A Yu Skopin, K O Gusev, D A Grekhnev, L N Glushankova, V G Kartsev, E V Kaznacheyeva
{"title":"Calcium Signaling Modulator 4-MPTC Reduces Proliferative and Migration Activities of MDA-MB-468 Breast Cancer Cells.","authors":"A Yu Skopin, K O Gusev, D A Grekhnev, L N Glushankova, V G Kartsev, E V Kaznacheyeva","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625600836","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625600836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cell malignant transformation is accompanied by a remodeling of various cell life-support systems, including calcium signaling. Modulation of the calcium signal can significantly sensitize cancer cells, making them more sensitive to anticancer drugs. A search for selective compounds that influence the cell calcium response is a promising area in the development of combination therapies for oncology diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 4-MPTC on the invasive potential of triple-negative breast cancer cells. 4-MPTC was previously selected as a modulator of the Stim2-dependent calcium entry pathway via a small molecule screening. 4-MPTC was shown to induce a massive calcium release from the intracellular calcium store in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), blocks store-operated calcium entry, and reduces proliferation and migration activity of MDA-MB-468 triple-negative breast cancer cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"54-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13167837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147580820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E V Pankratova, T N Portseva, B M Lyanova, S G Georgieva, A G Stepchenko
{"title":"MYCN Gene Is Activated by High-Level Expression of Stress-Inducible Isoform of Oct-1 Transcription Factor in Human Neuroblastoma Cells.","authors":"E V Pankratova, T N Portseva, B M Lyanova, S G Georgieva, A G Stepchenko","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625600691","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625600691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MYCN is expressed in the developing nervous system and is vital for proliferation, migration, and homeostasis of differentiating neuronal cells. Its expression decreases during neuronal differentiation. A high level of MYCN expression in neuroblastoma cells is a negative prognostic marker, and MYCN inhibition provides an efficient means to prevent tumor growth. Understanding MYCN regulation at the transcriptional level can help identify the regulatory pathways that may be targeted to reduce MYCN expression. The regulatory region of the MYCN gene was shown to contain binding sites for the transcription factor Oct-1 (POU2F1). Several Oct-1 isoforms present in IMR32 neuroblastoma cells were tested for effect on MICN expression, and only the primate-specific, stress-inducible isoform Oct-1Z was found to regulate MYCN in IMR32 cells during neuronal differentiation. High-level expression of Oct-1Z increased expression of MYCN and its target gene NEUROD1. Oct-1Z was thus identified as an activator of MYCN expression and a potential target for neuroblastoma therapy in patients with high levels of MYCN.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"75-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147580864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Component Composition of Aerial Parts in Centaurea Species (Asteraceae) from Siberia and Central Asia.","authors":"E A Kasterova, A S Revushkin, A L Ebel","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625700140","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625700140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The component composition of aerial parts was studied in six species of the genus Centaurea L. s.l. (C. modesti Fed., C. phyllopoda Iljin, C. gontscharovii Iljin, C. ruthenica Lam., C. scabiosa L., and C. sibirica L.) from Siberia and Central Asia. The species C. modesti, C. phyllopoda, and C. gontscharovii were for the first time studied in this respect. Using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), 24 phenolic compounds were identified, of which 15 were flavonoids and 9 were phenolic acids. Ethyl gallate was identified in all of the species. Avicularin, baicalin, and apigenin were characteristic of all but one Central Asian species, C. gontscharovii. Gallic acid was identified in all species except C. sibirica. Chlorogenic acid was characteristic of all species except C. modestii. Syringin, salipurposide, avicularin, baicalin, and apigenin were found in aerial part extracts of C. ruthenica from Kazakhstan and C. phyllopoda. Dihydromyricitin was identified only in C. ruthenica from Kazachstan. Eriodictyol and ellagic acid were identified only in C. scabiosa; fumaric and salicylic acids, only in C. phyllopoda. The content of phenolic compounds was 0.6-6.7% of dry weight in the species under study.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"41-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147580842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V V Velichko, D S Kruglov, D N Olennikov, K I Ershov, M E Kartashova
