“We searched pathogenic bacteria for a self-assembled protein nanoarchitecture that could serve as a new antigen-delivery vehicle,” says Sangyong Jon of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science ...

Bacteria are ubiquitous microscopic organisms capable of rapid growth. While beneficial strains like lactic acid bacteria ...

New research from the University of Cincinnati demonstrates how specially engineered bacteria taken orally can operate as a delivery system for antiviral therapies and vaccines. The research, led ...

Most engineered bacteria keep their therapeutic cargo inside the cell, but vaccines work best when antigens are presented to the immune system. The UC team therefore displayed viral proteins on the ...

Antigen vs antibody: the basics. An antigen is any substance that prompts your body to trigger an immune response against it. Antigens include allergens, bacteria and viruses. Antibodies are Y-shaped ...

This is why a single dose of a bacterial vaccine can contain many different antigens. For instance, the “20” in Pfizer’s PREVNAR 20 pediatric pneumonia vaccine refers to the 20 unique ...

In the quest to develop an effective HIV vaccine, scientists from Scripps Research have made a significant leap forward. They ...

Gram-negative bacterial pathogens (green) surrounded by a protein coat of GBP1 proteins (magenta).[Miriam Kutsch @CAi, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf] January 24, 2024 ...

Bacterial interaction with plants and animals, symbiotic or pathogenic, involves the transfer to host cells and tissues of a range of bacterial proteins whose biochemical activities are key to ...

Upon conducting further analyses, the team found that treating dendritic cells with valeric acid led to an increase in the uptake of soluble proteins, insoluble beads, and Staphylococcus aureus ...