Enzymatic modification of DNA nucleobases can coordinate gene expression, nuclease protection or mutagenesis. We recently discovered a clade of phage-specific cytosine methyltransferase (MT) and 5-methylpyrimidine dioxygenase (5mYOX) enzymes that produce 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) as a precur...
The genomes of positive-sense (+) single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses are believed to be subjected to a wide range of RNA modifications. In this study, we focused on the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) as a model (+) ssRNA virus to study the landscape of viral RNA modification in infected human cells. ...
Kidney injury initiates epithelial dedifferentiation and myofibroblast activation during the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Herein, we found that the expression of DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) was significantly increased in the kidney tissues of both CKD...
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is an infectious disease with a mortality rate of nearly 100% in pigs; however, no safe commercial vaccines or antiviral drugs are currently available, which seriously threatens the global pig industry. Therefore, effective biologicals against ASFV are urgently ne...
Pseudorabies virus infection causes intestinal flora disorder in animals, leading to diarrhea. To explore the effect of inactivated pseudorabies vaccine immunization on pseudorabies virus infection, this study sequenced the serum metabolome and intestinal microbiota of Hu sheep, analyzed their di...
Pseudorabies virus infection causes intestinal flora disorder in animals, leading to diarrhea. To explore the effect of inactivated pseudorabies vaccine immunization on pseudorabies virus infection, this study sequenced the serum metabolome and intestinal microbiota of Hu sheep, analyzed their di...