Avian influenza (AI) is a disease caused by influenza viruses type A that belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family. AI induces high economic losses in poultry production worldwide. Due to a possible outbreak, a national surveillance program was needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) have important roles in regulating key checkpoints between stages of the cell cycle. Their activity is tightly regulated through a variety of mechanisms, including through binding with cyclin proteins and the Cdc2/Cdc28 kinase subunit (CKS), and their phosphorylation at specific amino acids. Studies of the components involved in cell cycle control in parasitic protozoa are limited.
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