Browsing Τμήμα Βιολογικών Επιστημών / Department of Biological Sciences by Title
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Homeostatic interplay between bacterial cell-cell signaling and iron in virulence
(2010)Pathogenic bacteria use interconnected multi-layered regulatory networks, such as quorum sensing (QS) networks to sense and respond to environmental cues and external and internal bacterial cell signals, and thereby adapt ...
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Horizon scanning for invasive alien species with the potential to threaten biodiversity and human health on a Mediterranean island
(2019)Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the major drivers of change that can negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services and human health
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Hotspots of endemic terrestrial invertebrates in southern Greece
(2001)In the present paper we identify biodiversity hotspots of endemic terrestrial invertebrates in southern Greece, using four different criteria and five taxonomic groups. The hotspots identification procedure was facilitated ...
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How grazing and other disturbance factors influence biodiversity in Cyprus, with a focus on breeding bird communities
(2019)Grazing and browsing by sheep and goats has been an important anthropogenic influence on ecosystems in the Mediterranean region for centuries. This influence has changed significantly in recent decades, with a general shift ...
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The HPV16 oncogenes cause aberrant stem cell mobilization
(2013)Human Papilloma Virus related epithelial cancers have been speculated to derive from virus-infected tissue stem cells. Stem cells also are thought to provide a reservoir of latently infected cells that can persist for long ...
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Human papillomavirus association with head and neck cancers: Understanding virus biology and using it in the development of cancer diagnostics
(2008)The link between human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and human cervical cancers has long been established. However, HPVs are now being detected in another type of cancer not previously associated with this virus, head and neck ...
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Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 oncoproteins act synergistically to cause head and neck cancer in mice
(2010)High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) contribute to cervical and other anogenital cancers, and they are also linked etiologically to a subset of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). We previously established ...
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Human pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and viruses in Drosophila
(2014)Drosophila has been the invertebrate model organism of choice for the study of innate immune responses during the past few decades. Many Drosophila-microbe interaction studies have helped to define innate immunity pathways, ...
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Hypothesis, analysis and synthesis, it's all Greek to me
(2019)The linguistic foundations of science and technology include many terms that have been borrowed from ancient languages. In the case of terms with origins in the Greek language, the modern meaning can often differ significantly ...
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The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α in Angiogenesis and Cancer: Insights from the Drosophila Model
(IntechOpen, 2018)The hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is an evolutionarily conserved transcription factor with prominent roles in the hypoxic response, cell survival, angiogenesis and cancer. HIF-1α functions as a sensor of molecular ...
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The identification and characterization of KRAB-domain-containing zinc finger proteins
(1992)The zinc finger motif is a highly conserved tandemly repeated sequence of 28-30 amino acids that was first identified in transcription factor TFIIIA from Xenopus laevis. Subsequently, similar motifs were found and characterized ...
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Identification of a mutation in complement factor H-related protein 5 in patients of Cypriot origin with glomerulonephritis
(2010)Summary Background Complement is a key component of the innate immune system, and variation in genes that regulate its activation is associated with renal and other disease. We aimed to establish the genetic basis for a ...
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Identification of biomarkers that distinguish human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive versus HPV-negative head and neck cancers in a mouse model
(2006)Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Recent reports have associated a subset of HNSCC with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs), particularly HPV16, the same ...
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Identification of the factors responsible for the in vitro pro-oxidant and cytotoxic activities of the olive polyphenols oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol
(2013)The olive polyphenols oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol were reported recently to produce extracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) under standard culture conditions. The precise factors responsible for this production and the ...
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Identification of the polycomb group protein SU(Z)12 as a potential molecular target for human cancer therapy
(2003)We have previously identified SU(Z)12 as an E2F target gene. Because many E2F target genes encode proteins that are critical for the control of cell proliferation, we have further characterized the regulation and expression ...
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Identification, Distribution and Physiological Activity of Three Novel Neuropeptides of Lymnaea: FLRlamide and pQFYRlamide Encoded by the FMRFamide Gene, and a Related Peptide
(1995)We are interested in analysing the detailed modulation of defined neuronal systems by multiple neuropeptides encoded in the FMRFamide locus of the snail Lymnaea. Cloning of the FMRFamide gene has predicted the existence ...
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iLIR database: A web resource for LIR motif-containing proteins in eukaryotes
(2016)Atg8-family proteins are the best-studied proteins of the core autophagic machinery. They are essential for the elongation and closure of the phagophore into a proper autophagosome. Moreover, Atg8-family proteins are ...
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Imaging morphogenesis, in Xenopus with Quantum Dot nanocrystals
(2009)Mesoderm migration is a well studied morphogenetic movement that takes place during Xenopus gastrulation. The study of mesoderm migration and other morphogenetic movements has been primarily based on in vitro assays due ...
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Immune response to bacteria induces dissemination of Ras-activated Drosophila hindgut cells
(2012)Although pathogenic bacteria are suspected contributors to colorectal cancer progression, cancer-promoting bacteria and their mode of action remain largely unknown. Here we report that sustained infection with the human ...