Hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of Wrangel Island (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia) by Anatolij V. Barkalov, Olga A. Khruleva

“…A synopsis of the hoverfly fauna of Wrangel Island consists of 16 species, of which nine have been recorded from this territory for the first time, and one species, Platycheirus pullatus, is new for the Palaearctic region. The subfamily Syrphinae (15 species) includes all the genera which are typical for the tundra zone (Eupeodes, Parasyrphus, Platycheirus, Sphaerophoria, Syrphus), whereas the Eristalinae is represented by a single species, Helophilus groenlandicus. …”
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FAM126A interacted with ENO1 mediates proliferation and metastasis in pancreatic cancer via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway by Yongning Li, Ying Li, Jun Luo, Xueqin Fu, Peng Liu, Songbai Liu, Yaozhen Pan

“…Current researches demonstrated that Family Sequence Similarities (FAMs) have been involving in tumor development, and which subfamily has the function of promoting or inhibiting tumors and its in-depth molecular mechanism remains unclear. …”
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First report of leopard fossils from a limestone cave in Kenting area, southern Taiwan by Tzu-Chin Chi, Yi Gan, Tzu-Ruei Yang, Chun-Hsiang Chang

“…Thus, the three teeth should have been belonging to the same individual from the subfamily of Pantherinae. Traditional linear measurements and two-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis for the occlusal surface outlines were conducted on the fossil teeth and extant pantherines inhabited in Asia such as clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa), leopards (Panthera pardus), and tigers (Panthera tigiris). …”
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CircRIMKLB promotes myoblast proliferation and inhibits differentiation by sponging miR-29c to release KCNJ12 by Jian Wang, Yifan Wen, Jiawei Xu, Binglin Yue, Jialin Zhong, Li Zheng, Chuzhao Lei, Hong Chen, Yongzhen Huang

“…Also, potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 12 (KCNJ12) was identified as a novel target of miR-29c via dual-luciferase reporter assay, quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and western blot. …”
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The interplay between temperature, Trypanosoma cruzi parasite load, and nutrition: Their effects on the development and life-cycle of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus. by Henri Loshouarn, Alessandra A Guarneri

“…Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi transmitted by blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae, is a major neglected tropical disease affecting 6 to 7 million of people worldwide. …”
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Nigellothionins from Black Cumin (<i>Nigella sativa</i> L.) Seeds Demonstrate Strong Antifungal and Cytotoxic Activity by Anna S. Barashkova, Vera S. Sadykova, Victoria A. Salo, Sergey K. Zavriev, Eugene A. Rogozhin

“…According to their physicochemical characteristics, they were classified as representatives of the class I thionin subfamily. Novel peptides were called “Nigellothionins”, so-called because of their source plant. …”
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IL17 factors are early regulators in the gut epithelium during inflammatory response to Vibrio in the sea urchin larva by Katherine M Buckley, Eric Chun Hei Ho, Taku Hibino, Catherine S Schrankel, Nicholas W Schuh, Guizhi Wang, Jonathan P Rast

“…The purple sea urchin genome encodes 10 IL17 subfamilies (35 genes) and 2 IL17 receptors. Most of these subfamilies are conserved throughout echinoderms. …”
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Galectin-3 Stimulates Tyro3 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase and Erk Signalling, Cell Survival and Migration in Human Cancer Cells by Nour Al Kafri, Sassan Hafizi

“…The TAM (Tyro3, Axl, MerTK) subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their ligands, Gas6 and protein S (ProS1), are implicated in tumorigenesis and chemoresistance in various cancers. …”
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Novel lineages of single-stranded DNA phages that coevolved with the symbiotic bacteria Rhizobium by Jannick Van Cauwenberghe, Jannick Van Cauwenberghe, Rosa I. Santamaría, Patricia Bustos, Víctor González

“…They belong to different clades unrelated to other Microviridae subfamilies. Three-dimensional models of the major capsid protein (MCP) showed a conserved β-barrel structural “jelly-roll” fold. …”
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Previously unknown evolutionary groups dominate the ssDNA gokushoviruses in oxic and anoxic waters of a coastal marine environment by Jessica M. Labonté, Steven eHallam, Curtis A. Suttle

“…Metagenomic studies have revealed that ssDNA phages from the family Microviridae subfamily Gokushovirinae are widespread in aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Protein Conformational Dynamics Underlie Selective Recognition of Thermophilic over Mesophilic Enzyme I by a Substrate Analogue by Aayushi Singh, Daniel Burns, Sergey L. Sedinkin, Brett Van Veller, Davit A. Potoyan, Vincenzo Venditti

