Diversity and conservation status of bromeliads from Serra da Piedade, Minas Gerais, Brazil by Andréa Rodrigues Marques, José Pires de Lemos Filho, Rubens Custódio da Mota

“…Twenty-five bromeliad species were found in Serra da Piedade, with the subfamily Tillandsioideae being the best represented. …”
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A novel cytochrome P450 gene from Catharanthus roseus cell line C20hi: cloning and characterization of expression by Lihong He, Shujuan Zhao, Zhibi Hu

“…The encoded polypeptide contained 507 amino acids with 39–56% identity to other CYP71D subfamily members at the amino acid level. Expression characteristics of cyp71d1 were determined using semi-quantitative RT-PCR. …”
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The Importance of Accurate Host Species Identification in the Framework of Rabies Surveillance, Control and Elimination by Paola De Benedictis, Stefania Leopardi, Wanda Markotter, Andres Velasco-Villa

“…We therefore suggest prioritizing a standardized protocol that includes, as a first step, the implementation of taxonomic keys at a family or subfamily level, followed by the molecular characterization of the host species.…”
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Molecular Mechanisms That Contribute to Bone Marrow Pain by Jason J. Ivanusic

“…Activation of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 sensitizes bone marrow nociceptors and could contribute to increased sensitivity of patients to noxious stimuli in various bony pathologies. …”
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Phylogenetic relations among Mexican phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and their divergence time estimation. by Yokomi N Lozano-Sardaneta, Jesús A Díaz-Cruz, Vicente Viveros-Santos, Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal, Herón Huerta, Carlos F Marina, Pedro C Mis-Ávila, Maribel Martínez-Burgos, Jorge A Torres-Monzón, Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Ingeborg Becker

“…Our study provides molecular information for 15 phlebotomine sand fly species from different areas of Mexico, contributing to the genetic inventory and phylogenetic relations among Neotropical species of the subfamily Phlebotominae. Mitochondrial genes proved to be suitable markers for the molecular identification of phlebotomine sand flies. …”
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Genome sequence and characterization of Streptomyces phage Pablito, representing a new species within the genus Janusvirus by Véronique Ongenae, Joana Azeredo, Andrew M. Kropinski, Daniel Rozen, Ariane Briegel, Dennis Claessen

“…This newly isolated phage is closely related to Streptomyces phage Janus and Hank144 and considered a new species classified in the genus Janusvirus, within the subfamily Arquattrovirinae.…”
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Identification of a Hydroxyproline Transport System in the Legume Endosymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti by Allyson M. MacLean, Catharine E. White, Jane E. Fowler, Turlough M. Finan

“…Expression of hypM is upregulated in the presence of trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline and cis-4-hydroxy-d-proline, as modulated by a repressor (HypR) of the GntR/FadR subfamily. Although alfalfa root nodules contain hydroxyproline-rich proteins, we demonstrate that the transport system is not highly expressed in nodules, suggesting that bacteroids are not exposed to high levels of free hydroxyproline in planta. …”
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Flexible embryonic shell allies large offspring size and anti-predatory protection in viviparous snails by A. Sulikowska-Drozd, T. K. Maltz, K. Janiszewska

“…We explored this hypothesis in the group of viviparous land snails (Clausiliidae, subfamily Phaedusinae), known for complex apertural barriers protecting the shell interior. …”
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In silico Study of the Antichagasic Activity of Aromatic Compounds by Pablo Henrique Delmondes, Ricardo Stefani

“…Chagas disease is a parasitic tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmissible to humans and other mammals by insects of the Triatominae subfamily. Due to the negligence of the pharmaceutical industry in relation to the development of new anti-drugs and the existing drugs have low efficacy and many side effects, the development of new research in the area is extremely relevant. …”
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Comparative Osteology, Phylogeny and Classification of the Eastern South American Catfish Genus <i>Trichomycterus</i> (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) by Wilson J. E. M. Costa

“…<i>Trichomycterus</i> has been considered for a long time to be the most problematic genus of the diverse neotropical subfamily Trichomycterinae. Recently, <i>Trichomycterus</i> was restricted to a clade from eastern South America supported by molecular data, but no unique morphological character state was found to distinguish it, making it difficult to allocate new species based on morphology alone. …”
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PERMIAN BRACHIOPODS FROM KARAKORUM (PAKISTAN) PART. 3. by LUCIA ANGIOLINI

