The ability of a host to curb a viral infection is heavily reliant on the effectiveness of an initial
antiviral innate immune response, resulting in the upregulation of interferon (IFN) and …

Interferon-gamma (IFNG) is a pleiotropic cytokine that modulates both innate and adaptive
immune networks; it is the most potent activator of macrophages and a signature cytokine of …

Sex differences have been observed in acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and
Long Covid (LC) outcomes, with greater disease severity and mortality during acute infection …

Abstract The liver-specific microRNA-122 (miR-122) recognizes two conserved sites at the
5′ end of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome and contributes to stability, translation, and …

Abstract DEAD/H-box RNA helicases make the prominent family of helicases super family-2
which take part in almost all RNA-related processes, from initiation of transcription to RNA …

DEAD-box helicases are a large family of conserved RNA-binding proteins that belong to
the broader group of cellular DExD/H helicases. Members of the DEAD-box helicase family …

DExD/H-box helicases play critical roles in multiple cellular processes, including
transcription, cellular RNA metabolism, translation, and infections. Several seminal studies …

DExH/D-box helicases are essential nucleic acid and ribonucleoprotein remodelers
involved in all aspects of nucleic acid metabolism including replication, gene expression …

In recent years, Asian lineage Zika virus (ZIKV) strains emerged to cause pandemic
outbreaks associated with a high rate of congenital ZIKV syndrome (CZVS). The reasons for …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an incurable autoimmune disease disproportionately
affecting women. A major obstacle in finding targeted therapies for SLE is its remarkable …