Chemokines are a superfamily of small proteins that bind to G protein-coupled receptors on
target cells and were originally discovered as mediators of directional migration of immune …

New constraints are presented on the spin-dependent weakly-interacting-massive-particle–(WIMP-)
nucleon interaction from the PandaX-II experiment, using a data set corresponding …

We have previously shown that antimicrobial peptides like defensins have the capacity to
mobilize leukocytes in host defense. LL-37 is the cleaved antimicrobial 37-residue, COOH-…

Melon is an economically important fruit crop that has been cultivated for thousands of years;
however, the genetic basis and history of its domestication still remain largely unknown. …

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22 is the fifth in this series of biennial
publications. The Concise Guide provides concise overviews, mostly in tabular format, of the key …

Background. Human umbilical cord multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (UC-MSC) have
recently been identified as ideal candidate stem cells for cell-based therapy. The present …

Neutrophil recruitment from blood to extravascular sites of sterile or infectious tissue damage
is a hallmark of early innate immune responses, and the molecular events leading to cell …

PandaX is a large liquid-xenon detector experiment usable for direct dark-matter detection
and 136 Xe double-beta decay search. The central vessel was designed to accommodate a …

Cell-based therapy represents a promising strategy in the treatment of neurological
disorders. Human umbilical cord tissue has recently been recognized as an ideal source of …

Formyl peptide receptors (FPRs) are a small group of seven-transmembrane domain, G
protein-coupled receptors that are expressed mainly by mammalian phagocytic leukocytes and …