Macrophages have a defensive function against bacteria through phagocytosis and the secretion of cytokines. Histone modifications play an essential role in macrophage functions. Here, we report that ...

SCs and OECs also respond to and phagocytose bacteria, a function likely critical for tackling microbial invasion of the CNS via peripheral nerves. However, phagocytosis is not always effective; ...

Concerning bacterial or viral pathogens ... Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O11 which facilitates pathogen clearance by complement dependent phagocytosis [9]. Additionally the IgM class might be ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, microglia pack on fat, which impairs phagocytosis. Now, scientists led by Christiane Ruedl of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, report that blocking lipid buildup in ...

Scientists have uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide spectrum of antibiotics along ...

By employing a novel technique to examine how carbohydrates modify proteins, scientists have found that gut bacteria can ...

How do bacteria—harmless ones living in our bodies, or those that cause disease—organize their activities? A new study, ...

Researchers have created a novel imaging-technology combination that can capture gene activity in individual bacteria in ...

The protein Spns1 helps transport fat molecules out of lysosomes, preventing harmful buildup and offering insights for rare ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other ...