Ankyrin repeat proteins are found in all three kingdoms of life. Fundamentally, these proteins
are involved in protein-protein interaction in order to activate or suppress biological …

Members of the large multigene family of acyl-CoA binding domain containing proteins
(ACBDs) share a conserved motif required for binding of Coenzyme A esterified fatty acids of …

How intracellular bacteria subvert the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I
pathway is poorly understood. Here, we show that the obligate intracellular bacterium …

Legionella pneumophila utilizes the Dot/Icm type IVB secretion system to deliver hundreds
of effector proteins inside eukaryotic cells to ensure intracellular replication. Our …

Species of the Legionella genus encode at least 18,000 effector proteins that are
translocated through the Dot/Icm type IVB translocation system into macrophages and protist …

As a long chain monounsaturated fatty acid, palmitoleic acid (POA) can be widely applied in
medicine, food and industry. However, the limited natural sources and relatively low content …

Poxviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that infect insects and a variety of vertebrate
species. The large genomes of poxviruses contain numerous genes that allow these viruses …

Giardia lamblia is a widespread parasitic protist with a complex MT cytoskeleton that is
critical for motility, attachment, mitosis and cell division, and transitions between its two life …

Vermamoeba vermiformis is a predominant free-living amoeba in human environments and
amongst the most common amoebae that can cause severe infections in humans. It is a …

Ankyrin repeat is a 33-amino acid motif commonly observed in eukaryotes and, to a lesser
extent, in prokaryotes and archaea and rarely in viruses. This motif plays a crucial role in …