The recent increase in genomic data is revealing an unexpected perspective of gene loss as
a pervasive source of genetic variation that can cause adaptive phenotypic diversity. This …

UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) catalyze the covalent addition of sugars to a broad range
of lipophilic molecules. This biotransformation plays a critical role in elimination of a broad …

Oil and gas industries in the Northern Atlantic Ocean have gradually moved closer to the
Arctic areas, a process expected to be further facilitated by sea ice withdrawal caused by …

How an organism copes with chemicals is largely determined by the genes and proteins that
collectively function to defend against, detoxify and eliminate chemical stressors. This …

Cytochrome P450 (CYP) proteins are involved in the first line of detoxification mechanism
against diverse polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) including benzo [a] pyrene (B [a] …

Animals respond to chemical stress with an array of gene families and pathways termed
“chemical defensome”. In arthropods, despite many defensome genes have been detected …

This special issue of Environmental Science & Pollution Research on 'Molecular and cellular
effects of contamination in aquatic ecosystems' contains a selection of 16 papers. Starting …

A preliminary genome sequence has been assembled for the Southern Ocean salp, Salpa
thompsoni (Urochordata, Thaliacea). Despite the ecological importance of this species in …

The monooxygenase enzymes, cytochrome P450s (CYPs), are ubiquitous in their presence
and versatile in their functions. They are indispensable for hormone synthesis, dietary …

Ocean warming and acidification (OA) may alter the fitness of species in marine pelagic
ecosystems through community effects or direct physiological impacts. We used the …