New trends and perspectives in the evolution of neurotransmitters in microbial, plant, and animal cells
Abstract
The evolutionary perspective on the universal roles of compounds known as neurotransmitters may help in the analysis of relations between all organisms in biocenosis-from microorganisms to plant and animals. This phenomenon, significant for chemosignaling and cellular endocrinology, has been important in human health and the ability to cause disease or immunity, because the "living environment" influences every organism in a biocenosis relationship (microorganism-microorganism, microorganism-plant, microorganism-animal, plant-animal, plant-plant and animal-animal). Non-nervous functions of neurotransmitters (rather "biomediators" on a cellular level) are considered in this review and ample consideration is given to similarities and differences that unite, as well as distinguish, taxonomical kingdoms.
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- Authors
- Roshchina, V. V.
- Affiliations
- Institute of Cell Biophysics (RU)
- Corresponding author
- Roshchina, Victoria V.
- Venue
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 874
- Pages
- 25-77
- ISSN
- 0065-2598 (ISSN-L)
- 2214-8019
- OpenAlex
- W2179015301
- Cited by
- 143
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 12.29
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Advances in experimental medicine and biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Keywords
- neurotransmitters, cellular endocrinology, biocenosis, plant-animal interactions, interspecies communication
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Biological Evolution, Humans, Plants, Neurotransmitter Agents, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Biota
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