Various forms of cancer have been linked to the carcinogenic activities of microorganisms1–3. The virulent gene island polyketide synthase (pks) produces the secondary metabolite colibactin, a genotoxic molecule(s) causing double-stranded…
Mouse proline-rich RNA-binding protein (mPrrp) is a mouse ortholog of Xenopus Prrp, which binds to a vegetal localization element (VLE) in the 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of Vg1 mRNA and is expected to be involved in the transport and…
Many SARS-CoV-2 variants with naturally acquired mutations have emerged. These mutations can affect viral properties such as infectivity and immune resistance. Although the sensitivity of naturally occurring SARS-CoV-2 variants to humoral…
This paper deals with the linguistic and historical relationships between Papiamentu and Upper Guinea Creole as spoken on the Santiago island of Cape Verde and in Guinea-Bissau and Casamance.
Current gene- and cell-based therapies have significant limitations which impede widespread clinical application. Taking diabetes mellitus as a paradigm, we have sought to overcome these limitations by ex vivo electrotransfer of a nonviral…
We previously determined that pUL138 localized to the Golgi apparatus during infection or transient expression [19]. To determine the subcellular localization of pUL133, pUL135, and pUL136, we infected MRC5 fibroblasts with FIX-UL133myc…
Fibrillar collagen molecules are synthesized as precursors, procollagens, with large propeptide extensions. While a homotrimeric form (three α1 chains) has been reported in embryonic tissues as well as in diseases (cancer, fibrosis, genetic…
We show that at warm temperatures (20°C), SUF4 forms nuclear condensates that co-localize with key flowering regulators (Frigida and Early Flowering 7 [ELF7]), whereas at 4°C, these condensates disperse into the nucleoplasm.
Published in the journal: . PLoS Genet 6(4): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000923 Category: Research Article doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000923
Downregulation of WRM-1, a homolog of ß-catenin [40]–[42], suppressed both seam cell reduction and Ste phenotypes. Although LSY-22 is considered a homolog of Groucho-like protein [43] and is also a member of the noncanonical Wnt pathway, lsy…