип с небольшим числом крупномасштабных перестроек; у гиббонов, напротив, наблюдается высокий уровень хромосомных перестроек, сопровождающийся быстрой сменой центромер. Здесь мы охарактеризовали полностью собранные центромеры восточного гиббона Hoolock leuconedys (HLE), обнаружив разнообразную группу транспозируемых элементов (TEs), которые отличаются от канонических альфа-сателлитов, встречающихся на центромерах других приматов. Мы обнаружили, что центромеры HLE содержат дип-регион центромеры с метилированием CpG, что свидетельствует о консервативности этой эпигенетической особенности в отсутствие сателлитных массивов. Мы обнаружили целый ряд нетипичных центромерных особенностей, включая белок-кодирующие гены и несовпадение времени репликации. Кроме того, мы выявили дупликации и делеции в центромерах HLE, которые отличают их от других гиббонов. Наконец, мы наблюдали дифференциально метилированные TEs, топологически связанные границы доменов и сегментные дупликации в точках разрыва хромосом и, таким образом, предположили, что сочетание множества геномных признаков со склонностью к хромосомной нестабильности определило эволюцию центромер гиббонов.
Sandlerskiy R., Elsevier USA, 2026.
Encyclopedia of Ecology, Third Edition, Four Volume Set - with over 300 chapters - once again provides a comprehensive reference work covering the current ideas and practices in ecology.
Ecology is the ideal field for studying complex, adaptive, and self-organizing systems and by observing and understanding ecosystems, it provides valuable insights into creating sustainable systems. This knowledge is ...
Added: August 9, 2026
Dadinova L., Petoukhov M., Mozhaev A. et al., Crystallography Reports 2026 Vol. 71 P. 52–58
Bacterial chromosomes are tightly packed in the cells due to interactions with specific nucleoid-associated proteins. Among them, the IHF protein draws attention due to its presumed influence on intracellular crystallization processes, leading to bacterial resistance to drugs. The crystal structure of the IHF heterodimer is known only in complex with a short DNA fragment, whereas ...
Added: August 6, 2026
Radygina A., Kulikova S., Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2025 Vol. 95 No. 6 P. 963–970
Musical training has a significant impact on brain organization, leading to functional and structural
adaptations that enhance auditory, visual, motor, and cognitive processes. This study investigates how
extensive musical training shapes functional brain connectivity by comparing professional musicians and
non-musicians. Using EEG phase-locking value (PLV) analysis, we examined neural synchronization across
alpha, beta, and gamma frequency ranges during music ...
Added: August 5, 2026
Mikhaylets E. V., Razorenova A. М., Chernyshev V. L. et al., Scientific Reports 2026 Vol. 16 Article 23560
Meditation offers a naturalistic paradigm for studying introspection, yet the neural dynamics of advanced tantric practices remain largely unexplored. Buddhist Highest Yoga Tantra (BHYT) comprises a sequence of eight dissolution stages culminating in the “clear light” state. We recorded EEG during eyes-closed BHYT meditation performed in monasteries and hermitages (51 sessions from 36 male practitioners; ...
Added: July 29, 2026
Окнина Л. Б., Подлепич В. В., Sieber I. et al., Физиология человека 2026 Т. 52 № 3 С. 5–15
The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency following response (FFR) for the analysis of the intact perception of syllables in humans. For this purpose, event-related potentials (ERPs) in response to isolated Russian syllables were recorded and analyzed in 29 healthy persons in two frequency ranges, standard (1-40 Hz) and high frequency (70-150 ...
Added: June 30, 2026
Ryskina H., Лобаева Т. А., Ануркина А. И., Ваш формат, 2025.
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Эволюция, экология, генетика человека, медицинская паразитология. Практикум. Аннотация
Аннотация к практикуму «Эволюция, экология, генетика человека, медицинская паразитология»
Учебное пособие «Эволюция, экология, генетика человека, медицинская паразитология. Практикум» (авторы: Лобаева Т. А., Рыскина Е. А., Ануркина А. И.; издательство «Ваш формат», 2025 год, 194 страницы) предназначено для студентов высших учебных заведений. Цель практикума — обеспечить комплексное освоение ключевых разделов биологии с акцентом на их прикладное значение в медицине. ...
Added: June 23, 2026
Herbert A., Cherednichenko O., Lybrand T. et al., International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2025 Vol. 26 No. 6 Article 2422
The double-stranded RNA editing enzyme ADAR1 connects two forms of genetic programming, one based on codons and the other on flipons. ADAR1 recodes codons in pre-mRNA by deaminating adenosine to form inosine, which is translated as guanosine. ADAR1 also plays essential roles in the immune defense against viruses and cancers by recognizing left-handed Z-DNA and ...
Added: June 22, 2026
Kyrchanova O., Kudryashova K., Ibragimov A. et al., Development 2025 Vol. 152 No. 19 P. 1–12
Drosophila homeotic gene Abdominal-B (Abd-B) is controlled throughout development by four infraabdominal (iab) regulatory domains, the active or repressed state of which is determined by initiators that have parasegment-specific enhancer activity at an early stage of embryonic development. For this reason, it has long been assumed that the enhancer activity and initiation function of these elements are synonymous. ...
Added: June 20, 2026
Kyrchanova O., Ksenia Kudryashova, Dubrovskaya V. et al., Open Biology 2025 Vol. 15 No. 11 Article 250192
The specification of abdominal segments A5 to A9 depends on the expression of Abdominal-B (Abd-B), which is regulated by four infraabdominal domains: iab-5 through iab-8,9. Each iab domain contains an initiation element that determines its active state, along with enhancers responsible for tissue-specific activation of Abd-B. These iab domains function autonomously due to their flanking boundaries, Fab-6, Fab-7 and Fab-8, which both block crosstalk between adjacent iab domains (insulator function) and facilitate long-range ...
Added: June 20, 2026
Kudryashova K.S., Deriglazova I. O., Osadchiy I. S. et al., Genes 2025 Vol. 16 No. 1 Article 3
Background/Objectives: Transcriptional promoters play an essential role in regulating protein expression. Promoters with weak activity generally lead to low levels of expression, resulting in fewer proteins being produced. At the same time, strong promoters are commonly used in studies using transgenic organisms as model systems. This approach can have various negative consequences for the organism, ...
Added: June 20, 2026
Ksenia Kudryashova, Filippova E., Kryukova E. et al., Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025 Vol. 769 Article 110437
β-Bungarotoxins (β-BuTx), consisting of covalently bound phospholipase A2 subunit (A-chain), a member of group Ia of secretory phospholipases A2, and non-enzymatic subunit (B-chain) structurally related to Kunitz-type protease inhibitors, block presynaptic neuromuscular transmission via a not completely defined mechanism of action. In vivo physiological studies revealed that the B-chain is targeting voltage-gated potassium channels of not identified subtypes. In our work, six β-BuTx isoforms were ...
Added: June 20, 2026
Cherednichenko O., Herbert A., Poptsova M., Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 2025 Vol. 27 P. 992–1000
Large language models (LLMs) in genomics have successfully predicted various functional genomic elements. While their performance is typically evaluated using genomic benchmark datasets, it remains unclear which LLM is best suited for specific downstream tasks, particularly for generating whole-genome annotations. Current LLMs in genomics fall into three main categories: transformer-based models, long convolution-based models, and state-space models ...
Added: June 19, 2026
Cherednichenko O., Poptsova M., Briefings in Bioinformatics 2025 Vol. 26 No. 2 Article bbaf129
Kolmogorov–Arnold networks (KANs) emerged as a promising alternative for multilayer perceptrons (MLPs) in dense fully connected networks. Multiple attempts have been made to integrate KANs into various deep learning architectures in the domains of computer vision and natural language processing. Integrating KANs into deep learning models for genomic tasks has not been explored. Here, we ...
Added: June 19, 2026
Aly Ismailov, Spallone A., Belogurov A. et al., Frontiers in Immunology 2025 Vol. 16 Article 1530305
Glioblastomas are the most prevalent primary brain tumors and are associated with a dramatically poor prognosis. Despite an intensive treatment approach, including maximal surgical tumor removal followed by radio- and chemotherapy, the median survival for glioblastoma patients has remained around 18 months for decades. Glioblastoma is distinguished by its highly complex mechanisms of immune evasion ...
Added: June 17, 2026
Madison A., Plandin F., Kuzmina T. et al., Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 2026 Vol. 697 Article 113864
Unlike most other brachiopods, craniiforms lack a prominent pedicle, cement to a hard substrate by their ventral valve, and thereby can be easily distinguished in paleontological materials. In this study, we describe a new genus and species from the Porkuni Regional Stage of Northeastern Estonia (Baltica), corresponding to the lower part of the Hirnantian Stage ...
