The article presents the structural and phylogenetic
analysis of VIT_02s0033g00410,
VIT_02s0033g00390 and VIT_02s0033g00450
genes of the grapevine genome and the closely
related orthologous gene MYB114 of the
Arabidopsis genome. These genes are responsible
for the biosynthesis of anthocyanin in the organs of
model plants and are of interest not only for practical
production and breeding, but also for fundamental
research. These genes were analyzed for GCcomposition
of nucleotides, the presence of cisregulatory
elements and promoter regions. DNA and
protein sequences were aligned to look for similar
elements, which allowed further analysis of the
ultraconservative domains of four genes. Based on
the results of search and identification of the
conservative regions, a cluster tree was constructed,
which made it possible to identify the separation of
gene sidelines from, presumably, the main one. At
the same time, the construction of consensus trees
based on DNA and protein sequences revealed their
absolute similarity. "The Minimal Evolution Tree"
allowed calculating the approximate dates of the
appearance of the mutations and the divergence
times of the gene branches between each other. At
the same time, the appearance of the Vitis genus and
its separation from the Rosales was taken as the time
first divergence point. In the end, homologous
metabolic pathways were searched between
grapevine and Arabidopsis, which revealed the
presence of homologous proteins in the grape
proteome. In this turn, it already confirms the
existence of similar biosynthetic pathways and, as a
consequence, interactions such as "DNA-protein"
and "protein-protein"
A method of obtaining insertion mutants for the hoc
gene, which encodes for the main phage antigen, was
developed on the model of bacteriophage T4. This gene
was cloned in the plasmid pBSL0+ and was disrupted
by insertion of foreign DNA. The phage mutants were
obtained by in vivo phage-plasmid recombination. The
construction of insertion bacteriophage mutants was
carried out in two stages. The resulting mutants on this
procedure could be grown on wild-type E. coli strains,
which is convenient for the production and use of these
phages in therapy. The mutants obtained had reduced
antigenicity. At the same time, the yield of the mutant
strains was high when they were grown on the
non-suppressor E. coli laboratory strains. A number of
stages of purification of the bacteriophage mutants
obtained were performed. Preparations have been
studied by transmission electron microscopy and mass
spectrometry. By several periodic cultivations of the
mutant bacteriophages, it was shown that mutations of
this type are stably maintained during more than 50
generations. T4 related bacteriophages of the family
Myoviridae, for example, T-even, have the significant
homology amongst their genomes, which makes
possible to produce similar mutants. Thus, our method
was developed to obtain mutants with reduced
antigenicity which can be used for both the treatment of
systemic infections, and diarrhea in the case, when,
bacteriophages penetrate into the bloodstream. Such
phages can be used in medicine and veterinary. The
reported study was partially supported by RFBR,
research projects No. 13-04-00991, 16-44-230855
The analysis of the accumulation and distribution of
heavy metals in the stevia raw material grown in
different agroecological regions is carried out. The
elements present in the soils always have a complex
effect on the plant and at the same time enhance or
weaken each other's action. Plants of stevia are able to
regulate the flow of the heavy metals under study,
assimilating organs accumulate the optimal number of
elements necessary for their growth and development,
regardless of the growing conditions
This article presents the results of testing IRAP DNA
markers Cass1 and Cass2 applied to Prunus spinosa.
The findings suggest the high perspectiveness of
their using for the study of genetic diversity of the
gene pool of this species. According to the results of
the analysis of the sample 12 genotypes were
identified from 6 to 13 fragments in the spectrum of
Cass1 and from 5 to 11 fragments for Cass2. As a
result of cluster analysis in the sample formed three
groups of samples. In one of the groups, which is
most distant from the other two, includes samples
taken in Ukraine, while the remaining two groups
included samples from Armenia, the Krasnodar
region region, the Republic of Adygea, Ukraine and
Moldova, and three cultural large-fruited form. The
distribution of samples in clusters corresponded to
their geographical origin that favors the objective
assessment of genetic distances between the samples
using Cass1 and Cass2 markers. Thus, it was
concluded that the prospects of using DNA markers
to study the genetic diversity within a species of
Prunus spinosa
Species composition and abundance of soil algal flora
were studied in the Central zone of the Krasnodar region
on crops of crops cultivated by various technologies. In
the algal flora of the studied area, 48 species of soil algae
and cyanobacteria from 28 genera and 18 families, 7
classes and 4 divisions were identified. The largest and
numerous in number of species are the departments:
Cyanophyta and Chlorophyta. Extensive delivery:
Oscillatoria, Gloeocapsa. They account for 22 % of the
total number of species. A negative effect of herbicides on
number and species composition of soil algae was noted.
