Multipotential stem cells can be selected from the bone marrow by plastic adhesion, expanded,
and cultured. They are able to differentiate not only into multiple cell types, including …

ALIX recruits ESCRT-III CHMP4 and is involved in membrane remodeling during endosomal
receptor sorting, budding of some enveloped viruses, and cytokinesis. We show that ALIX …

Several lines of evidence suggest that the amyloid-β-peptide (Aβ) plays a central role in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Not only Aβ fibrils but also small soluble Aβ …

Photosynthesis is a unique process that allows independent colonization of the land by
plants and of the oceans by phytoplankton. Although the photosynthesis process is well …

Ficolins and pentraxins are soluble oligomeric pattern-recognition molecules that sense
danger signals from pathogens and altered self-cells and might act synergistically in innate …

Eukaryotic phytoplankton have a small global biomass but play major roles in primary production
and climate. Despite improved understanding of phytoplankton diversity and evolution, …

Nanoparticles are defined as elementary particles with a size between 1 and 100 nm for at
least 50% (in number). They can be made from natural materials, or manufactured. Due to …

Ovococci form a morphological group that includes several human pathogens (enterococci
and streptococci). Their shape results from two modes of cell wall insertion, one allowing …

Fungal secretomes are known to contain a multitude of components involved in nutrition, cell
growth or biotic interactions. Recently, extra-cellular vesicles have been identified in a few …

Complement C1q is a hexameric molecule assembled from 18 polypeptide chains of three
different types encoded by three genes. This versatile recognition protein senses a wide …