RNA helicases of the DEAH/RHA family form a large and conserved class of enzymes that
remodel RNA protein complexes (RNPs) by translocating along the RNA. Driven by ATP …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable and heterogeneous group of
neurodevelopmental phenotypes diagnosed in more than 1% of children. Common genetic …

Tubulin, the protein subunit of microtubules (MTs), is an α/β heterodimer. In this chapter, a
hypothesis on the evolution of the tubulin molecule is proposed, based in part on recent …

Carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaque determined by ultrasonography are
established measures of subclinical atherosclerosis that each predicts future cardiovascular …

ABSTRACT Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is an emerging pathogen causing hand, foot, and mouth
disease (HFMD) and fatal neurological diseases in infants and young children due to their …

Aims Although converging evidence from experimental and epidemiological studies
indicates Alzheimer's disease (AD) and ischemic stroke (IS) are related, the genetic basis …

Telomerase is activated in most human cancers and is critical for cancer cell growth.
However, little is known about the significance of telomerase activation in chromosome …

The use of classical mixture toxicity models to predict the combined effects of environmental
stressors based on toxicogenomics (OMICS) data is still in its infancy. Although several …

Segregation of chromosomes during cell division requires correct formation of mitotic
spindles. Here, we show that a scaffold attachment factor A (SAF-A), also known as …

Accurate mitosis requires the chromosomal passenger protein complex (CPC) containing
Aurora B kinase, borealin, INCENP, and survivin, which orchestrates chromosome …