Targeting leukemic stem cell subpopulation in AML using phytochemicals: An in-silico and in-vitro approach.

It has been indicated that leukemic stem cells (LSCs), a subset of leukaemia cells, are responsible for therapy resistance and relapse in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Therefore, the current study aimed to discover an LSC biomarker in AML patients and identify a natural compound that may target the same. By performing the different gene expression analyses, we identified 12 up-regulated and 192 down-regulated genes in LSCs of AML compared to normal bone marrow-derived HSCs.

Potential dual inhibition of SE and CYP51 by eugenol conferring inhibition of Candida albicans: Computationally curated study with experimental validation.

Ergosterol is the key sterol component in the cell membrane of fungi including moulds and yeasts. Any decrease in the levels of ergosterol in the cell membrane of fungi render them venerable to cell membrane damage and even its death. Majority of antifungal drug targets the key enzymes involved in ergosterol biosynthesis pathway.

Interactive bioinformatics analysis for the screening of hub genes and molecular docking of phytochemicals present in kitchen spices to inhibit CDK1 in cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer (CC) is the world's fourth most prevalent cancer among women. The mortality rate of cervical cancer increases each year due to a lack of early diagnosis. Our study aims to find potential genes linked to cervical cancer and validate the findings using docking analysis.

Unveiling the nature's fruit basket to computationally identify Citrus sinensis csi-mir169-3p as a probable plant miRNA against Reference and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 genome.

The fundamental role of microRNAs (miRNAs) has long been associated with regulation of gene expression during transcription and post transcription of mRNA's 3'UTR by the RNA interference mechanism. Also, the process of how miRNAs tend to induce mRNA degradation has been predominantly studied in many infectious diseases. In this article, we would like to discuss the interaction of dietary plant miRNAs derived from fresh fruits against the viral genome of the causative agent of COVID-19, specifically targeting the 3'UTR of SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) genome.

Theaflavin-3-gallate, a natural antagonist for Hsp90: In-silico and in-vitro approach.

Poor prognosis and metastasis have been recognized as the major cause of breast cancer related deaths worldwide. Recent experimental evidence has shown that Hsp90, the prime chaperone, is overexpressed in many cancers and is responsible if reducing the 5-year survival rate of cancer patients. Therefore, targeted inhibition of Hsp90 may be a new and effective way to target cancer as well as enhancing therapeutic outcomes.

Unravelling the antifungal mode of action of curcumin by potential inhibition of CYP51B: A computational study validated in vitro on mucormycosis agent, Rhizopus oryzae.

Like human, fungi too are known to share lot of structural similarities amongst their CYPs (Cytochrome P450 super family of enzymes) which allows antifungal 'azole' compounds to interact with CYPs of human. Clotrimazole, an 'azole' antifungal drug, is a known inhibitor of fungal CYP named CYP51B. Curcumin, a phytochemical obtained from Curcuma longa has the ability to interact with several different human CYPs to induce inhibition.

Identifying potential human and medicinal plant microRNAs against SARS-CoV-2 3'UTR region: A computational genomics assessment.

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) began as an outbreak and has taken a toll on human lives. The current pandemic requires scientific attention; hence we designed a systematic computational workflow to identify the cellular microRNAs (miRNAs) from human host possessing the capability to target and silence 3'UTR of SARS-CoV-2 genome. Based on this viewpoint, we extended our miRNA search to medicinal plants like Ocimum tenuiflorum, Zingiber officinale and Piper nigrum, which are well-known to possess antiviral properties, and are often consumed raw or as herbal decoctions.

Sterenin M as a potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease identified from MeFSAT database using molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation and binding free energy calculation.

The disease outbreak of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, remains a public health concern. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly with a high mortality rate due to unavailability of effective treatment or vaccine for the disease. The high rate of mutation and recombination in SARS-CoV2 makes it difficult for scientist to develop specific anti-CoV2 drugs and vaccines.

Saliva based non invasive screening of Oral Submucous Fibrosis using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy.

Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) is a type of precancerous condition of Oral cancer and considered to have the greatest malignant potential. Biopsy is an ultimate option for the conformation of the malignancy. But the invasiveness of the procedure makes it interdict.

Ocimum basilicum miRNOME revisited: A cross kingdom approach.

O. basilicum is medicinally important herb having inevitable role in human health. However, the mechanism of action is largely unknown.

Unravelling the link between embryogenesis and cancer metastasis.

Purpose: Cancer as opposed to embryonic development is characterized by dysregulated, uncontrolled and clonal growth of cells. Inspite of that they share certain commonality in gene expression patterns and a number of cellular & molecular features. Consequently, in the present study we aimed to evaluate the role of a definite set of genes in fetal liver, primary liver cancers and metastatic liver tissue.