The proton-pumping NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase, also called complex I, is the entry
point for electrons into the respiratory chains of many bacteria and mitochondria of most …

The genome of Mycoplasma pneumoniae is among the smallest found in self-replicating
organisms. To study the basic principles of bacterial proteome organization, we used …

The nucleocapsid of hepatitis B virus (HBV), or HBcAg, is a highly symmetric structure
formed by multiple dimers of a single core protein that contains potent T helper epitopes in …

Endogenous opioids, first described more than 40 years ago, have long been recognized for
their main role as important neuromodulators within the central nervous system. More …

The formation of eukaryotic ribosomes is a multistep process that takes place successively in
the nucleolar, nucleoplasmic and cytoplasmic compartments,,,. Along this pathway, multiple …

The complex infection process of parvoviruses is not well understood so far. An important
role has been attributed to a phospholipase A2 domain which is located within the unique N …

In the final steps of yeast ribosome synthesis, immature translation-incompetent pre-40S
particles that contain 20S pre-rRNA are converted to the mature translation-competent …

The dynein-related AAA ATPase Rea1 is a preribosomal factor that triggers an unknown
maturation step in 60S subunit biogenesis. Using electron microscopy, we show that Rea1's …

Adeno-associated virus type 2 empty capsids are composed of three proteins, VP1, VP2 and
VP3, which have relative molecular masses of 87, 72 and 62 kDa, respectively, and differ in …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory tract infection in infants,
causing significant morbidity and mortality. No vaccine or specific, effective treatment is …