Key mechanism in genetic inheritance during cell division identified
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...long with the cell’s genome. Viral replication and segregation requires the services of a protein called the episome maintenance protein—a potentially recognizable target for immune cells. Gamma-herpesviruses, including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV), can induce unco...Touching Molecules With Your Bare Hands
...long with the cell’s genome. Viral replication and segregation requires the services of a protein called the episome maintenance protein—a potentially recognizable target for immune cells. Gamma-herpesviruses, including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV), can induce unco...How taste response is hard-wired into the brain
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...hibit mitotic spindle formation, preventchromosome segregation in the M-phase (mitosis) of the cell cycle,and induce apoptosis. These effects are consistent with mechanismsresulting from MKC-1 binding to multiple intracellular targets,including tubulin and the importin-beta proteins. The importin-betafamily of p...