Differences in Homomorphic Sex Chromosomes Are Associated with Population Divergence in Sex Determination in <i>Carinascincus ocellatus</i> (Scincidae: Lygosominae) by Peta Hill, Foyez Shams, Christopher P. Burridge, Erik Wapstra, Tariq Ezaz

“…We discuss sex chromosome homology between members of the subfamily Lygosominae and propose links between sex chromosome evolution, sex determination transitions, and karyotype evolution.…”
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A new species of Euclymene (Maldanidae, Annelida) from Brazil, with new combinations, and phylogenetic implications for Euclymeninae by JOSÉ ERIBERTO DE ASSIS, JOSÉ ROBERTO BOTELHO DE SOUZA, KIRK FITZHUGH, MARTIN LINDSEY CHRISTOFFERSEN

“…Abstract Maldanids are tube-building polychaetes, known as bamboo-worms; inhabit diverse marine regions throughout the world. The subfamily Euclymeninae was proposed to include forms with anal and cephalic plates, a funnel-shaped pygidium, and a terminal anus. …”
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FOXO3a and Its Regulators in Prostate Cancer by Dominika Ewa Habrowska-Górczyńska, Marta Justyna Kozieł, Karolina Kowalska, Agnieszka Wanda Piastowska-Ciesielska

“…Forkhead box O3 (FOXO3a) is a member of a subfamily of forkhead transcription factors involved in the basic processes within a cell, including proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle regulation, and DNA damage. …”
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New records of Campopleginae for Italy (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) by Filippo Di Giovanni, Matthias Riedel

“…The present study is based on material collected through an intensive sampling in north-eastern Italy, with thirteen species of the subfamily Campopleginae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) newly recorded for Italy: <em>Campoletis</em> <em>agilis</em> (Holmgren, 1860), <em>C.…”
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Insights into the recognition mechanism in the UBR box of UBR4 for its specific substrates by Da Eun Jeong, Hye Seon Lee, Bonsu Ku, Cheol-Hee Kim, Seung Jun Kim, Ho-Chul Shin

“…The E3 ligases of the UBR subfamily recognize and degrade N-degrons through the ubiquitin-proteasome system. …”
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Transcription Factor SlAREB1 Is Involved in the Antioxidant Regulation under Saline–Alkaline Stress in Tomato by Zijian Xu, Fan Wang, Yongbo Ma, Haoran Dang, Xiaohui Hu

“…Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors of the ABA-responsive element binding factor/ABA-responsive element binding proteins (ABF/AREB) subfamily have been implicated in abscisic acid (ABA) and abiotic stress responses in plants. …”
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Characterisation of the R2R3 Myb subgroup 9 family of transcription factors in tomato. by Gwendolyn V Davis, Beverley J Glover

“…Analysis of the phenotypes of transgenic plants ectopically expressing all 7 genes has revealed the different extent to which members of the same transcription factor subfamily can induce cellular outgrowth.…”
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More than Scales: Evidence for the Production and Exudation of Mucilage by the Peltate Trichomes of <i>Tillandsia cyanea</i> (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) by Igor Ballego-Campos, Rafaela C. Forzza, Elder A. S. Paiva

“…However, much remains unknown about such trichomes and only recently mucilage exudation was described for them in a species of the subfamily Bromelioideae. The present study aimed to investigate the secretion present in inflorescences of <i>Tillandsia cyanea</i> Linden ex K. …”
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A New Species of <i>Bryaxis</i> (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy) and Notes on Its Ecology and Distribution by Giorgio Sabella, Giuseppe Nicolosi

“…A new species of the subfamily Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) has been discovered on Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy) and is described herein as <i>Bryaxis aetnensis</i> sp. nov. …”
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The Clinical Impact of the EPH/Ephrin System in Cancer: Unwinding the Thread by Alexandros Pergaris, Eugene Danas, Dimitrios Goutas, Alexandros G. Sykaras, Angelos Soranidis, Stamatios Theocharis

“…Erythropoietin-producing human hepatocellular receptors (EPHs) compose the largest known subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). They bind and interact with the EPH family receptor interacting proteins (ephrins). …”
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Astrocytic TRPV4 Channels and Their Role in Brain Ischemia by Jana Tureckova, Zuzana Hermanova, Valeria Marchetti, Miroslava Anderova

