The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis, the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the
United States and endemic in parts of Europe and Asia, is currently based on serology with …

Purpose: An understanding of the molecular basis of oral carcinogenesis will alter our
clinical approach to oral cancer. The nomenclature and major themes of molecular oral …

Induction of the adaptive immune response depends on the expression of co-stimulatory
molecules and cytokines by antigen-presenting cells. The mechanisms that control the initial …

The evolutionary history of the phytopathogenicGibberella fujikuroicomplex ofFusariumand
related species was investigated by cladistic analysis of DNA sequences obtained from …

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by
hypoplastic or absent clavicles, large fontanelles, dental anomalies and delayed skeletal …

In an effort to better understand the mechanism of toxicity of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-
dioxin, we employed an iterative search of human expressed sequence tags to identify novel …

We have cloned and characterized a new member of the p38 group of mitogen-activated
protein kinases here termed p38δ. Sequence comparisons revealed that p38δ is …

Abstract β-lactam induction of chromosomal β-lactamase in gram-negative bacteria requires
the transcriptional regulator AmpR and the transport of murein breakdown products …

Homobasidiomycete fungi display many complex fruiting body morphologies, including
mushrooms and puffballs, but their anatomical simplicity has confounded efforts to …

Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP) is a rare autosomal recessive phenotype
that comprises complementation group 11 of the peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD) …