The N-heptad repeat (NHR) of the HIV-1 gp41 prehairpin intermediate (PHI) is an attractive potential vaccine target with high sequence conservation across diverse strains. However, despite the potency ...

A biosynthetic gene cluster that produces a putative antibacterial natural product was identified from the genome of Vibrio ruber DSM 16370 based on its colocalization with a gene encoding an ...

McClune and colleagues are now studying the genomes of common crops. These vegetables are "full of enzymes that are doing interesting chemistry," said McClune, "but we just don't know what they're up ...