has been published in the journal Molecular Cell. These bacterial enzymes, referred to as ubiquitin clippases, split the ...

Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...

Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don’t stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the ...

Using this approach, they have uncovered that bacteria assemble their nanoweapons in response to cell envelope damage and rapidly strike back with high precision. Some bacteria deploy tiny ...

As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells ...

The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

When the bacterial cell eventually succumbs ... But the drug-delivery problem has at least two parts. Hsu's next challenge involves getting drugs absorbed from the gut into systemic circulation.

Scientists have developed a new drug that could help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a major threat to public health.