The outer membrane protein A (OmpA) plays important roles in anchoring of the outer
membrane to the bacterial cell wall. The C-terminal periplasmic domain of OmpA (OmpA-like …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerged human infectious disease caused
by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In a global pandemic, …

In nutrient-starved bacteria, RelA and SpoT proteins have key roles in reducing cell growth
and overcoming stresses. Here we identify functional SpoT orthologs in metazoa (named …

Acinetobacter baumannii secretes outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) during both in vitro and
in vivo growth, but the biogenesis mechanism by which A. baumannii produces OMVs …

Inactivation of the retinoblastoma (Rb) tumor suppressor by Simian virus 40 (SV40) large T
antigen is one of the central features of tumorigenesis induced by SV40. Both the N‐terminal …

Flap endonuclease-1 (FEN-1), a structure specific nuclease, is an essential enzyme for
eukaryotic DNA replication and repair. The crystal structure of FEN-1 from Methanococcus …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical effects of a
levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) on adenomyosis. STUDY DESIGN: A LNG-…

Monitoring food freshness/spoilage is important to ensure food quality and safety. Current
methods of food quality monitoring are mostly time-consuming and labor intensive processes …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical value of differential white blood cell counts and
neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), by themselves or as adjunct to CA-125, in the diagnosis of …

Background There are currently no disease-modifying therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Although extensive efforts were undertaken to develop therapeutic approaches to …