[HTML][HTML] TickSialoFam (TSFam): a database that helps to classify tick salivary proteins, a review on tick salivary protein function and evolution, with considerations on …

JMC Ribeiro, BJ Mans - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tick saliva contains a complex mixture of peptides and non-peptides that counteract their
hosts' hemostasis, immunity, and tissue-repair reactions. Recent transcriptomic studies have …

In Silico, Molecular Docking and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Major Rapeseed Seed Storage Proteins

M Rahman, JJ Browne, J Van Crugten… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background In addition to their use as an edible oil and condiment crop, mustard and
rapeseed (Brassica napus L., B. juncea (L.) Czern., B. nigra (L.) WDJ Koch, B. rapa L. and …

Identification of host cellular protein substrates of SARS-COV-2 main protease

M Miczi, M Golda, B Kunkli, T Nagy, J Tőzsér… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative
agent of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) being associated with severe pneumonia. Like …

Molecular prevalence of emerging Anaplasma and Ehrlichia pathogens in apparently healthy dairy cattle in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya

SG Peter, GO Aboge, HW Kariuki, EG Kanduma… - BMC veterinary …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species are tick-borne pathogens of both
veterinary and public health importance. The current status of these pathogens, including …

HECNet: a hierarchical approach to enzyme function classification using a Siamese Triplet Network

SA Memon, KA Khan, H Naveed - Bioinformatics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Motivation Understanding an enzyme's function is one of the most crucial problem domains
in computational biology. Enzymes are a key component in all organisms and many …

Evolutionary relationships and sequence‐structure determinants in human SARS coronavirus‐2 spike proteins for host receptor recognition

L Guruprasad - Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a pandemic infectious disease caused by
novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS CoV‐2). The SARS CoV‐2 is …

Linking metabolic phenotypes to pathogenic traits among “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” and its hosts

C Zuñiga, B Peacock, B Liang, G McCollum… - NPJ systems biology …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las) has been associated with
Huanglongbing, a lethal vector-borne disease affecting citrus crops worldwide. While …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the governance structure of the Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety

S Kiambi, JO Onono, E Kang'ethe, GO Aboge… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The dairy value chain of Nairobi is comprised, in its majority, of small-scale independent
enterprises that operate within a complex interlinked system. In this complexity, the …

Accurately predicting glutarylation sites using sequential bi-peptide-based evolutionary features

ME Arafat, MW Ahmad, SM Shovan, A Dehzangi… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Post Translational Modification (PTM) is defined as the alteration of protein sequence upon
interaction with different macromolecules after the translation process. Glutarylation is …

Accurately predicting mutation-caused stability changes from protein sequences using extreme gradient boosting

X Lv, J Chen, Y Lu, Z Chen, N Xiao… - Journal of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Accurately predicting the impact of point mutation on protein stability has crucial roles in
protein design and engineering. In this study, we proposed a novel method (BoostDDG) to …