Myosin-2 is essential for processes as diverse as cell division and muscle contraction.
Dephosphorylation of its regulatory light chain promotes an inactive,'shutdown'state with the …

Symbiodinium are the photosynthetic endosymbionts for corals and play a vital role in
supplying their coral hosts with photosynthetic products, forming the nutritional foundation …

Human ABC transporter ABCD1 transports very long-chain fatty acids from cytosol to
peroxisome for β-oxidation, dysfunction of which usually causes the X-linked …

Glycogen is the major glucose reserve in eukaryotes, and defects in glycogen metabolism
and structure lead to disease. Glycogenesis involves interaction of glycogenin (GN) with …

Bilirubin is mainly generated from the breakdown of heme when red blood cells reach the
end of their lifespan. Accumulation of bilirubin in human body usually leads to various …

Insect pests are a major cause of crop losses worldwide, with an estimated economic cost of
$470 billion annually. Biotechnological tools have been introduced to control such insects …

Porphyromonas gingivalis, an asaccharolytic member of the Bacteroidetes, is a keystone
pathogen in human periodontitis that may also contribute to the development of other …

Abstract In Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Rv3806c is a membrane-bound
phosphoribosyltransferase (PRTase) involved in cell wall precursor production. It catalyses …

DNA can be folded into rationally designed, unique, and functional materials. To fully realise
the potential of these DNA materials, a fundamental understanding of their structure and …

Abstract The Silent Information Regulator 2 (SIR2) protein is widely implicated in antiviral
response by depleting the cellular metabolite NAD+. The defense-associated sirtuin 2 …