Candida albicans and the emerging threats caused by non-albicans Candida species have started to show resistance which calls for identification of new alternatives or modification of the existing antifungal agents to defy ...

LINE 1 (L1), is the only active autonomous retrotransposon that propagate via RNA intermediate, comprising 20% of the human genome. The ongoing activity of L1 turned to be the major instrumental force that shapes the genomic ...

Almost two-third of the human genome is derived from the repetitive DNA sequences which are believed to play significant role in shaping the human genome in the course of evolution. One such repeat called retrotransposons ...

Apple scab disease caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis is the most devastating disease of apple in India and worldwide. Most of the commercial apple cultivars are susceptible to scab disease. Till now, metabolites ...

Xenobiotic compounds are man-made chemicals that are present in the environment at unnaturally very high concentrations. One such xenobiotic compound phthalates or phthalic acid esters (PAEs), are the dialkyl or alkyl aryl ...

Apple is an important fruit crop, grown mainly in the temperate region of the world. Apple fruits have high nutritional value and tremendous health protective properties. Routine consumption of apples is linked with low ...

AP-4 complex plays an important role in intracellular protein transport carried out by vesicular trafficking mechanism. The first comprehensive study in plants on the characterization of genes encoding AP-4 complex has ...

Alphaviruses are single-stranded, positive-sense, enveloped viruses. The alphavirus genus includes chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Aura virus (AURV), Sindbis virus (SINV), Semliki Forest virus (SFV) etc. The recent outbreaks ...

Alphaviruses are a group of single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes and infect vertebrates. Alphaviruses belong to the Togaviridae family and include many medically relevant viruses ...

Pear is an important fruit crop, known for its beautiful texture and high nutritional value. In comparison to European pears (Pyrus communis), Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia) exhibit higher ontogenic resistance, thereby they ...