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Ambrazi M., Fellas G.,Kapetaniou E.G.,Kotsifaki D., Providaki M., and Kokkinidis M., Purification, crystallization, X-ray diffraction analysis and phasing of a loop variant of the ColE1 Rop protein, Acta Cryst. F 64, 432-434 (2008) </snm</au<orf id=""<orf id=" <au<fnm<au<fnm> "<cor email=""</cor>

Ampatzhs K., Kentouri M., Dermon C.R., 2008. Neuronal and glial localization of a2A – Adrenoreceptors in the adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain. The Journal of comparative neurobiology 508: 72-93.

Axarli I, Kapoli P, Platis D, Fragulaki M, Paine M, Hemingway J, Vontas J and Labrou NE (2008) Engineering sensitive glutathione transferase for the detection of xenobiotics using a simple potentiometric assay Biosensors & Bioelectronis 24, 498-503

Bass C., Nikou D., Blagborough A., Vontas J., Sinden R.E., Williamson M.S. Field L.M. (2008) PCR-based detection of Plasmodium in Anopheles mosquitoes: a comparison of a new high-throughput assay with existing methods, Malaria Journal, 7:177 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-177

Brown MR, Kronengold J, Gazula VR, Spilianakis CG, Flavell RA, von Hehn CA, Bhattacharjee A, Kaczmarek LK. Amino-termini isoforms of the Slack K+ channel, regulated by alternative promoters, differentially modulate rhythmic firing and adaptation. J Physiol. 2008 Sep 11.

Diaz-Almela E, Marba N, Alvarez E, Santiago R, Holmer M, Grau A, Danovaro R, Argyrou M, Karakassis I, Duarte CM (2008) Rapid seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) decline linked to Mediterranean fish farm inputs. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:1332-1342.

Economou, A. (2008)Structural biology: Clamour for a kiss.Nature455, 879-880[Abstract] [PDF]

Efrose R. C., Flemetakis E., Sfichi L., Stedel C., Kouri E. D., Udvardi M. K., Kotzabasis K., Katinakis* P. (2008). Characterization of spermidine and spermine synthases in Lotus japonicus: induction and spatial organization of polyamine biosynthesis in nitrogen fixing nodules. Planta 228:37-49.

Fadouloglou V.E., Kokkinidis M. and Glykos N.M., Determination of the protein oligomerization state: two approaches based on glutaraldehyde cross-linking, Anal. Biochem. 373, 404-406 (2008)

Gazi, A.D.,. Bastaki, M., Charova, S. N., Gkougkoulia, E.A., Kapellios, E. A., Panopoulos, N. J., Kokkinidis, M. (2008). Evidence for a coiled-coil interaction mode of disordered proteins from bacterial type III secretion systems, J. Biol. Chem., 283::34062-8

Hadjicharalambous C, T. Sheynis, R. Jelinek, M. Shanahan, A. Ouellette and E. Gizeli*, Mechanism of α-defensin bactericidal action: comparative membrane disruptionbyCryptidin-4 andits disulfide-nullanalogue, Biochemistry, 47 (47), 2008, 12626-12634.

Holmer M, Argyrou M, Dalsgaard T, Danovaro R, Diaz-Almela E, Duarte CM, Frederiksen M, Grau A, Karakassis I, Marbà N, Mirto S, Pérez M, Pusceddu A, Tsapakis M (2008) Effects of fish farm waste on Posidonia oceanica meadows: synthesis and provision of monitoring and management tools. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:1618-1629.

Kalantidis K #., Schumacher TH, Alexiadis T, Helm MJ. 2008. RNA silencingmovement in plants. Biology of the Cell: 100 (1): 13-26 (Invited Review). Cover feature

Karamanou, S., Bariami, V., Papanikou, E., Kalodimos, C. and Economou, A. (2008) Assembly of the translocase motor onto the preprotein-conducting channel. Molecular Microbiology 70, 311-322.[Abstract] [PDF]

Karunker I, Benting J, Lueke B, Ponge T, Nauen R, Roditakis E, Vontas J., Gorman K, Denholm I, Morin S. (2008) Over-expression of cytochrome P450 CYP6CM1 is associated with high resistance to imidacloprid in the B and Q biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Ins Biochem Mol Biol 38, 634-644.

