The commensal bacteria or microbiota on our skin is thought to contribute to host health, protecting the host against a range of infections, including wound healing and anti-cancer properties. In this ...

A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound. In response, a white blood cell arrives ...

A study published in Nature Communications has revealed novel insights into bacterial resistance and offers a promising ...

Insect miRNAs can be transferred to their host plants upon feeding. This study shows that a conserved insect microRNA plays a ...

Some bacteria are more resistant to antibiotics than others, with so-called gram-negative bacteria ... MacAB-TolC -- that spans the cell's inner and outer membranes, as well as the periplasm ...

A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound.

These include some obvious mechanical activities such as endocytosis, cell motility and membrane resealing, but also others, such as replication and transcription. Taking the motor proteins as an ...

Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its inner core into the host cell's nuclear membrane. The findings, by a ...

Myeloid deficiency of the mitochondrial transacetylase tafazzin upregulates mtROS, disrupting UPR and calcium homeostasis, ...