Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...
Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) are sophisticated nanomachines that bacteria employ to inject effector proteins directly into neighbouring cells. These systems are structurally reminiscent of ...
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This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech tool
A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...
New research into antimicrobial peptides, small chains of amino acids able to damage bacterial cells, shows why some peptides are more effective at doing that and also why some cells are more ...
Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the ...
The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...
What the research is about Shigellosis is an infectious disease that causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody ...
The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...
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