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BCG impact on Innate Lymphoid Cells: Determining the Site of Proliferation
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious lung disease that is a major cause of mortality, causing an estimated 1.7 million deaths globally per year. The current prophylactic vaccine used against TB, bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG), ...
Genetic Determinants of Host-Specificity in Mesorhizobium loti NZP2037
The establishment of a successful symbiotic interaction between rhizobia and their respective legume hosts involves complex molecular interactions between the two prospective partners. The determinants behind the specificity ...
Spatiotemporal patterns of prokaryotic communities in New Zealand agricultural soils
New Zealand pasture soils are an important resource, contributing significantly to the economy and global food security. However, the sustainability of current land management practices is of great concern, leading researchers ...
Disarming tissue factor: generating a model tumour antigen
Coagulative abnormalities are a well-recognised feature of malignancy. The risk of developing thrombotic disorders is increased four-fold in cancer patients and more than six-fold higher in those receiving chemotherapy. ...
Functional analysis of poxvirus anaphase-promoting complex regulator (PACR), an orf virus cell cycle regulator.
Viruses, after long periods of time infecting and co-evolving with their hosts have developed complex and ingenious ways of manipulating host cell environments to better suit their needs. One such example of this is ...