BIOCHEMICAL INSIGHT INTO THE PRION PROTEIN FAMILY

Biochemical insight into the prion protein family

Prion protein family comprises proteins, which share not only similarity in their primary structure, but also similarity in their fold.These two groups of similarity presume a parceling in their respective biological function through the common biochemical properties.In this review, biochemical and structural similarities of PrP and two other prote

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Association between tooth agenesis and cancer: a systematic review

Abstract The congenital absence of multiple teeth may share the same genetic background of the development cerini coffee and gifts products of some types of cancer.Objective: This systematic review aimed to investigate the possible association between dental agenesis and cancer, and the perspective of agenesis as an early predictor for cancer risk.

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Influenza H5N1 virus infection of polarized human alveolar epithelial cells and lung microvascular endothelial cells

Abstract Background Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus is entrenched in poultry in Asia and Africa and continues to infect humans zoonotically causing acute respiratory disease syndrome and death.There is evidence that the virus may sometimes spread beyond respiratory tract to cause disseminated infection.The primary target cell fo

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