In all variants of their application there was no form of
Klebsormidium flaccidum (Kützing). The number of
species of Chlorella vulgaris Beyer. was low,
Botrydiopsis arhiza Borzi. It is believed that these species
of algae can be used as bioindicators. The positive effect
of mineral fertilizers and the aftereffect of introducing
organic matter on the soil algal flora have been
established. In these variants the deleterious effect of
herbicides was reduced. According to the calculated
regression equations, the applied mineral fertilizers to a
greater extent weakened the negative effect of herbicides
on the total number of populations than the aftereffect of
introduced organics
The study of agronomy plants history, its distribution
and use through image analysis and iconography have
been presented. As an object of study, the image of
wheat has been taken as the ancient culture of the
world among agricultural plants. After many years, the
illustrative series takes on a completely different
meaning, namely, it becomes an independent resource
of information. The analysis includes images of wheat
in painting, sculpture, mosaic, tapestries, murals,
botanical illustrations, stamps, porcelain and scientific
drawings. In the work, we have made an attempt to
analyze the images of wheat in the works of art in
order to search for species diversity, directions of
selection and genetic research, and also to present the
morphological characteristics of culture. The method
of analysis is a method of visual notes or sketches,
which consists in comparing and searching
information by image. The analysis is carried out on
grounds: tall wheat, multiflorous forms of wheat, nonspreading,
thickness of straw. The visual analysis of
the images of wheat in works of art by the method of
sketches made it possible to reveal the species
diversity of culture along the ear, to see the ancient
forms that were cultivated in the world before the
"green revolution". The analysis included works of art
from the 14th to the 21st century, the masters of
painting in Italy, Germany, Russia, the Netherlands,
France, the United States, and others
In the review, the stages of designing therapeutic cocktails of T4 type bacteriophages based on works by Harald Brüssow from Nestlé S.A. (Switzerland) are considered. The main stages of this process are identified: analysis of existing cocktails, selection of phages; creating a collection; cultivation of the host bacterium, multiplication of viruses; purification of the preparation; contamination testing; preservation, stabilization and storage; preclinical and clinical trials. H. Brüssow first studied the Russian drug " Coli-Proteus bacteriophage " of "Microgen" with the help of metagenomic analysis, electron microscopy and conducted its clinical studies. Prof. Brüssow considered the advantages of T4 bacteriophages for the treatment of Escherichia coli infections. Researchers studied methods of cultivation in Erlenmeyer flasks, in a bioreactor, in disposable sack cultivators for the propagation of viruses. For its purification the chromatography, centrifugation, filtration and polyethylene glycol precipitation were studied. To quickly check the contamination of phage cocktails, a mass spectrometry method is proposed. Researchers considered basic strategies, such as lyophilization, spray drying, the formation of microcrystals and microspheres to stabilize the preparations. They also reviewed the results of clinical trials of phage cocktails. We have listed the problems of selecting T4 bacteriophages from the point of view of modern knowledge. H. Brüssow and his colleagues carried out an interesting work on the construction of phage cocktails based on T4 type bacteriophages, and also revealed the problems of the current state of phage therapy
In the course of the work, 33 ISSR markers were
evaluated for efficacy in the detection of genetic changes
in regenerants of Galanthus woronowii Losinsk.. Ten
markers were found suitable for genotyping according to
the species under study. Five samples from the selected
ten were analyzed for a sample of 20 plants of
regenerants and a mother plant. The obtained data testify
to genetic stability of plant material in the process of
microclonal propagation
The differential stability of mRNA is an important
mechanism for posttranscriptional regulation of gene
expression in eukaryotes. Messenger RNA stability is
controlled by specific genes and growth conditions.
The review examines the theoretical possibility of
mRNA stabilization in vivo as a consequence of
replacing carbon atoms (C) or phosphorus (P),
composed of nucleic acid on the silicon (Si) atom.
During isolation of poly-(A)+mRNA from plant
tissues by the two-cycle affinity chromatography on
poly-(U)-Sepharose, regular changes in poly-
(A)++mRNA yield were observed. The changes
varied both with the plant genotype and growth
conditions. Celite treatment of heated and unheated
total RNA preparations from developing corn kernels
and from green and etiolated wheat seedlings.
Messenger RNA that differed in the length of poly-
(A)-sequences was used for hybridization. It is
evident that a reduction of poly-(A)-length causes
alterations in spatial structure of mRNA, and
associated proteins and cations Mg++ become
accessible to celite absorption. Heating promotes
melting of secondary structure, already initiated, and
increases the efficiency of mRNA stabilization by
celite. Interpreting the facts interact celite with mRNA
in vitro and stabilization of mRNA in vivo by
cycloheximide with a modern point of view can be considered with the position research of the
phenomenon of RNA interference
Industrial horticulture assumes the most effective use of
the potential of varieties. One of the key factors
determining the yield of garden plantings is the
effectiveness of pollination. To obtain the maximum
yield, it is necessary to ensure maximum pollination
during the flowering period. For this reason, much
attention has been paid to the selection of pollinators.
Crab-apple forms are promising for use as pollinators, so
this work was aimed at identifying the most common
alleles of the self-incompatibility gene in the crab-forms
using the molecular genetic method of analysis. The
object of the study was 29 apple-tree creams and 3 elite
selection forms. They carried out the molecular genetic
identification of alleles S2 and S10, which are among
the most common apple trees in the world gene pool.
Allele S2 was identified in 16 samples (14 forms and 2
elite selection forms), while S10 allele in one
sample (elite form 12/2-20 (24-28)). Data on the allelic
composition of the S gene in the samples studied are of
value for the formation of a genetic passport on the
compatibility of the studied samples of apple with
modern industrial varieties