Kazanidou A., Nikou D., Grigoriou M, Vontas J, George Skavdis (2008) A multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous genotyping of kdr and ace-1 loci in Anopheles gambiae Amer J Trop Med 80, 236-238

Kotzabasis K.*, Navakoudis E. and Vakalounakis D. J. (2008). Photobiological Control of Crop Production and Plant Diseases. Z. Naturforsch. 63c: 113-123

Koutsioulis D., Wang E., Tzanodaskalaki M., Nikiforaki D., Deli A., Feller G., Heikinheimo P., And Bouriotis V. (2008) “Directed evolution on the cold adapted properties of TAB5 alkaline phosphatase”, Protein Engineering, Design&Selection : vol.21 no.5 pp. 319-327

Kristiansen, T.S., Bégout, M-L., Evensen, Ø., Immink, V., Oppedal, F., Papandroulakis, N., Pavlidis, M. and L.H. Stien, 2008. On farm assessment of welfare in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and sea bass (Dicentrarhus labrax L.) aquaculture – results from the EU project FASTFISH. Aquaculture Europe 2008 “Resources Management: natural, human and material resiurces for the sustainable development of aquaculture”. Krakow, Poland, September 15-18, 2008. EAS Special Publication no 37, pp. 356-357.

Lampadariou N, Akoumianaki I, Karakassis I (2008) Use of the size fractionation of the macrobenthic biomass for the rapid assessment of benthic organic enrichment. Ecological Indicators 8: 729-742

Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Kaliontzopoulou, A., Valakos, E. & Mylonas, M. 2008. Two new species of Podarcis (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Greece. Systematics & Biodiversity 6(3), 307–318.

Margaritopoulos J, Skavdis G, Kalogiannis N, Nikou D, Morou E, Skouras P, Tsitsipis J, Vontas J (2008) Efficacy of the pyrethroid alpha cypermethrin against Bactrocera oleae populations from Greece and improved diagnostic for an iAChE mutation Pest Manag Science 64, 900-908

MatalliotakisI.M, VassiliadisS., GoumenouA.G., FragouliY., AthanassakisI. Suggested markers for the diagnosis of Endometriosis. Curr. Wom. Health Rev., 4:25-28, 2008 (Review). (Β)

McLaughlin L, David J.P, Vontas J, Niazi U, Bibby J, Sutcliffe M, Hemingway J, Ranson H and Paine M (2008) Characterization of Anopheles gambiae CYP6Z2: Role in Xenobiotic metabolism and insecticide resistance Insect Mol Biol 17, 125–135

Melzak K.A., F. Bender, A. Tsortos and E. Gizeli*, Probing mechanical properties of liposomesusing acoustic sensors, Langmuir, 24 (16), 2008, 9172-9180.

Minos G., Kokokyris L., Kentouri M., 2008. Allometry of external morphology and sexual dimorphism in the red porgy (Pagrus pagrus). Belgian Journal of Zoology 138 (1): 90-94 .

Mitsakakis K., A. Tserepi and E. Gizeli*, Integration of microfluidics with a Love wave sensor for thefabrication of a multisample analytical microdevice, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 17 (4), 2008, 1010-1019.

Morou E, Ismael H, Dowd A., Lambrou N, Hemingway J., Paine M, Vontas J. (2008) A recombinant dehydrochlorinase - based pH change assay for determination of DDT in sprayed surfaces Anal Biochem 378, 60-64

Moschou P.N., K. A. Paschalidis, K. A. Roubelakis–Angelakis. 2008. Plant Polyamine catabolism: The state-of the art. Plant Signaling & Behavior 3:12: 1061-1066.

