SCF complexes are composed by Skp1, Cullin1, Rbx1 and an F-box protein (FBP), which are responsible to give specificity to the complexes, as they interact with substrates, allowing ligation of an ubiquitin molecule to the ...

Viruses are organisms which depend on the host cellular machinery to replicate, and are relevant to human, livestock and plant health. The modern threat of emerging pandemics is pressing and, in this scenario, Zika Virus ...

Currently the number of works that seek to understand the difficulties involved in the teaching and learning process in Biology field, more specifically in the Molecular Biology subfield, has been grown exponentially. Such ...

Fertility is directly related to oocyte developmental competence. In this context, oocyte mitochondria play a crucial role and have become an important target in assisted reproduction therapies. However, the molecular ...

Microbes from Amazon river basin represent an unexplored biodiversity, with a huge metabolic potential. This ecosystem receives large amounts of terrestrial organic matter (OM), which promotes heterotrophic microbial growth. ...

Cancer metastasis is the major cause of death, consequently studies to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in this process are essential to the knowledge of this disease. Cell migration and invasion are part of ...

The Malpighian tubules in insects play an essential role in osmoregulation, performing transport of ions and fluids during the formation of primary urine, whereas fat body is usually associated with the intermediary ...

The molecular factors involved in the coffee’s resistance to rust and other diseases have not been completely known, but related projects have been developed since the last century. One of the main problems that make ...

Phytocystatins are inhibitors of cysteine peptidases found naturally in plants. Sugarcane cystatins are distinguished by their high inhibitory activity and possible biotechnological applications. In this work, a comparative ...

Firefly luciferases have been extensively used as bioanalytical reagents and their cDNAs as reporter genes and bioimaging biosensors. Luciferases of fireflies, “rail-road” worm and "tec-tec" beetles, have different ...