Changes at the cell surface enable bacteria to survive in dynamic environments, such as diverse niches of the human host. Here, we reveal “Periscope Proteins” as a widespread mechanism of bacterial surface alteration mediated through protein length variation. Tandem arrays of highly similar folded domains can form an elongated rod-like structure; thus variation in the number of domains determines…
Preclinical and clinical studies suggest that lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance is a primary defect that predisposes to dysfunction in pancreatic islets, implicating a perturbed liver-pancreas…
Background: Hypoxia is central to many cardiac pathologies, but clinically its presence can only be inferred by indirect biomarkers including hypoperfusion and energetic compromise. Imaging…
Premise: The Nix Spectro 2 was developed to obtain CIEL*a*b* values from small samples and is an affordable alternative to the more expensive spectrophotometers typically…
The Caucasian dwarf goby Knipowitschia cf. caucasica is a new invasive alien Gobiidae spreading in the Lower Rhine since 2019. Little is known about the…
PACS (Phosphofurin Acidic Cluster Sorting Protein) proteins are known for their roles in sorting cargo proteins to organelles and can physically interact with WD40 repeat-containing…
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are a keystone species for managed pollination and the production of hive products. Eusociality in honeybees leads to much of the reproduction…
scRNA-seq analysis relies heavily on single-cell clustering to perform many downstream functions. Several machine learning methods have been proposed to improve the clustering of single…
The formation of functional synapses requires co-assembly of ion channels with their accessory proteins which controls where, when, and how neurotransmitter receptors function. The auxiliary…
The lateral septum (LS) is a midline, subcortical structure, which regulates social behaviors that are frequently impaired in neurodevelopmental disorders including schizophrenia and autism spectrum…
The tumor suppressor p73 is a member of the p53 family, and transcriptionally activates multiple p53-targets involved in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis. In addition…
