News tagged with host protein

Decoding the molecular machine behind E. coli and cholera

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered the workings behind some of the bacteria that kill hundreds of thousands every year, possibly paving the way for new antibiotics that could treat infections ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Unveiling malaria's 'invisibility cloak'

The discovery by researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of a molecule that is key to malaria's 'invisibility cloak' will help to better understand how the parasite causes disease and escapes from the defenses ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells - and cause disease - by manipulating a natural cellular process.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plasma treatment zaps viruses before they can attack cells

Researchers test a pre-emptive anti-viral treatment on a common virus known to cause respiratory infections.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers learn how pathogen causes speck disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered how the structure of a protein allows a certain bacteria to interfere with the tomato plant's immune system, causing bacterial speck disease.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human cells build protein cages to trap invading Shigella

In research on the never-ending war between pathogen and host, scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris have discovered a novel defensive weapon, a cytoskeletal protein called septin, that humans cells deploy to cage ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel strategy stymies SARS: Versatile inhibitor prevents viral replication

Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which are active against a whole range of bacterial pathogens, have been on the market for a long time. Comparably versatile drugs to treat viral diseases, on the other hand, have remained elusive. ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel treatment protects mice against malaria; approach may work in humans as well

Malaria is a major global health concern, and researchers are in need of new therapeutic approaches. To address this concern, a study published Oct. 26 in the online journal PLoS ONE reveals new information about the host c ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New targets for the control of HIV predicted using a novel computational analysis

A new computational approach has predicted numerous human proteins that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) requires to replicate itself. These discoveries "constitute a powerful resource for experimentalists who desire ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery explains why influenza B virus exclusively infects humans; opens door for drug development

Researchers at Rutgers University and the University of Texas at Austin have reported a discovery that could help scientists develop drugs to fight seasonal influenza epidemics caused by the common influenza ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new target to inhibit malaria and toxoplasmosis infection

Maryse Lebrun, Research Director at Inserm, and her fellow researchers at the Laboratoire Dynamique des interactions membranaires normales et pathologiques (CNRS, France), have characterised a protein complex ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeting toxin trafficking

Toxins produced by plants and bacteria pose a significant threat to humans, as emphasized by the recent effects of cucumber-borne Shiga toxin in Germany. Now, new research published on July 21st by the Cell Press journal ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biologists identify new strategy used by bacteria during infection

Purdue University biologists identified a new way in which bacteria hijack healthy cells during infection, which could provide a target for new antibiotics.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Entry prohibited for AIDS viruses: Peptide triazole inhibitors disrupt cell-free HIV-1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The initial entry of HIV-1 into host cells remains a compelling yet elusive target for the development of agents to prevent infection, a critical need in the fight against the global AIDS ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Who goes there? Novel complex senses viral infection

Double-stranded (ds) RNA viruses are a diverse group of viruses that include rotaviruses, a common cause of gastroenteritis. The ability of the immune system to detect and destroy viruses is critical for human health and ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast