Latest Articles from Zoosystematics and Evolution Latest 2 Articles from Zoosystematics and Evolution https://zse.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:38:20 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://zse.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Zoosystematics and Evolution https://zse.pensoft.net/ Guide to image editing and production of figures for scientific publications with an emphasis on taxonomy https://zse.pensoft.net/article/49225/ Zoosystematics and Evolution 96(1): 139-158

DOI: 10.3897/zse.96.49225

Authors: Marcus Bevilaqua

Abstract: Figures for scientific publications go through various stages from the planning, to the capturing of images, to the production of finished figures for publication. This guide is meant to familiarise the reader with the main image-editing software used by professional photographers. The guideā€™s focus is on digital photo editing and the production of figures using Adobe Photoshop to produce publication-quality figures for scientific publications. This guide will be of fundamental use for the academic public, especially taxonomists and others who work with images. Besides, it should be useful for anyone interested in becoming familiar with the basic tools of image editing.

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Research Article Mon, 4 May 2020 08:13:35 +0300
Deciphering conserved identical sequences of mature miRNAs among six members of great apes https://zse.pensoft.net/article/28099/ Zoosystematics and Evolution 94(2): 401-408

DOI: 10.3897/zse.94.28099

Authors: Aftab Ali Shah, Mushtaq Ahmad, Taqweem Ul-Haq

Abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small RNA molecules which act as negative regulators of gene expression by controlling post-transcriptional regulation through binding to their corresponding mRNAs. Due to their small size, their nucleotide compositions are expected to be similar, but until now, the extent of similarity has not been reported in humans and their six phylogenetically closely related members of hominids. The present study allows direct comparison among six members of hominid species (Homo sapiens, Gorilla gorilla, Pan paniscus, Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes and Symphalangus syndactylus) in terms of their miRNA repertoire, their evolutionary distance to human, as well as, the categorization of identical species-specific miRNAs. For this purpose, a total of 2694, 370, 157, 673, 590 and 10 mature miRNA sequences of Homo sapiens, Gorilla gorilla, Pan paniscus, Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes and Symphalangus syndactylus respectively were retrieved from miRbase 22. A total of 12, 4, 4 and 3 conserved clusters with identical miRNA sequences that belong to the same gene families were found in Homo sapiens, Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes respectively by neighbor-joining method using MEGA7 software. Interestingly, cross-species comparison has also shown a set of conserved identical miRNA sequences. Homologs of human mature miRNAs with 100% sequence identity are expected to have similar functions in the studied primates. Further in-vitro study is required to investigate common targets for identical miRNAs in the studied primates.

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Research Article Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:56:45 +0300