Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a peripheral T cell neoplasm of largely unknown
genetic basis, associated with human T cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection. Here we …

During the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a variety of mutations
have accumulated in the viral genome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (…

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant emerged in 2021 1 and has multiple mutations in its
spike protein 2 . Here we show that the spike protein of Omicron has a higher affinity for …

Neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu Variant The mu variant of SARS-CoV-2 was 10.6 times
as resistant to neutralization by serum samples obtained from persons who had recovered …

Human APOBEC3 proteins play pivotal roles in intracellular defense against viral infection
by catalyzing deamination of cytidine residues, leading to base substitutions in viral DNA. …

Variation in the differentiation capacity of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to specific
lineages is a significant concern for their use in clinical applications and disease modeling. …

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) virion infectivity factor (Vif) overcomes the
antiviral activity of APOBEC3G to protect HIV-1 DNA from G-to-A hypermutation. Vif targets …

Background Risk stratification and therapeutic decision-making for myelodysplastic
syndromes (MDS) are based on the International Prognostic Scoring System–Revised (IPSS-R), …

Soon after the emergence and global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineage BA.1,
another Omicron lineage, BA.2, began outcompeting BA.1. The results of statistical analysis …

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) that bind invading microbes are pivotal for innate host
defense. There is a growing body of evidence for the significance of NETs in the …