Taxonomic implications of the phylogeographic studies based on multilocus sequencing of nuclear and chloroplast DNA regions of Syntrichia sarconeurum , long considered to be Antarctic endemic moss species, are summarised.Molecular analyses confirmed the conspecificity of Syntrichia sarconeurum with S.lithophila and S.pygmaea.This taxonomic conclusi
Abstract Microvesicles (MVs) are large extracellular vesicles differing in size, cargo and composition that share a common mechanism of release from the cells through the direct outward budding of the plasma membrane.They are involved in a variety of physiological and pathological conditions and represent promising biomarkers for diseases.MV hetero
Garlic (Allium sativum) has potent antimicrobial activity due to allicin (diallylthiosulfinate) synthesized by enzyme catalysis in damaged garlic tissues.Allicin gives crushed garlic its characteristic odor and its volatility makes it potentially useful for combating lung infections.Allicin was synthesized (>98% pure) by oxidation of diallyl dis
Abstract Background Actin is required for the gene expression and morphogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a clinically important Pneumovirus of the Paramyxoviridae family.In HEp-2 cells, RSV infection also induces actin stress fibers, which may be important in the immunopathology of the RSV disease.Profilin, a major regulator of actin p