{"title":"Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and Toxic Microelements in Above-Ground Parts of Nonea rossica (Boraginaceae).","authors":"V V Velichko, D S Kruglov, D N Olennikov, K I Ershov, M E Kartashova","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625700139","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625700139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nonea rossica Steven is an herbaceous perennial of the family Boraginaceae and is of interest as a source of herbal medicine raw material in view of its indirect anticoagulant properties and antimicrobial and antifungal activities. At the same time, Boraginaceae species are known to contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids that have a hepatotoxic effect, which makes it problematic to use plant-derived preparations. Along with alkaloids, toxic trace elements contribute to toxicity of herbal preparations. The objective of this work was to study the toxic components in the N. rossica above-ground parts. The composition and content of alkaloids were determined by HPLC. Quantitative determination of trace elements was carried out using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The pyrrolizidine enantiomers intermedine and lycopsamine and their derivatives were detected; their total content in plant raw materials was less than 20 000 μg/kg. The content of toxic elements, such as As, Cd, Pb, Hg, Be, Sr, Sb, Tl, and U, did not exceed legally permissible concentrations.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"36-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147580971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E V Feskova, V N Leontiev, A A Kisliakova, I N Tychina, T V Gil, B Yu Anoshenko, V V Titok
{"title":"Comparison of Fatty Acid Composition of Lipids in Seeds of Several Salvia Species (Lamiaceae).","authors":"E V Feskova, V N Leontiev, A A Kisliakova, I N Tychina, T V Gil, B Yu Anoshenko, V V Titok","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625700115","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625700115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The fatty acid composition of seed lipids was studied in several sage Salvia L. (Lamiaceae) species introduced in the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. A significant variation in the fatty acid content of seed lipids was observed in the species. The average content of palmitic acid was approximately 7% in all but one species, S. tomentosa Mill. (0.12%) being the only exception. Seeds of S. aethiopis L., S. sclarea L., S. deserta Schang, and S. pratensis L. were found to be rich in α-linolenic acid (>40%). The linoleic acid content ranged from 17.3% in S. aethiopis to 64% in S. officinalis L. and S. tomentosa. The proportion of fatty acids was shown to be species specific. The contribution of the genotype (species) to the variability of major fatty acids ranged from 62 to 98%; therefore, the contribution of meteorological conditions ranged 2-38%.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"47-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147580830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of Biologically Active Compounds of Plants in Improving Their Self-Resistance to Adverse Abiotic Factors.","authors":"E S Vasfilova","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625700127","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625700127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Various abiotic stressors universally affect the metabolic processes in plants, significantly limiting their growth and reducing their productivity. The stress factors include extreme temperatures, drought, salinity, UV radiation, and heavy metals. Plants, as organisms deprived of mobility, have developed complex and well-organized regulatory mechanisms to adapt to and resist abiotic stress conditions. In particular, the mechanisms utilize various biologically active compounds as tools to increase plant resistance to adverse environmental influences. The set includes primary metabolites (oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, their derivatives, polyols, amino acids, etc.) and secondary metabolites (terpenoids and phenolic compounds, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids). The compounds possess high antioxidant properties, suppress the accumulation and remove reactive oxygen species (ROS), and protect biological macromolecules (proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) and cell structures from oxidative damage. The compounds play an active role in osmotic adaptation; chelate heavy metal ions to reduce their toxicity; and can function as primary signaling molecules to regulate the signals that control expression of many genes and enzymes involved in metabolic processes and associated with stress resistance. The biologically active compounds are important for adaptation and ensure the survival, stability, and competitiveness of plants in response to adverse environmental impacts.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"24-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147580932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O V Ezhova, N V Ageenko, K V Kiselev, V V Malakhov
{"title":"Expression of Hox Genes in Early Development of Irregular Sea Urchin Scaphechinus mirabilis (Echinodermata, Echinoidea).","authors":"O V Ezhova, N V Ageenko, K V Kiselev, V V Malakhov","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625600526","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625600526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current data indicate that the Hox gene expression pattern differs between regular and irregular sea urchins. Expression of most genes of the Hox cluster is not activated until the pluteus forms, and only Hox7, 11/13b, and 11/13c are expressed at the blastula stage in two Regularia species examined previously, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and St. intermedius. In contrast, in Peronella japonica, the only species studied in Irregularia, Hox7, 9/10, 11/13b, and 11/13c are expressed at the blastula and gastrula stages; Hox1, 7, 8, 9/10, 11/13a, and 11/13b are expressed at the prism stage; and most genes of the Hox cluster are activated at the pluteus stage. The irregular sea urchin Scaphechinus mirabilis was examined. Almost all of its Hox genes were silent at early stages. SmHox11/13b was an exception and was expressed at the gastrula stage. Most Hox genes were activated only at the pluteus stage. Thus, the expression pattern of the Hox cluster in Sc. mirabilis is similar to that of the regular sea urchins St. purpuratus and St. intermedius and differs from that of the other irregular sea urchin P. japonica.