Palindromic DNA sequences, which can form secondary structures, are widely distributed in the human genome. Although the nature of the secondary structure single-stranded "hairpin" or double-stranded "cruciform" has been extensively investigated i...
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS 228 74-78 2016年2月 [査読有り]
Some healthy individuals carry human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) within a host chromosome, which is called inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus-6 (iciHHV-6). Because iciHHV-6 is generally considered a non-pathogenic condition, it is impo...
Takaiso N   Nishizawa H   Nishiyama S   Sawada T   Hosoba E   Ohye T   Sato T   Inagaki H   Kurahashi H   
Fujita Medical Journal 2(3) 59-61 2016年 [査読有り]
<p> The genetic etiology of female infertility is almost completely unknown. Recently, the egg membrane protein JUNO was identified as a receptor of the sperm-specific protein IZUMO1 and their interaction functions in sperm-egg fusion in fertiliz...