Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ranging from movement to sensing environmental signals. Researchers from ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ...

As well as mammalian cells, many different pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, also use glycoproteins extensively for diverse functions, in part similar to eukaryotic cells.

Made up of proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and glycolipids, this meshwork helps protect endothelial cells. It modulates how well blood cells stick to vessel walls and communicate with endothelial cells, ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ranging from movement to ...

A new study by LMU and Helmholtz Munich shows how pathogens control changes in their cell surface to evade the immune system.

Researchers took aim at mucins, glycoproteins that protect cancer cells from drugs and the immune response, and engineered a revolutionary targeted tool for oncology and beyond. Deanna earned their ...

The immune system responds to an infection by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to the cell surface of the pathogen, thus marking it as an intruder and triggering an immune response. For ...

Antigenic variation is a key mechanism by which pathogens evade the immune system. New research has shown how trypanosomes change their antigen expression.