“…The brachiopod assemblage, dated by the associated fusulinids and conodonts, consists of 29 genera (3 of which are questionable and 1 unidentifiable) of the orders Productida, Orthida, Rhynchonellida, Athyridida, Spiriferida and Terebratulida. Hunzininae, a new subfamily of the Spiriferellidae is proposed; it includes Darbandia n. gen., with type species D. vagabunda n. sp. and Elivina chapursani n. sp. …”
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Evolutionary trends in the wing shape of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) by M.A. Chursina, I.Ya. Grichanov

“…A comparative analysis was conducted on wing-vein landmarks on 81 species belonging to 27 genera of 11 subfamilies of the family Dolichopodidae for estimating relationships between wing shape and phylogeny. …”
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Groundwater annelids from Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura (Canary Islands), with the description of two new species of Namanereis (Namanereidinae, Nereididae, Polychaeta) by Jorge Núñez, Christopher J. Glasby, Manuel Naranjo

“…Two new species of polychaete annelids belonging to the subfamily Namanereidinae are described from Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. …”
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Poeciliid male mate preference is influenced by female size but not by fecundity by Luis R. Arriaga, Ingo Schlupp

“…Since female size is strongly correlated with fecundity in this subfamily, males were sequentially presented with conspecific females of three different size categories and the strength of their preference for each was measured. …”
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Arma custos (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Yunfei Wu, Hailin Yang, Wenbing Zhou, Fan Song, Wanzhi Cai, Hu Li

“…The monophyly of the subfamily Asopinae is highly supported by the phylogenetic tree and A. custos is recovered as sister to the remaining Asopinae species.…”
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Comparative mitochondrial genome analysis of the Mongolian redfin, Chanodichthys mongolicus (Xenocyprididae) from China reveals heteroplasmy by Kai Liu, Xiao-yu Feng, Heng-Jia Ma, Nan Xie

“…This study determined the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Chanodichthys mongolicus from China's Qiantang River and analyzed its phylogenetic history in the Subfamily Cultrinae. Next-generation sequencing was used to obtain the mitogenome of C. mongolicus, GenBank Accession Number MZ032228. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of potato (Solanum tuberosum L., Solanaceae) by Kwang-Soo Cho, Ji-Hong Cho, Ju-Sung Im, Jang-Gyu Choi, Young-Eun Park, Su-Young Hong, Min Kwon, Jin-Ho Kang, Tae-Ho Park

“…Phylogenetic analysis using common protein-coding sequences confirmed that S. tuberosum belongs to the Solanoideae subfamily in the Solanaceae family.…”
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A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase (ADAM) Family: Their Significance in Malignant Tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS) by Marta Łukaszewicz-Zając, Maciej Dulewicz, Barbara Mroczko

“…A growing body of literature has revealed that degradation of the extracellular matrix by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) might be involved in the pathogenesis of CNS tumors. However, the subfamily of MMPs, known as disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM) proteins are unique due to both adhesive and proteolytic activities. …”
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A comparative morphological study of the genital tube in some hydrophilid species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) with a discussion on the importance of the internal genital characters... by Hiva Nasserzadeh

“…The length of the spermathecal duct is highly variable across the species, while, the connections of the spermathecal duct and gland with the bulb remain constant in tribe or subfamily level. The importance of using the female genital tube characters in phylogenetic analysis is discussed along with investigating the CI and RI of the genital characters of Sternolophus species in a data set of its morphological characters.…”
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TRPM7 kinase is required for insulin production and compensatory islet responses during obesity by Noushafarin Khajavi, Andreas Beck, Klea Riçku, Philipp Beyerle, Katharina Jacob, Sabrina F. Syamsul, Anouar Belkacemi, Peter S. Reinach, Pascale C.F. Schreier, Houssein Salah, Tanja Popp, Aaron Novikoff, Andreas Breit, Vladimir Chubanov, Timo D. Müller, Susanna Zierler, Thomas Gudermann

“…The transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 7 protein (TRPM7), harboring a cation channel and a serine/threonine kinase, has been implicated in controlling cell growth and proliferation. …”
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