Added: June 15, 2026
Plandin F., Temereva E., Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2025 Vol. 205 No. 2 Article zlaf139
Although Brachiopoda represent a relatively small phylum, they exhibit significant morphological diversity. One of the central issues in understanding the evolution of the ancestral brachiopod body plan pertains to the homologies among body compartments across the different brachiopod subphyla: Craniiformea, Linguliformea, and Rhynchonelliformea. In this context, the pedicle stands out as one of the most ...
Added: June 15, 2026
Namsaraev Z., Nanzatov B., Kozlova A. et al., Scientific Reports 2026 Vol. 16 No. 1 Article 17769
Distilled fermented milk beverages are rare in food technology, despite the global prevalence of plant-based spirits. Currently, the production of distilled strong alcoholic beverages from fermented milk using traditional technologies is known only among Mongolic-speaking peoples and their Siberian neighbors. This study provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of darasun, a traditional Buryat spirit made from fermented ...
Added: June 10, 2026
Ghazy E., Bidiuk V., Ryabov F. et al., Communications Biology 2026 Vol. 9 Article 885
Assaying cellular responses to antimicrobial molecules is one way to understand modes of action of potential drugs. This is often achieved via transcriptomics and proteomics, but simple, inexpensive methods for rapid characterization are lacking. To bridge this gap, we assayed changes in the abundance of a panel of 64 “sentinel” proteins fused to GFP in ...
Added: June 10, 2026
Blank I., Klucharev V., Shestakova A., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2026 Vol. 20 Article 1687121
In video games, the participants are active agents who pursue various goals within gaming environments that increasingly resemble real life. As a result, video games are increasingly offering tools for neuroimaging studies aiming to elucidate the neural basis of human perceptual, cognitive, and emotional functions. Here, we review these studies. The first studies used computerized ...
Added: June 6, 2026
Boldyreva M., Mohammad R., Agareva M. et al., FRONTIERS IN ANIMAL SCIENCE 2026 Vol. 7 Article 1837838
Mammals from arid ecosystems face distinct physiological challenges: water scarcity and unpredictable food availability require the integration of energy storage, maintenance of water balance, and flexible switching between nutrients. Our previous study demonstrated lower fasting blood glucose levels in the desert rodent Acomys cahirinus (African spiny mouse), which also possesses a unique regenerative ability. The aim of ...
Added: June 3, 2026
Kazantseva A. V., A.V. Toropova, Khusnutdinova E. K. et al., ВАВИЛОВСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ ГЕНЕТИКИ И СЕЛЕКЦИИ, Федеральный исследовательский центр Институт цитологии и генетики Сибирского отделения Российской академии наук» (ИЦиГ СО РАН) (Новосибирск) 2025 Vol. 30 No. 3 P. 470–481
The development of musical abilities, including absolute pitch, musical memory, rhythm sense, and musicality, at a high degree is determined by a hereditary component (up to 68 %). The studies implementing a genome-wide linkage and association approach to musical aptitude have revealed more than 100 genetic loci. This spectrum is comprised of the genes encoding ...
Added: May 29, 2026
Anna Davidovich, Anna N. Shestakova, Arzumanyan N. et al., Frontiers in Psychology 2026 Vol. 17 Article 1764306
Background:
Delay discounting refers to the tendency to choose sooner, smaller rewards over larger, later rewards. Many previous studies link this tendency positively to reward sensitivity, yet the specific mechanisms behind this association remain poorly understood. Reward sensitivity may relate to delay discounting through at least three possible pathways: increased sensitivity to reward size, increased sensitivity ...
Added: May 27, 2026
Kochetkova E., Kostanian D., Martynova O. et al., Brain Topography 2026 Vol. 39 No. 4 Article 51
Letter recognition is assumed to involve several levels of analysis, including coarse tuning for category and novelty and more fine tuning for specific features, related to letter orientation. We employed an oddball fast periodic visual stimulation (FPVS) paradigm with magnetoencephalography (Elekta VectorView, 306 sensors) to study neural discrimination responses in the source space. Using contrasts ...
Added: May 24, 2026
Borovikova I., Uporov I., Okhrimenko G. et al., Journal of Structural Biology 2026 Vol. 218 No. 2 Article 108315
Single amino acid substitutions in the ATP-binding domain of ACVRL1, a key receptor in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathway, are frequently classified as variants of uncertain significance (VUS), complicating molecular diagnosis for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). Since aberrant ATP binding disrupts downstream SMAD1/5/8 phosphorylation, we employed molecular dynamics ...
Added: May 20, 2026