Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Palmitoylation and PATs: Several proteins undergo post-translational modification via the addition of a lipid molecule on the amino acid cysteine through a thioester bond. This modification is termed palmitoylation and owing to the incorporation of variable lengths of lipid chains, it is also called S-acylation. Being a reversible lipid modification, […]
Nimrit Palan, Mumbai University Cell division is the process by which a cell divides to produce new daughter cells by distributing its genetic material and cytoplasm. It is a component of the larger cell cycle and is involved in cell reproduction directly. Mitosis and meiosis are the two kinds of cell division seen in fully […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Potent diseases occur in both sexes, few are sex-specific; leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is one of them which affects mostly the female uterus, the limbs, and the retroperitoneum and accounts for about 11% of all adult soft tissue sarcomas (STS). While there are several types of LMS, the uterine LMS is the […]
Snigdha Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 pandemic has spread tremors around the globe within a few months and this December 2020, it’s going to be one year that we all are combating to formulate and identify such effective drugs against it. Research and multiple clinical trials proved that some anti-viral drugs like – (Remdesivir, Chloroquine) […]
