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A new way to treat Zika virus infections could be achieved following the definition of an ion channel function for the M protein within virus particles.

Identifying gain-of-function division variants that suppress the elongated cell division defect phenotype caused by Aeg1 depletion.

The Braun lipoprotein is tethered to peptidoglycan independently from the insertion of newly-synthesized peptidoglycan subunits into the expanding cell wall generating a dynamic equilibrium between free and bound protein forms.

Chemokine CCL28 plays a key role in shaping neutrophil responses during intestinal Salmonella infection and lung Acinetobacter infection.

A lytic transglycosylase connects bacterial focal adhesion complexes to the peptidoglycan cell wall and thus transmits proton motive force from the inner membrane to cell surface.

Like two peas in a pod but not exactly alike, similar molecules targeting the same bacterial protein behave differently, requiring systems biology and target deconvolution to gain better comprehension.

A calcium transient measurement system utilizing human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes reveals the detrimental impact of inflammatory cytokines on cardiomyocyte relaxation and displays the potential of drugs to reverse these defects.

Antigenic drift in influenza’s major surface proteins, hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, contributes to variability in epidemic magnitude across seasons but is less influential than subtype interference in shaping annual outbreaks.