Carpenter syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a combination of craniosynostosis, polysyndactyly, obesity, and other congenital malformations, is caused by mutations in RAB23, encoding a member ...

Background: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene, characterized by increased concentrations of very long-chain fatty acids due to a defect in peroxisomal β-oxidation. ...

Oropharyngeal cancer incidence increased dramatically in the last decades, being infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV) a determinant of this trend. Concerning etiology, treatment response and prognosis, HPV+ and HPV− ...

The proteasome processes proteins to facilitate immune recognition and host defense. When inherently defective, it can lead to aberrant immunity resulting in a dysregulated response that can cause autoimmunity and/or ...

Gene expression in eukaryotes does not follow a linear process from transcription to translation and mRNA degradation. Instead it follows a circular process in which cytoplasmic mRNA decay crosstalks with nuclear transcription. ...

We have studied the molecular basis of factor I (fI) deficiency in two Brazilian sisters from a consanguineous family. By reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction we observed that all fI cDNA amplified products from ...

The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a major signaling cascade that determines cell fate under conditions of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. The kinetics and amplitude of UPR responses are tightly controlled by ...

NDUFV1 mutations have been related to encephalopathic phenotypes due to mitochondrial energy metabolism disturbances. In this study, we report two siblings affected by a diffuse leukodystrophy, who carry the NDUFV1 c.1156C>T ...