“…Transient receptor potential cation channels subfamily V member 4 (TRPV4) are non-selective cation channels expressed in different cell types of the central nervous system. …”
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The emerging role of the piRNA/PIWI complex in respiratory tract diseases by Yizhu Yao, Yaozhe Li, Xiayan Zhu, Chengguang Zhao, Lehe Yang, Xiaoying Huang, Liangxing Wang

“…The PIWI family is a subfamily of Argonaute (AGO) proteins that also contain the AGO family which bind to microRNA (miRNA). …”
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Characterization of the chloroplast genome of a rare species Polygonatum sp. in China (Asparagaceae, Asparagales) by Can Zhong, Jia Lao, Jian Jin, Wei He, Jing Xie, Hao Liu, You Qin, Shuihan Zhang

“…Phylogenetic analysis placed Polygonatum sp. under the subfamily Nolinoideae of the family Asparagaceae.…”
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Status of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) in Cuba by José L Fernández Triana, Horacio Grillo Ravelo, Mabel López

“…Current understanding of Cuban ichneumonids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) is analysed. A new Subfamily (Tersilochinae) including 13 genera and two species are first reports for Cuba. …”
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Environmental Conditions Affecting the Expression of the SuoM Gene: An Stress Sigma Factor in M. smegmatis by Nailet Arráiz, L Salazar, H Takiff

“…The sequence analysis of the region of replication origin of Mycobacterium smegmatis revealed the presence of a reading frame with capacity to codify a sigma factor of the ECF subfamily (“extracytoplasmic function”), which are characterized by directing the transcription of genes in response to changes in the environmental conditions. …”
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Evaluating the utility of the female-specific mitochondrial f-orf gene for population genetic, phylogeographic and systematic studies in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) by Brent M. Robicheau, Emily E. Chase, Walter R. Hoeh, John L. Harris, Donald T. Stewart, Sophie Breton

“…In this study, whole F-type mitochondrial genome sequences of two morphologically similar Lampsilis spp. were compared to identify the most divergent protein-coding regions, including the f-orf gene, and evaluate its utility for population genetic and phylogeographic studies in the subfamily Ambleminae. We also tested whether the f-orf gene is phylogenetically informative at the species level. …”
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Hyaluronan- and RNA-binding deubiquitinating enzymes of USP17 family members associated with cell viability by Kim Dongku, Kim Myung-Sun, Yoo Kyong-Jai, Shin Ju-Mi, Baek Kwang-Hyun

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>While identifying putative ubiquitin specific protease (USP) enzymes that contain a conserved Asp (I) domain in humans, 4 <it>USP17 </it>subfamily members, highly homologous to DUB-3, have been found (USP17K, USP17L, USP17M, and USP17N), from human chorionic villi. …”
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Predictive Potential of Circulating Ube2h mRNA as an E2 Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme for Diagnosis or Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease by Key-Hwan Lim, Jae-Yeol Joo

“…We found that only Ube2h mRNA transcription was significantly increased in the blood from AD, however we did not find any change of Ube2 subfamily genes’ expression in the blood and brain tissue. …”
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The first complete chloroplast genome in Engelhardia sensu stricto, Engelhardia hainanensis Chen: genome characterization and its phylogenetic relationships within the family Jugla... by Yuan-Mi Wu, Xian-Yun Mu, Yong-Hua Qin

“…Furthermore, a phylogenetic tree of Juglandaceae was constructed based the complete chloroplast genome sequence, which strongly support the three-subfamily classification system in Juglandaceae, and E. hainanensis was resolved sister to two Alfaropsis species. …”
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Structural basis for substrate and inhibitor recognition of human multidrug transporter MRP4 by Ying Huang, Chenyang Xue, Liangdong Wang, Ruiqian Bu, Jianqiang Mu, Yong Wang, Zhongmin Liu

“…Abstract Human multidrug resistance protein 4 (hMRP4, also known as ABCC4), with a representative topology of the MRP subfamily, translocates various substrates across the membrane and contributes to the development of multidrug resistance. …”
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