Type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) comprise 12 protein components, VirB1–VirB11 and VirD4. VirB2 forms a pilus and is co-purified with VirB5. VirB4, VirB11 and VirD4 are ATPases powering pilus assembly ...
Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem in the 21st century, with increasing rates of obesity both driving up the number of patients affected and reducing the age at diagnosis. Drugs that lower the ...
With previous evidence suggesting that melatonin may have a role in glucose metabolism, researchers have found an independent association between decreased secretion of melatonin and an increased risk ...