Scientific Papers
Below, you’ll find a selection of recent research articles highlighting new discoveries in the field, including insights into germline-restricted chromosomes, the regulation of meiotic recombination rates, the molecular mechanisms of meiosis and fertility, and emerging findings related to recombination dynamics and genome integrity.
Our Discoveries in Genetics and Meiosis
Bikchurina, T.I., Grishko, E.O., Odnoprienko, D.R., Borodin P.M. Some peculiarities of MLH1 foci distribution in common degu (Octodon degus, Rodentia: Octodontidae) chromosomes: Presence in pericentromeric regions and absence in XY. Cytogenet Genome Res 2025; https://doi.org/10.1159/000545928
Torgasheva, Anna A, Lyubov P Malinovskaya, Kira S Zadesenets, Tatyana V Karamysheva, Elena A Kizilova, Inna E Pristyazhnyuk, Elena P Shnaider, et al. 2018. “Germline-Restricted Chromosome (GRC) Is Widespread among Songbirds.” BioRxiv, September. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 414276. doi:10.1101/414276
Lisachov AP, Borodin PM (2016) Microchromosome polymorphism in the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758 (Reptilia, Squamata). Comparative Cytogenetics 10(3): 387-399. doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v10i3.7655
Zhdanova NS, Rogozina Iu I, Minina Iu M, Borodin PM, Rubtsov NB. [Telomeric DNA allocation in chromosomes of common shrew Sorex araneus, Eulipotyphla]. Tsitologiia. 2009;51(7):577-84.
Trut LN, Markel AL, Borodin PM, Argutinskaia SV, Zakharov IK, Shumnyi VK. [On the 90th birthday of Dmitrii Konstantinovich Beliaev (1917-1985)]. Genetika. 2007;43(7):869-72.
Zorkaltseva IV, Akberdin IR, Kulikova AV, Kniazev SP, Borodin PM, Aksenovich TI. [Changes in litter size in Kerry blue terrier dogs with abnormal dentition]. Genetika. 2006;42(3):427-9.
Belonogova NM,Karamysheva TV, Biltueva LS, Perepelov EA, Minina JM, Polyakov AV, et al.Identification of all pachytene bivalents in the common shrew usingDAPI-staining of synaptonemal complex spreads. Chromosome Res. 2006;14(6):673-9.
Aksenovich TI, Kulikova AV, Kniazev SP, Zorkal’tseva IV, Borodin PM. [Polymorphism of dental formula and segregation of its variants in a pedigree of kerry blue terrier dogs]. Genetika. 2006;42(3):414-20.
Teixeira BR, Roque AL, Barreiros-Gomez SC, Borodin PM, Jansen AM, D’Andrea PS. Maintenance and breeding of Thrichomys (Trouessart, 1880) (Rodentia: Echimyidae) in captivity. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2005;100(6):527-30.
Axenovich TI, Borodin PM. Some pitfalls of segregation analysis of complex traits. Am J Med Genet. 2002;111(2):228-9.
Borodin PM.Speciation and centromere evolution. Science. 2001;294(5551):2478-80.
Axenovich TI, Zaidman AM, Zorkoltseva IV, Kalashnikova EV, Borodin PM. Segregation analysis of Scheuermann disease in ninety families from Siberia. Am J Med Genet. 2001;100(4):275-9.
Serov OL, Matveeva NM, Serova IA, Borodin PM. Genetic modification of mammalian genome at chromosome level. An Acad Bras Cienc. 2000;72(3):389-98.
Graphodatsky AS, Sablina OV, Meyer MN, Malikov VG, Isakova EA, Trifonov VA, et al. Comparative cytogenetics of hamsters of the genus Calomyscus. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 2000;88(3-4):296-304.
Matiakhina LD, Borodin PM, Serov OL. [Chromosomal localization of 10 genes on the cytogenetic map of the common shrew Sorex araneus L]. Genetika. 1999;35(4):493-8.
Axenovich TI, Zaidman AM, Zorkoltseva IV, Tregubova IL, Borodin PM. Segregation analysis of idiopathic scoliosis: demonstration of a major gene effect. Am J Med Genet. 1999;86(4):389-94.
