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 ...

Overall, the researchers found 18 distinct ways the STAND proteins might inhibit the activity of the virus. And the proteins appear to operate in a huge range of species.

An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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 study identified 230 new giant viruses and 530 novel functional proteins, shedding light on their interactions with ...

During the COVID pandemic, scientists harnessed existing knowledge of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to quickly develop vaccines.

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.