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J Phys Chem B
December 2024
T-6 Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
A fundamental understanding of how the HIV-1 envelope (Env) protein facilitates fusion is still lacking. The HIV-1 fusion peptide, consisting of 15 to 22 residues, is the N-terminus of the gp41 subunit of the Env protein. Further, this peptide, a promising vaccine candidate, initiates viral entry into target cells by inserting and anchoring into human immune cells.
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January 2025
Department of Environmental Science, University of Latvia, Jeglavas Street 1, Riga, LV-1004, Latvia.
Microplastics (MPs) have become a critical pollutant, accumulating in aquatic ecosystems and posing significant environmental and human health risks. Approximately 5.25 trillion plastic particles float in global oceans, releasing up to 23,600 metric tonnes of dissolved organic carbon annually, which disrupts microbial dynamics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrobes Infect
November 2024
Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Hospital Zum Heiligen Geist, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Kempen, Germany. Electronic address:
Gliomas are the most common parenchymal tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). With regard to their still unclear etiology, several recent studies have provided evidence of a new category of pathogenic elements called human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) which seem to contribute to the evolution and progression of many neurological diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), schizophrenia, chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy (CIDP) and, particularly, multiple sclerosis (MS). In these diseases, HERVs exert effects on cellular processes such as inflammation, proliferation, and migration.
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January 2025
Departments of Parasitology and Genetics, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, 49241, Republic of Korea.
Background: Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) were integrated into the human genome millions of years ago and have since proliferated to comprise about 8% of the human genome. For a long time, HERVs were thought to be remnants of ancient viruses, rendered inactive over the ages. However, recent studies have revealed that HERVs are involved in various diseases, including cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAquat Toxicol
December 2024
Université de Bordeaux, UMR EPOC 5805, équipe Ecotoxicologie Aquatique, Station marine d'Arcachon, Place Du Dr Peyneau, 33120, Arcachon, France.
Plastic pollution is of global concern. Many studies investigated the effect of micro and nanoplatics towards aquatic organisms. However, relatively few studies were assessed on freshwater organisms.
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