infection in a stranded striped dolphin (Meyen, 1833) on the Southwest coastline of India.

Necropsy on a striped dolphin (Meyen, 1833) entangled in ghost fishing net and dead while rescuing yielded some helminth parasites, later identified as . DNA barcoding of the host and parasite and the phylogenetic analysis of the parasite was conducted. This study provides valuable information towards establishing basal data of marine mammal parasite diversity and distribution in the Indian waters.

H3K4 demethylase KDM5B regulates cancer cell identity and epigenetic plasticity.

The H3K4 demethylase KDM5B is overexpressed in multiple cancer types, and elevated expression levels of KDM5B is associated with decreased survival. However, the underlying mechanistic contribution of dysregulated expression of KDM5B and H3K4 demethylation in cancer is poorly understood. Our results show that loss of KDM5B in multiple types of cancer cells leads to increased proliferation and elevated expression of cancer stem cell markers.

Integrative pan cancer analysis reveals epigenomic variation in cancer type and cell specific chromatin domains.

Epigenetic mechanisms contribute to the initiation and development of cancer, and epigenetic variation promotes dynamic gene expression patterns that facilitate tumor evolution and adaptation. While the NCI-60 panel represents a diverse set of human cancer cell lines that has been used to screen chemical compounds, a comprehensive epigenomic atlas of these cells has been lacking. Here, we report an integrative analysis of 60 human cancer epigenomes, representing a catalog of activating and repressive histone modifications.

CAMP: Collection of sequences and structures of antimicrobial peptides.

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are gaining importance as anti-infective agents. Here we describe the updated Collection of Antimicrobial Peptide (CAMP) database, available online at http://www.camp.