Contents

Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry

Vol. 44, No. 3, 2018

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry ISSN 1068-1620.

Plant Defensins: Structure, Functions, Biosynthesis, and the Role in the Immune Response

E. I. Finkina and T. V. Ovchinnikova p. 261  abstract

The Cause of ErbB2 Receptor Resistance to Downregulation

E. I. Shramova, G. M. Proshkina and S. M. Deyev p. 279  abstract

Optimization of Conditions for Blood Plasma Peptidome Analysis

R. H. Ziganshin, V. V. Ryabinin, I. V. Azarkin, V. M. Govorun and V. T. Ivanov p. 289  abstract

The Ca2+-Regulated Photoprotein Obelin as a Target for the RNA Aptamer Selection

V. V. Krasitskaya, A. S. Davydova, M. A. Vorobjeva and L. A. Frank p. 296  abstract

Experimental Cerebral Ischemia Affects the Expression of Circular RNA Genes of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors mGluR3 and mGluR5 in Rat Brain

I. B. Filippenkov, V. V. Stavchansky, A. E. Denisova, K. A. Ivanova, S. A. Limborska and L. V. Dergunova p. 302  abstract

Molecular Mechanisms of the Xanf1 Homeobox Gene Expression Regulation during the Early Development of the Forebrain Rudiment in the Clawed Frog

F. M. Eroshkin, A. V. Bayramov, G. V. Ermakova, A. G. Zaraisky and N. Y. Martynova p. 310  abstract

Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of Indole Derivatives of Betulin, Erythrodiol, and Uvaol

E. F. Khusnutdinova, A. V. Petrova, G. N. Apryshko, O. S. Kukovinets and O. B. Kazakova p. 322  abstract

New Ionic Conjugates Based on α-Tocopheryl Succinate as Potential Cytotoxic Agents

T. S. Frolova, S. Z. Sharapov, O. I. Sinitsyna, T. G. Tolstikova, I. A. Grigoriev, S. V. Morozov and Y. V. Yushkova p. 330  abstract

Dependence of Ion Channel Properties Formed by Polyene Antibiotics Molecules on the Lactone Ring Structure

A. A. Samedova, T. P. Tagi-zade and Kh. M. Kasumov p. 337  abstract

Isolation of Natural Naphthoquinones from Juglans regia and In Vitro Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Studies of Naphthoquinones and the Synthetic Naphthofuran Derivatives

Kasinathan Mathiyazhagan, Alaganandam Kumaran and Pandian Arjun p. 346  abstract

Letters to the Editor

The Role of C2-Substituents in the Imidazolone Ring in the Degradation of GFP Chromophore Derivatives

N. S. Baleeva, D. A. Gorbachev and M. S. Baranov p. 354  abstract

Methods of In Vivo Gene-Specific Knockdown Using Morpholino and Vivo-Morpholino Oligonucleotides

A. S. Ivanova, D. D. Korotkova, N. Y. Martynova, O. V. Averyanova, A. G. Zaraisky and M. B. Tereshina p. 358  abstract

Effect of a Heterodimeric Complex of the Transcription Factors SoxD (Sox15) and Xanf1 on the Formation of the Xanf1 Gene Expression Zone during the Early Development of the Forebrain in the Spur-Toed Frog

N. Y. Martynova, F. M. Eroshkin and A. G. Zaraisky p. 362  abstract