The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared a pandemic by the WHO in March 2020.As of August 2021, more than 220 countries have been affected, accounting for 211,844,613 confirmed cases and 4,432,802 deaths worldwide.A new delta variant wave is sweeping through the globe.While previous reports consistently ha
In healthy individuals, immune checkpoint Pouf molecules prevent autoimmune responses and limit immune cell-mediated tissue damage.Tumors frequently exploit these molecules to evade eradication by the immune system.Over the past years, immune checkpoint blockade of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) and programmed death-1 (PD-1) emerged as p
Ammonium (NH4+) is one of the major nitrogen sources for plants.However, excessive ammonium can cause serious harm to the growth and development of plants, i.e., ammonium toxicity.The primary regulatory mechanisms behind ammonium toxicity are still poorly characterized.In this study, we showed that OsCIPK18, a CBL-interacting protein kinase, plays
Background.Enterococcus spp.are opportunistic agents of community-acquired and in-hospital infections, which have been considered a threat to public health due to their antimicrobial resistance, primarily to glycopeptides, in recent years.The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of various Enterococcus species causing infections in hospi