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Globally, as a leading agent of acute respiratory tract infections in children < 5 years of age and the elderly, the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has gained considerable attention. As inferred from studies comparing vaccinated and experimentally infected

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) harbor a subset of post-transcriptional modifications required for structural stability or decoding function. N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t6A) is a universally conserved modification found at position 37 in tRNA that pair A-starting codons (ANN) and is required for proper...

In normal pregnancies, a physiological increase of the maternal plasma cholesterol from trimester 1 (T1) to T2 and T3 satisfies the foetal growth and maturation requirements, condition referred as maternal physiological hypercholesterolemia (MPH) (≤280 mg

The Microbiotheriid Dromiciops gliroides, also known as ‘Monito del Monte’, is considered to be a threatened species and the only living representative of this group of South American marsupials. During the last few years, several blood samples from speci

Background: The infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) causes significant economic losses in Chilean salmon farming. For effective sanitary management, the IPNV strains present in Chile need to be fully studied, characterized, and constantly updated

Collagen IV has been described as a structural protein of the basement membrane, which as a whole forms a specialized extracellular matrix. Recent studies have indicated a possible relationship between collagen IV and the innate immune response of inverte