Publications by authors named "Semen M Bondarenko"
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- The study focuses on the phylogenetic relationships of malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the Maculipennis Group, examining how their traits and evolutionary history affect disease transmission.
- Phylogenomic analysis of 13 mosquito species revealed that the Palearctic species An. beklemishevi clusters with Eurasian species and showed closer ties to An. freeborni from North America than to An. quadrimaculatus.
- Migration patterns suggest that these mosquitoes moved from North America to Eurasia around 20-25 million years ago, with significant genetic exchanges occurring between isolated species, impacting their traits and adaptations.
Lamins interact with the nuclear membrane and chromatin but the precise players and mechanisms of these interactions are unknown. Here, we tested whether the removal of the CaaX motif from Lamin B disrupts its attachment to the nuclear membrane and affects chromatin distribution. We used homozygous mutants that lack the CaaX box.
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- - Bumblebees are crucial for ecosystems and agriculture, with both social and solitary lifestyles, yet many species are declining due to factors like habitat loss and climate change.
- - Researchers sequenced the genomes of 17 bumblebee species to understand genetic diversity and dynamics, uncovering variations that affect their ecology and behavior.
- - The study highlights changes in genes related to foraging, immunity, and adaptations, showcasing how bumblebee genomes have evolved and emphasizing their ecological importance.
Background: Anopheles sacharovi is a dominant malaria vector species in South Europe and the Middle East which has a highly plastic behaviour at both adult and larval stages. Such plasticity has prevented this species from eradication by several anti-vector campaigns. The development of new genome-based strategies for vector control will benefit from genome sequencing and physical chromosome mapping of this mosquito.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Malaria mosquitoes have had a remarkable stability in the number of chromosomes in their karyotype (2n = 6) during 100 million years of evolution. Moreover, autosomal arms were assumed to maintain their integrity even if their associations with each other changed via whole-arm translocations. Here we use high-coverage comparative physical genome mapping of three Anopheles species to test the extent of evolutionary conservation of chromosomal arms in malaria mosquitoes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpatial organization of chromosome territories is important for maintenance of genomic stability and regulation of gene expression. Recent studies have shown tissue-specific features of chromosome attachments to the nuclear envelope in various organisms including malaria mosquitoes. However, other spatial characteristics of nucleus organization, like volume and shape of chromosome territories, have not been studied in Anopheles.
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