Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer needed. The cellular waste disposal system called the proteasome is best ...

The immune system can work in two ways: the innate immune system reacts to any foreign invaders that are identified by immune cells that look for such pathogens; but the acquired or adaptive immune ...

Researchers have discovered that heparanase, HPSE, a poorly understood protein, is a key regulator of cells' innate defense mechanisms. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have ...

Mohsan Saeed, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a five-year, $2 million R35 grant from the National Institute of General Medical ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers explored the role of the open reading frame 3c (ORF3c), a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) accessory protein ...

Researchers have identified a cellular pathway that keeps Ebola virus from exiting human cells, with implications for developing new antivirals. In their evolutionary battle for survival, viruses have ...

Rooted in place, plants have little ability to flee dangerous situations. Additionally, their lack of a dedicated immune system means that, to combat an infection, every cell needs to be able to mount ...

All organisms rely on the immune system to protect them against disease. Unlike mammals, insects lack acquired immunity and rely solely on the innate immune system, which consists of cellular and ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that heparanase, HPSE, a poorly understood protein, is a key regulator of cells' innate defense mechanisms. Innate defense responses ...