Moschou, P. N., I.D. Delis, K.A. Paschalidis, and K.A. Roubelakis-Angelakis. 2008. Transgenic tobacco plants over-expressing polyamine oxidase are not able to cope with oxidative burst generated by abiotic factors. Physiol. Plant.133:2:140-156

Moschou, P.N., M. Sanmartin, A. H. Andriopoulou, E. Rojo, J. J. Sanchez-Serrano, and KA Roubelakis-Angelakis. 2008. Bridging the gap between plant and mammalian polyamine catabolism: a novel peroxisomal polyamine oxidase responsible for a full back-conversion pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol. 147:1845-1857.

Moschou, P.N., K.A. Paschalidis, I. D. Delis, A.H. Andriopoulou, G.D. Lagiotis, and K.A. Roubelakis-Angelakis. 2008. Salinity-induces exodus of spermidine into the apoplast which is catabolized by Polyamine Oxidase and the size of H2O2 signature depicts tolerance responses. Plant Cell 20:1708-1724.

Nianiou I, Kalantidis K, Madesis P, Georgopoulou U, Mavromara P, Tsaftaris A. 2008. Expression of an HCV core antigen coding gene in tobacco (N. tabacum L.). Prep Biochem Biotechnol;38(4):411-21.

Papadakis I.E., Chatzifotis S., Divanach P., Kentouri M., 2008 . Weaning of graeter amberjack (Seriola dumerilii Risso 1810) juveniles from moist to dry pellet. Aquaculture international, 16 (1) 13-25.

Papadimitriou, L., Morianos, I., Michailidou, V., Dionyssopoulou, E., Vassiliadis, S., Athanassakis, I*. Characterization of intracellular HLA-DR, DM and DO profile in K562 and HL-60 leukemic cells. Mol. Immunol. 45: 3965–3973, 2008.(Β)

Papandroulakis, N., Anastasiadis, P., Lisac, D., Asderis, M., Bakolias, H., Divanach, P. and M. Pavlidis, 2008. Installation, operation and evaluation of a submersible cage at 55 m depth in Crete for the rearing of red porgy Pagrus pagrus. Aquaculture Europe 2008 “Resources Management: natural, human and material resiurces for the sustainable development of aquaculture”. Krakow, Poland, September 15-18, 2008. EAS Special Publication no 37, pp. 505-506.

Papazi A. and Kotzabasis* K. (2008). Inductive and resonance effects of substituents adjust the microalgal biodegradation of toxical phenolic compounds. J. Biotechnol. 135: 366-373.

Papazi A., Makridis P., Divanach P. and Kotzabasis* K. (2008). Bioenergetic changes in the microalgal photosynthetic apparatus by extremely high CO2 concentrations induce an intense biomass production. Physiol. Plant. 132: 338-349.

Pavlakis, E. and Chalepakis, G. (2008). pH-dependent antigen unmasking in paraformaldehyde-fixed tissue cryosections. Appl. Immunohistochem. Mol. Morphol. 16, 503-506.

Pavlakis, E., Makrygiannis, A., Chiotakis, R. and Chalepakis, G. (2008). Differential localization profile of Fras1/Frem proteins in epithelial basement membranes of newborn and adult mice. Histochem. Cell. Biol. 130, 785-793.

Petrou, P., Makrygiannis, A. and Chalepakis, G. (2008). The Fras1/Frem family of extracellular matrix proteins: Structure, function and association with Fraser syndrome and the mouse bleb phenotype. Connect. Tissue Res. 49, 277-282.

Pirintsos, S.A., Loppi, S. 2008. Biomonitoring atmospheric pollution: The challenge of times in environmental policy on air quality. Environmental Pollution, 151: 269-271

Poulakakis, N. & Sfenthourakis S. 2008. Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Greek populations of the genus Orthometopon (Isopoda, Oniscidea) based on mtDNA sequences. Zoological Journal of Linnean Society 152, 707-715.

Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, A., Mantziou, G., Parmakelis, A., Skartsi, Th., Vasilakis D., Elorriaga J., de la Puente J., Gavashelishvili A., Ghasabyan M., Katzner T., McGrady M., Batbayar N., Fuller M., Natsagdorj, T. 2008. Population structure, diversity and phylogeography in the near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus (Falconiformes; Accipitridae) in Europe: insights from microsatellite and mtDNA variation. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 95, 859-872.

