title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microspectral Analysis of Cells and Cellular Systems, Institute of Cell Biophysics RAS, Institutskaya Str., 3, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia. roshchinavic@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Victoria V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Roshchina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D058448:Biota; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents
keywords: Acetylcholine; Biocenosis; Biomediators; Catecholamines; Evolution of functions; Histamine; Interactions between organisms; Microorganisms; Non-nervous functions of neurotransmitters; Pharmacology; Plants; Serotonin; Toxicology