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 ...

In a new study, researchers discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell ... Damaged but Not Defeated: Bacteria Use Nano-Spearguns to Retaliate Against Attacks Mar.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Bacteria produce specific proteins in order to protect themselves against being marked by a cell and then destroyed. A multidisciplinary team in Cologne has now discovered proteins which can provide ...