Poupardin R., Reynaud S., Strode C, Ranson H, Vontas J, David JP (2008) Cross-induction of detoxification genes by environmental xenobiotics and insecticides in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Impact on larval tolerance to chemical insecticides. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 38, 540-551

Rainey MD, Black EJ, Zachos G and Gillespie DAF. Oncogene 27: 896-906, 2008.

Saitakis M, A. Dellaporta and E. Gizeli*, Measurement of 2D binding constants between cell bound MHC and immobilized antibodies with an acoustic biosensor, Biophysical Journal, 95 (10) 2008, 4963-4971.

Sfichi L., Ioannidis N. E., and Kotzabasis* K. (2008). Fast and reversible response of thylakoid-associated polyamines during and after UV-B stress – a comparative study of the wild type and a mutant lacking chlorophyll b of unicellular green alga Scenedesmus obliquus. Planta 228: 341-353.

Shahal T., K.A. Melzak, C.R. Lowe and E. Gizeli*, Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-coated sensor devices for the formation of supported lipid bilayers and the subsequent study of membrane interactions, Langmuir, 24, 2008, 11268-11275.

Siden-Kiamos and Louis C. (2008) Intracellular calcium levels in the Plasmodium berghei ookinete; Parasitology, 8, 1-8 (PMID: 18775093).

Tampakaki, A. P., Hatziloukas E., Panopoulos, N. J. (2008). Bacteria: Plant Pathogenic. Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 3rd Ediditon, Elsevier, p. 655-677.

Topalis P., Lawson D., Collins, F.H. and Louis C. (2008) How can ontologies help vector biology? Trends Parasitol., 24, 249-252. (PMID: 18440275)

Town T., Breunig J.J., Sarkisian M.R., Spilianakis C.G., Ayoub A.E., Liu X., Ferrandino A.F., Gallagher A.R., Li M.O., Rakic P., Flavell RA. The stumpy gene is required for mammalian ciliogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 105: 2853-2858.

Trichas, A., Lagkis, A., Triantis, K., Poulakakis, N. & Chatzaki M. 2008. Biogeographic patterns of tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) on four island groups in the south Aegean Sea. Journal of Natural History, 42, 491-511.

Tsagarakis K., Machias A., Giannoulaki M., Somarakis S., KarakassisI. (2008) Seasonal and temporal trends in metrics of fish community for otter-trawl discards in a Mediterranean ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science 65:539-550.

Tsagris, E. M., Martinez de Alba, A. E., Gozmanova, M., Kalantidis. ( 2008) Cell Microbiol. 10, 2168-79 Viroids

Tsalafouta A., Psylinakis E., Kapetaniou E.G., Kotsifaki D., Deli A., Roidis A., Bouriotis V. and Kokkinidis M., (2008) “Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis ofthe peptidoglycan N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase BC1960from Bacillus cereus in the presence of its substrate(GlcNAc)6” Acta Crystallographica Section F: F64, 203–205

Tsortos Α. /G. Papadakis, K. Mitsakakis, K.A. Melzak and E. Gizeli*, Quantitative determination of size and shape of surface-bound DNA using an acoustic wave sensor, Biophysical Journal, 94 (7), 2008, 2706-2715.

Tsortos, G. Papadakis and E. Gizeli*, Shear acoustic wave biosensor for detecting DNA intrinsic viscosity and conformation: A study with QCM-D, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24 (4), 2008, 836-841.

Vassiliadis S., Athanassakis I*. Recent knowledge and new pharmaceutical products in potential alleviation of endometriosis. Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery, 2: 128-138, 2008 (Review). (Β)

Xenophontos M., Stavropoulos I., Avramakis E., Navakoudis E., Dörnemann D. and Kotzabasis K. (2008). Influence of the habitat altitude on the (proto)hypericin and (proto)pseudohypericin levels of hypericum plants from Crete. Planta Med. 74(12): 1469-1503.

Xirouchakis, S.M. and Poulakakis, N. 2008 Biometrics, sexual dimorphism and gender determination in an insular population of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus). ARDEA 96, 1-10.