VARIABLE TANDEM GLYCINE-RICH REPEATS CONTRIBUTE TO CELL DEATH-INDUCING ACTIVITY OF A GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-ANCHORED CELL WALL PROTEIN THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PATHOGENICITY OF SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM

Variable Tandem Glycine-Rich Repeats Contribute to Cell Death-Inducing Activity of a Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Cell Wall Protein That Is Associated with the Pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

ABSTRACT Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring of proteins is a conserved posttranslational modification in eukaryotes.GPI-anchored proteins are widely distributed in fungal plant pathogens, but the specific luce chandelier roles of the GPI-anchored proteins in the pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a devastating necrotrophic plant p

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First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing Clostridium botulinum strain

Botulism, a rare life-threatening toxemia, is probably underdiagnosed in all of its forms in Africa.This study reports the first laboratory-supported case of infant botulism on the African continent.A 10-week-old, previously well infant presented with progressive global weakness, feeding difficulty, and aspiration pneumonia.During a lengthy hospita

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Pharmacogenomics And Hypertension: Current Insights

Gustavo H Oliveira-Paula,1,2 Sherliane C Pereira,2 Jose E Tanus-Santos,2 Riccardo Lacchini3 1Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, tenga

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Design and Characterization of a Small-Scale Solar Sail Prototype by Integrating NiTi SMA and Carbon Fibre Composite

Solar sails are propellantless systems where the propulsive force is given by the momentum exchange of reflecting photons.In this study, a self-deploying system based on NiTi shape memory wires and sheets has been designed and manufactured.A small-scale prototype of solar sail with carbon fibre loom has johnny cash style clothing been developed.Dif

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