Aksenovich TI, Zaidman AM, Zorkol’tseva IV, Tregubova IL, Borodin PM. [New models of inheritance of complex characteristics and their use in segregation analysis of idiopathic scoliosis]. Genetika. 1999;35(2):255-62.
Serov OL, Matyakhina LD, Borodin PM, Searle JB. The Common Shrew Gene Map. Ilar j. 1998;39(2-3):195-202.
Polyakov AV, Chadova NB, Rodionova MI, Panov VV, Dobrotvorsky AK, Searle JB, et al. Novosibirsk revisited 24 years on: chromosome polymorphism in the Novosibirsk population of the common shrew Sorex araneus L. Heredity (Edinb). 1997;79 ( Pt 2):172-7.
Poliakov AV, Rogacheva MB, Borodin PM. [Geography of chromosomes of natural populations of the shrews Sorex araneus and Suncus murinus]. Genetika. 1997;33(8):1126-32.
Matyakhina LD, Koroleva IV, Malchenko SN, Bendixen C, Cheryaukene OV, Pack SD, et al. Chromosome location of sixteen genes in the common shrew, Sorex araneus L. (Mammalia, Insectivora). Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1997;77(3-4):201-4.
Borodin PM, Rogatcheva MB, Koyasu K, Fukuta K, Mekada K, Oda SI. Pattern of X-Y chromosome pairing in the Japanese field vole, Microtus montebelli. Genome. 1997;40(6):829-33.
Borodin PM, Ladygina T, Poliakov AV, Rogacheva MB. [Chromosome pairing in Robertsonian heterozygotes in common (Sorex araneus) and musk (Suncus murinus) shrews]. Dokl Akad Nauk. 1997;356(1):132-4.
Axenovich TI, Aulchenko YS, Rogatcheva MB, Oda S, Inouye M, Borodin PM. Segregation analysis of animal pedigree data from inter-population crosses. Genes & genetic systems. 1997;72(5):291-6.
Matyakhina LD, Colonin MG, Pack SD, Borodin PM, Searle JB, Serov OL. Chromosome localization of the loci for PEPA, PEPB, PEPS, IDH1, GSR, MPI, PGM1, NP, SOD1, and ME1 in the common shrew (Sorex araneus). Mamm Genome. 1996;7(4):265-7.
Malchenko SN, Koroleva IV, Brusgaard K, Matyakhina LD, Colonin MG, Pack SD, et al. Chromosome localization of the gene for growth hormone in the common shrew (Sorex araneus). Hereditas. 1996;125(2-3):243-5.
Pack SD, Kolonin MG, Borodin PM, Searle JB, Serov OL. Gene mapping in the common shrew (Sorex araneus; Insectivora) by shrew-rodent cell hybrids: chromosome localization of the loci for HPRT, TK, LDHA, MDH1, G6PD, PGD, and ADA. Mamm Genome. 1995;6(11):784-7.
Shishkina GT, Borodin PM, Naumenko EV. Sexual maturation and seasonal changes in plasma levels of sex steroids and fecundity of wild Norway rats selected for reduced aggressiveness toward humans. Physiol Behav. 1993;53(2):389-93.
Borodin PM, Rodionova MI, Sablina OV, Gorlov IP. Unusual heteromorphic bivalents in the common vole (Microtus arvalis) from Belorussia. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1992;60(2):123-7.
Borodin PM, GorlovIP, Ladygina T. Synaptic interrelationships between the segments of theheteromorphic bivalent in double heterozygotes for paracentric inversions inchromosome 1 of the house mouse. Chromosoma. 1992;101(5-6):374-9.
Ladygina T, Gorlov IL, Borodin PM. [Positional control of the distribution of spontaneous sister chromatid exchanges along mouse chromosomes]. Genetika. 1991;27(8):1366-71.
Gorlov IP, Borodin PM. [Chiasmata distribution in the normal karyotype of mice]. Genetika. 1991;27(2):247-51.
