As well-researched as the immune system is, it still regularly manages to throw us a surprise or two. The latest discovery? A ...

As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer ...

The results surprised the researchers when they showed that a single peptide that is naturally made by the body can prove ...

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are one of the greatest challenges facing modern medicine, and they are likely to grow greater ...

Research on how proteasomes generate antimicrobial peptides, revealing a new immune mechanism with potential applications for combating antibiotic resistance ...

Recent publications have shed light on the human proteasome’s role in natural antibiotic production. New research published ...

Scientists tested the antimicrobial properties of the proteasome's byproducts on laboratory-grown bacteria and in animal ...

These antimicrobial peptides are considered vital components of the body's first line of defense as they attack and kill ...

Researchers revealed that a part of the body responsible for recycling proteins has an alternative function — producing ...

A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics, scientists have said. They've shown a part of the body known to recycle proteins has a secret ...