As well-researched as the immune system is, it still regularly manages to throw us a surprise or two. The latest discovery? A whole new mechanism that’s been hidden all along in cells' garbage ...

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The results surprised the researchers when they showed that a single peptide that is naturally made by the body can prove ...

The material consists of a specially designed hydrogel that contains antibacterial peptides, which are molecules that also serve as the building blocks of proteins. To enable clinical use for the ...

Research on how proteasomes generate antimicrobial peptides, revealing a new immune mechanism with potential applications for combating antibiotic resistance ...

To their surprise, the researchers found that many of these degradation products matched sequences previously identified as antimicrobial peptides, critical components of the innate immune system ...

Scientists discovered that some of the peptides released in the proteasome during protein breakdown are capable of killing ...

Convergence of additional signal pathways with vitamin D modulate antimicrobial peptide gene expression Activation of the cathelicidin gene by vitamin D is potentially modulated by cytokine ...

The antimicrobial properties of nisin, especially its effectiveness in inhibiting spoilage bacteria and pathogens, make it ...

Peptides designed by artificial intelligence restrict both drug-resistant bacteria and rapidly evolving viruses.

Israeli researchers have discovered a surprising immune defense role of the proteasome, a cellular structure known for degrading and recycling proteins. The study, published in Nature, could inspire ...