Borodin PM, Gorlov IP, Agulnik AI, Agulnik SI, Ruvinsky AO. Chromosome pairing and recombination in mice heterozygous for different translocations in chromosomes 16 and 17. Chromosoma. 1991;101(4):252-8.
Borodin PM. A case of spontaneous trisomy in the spermatocytes of Microtus arvalis. Mutat Res. 1991;262(1):37-40.
Borodin PM. Synaptonemal complexes of the common shrew, Sorex araneus L., in spermatocyte spreads. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1991;56(1):61-2.
Shishkina GT, Dygalo NN, Iudin NS, Borodin PM, Naumenko EV. [The prenatal genotype-dependent modification by glucocorticoids of the morphometric characteristics of the genital system in mice and rats]. Zh Obshch Biol. 1990;51(3):412-8.
Shishkina GT, Borodin PM, Naumenko EB. [The noradrenaline content and the alpha 2-adrenoreceptor count in the brain of brown rats selected for the absence of aggressive behavior in relation to man]. Zh Vyssh Nerv Deiat Im I P Pavlova. 1990;40(2):326-30.
Agulnik SI, Borodin PM, Gorlov IP, Ladygina T, Pak SD. The origin of a double insertion of homogeneously staining regions in the house mouse (Mus musculus musculus). Heredity (Edinb). 1990;65 ( Pt 2):265-7.
Shishkina GT, Borodin PM. Involvement of brain serotonin in regulation of sexual maturity in male rats. Neurosci Behav Physiol. 1989;19(2):145-9.
Naumenko EV, Popova NK, Nikulina EM, Dygalo NN, Shishkina GT, Borodin PM, et al. Behavior, adrenocortical activity, and brain monoamines in Norway rats selected for reduced aggressiveness towards man. Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior. 1989;33(1):85-91.
Ladygina T, Gorlov IP, Borodin PM. [Effect of double insertion of homogeneously stained regions in chromosome 1 of the house mouse on recombination frequency]. Genetika. 1989;25(2):220-5.
Borodin PM, Ladygina T, Gorlov IP. [Effect of heterozygosity for insertions of homogeneously stained regions in chromosome 1 of the house mouse on synapsis in meiotic prophase]. Genetika. 1989;25(2):214-9.
Shishkina GT, Borodin PM. [Role of brain serotonin in the regulation of sexual maturation in male rats]. Fiziologicheskii zhurnal SSSR imeni I M Sechenova. 1988;74(1):118-23.
Nesterova TB, Borodin PM, Zakiian SM. [Localization of the gene coding for adenine phosphoribosyltransferase on the genetic map of chromosome 8 in the mouse]. Genetika. 1988;24(5):829-35.
Nesterova TB, Borodin PM, Zakian SM, Serov OL. Assignment of the gene for adenine phosphoribosyltransferase on the genetic map of mouse chromosome 8. Biochem Genet. 1987;25(7-8):563-8.
Borodin PM. [Stress and genetic variability]. Genetika. 1987;23(6):1003-10.
Shishkina GT, Borodin PM. [Effect of selection for behavior on the seasonal characteristics of the reproductive function in brown rats]. Zh Evol Biokhim Fiziol. 1986;22(2):157-61.
Shishkina GT, Borodin PM. [Rate of sexual maturation of tame and aggressive gray rats]. Fiziologicheskii zhurnal SSSR imeni I M Sechenova. 1986;72(7):992-6.
Nikulina EM, Borodin PM, Popova NK. Change in certain forms of aggressive behavior and monoamine content in the brain during selection of wild rats for taming. Neurosci Behav Physiol. 1986;16(6):466-71.
Gorlov IP, Borodin PM. [Effect of emotional stress on the frequency of meiotic abnormalities in male mice]. Genetika. 1986;22(6):1019-24.
Dygalo NN, Shishkina GT, Mironov OS, Borodin PM, Naumenko EV. [Genetical aspects of hormonal modification of the stress reactivity. II. Modification in early ontogenesis of the stress reactivity of adult gray rats selected for behavior toward man]. Genetika. 1986;22(3):500-6.
