Biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) encoding the production of bacteriocins are widespread among bacterial isolates and are important genetic determinants of competitive fitness within a given habitat. Staphylococci produce a tremendous diversity of compounds, and the corresponding BGCs are frequen...
BACKGROUND: Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS) is an autoinflammatory condition consequence of monoallelic variants in the NLRP3 gene that exacerbate IL-1β production. These variants are gain-of-function, but the exact regulatory mechanism of the NLRP3 CAPS-inflammasom...
Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is an important oil resource, but its yield can be significantly compro-mised by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (S. sclerotiorum) infection. Due to the lack of rapeseed strains that are highly or completely immune to S. sclerotiorum, enhancing rapeseed resistance through genet...