Contents

Moscow University Biological Sciences Bulletin

Vol. 77, No. 4, 2022

Review

Multidrug Resistance Pumps as a Keystone of Bacterial Resistance

P. A. Nazarov, A. M. Kuznetsova and M. V. Karakozova p. 193  abstract

Research Article

Mate Choice and Size-Assortative Mating in the Climbing Perch Anabas testudineus (Actinopteri: Anabantidae)

D. D. Zworykin p. 201  abstract

Mechanisms of the White Sea Cod Gadus morhua marisalbi (Gadidae) Intestinal Smooth Muscle Cholinergic Contraction: The Contribution of Various Subtypes of M-cholinergic Receptors and Rho-kinase

A. A. Shvetsova, G. V. Morgunova, E. A. Novoderezhkina, V. M. Potekhina, A. A. Kamensky and O. S. Tarasova p. 207  abstract

Effect of Single-Strand DNA Breaks on Transcription of Nucleosomes

N. S. Gerasimova, M. S. Akhtar and V. M. Studitskii p. 216  abstract

CXCL12 mRNA Expression as an Independent Marker of Liver Fibrogenesis in Rats

E. I. Lebedeva, A. S. Babenka and A. T. Shchastny p. 223  abstract

Impact of Climatic Factors on the Duration of Species Flowering in the Karadag Nature Reserve

V. Ju. Letukhova, A. V. Zuev and I. L. Potapenko p. 231  abstract

Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Laccase Production by a Novel Native Aspergillus Strain Isolated from Olive Mill Wastes

F. Khirollahi, M. Anvari, M. Shahriarinour and S. Shariati p. 238  abstract

Comparative Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Activities of Methanol Fractions of Penicillium brevicaule alba CC200 and Aspergillus egypticus HT166S

I. I. Mukhammedov, D. M. Ruzieva and T. G. Gulyamova p. 245  abstract

Immunoinformatics Study of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Phosphoprotein Identifies Promising Epitopes with Mutational Implications

S. Kumar, K. Kumari and G. K. Azad p. 251  abstract

Spatial Distribution of Biodiversity Risk Index in Truong Sa Islands Marine Zone, Vietnam

Q. K. Nguyen, M.-P. Pham, G. V. Phung, Q. V. Nguyen, T. D. Ngo, L. D. Nguyen, I. Kotlov and D. H. Nguyen p. 258  abstract

Research on the Effect of Amino Acid Substitution of Cyclosaplin Peptide in Breast Cancer Cell Line (MDA-MB-231) and in a Human Leukemia Cell Line (K562)

P. Kadkhodaei Elyaderani, A. M. Asgharian and M. Salehi p. 264  abstract

Effects of Freezing Treatments and Protective Agents on the Stability of Weissella cibaria TSL24.10 after Freeze-Drying

D. T. Tuyen, L. V. Thang and G. Boukharev p. 272  abstract

Hepato-Rehabilitative Capabilities of Basella alba, Grewia asiatica, Solanum nigrum, and Ficus carica Fruit Extracts in Male Mice (Mus musculus) against CCl4 Exposure

S. N. Ahmad, K. R. Ahmad, S. Suleman, S. A. Ahmad, I. Inayat, U. Abdullah and T. Ishaq p. 279  abstract

Short Communications

Analysis of Kefir Grains from Different Regions of the Planet Using High-Throughput Sequencing

F. Ding, A. A. Krasilnikova, M. R. Leontieva, L. G. Stoyanova and A. I. Netrusov p. 286  abstract

Opinion Article

On the Cholesterol Theory of Aging–2022

A. N. Khokhlov p. 292  abstract