Fungi are amazing organisms, being able to use almost any surface (eg, bathroom tile, skin,
or leaves) for growth. Unfortunately, they also are proficient at colonizing and using plants …

With a bang, a new family of potassium channels has exploded into view. Although KCNK
channels were discovered only five years ago, they already outnumber other channel types …

All living organisms require nutrient minerals for growth and have developed mechanisms to
acquire, utilize, and store nutrient minerals effectively. In the aqueous cellular environment …

Edible films and coatings have been extensively studied in recent years due to their unique
properties and advantages over more traditional conservation techniques. Edible films and …

KCNQ genes encode a growing family of six transmembrane domains, single pore-loop, K+
channel α-subunits that have a wide range of physiological correlates. KCNQ1 (KvLTQ1) is …

The maintenance of appropriate intracellular concentrations of alkali metal cations,
principally K+ and Na+, is of utmost importance for living cells, since they determine cell …

Since the discovery of toxin-secreting killer yeasts more than 40 years ago, research into this
phenomenon has provided insights into eukaryotic cell biology and virus–host-cell …

It is becoming increasingly evident that a plant–pathogen interaction may be compared to an
open warfare, whose major weapons are proteins synthesized by both organisms. These …

Since the initial discovery of the yeast killer system almost 40 years ago, intensive studies
have substantially strengthened our knowledge in many areas of biology and provided …

Two double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses, two apparently naked single-stranded RNA
(ssRNA) replicons, five retroviruses and, most recently, two putative prions have been found …