Led by Professor Sandra Orgeig (University of South Australia) and Dr. Albert van Dijk (Utrecht University), the research identifies two key proteins Collection-10 (CL-10) and Collectin-11 (CL-11 ...

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist ...

Previous work on molecular mimicry focused on the 3D structure of proteins, which is important for antibody-mediated immune recognition, but T cells typically recognize short, linear peptide sequences ...

One of the biological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 is the presence of spike proteins that allow these viruses to penetrate host cells and cause infection. Skip to content. Menu.

Plant RNA viruses pose a significant threat to global agriculture, affecting a vast array of crop species and leading to ...

Researchers predicted the 3D shapes of 70,000 viral proteins, revealing shared immune evasion strategies across animal and bacterial viruses. This discovery provides insights into viral-host ...

The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow ...

Engineered Virus Steals Proteins From H.I.V., Pointing to New Therapy. After promising results in monkeys, scientists plan to test the new treatment in a few people with H.I.V.