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"341-345"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12795854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145653990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T N Karmanova, V V Belenkova, N Yu Feoktistova, S I Meschersky, A V Surov
{"title":"Microplastics in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Striped Field Mice (Apodemus agraruis Pallas, 1771) from Moscow Parks.","authors":"T N Karmanova, V V Belenkova, N Yu Feoktistova, S I Meschersky, A V Surov","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625600599","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625600599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microplastics (MPs) were for the first time isolated and partly identified from the contents of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius Pallas, 1771) from two Moscow parks, Neskuchny Garden (n = 5) and Terletsky Park (n = 1). MPs were found in the GI tracts of all mice examined. Small multicolored threads dominated in samples. The chemical composition of the longest thread (>4 mm) was analyzed using a Foton-Bio Raman microscope (Russia). A toxic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and acrylonitrile was identified in the composition (72.4% match). Artificial coverings in the park or films were presumably its source. The findings will contribute to the development of measures to control MP pollution in urban ecosystems and are important for assessing the risk to other vertebrates, including humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":"525 1","pages":"368-371"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145959127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M A Rodin, M V Kuznetsova, M Yu Krupnova, A E Kuritsyn, S A Murzina, N N Nemova
{"title":"Myogenesis-Related Gene Expression in Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Walb. in Response to Feeding with Commercial Feeds Differing in Composition.","authors":"M A Rodin, M V Kuznetsova, M Yu Krupnova, A E Kuritsyn, S A Murzina, N N Nemova","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625600472","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625600472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gene expression levels of myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) (myf5, myod2, and myog), myostatin (mstn1a and mstn1b), and the muscle protein myosin (myhc) in muscles were studied in the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Walb. Study fish of three size groups (SGs) were fed with two commercial feeds differing in compositions. Expression levels of myhc, myf5, myog, and mstn1a in muscles were found to differ depending on the feed, especially in smaller fish (<1000 g). The finding suggests that the feed composition, including the quantitative ratio of ingredients and the sources of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in the feed, affects the muscle growth regulation in early trout growth and development. The results complement the literature data on features of the regulation of myogenesis in response to external factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":"525 1","pages":"379-386"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145959200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generation of Long-Lived CHO Cells Suitable for Production of Afucosylated Antibodies and Fc-Fusion Proteins.","authors":"D E Kolesov, N A Orlova, I I Vorobiev","doi":"10.1134/S0012496625600587","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0012496625600587","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using genome editing, we created a homozygous α-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase (FUT8<sup>-</sup>/<sup>-</sup>) knockout in apoptosis-resistant CHO 4BGD cells, yielding the new 4BGD-F cell line. Combining CRISPR/Cas9 with paired gRNAs and non-specific puromycin selection yielded a cell population with an exceptionally high FUT8 knockout frequency, obviating the need for metabolic enrichment with lentil lectin (Lens culinaris agglutinin, LCA). Despite impaired clonogenicity of the knockout cells, we successfully isolated multiple clonal cell lines harboring extensive biallelic FUT8 deletions. Isolated clones with biallelic deletions retained key parental line characteristics: viability >90% in 17-day fed-batch cultures at high densities (>15 × 10<sup>6</sup> cells/mL), and rapid selectability using both dihydrofolate reductase and glutamine synthetase systems. Mass spectrometric analysis of the test protein GLP1-Fc secreted by 4BGD-F cells confirmed the absence of N-glycan fucosylation. The CHO 4BGD-F cell line provides a valuable platform for producing afucosylated antibodies with enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":11351,"journal":{"name":"Doklady Biological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"359-367"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145654001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}