The structure of BPSL1549, a protein of unknown function from Burkholderia pseudomallei,
reveals a similarity to Escherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1. We found that BPSL1549 …

Background The sclerotium of Lignosus rhinocerotis (Cooke) Ryvarden or Tiger milk
mushroom (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) is a valuable folk medicine for indigenous peoples in …

Extremely low temperatures present various challenges to life that include ice formation and
effects on metabolic capacity. Psyhcrophilic microorganisms typically have an array of …

A gene regulatory network (GRN) is a large and complex network consisting of interacting
elements that, over time, affect each other’s state. The dynamics of complex gene regulatory …

Proteins of uncharacterized functions form a large part of many of the currently available
biological databases and this situation exists even in the Protein Data Bank (PDB). Our analysis …

… Specifically, if we let S, M and E denote the start, middle and end, respectively, of a vector,
then the graph edges contain five parts, these being the SS, SE, ES, EE and MM distances (…

Background Gene prediction is one of the most important steps in the genome annotation
process. A large number of software tools and pipelines developed by various computing …

Background Oil palm is an important source of edible oil. The importance of the crop, as well
as its long breeding cycle (10-12 years) has led to the sequencing of its genome in 2013 to …

A common drug repositioning strategy is the re-application of an existing drug to address
alternative targets. A crucial aspect to enable such repurposing is that the drug's binding site on …

The angiosperm Rafflesia exhibits a unique biology, including a growth strategy that involves
endophytic parasitism of a specific host, with only the gigantic flower externally visible. The …