English Journal

TFIIS-Dependent Non-coding Transcription Regulates Developmental Genome Rearrangements.

Maliszewska-Olejniczak K1, Gruchota J1, Gromadka R1, Denby Wilkes C2, Arnaiz O2, Mathy N2, Duharcourt S3, Bétermier M2, Nowak JK1.
PLoS genetics.PLoS Genet.2015 Jul 15;11(7):e1005383. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005383. eCollection 2015.
Because of their nuclear dimorphism, ciliates provide a unique opportunity to study the role of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in the communication between germline and somatic lineages. In these unicellular eukaryotes, a new somatic nucleus develops at each sexual cycle from a copy of the zygotic (germli
PMID 26177014

Nanoparticles in wastewater treatment plants: a novel acute toxicity test for ciliates and its implementation in risk assessment.

Burkart C1, von Tümpling W, Berendonk T, Jungmann D.
Environmental science and pollution research international.Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.2015 May;22(10):7485-94. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-4057-3. Epub 2015 Jan 17.
Nanomaterial (NM) release into wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is inevitable due to increased production and application throughout past decades and in the future. Concern arose about environmental risks and impact on activated sludge. Environmental risk assessment (ERA) for NMs according to est
PMID 25592910

Molecular genetic diversity and characterization of conjugation genes in the fish parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.

MacColl E1, Therkelsen MD1, Sherpa T1, Ellerbrock H1, Johnston LA1, Jariwala RH1, Chang W1, Gurtowski J2, Schatz MC2, Mozammal Hossain M3, Cassidy-Hanley DM3, Clark TG4, Chang WJ5.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution.Mol Phylogenet Evol.2015 May;86:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.02.017. Epub 2015 Mar 2.
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is the etiologic agent of "white spot", a commercially important disease of freshwater fish. As a parasitic ciliate, I. multifiliis infects numerous host species across a broad geographic range. Although Ichthyophthirius outbreaks are difficult to control, recent sequenc
PMID 25743182

Japanese Journal

Growth Retardation of Paramecium and Mouse Cells by Shielding Them from Background Radiation

KAWANISHI Masanobu,OKUYAMA Katsuyuki,SHIRAISHI Kazunori,MATSUDA Yatsuka,TANIGUCHI Ryoichi,SHIOMI Nobuyuki,YONEZAWA Morio,YAGI Takashi
Journal of Radiation Research 53(3), 2012
… Although the growth of Paramecium tetraurelia was not impaired by short-term radioprotection (around 10 days), which disagreed with the findings of Planel et al., decreased growth was observed after long-term (40–50 days) radiation shielding. …
NAID 130001876851

狐崎創,小森理絵,春本晃江
日本流体力学会年会講演論文集 2006, 68, 2006-09-05
… In the case of Paramecium tetraurelia, it can be observed in large-density suspensions obtained by centrifugal concentration. … tetraurelia by using Hele-Shaw type containers, and found that the bioconvection appears with the propagation of a crowded front of paramecia. …
NAID 110008458696