The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...
The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...
As a grad student in cell biology, Shaeri Mukherjee was always on the lookout for new ways to fiddle with cells’ internal structures. It was the early 2000s, and Mukherjee was working in Dennis ...
Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...
Scientists have found that antibodies stop UTI-causing E. coli by jamming or mimicking cell receptors, preventing bacterial ...
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New antibody mechanisms disrupt bacterial adhesion in urinary tract infections
Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...
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