The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Brazil was dominated by two lineages designated as B.1.1.28 and B.1.1.33. The two SARS-CoV-2 variants harboring mutations at the receptor-binding domain of the Spike (S) protein, designated as lineages P.1 and P.2, evolved from ...
Abstract: Adenovirus 36 (Ad-36) is related to human obesity due to its adipogenic activity mediated by the early 4 open reading frame 1 (E4orf1) protein. Mechanisms underlying the adipogenic effect of E4orf1 are not completely understood; however, the proliferation and differentiation of fat cells are in...
Através de eletroforese em Celogel, os autores analisam o perfil eletroforético das proteínas da saliva de Rhodnius prolixus e Triatoma braziliensis, originários da Venezuela e do Estado do Ceará, respectivamente. Revelaram-se quatro bandas de proteínas na saliva de Triatoma braziliensis e cinco ba...
