Knockout nuclear reactions, in which a nucleon is removed from nucleus as result of the collision with another nucleus, have been widely used an experimental tool, both to populate isotopes further stability and obtain information about single-particle nature spectrum. In order fully exploit information, theory needed for description structure nuclei involved, dynamics associated removal mechan...

Many recent studies have shown that access of animal microRNAs (miRNAs) to their complementary sites in target mRNAs is determined by several sequence-specific determinants beyond the seed regions in the 5′ end of miRNAs. These factors have been related to the repressive power of miRNAs and used in some programs to predict the efficacy of miRNA complementary sites. However, these factors have n...

The p21-activated kinases are effector proteins for Rho-family GTPases. PAK4, PAK5, and PAK6 are the group II PAKs associated with neurite outgrowth, filopodia formation, and cell survival. Pak4 knockout mice are embryonic lethal, while Pak5, Pak6, and Pak5/Pak6 double knockout mice are viable and fertile. Our previous work found that the double knockout mice exhibit locomotor changes and learn...