Borodin PM, Gorlov IP. [Cytogenetic consequences of hybridization between wild and laboratory mice]. Genetika. 1986;22(5):855-60.
Borodin PM, Beliaev DK. [Effect of emotional stress on the frequency of recombination in chromosome 1 of the domestic mouse]. Dokl Akad Nauk SSSR. 1986;286(3):726-8.
Nikulina EM, Borodin PM, Popova NK. [Change in certain forms of aggressive behavior and the concentration of monoamines in the brain during selection of wild rats for taming]. Zh Vyssh Nerv Deiat Im I P Pavlova. 1985;35(4):703-9.
Dygalo NN, Shishkina GT, Borodin PM, Naumenko EV. [Role of the brain neurochemical systems in altering the reactivity of the hypophyseal-adrenal system in the gray rat selected for behavior]. Zh Evol Biokhim Fiziol. 1985;21(4):342-7.
Schuler L, Borodin PM, Renne U. [Genetic analysis of puberty in the female mouse–a diallelic crossing of outbred lines. Short report]. Z Versuchstierkd. 1983;25(6):297-300.
Markel AL, Borodin PM. [Genetic problems of stress. V. The genetics of adrenal cortical reactivity in emotional stress in rats]. Genetika. 1982;18(8):1326-33.
Belyaev DK, Borodin PM. The influence of stress on variation and its role in evolution. Biol Zentbl . 1982; 100: 705–714.
Belyaev DK, Ruvinsky AO, Borodin PM. Inheritance of alternative states of the fused gene in mice. J Hered. 1981;72(2):107-12.
Borodin PM, Beliaev DK. [Effect of stress on cross-over frequency of the 2nd chromosome of house mice]. Dokl Akad Nauk SSSR. 1980;253(3):727-9.
Schuler L, Borodin PM. [Genetic analysis of the weight of endocrine glands in laboratory mice under stressful conditions]. Z Versuchstierkd. 1978;20(6):293-304.
Schuler L, Borodin PM. [Behavior of the mouse in open-field test. A genetic analysis with the aid of diallelic crossing]. Z Versuchstierkd. 1977;19(3):158-66.
Kolpakov VG, Borodin PM, Barykina NN. Catatonic behaviour in the Norway rat. Behaviour. 1977;62(1-2):190-208.
Beliaev DK, Schuler L, Borodin PM. [Problems of the genetics of stress. III. The differential effect of stress on the fertility of mice of differing genotypes]. Genetika. 1977;13(1):52-8.
Trut LN, Borodin PM. [Formation of the behavior of several laboratory rodents under environmental influences during the early stages of ontogenesis]. Usp Sovrem Biol. 1976;82(4):143-5.
Shiuler L, Borodin PM, Beliaev DK. [Problems in the genetics of stress. II. Genetic analysis of endocrine gland weight in mice under normal conditions and during exposure to stress]. Genetika. 1976;12(12):72-80.
Shiuler L, Borodin PM. [Genetic analysis of the rate of sexual maturation in female mice]. Genetika. 1976;12(4):41-6.
Schuler L, Borodin PM. [Relation between stress and fertility in the laboratory mouse. Short communication]. Z Versuchstierkd. 1976;18(5-6):292-6.
Schuler L, Borodin PM. [Sex maturation in the female mouse–a genetic analysis using diallelic crosses]. Z Versuchstierkd. 1976;18(5-6):296-302.
Kolpakov VG, Barykina NN, Borodin PM, Serova LI. [Jactstio capitis–motor stereotypy in rodents]. Genetika. 1976;12(1):71-7.
Borodin PM, Shiuler L, Videlets I, Gruntenko EV, Beliaev DK. [Relationship between genetic differentiation of the thymus in mice of different strains and malignant growth. IV. Genetic analysis of the thymic index in mice]. Genetika. 1976;12(7):68-73.
Borodin PM, Shiuler L, Beliaev DK. [Problems in the genetics of stress. I. Genetic analysis of the behavior of mice in a stressful situation]. Genetika. 1976;12(12):62-71.