Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

Endolysins are phage‐encoded enzymes that degrade the peptidoglycan layer of bacterial cell walls, a process essential for the release of progeny virions. Their ability to precisely cleave key bonds ...

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the ...

Biologists from ETH Zurich have discovered speargun- like molecular injection systems in two types of bacteria and have described their structure for the first time. The special nanomachines are used ...

Some bacteria carry tiny syringes filled with chemicals that may thin out competitors or incapacitate predators. Now, researchers have gotten up-close views of these syringes, technically known as ...

Defining the Steps Involved in Protein Isolation and Refolding to Provide High-Yield Bacterial cells are widely used for production of various therapeutic proteins. Isolating these valuable proteins ...

What the research is about Shigellosis is an infectious disease that causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody ...