| Abstract [eng] |
One of the fundamental features of the live species is the ability to adapt to the changing environment. Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes change due to the environmental stress, therefore it is obvious, that common mechanisms to cope the environmental stresses are universal among all the live organisms. One of such universal mechanisms related to the environmental stresses – signal transduction pathways and signal molecules existing among all kingdoms of live species. Elements of signal transduction systems change during the signal transduction, therefore the analysis of signal molecules allows the evaluation of the state of cellular response and the analysis of signaling elements could be employed as a tool to evaluate the cellular response. Following topics are discussed in this review: • Components of eukaryotic signal transduction system – function of Ras proteins in meiosis; • Components of prokaryotic signal transduction system – components of bacterial response to acid stress; • Response to the used therapy of transformed cells – search for the signal elements to evaluate the response to therapy; • Investigations of signal transduction components in post genomic era – qualitatively new stage of investigations. Conclusions 1. MAPK is a universal component of Ras signal transduction pathway to evaluate, according to the stage of phosphorylation of MAPK, the activation of the cell for division 2. asr RNA is a universal component of adaptation of enterobacteria to environmental acidity to evaluate, according to the synthesis of asrRNA, weather the bacterial cell underwent adaptation; 3. Investigation of the sensitivity of cancer cell line to X-ray irradiation allowed to establish a model system suitable to identify signal components corresponding to changes in cell sensitivity; 4. The use of the signal molecules as a tool for the evaluation of cell sensitivity to therapy is foreseen with the development of methods of global research. |
