Although pyroptosis is critical for macrophages against pathogen infection, its role and
mechanism in cancer cells remains unclear. PD-L1 has been detected in the nucleus, with …

Evolving advanced pretreatment techniques such as application of ultrasound prior to fruit
drying have attracted significant research and development efforts due to the rising demand …

C-di-GMP is a bacterial second messenger regulating various cellular functions. Many bacteria
contain c-di-GMP-metabolizing enzymes but lack known c-di-GMP receptors. Recently, …

Unsteady cavitation flows in a centrifugal pump operating under off-design conditions are
investigated by using a numerical framework combining the re-normalization group k–ɛ …

Pretreatments of fruits before drying have been proposed as alternative way to improve the
quality of dried fruits and reduce drying time. In the present study, the effects of different …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), took tens of …

The cell surface protein TMPRSS2 (transmembrane protease serine 2) is an androgen-responsive
serine protease important for prostate cancer progression and therefore an attractive …

Mammalian innate immune sensor STING (STimulator of INterferon Gene) was recently
found to originate from bacteria. During phage infection, bacterial STING sense c-di-GMP …

A novel α-amylase gene (RmAmyA) from Rhizomucor miehei was cloned and expressed in
Pichia pastoris. RmAmyA showed 70% amino acid identity with the α-amylase from …

The main aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between obesity and renal
involvement in children with Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP). A retrospective study of 141 …