The San Joaquin River (SJR) in California’s Central Valley represents the historical southern-most range of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). In 2006, the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) was created ...
The Bcl-2 protein family, made up of pro and anti-apoptotic proteins plays a
major role in regulating apoptosis. Bax is a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. In
its inactive form, Bax is primarily a cytosolic and ...
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a problematic gram-negative bacterium which
commonly causes nosocomial infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, burn
wound infections, and bacteremia. K. pneumoniae is particularly ...
Chalcones are aromatic ketones that form the central core for a variety of important biological compounds. Previous research in Dr. Calderón-Urrea’s laboratory showed the efficacy of eight chalcones (1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, ...
Bacterial second messenger, c-di-GMP, regulates important functions such as
biofilm formation, motility, and virulence. C-di-GMP also has an immunostimulatory
property, so can be used as a vaccine adjuvant. In this ...