CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LARGEST SECRETORY PROTEIN FAMILY, RICIN B LECTIN-LIKE PROTEIN, IN NOSEMA BOMBYCIS: INSIGHTS INTO MICROSPORIDIAN ADAPTATION TO HOST

Microsporidia are a group of obligate intracellular pathogens infecting nearly all animal phyla.The microsporidian Nosema bombycis has been isolated from several lepidopteran species, including the economy-important silkworms as well as several crop pests.Proteins secreted by parasites can be important virulent factors in modulating host pathways.R

Abstract Background Substances with performance enhancing properties appear on a continuum, ranging from prohibited performance enhancing drugs (PED) through dietary supplements to functional foods (FF).Anti-doping messages designed to dissuade athletes from using PEDs have been typically based on moralising sport competition and/or employing scare

Pasta represents a dominant portion of the diet worldwide and its functionalization with high nutritional value ingredients, such as legumes, is the most ideal solution to shape consumers behavior towards healthier food choices.Aiming at improving the nutritional quality of semolina pasta, semi-liquid dough of a Mediterranean black chickpea flour,

Galaxies are arranged in interconnected walls and filaments forming a cosmic web encompassing huge, nearly empty, regions between the structures.Many statistical methods have been proposed in the past in order to describe the galaxy distribution and discriminate the Saucepan Set different cosmological models.We present in this paper multiscale geom

Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the deadliest brain tumors, accounts for approximately 50% of all primary malignant CNS tumors, therefore novel, highly effective remedies are urgently needed.Boron neutron capture therapy, which has recently repositioned as a promising strategy to treat high-grade gliomas, requires a conspicuous accumulation of