“…In general, our work demonstrates that protein conformational dynamics can be exploited in the rational design and optimization of inhibitors with subfamily selectivity.…”
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Comparative Analysis of the Mitochondrial Genomes of Chloropidae and Their Implications for the Phylogeny of the Family by Jiuzhou Liu, Jiajia Chen, Xiaodong Cai, Ding Yang, Xuankun Li, Xiaoyan Liu

“…Evolutionary rates within Chloropidae exhibit significant variation across subfamilies, with Chloropinae displaying higher rates than the other three subfamilies. …”
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Evolution of the Anther Gland in Early-Branching Papilionoids (ADA Clade, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) by Viviane Gonçalves Leite, Simone Pádua Teixeira, Ângela Lúcia Bagnatori Sartori, Vidal Freitas Mansano

“…Papilionoideae is the most diverse subfamily of Leguminosae, especially in terms of floral morphology. …”
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Occurrence of Equine Foamy Virus Infection in Horses from Poland by Magdalena Materniak-Kornas, Wojciech Rożek, Jerzy Rola, Zbigniew Osiński, Martin Löchelt, Jacek Kuźmak

“…Equine foamy virus (EFVeca) is a foamy virus of non-primate origin and among the least-studied members of this retroviral subfamily. By sequence comparison, EFVeca shows the highest similarity to bovine foamy virus. …”
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Systematic assessment of nymphs of Diesingiinae (Pentastomida: Sebekidae) parasitizing Palloceros harpagos (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from Parque Nacional Iguazú, Argentina:... by MARTÍN MIGUEL MONTES, JORGE BARNECHE, NICOLAS LEGUNDA, WALTER FERRARI, ROGELIO AGUILAR-AGUILAR, SERGIO ROBERTO MARTORELLI

“…Pentastomid nymphs belong to the subfamily Diesingiinae (Sebekidae) for having chloride cell pores distributed in a single row per annulus; also, the hooks and rows of spines of our material differ to other genera. …”
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Identification of Novel Stress Granule Components That Are Involved in Nuclear Transport. by Hicham Mahboubi, Evangeline Seganathy, Dekun Kong, Ursula Stochaj

“…BACKGROUND:Importin-α1 belongs to a subfamily of nuclear transport adaptors and participates in diverse cellular functions. …”
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Biochemical characterization of a novel oxidatively stable, halotolerant, and high‐alkaline subtilisin from Alkalihalobacillus okhensis Kh10‐101T by Fabian Falkenberg, Jade Rahba, David Fischer, Michael Bott, Johannes Bongaerts, Petra Siegert

“…The recombinant protease SPAO with 269 amino acids belongs to the subfamily of high‐alkaline subtilisins. The biochemical characteristics of purified SPAO were analyzed in comparison with subtilisin Carlsberg, Savinase, and BPN'. …”
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Captive Asian short-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus) learn to exploit unfamiliar natural prey by Alexander M. Saliveros, Madison Bowden-Parry, Fraser McAusland, Neeltje J. Boogert

“…Animals that engage in extractive foraging must also learn how to overcome the protective measures of their prey. While otters (subfamily Lutrinae) are a taxon known for their extractive foraging behaviour, how they learn about prey palatability and acquire extractive foraging techniques remains poorly understood. …”
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Genome-wide identification, expression profile and evolutionary relationships of TPS genes in the neotropical fruit tree species Psidium cattleyanum by Drielli Canal, Frank Lino Guzman Escudero, Luiza Alves Mendes, Marcia Flores da Silva Ferreira, Andreia Carina Turchetto-Zolet

“…Moreover, the oil profile of red guava was dominated by 1,8-cineole and linalool and yellow guava was enriched in α-pinene, coincident in proportion to TPS-b1 genes, which encode enzymes that produce cyclic monoterpenes, suggesting a lineage-specific subfamily expansion of this family. Finally, we identified amino acid residues near the catalytic center and functional areas under positive selection. …”
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Expression Profiling of the Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid (TRPV) Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Mucosal Epithelium of Human Ulcerative Colitis by Theodoros Rizopoulos, Helen Papadaki-Petrou, Martha Assimakopoulou

“…Several members of the Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid (TRPV) subfamily have been identified in contributing to modulation of mobility, secretion and sensitivity of the human intestine. …”
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