Argonaute proteins use single-stranded RNA or DNA guides to target complementary
nucleic acids. This allows eukaryotic Argonaute proteins to mediate RNA interference and …

Hansenula polymorpha is an important yeast in industrial biotechnology. In addition, it is
extensively used in fundamental research devoted to unravel the principles of peroxisome …

In response to the emergence of pathogenic bacteria that cannot be treated with current
antibiotics, many researchers are revisiting the use of bacteriophages, or phages, to fight …

ABSTRACT A full-length cDNA clone of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) vaccine strain
LaSota was assembled from subgenomic overlapping cDNA fragments and cloned in a …

In most tree-breeding programs worldwide, increasing the trees' growth rates and stem
volumes and shortening their rotation times are important aims. Such trees would yield more …

Background: In comparison with many nuclear proteins, the movement of chromatin in nuclei
appears to be generally constrained. These restrictions on motion are proposed to reflect the …

Bacteria inhabiting biofilms usually produce one or more polysaccharides that provide a
hydrated scaffolding to stabilize and reinforce the structure of the biofilm, mediate cell-cell …

Plant resistance (R) genes have evolved specific recognition capabilities in defense against
pathogens. The evolution of R gene function and maintenance of R gene diversity within a …

The minimal replicon of the Pseudomonas plasmid pVS1 was genetically defined and
combined with the Escherichia coli p15A replicon, to provide a series of new, oligocopy …

In Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0, an antagonist of root-pathogenic fungi, the GacS/GacA
two-component system tightly controls the expression of antifungal secondary metabolites …