One of the goals of protein engineering is the installation of desirable features, template-encoded or otherwise, on proteins that naturally lack them. The ability to confer different functionalities ...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have determined the crystal structure of sortase B, an enzyme found in the bacteria that cause ...

Gram-positive bacteria display a myriad of surface proteins that mediate adhesion, immune evasion and biofilm formation. Central to the covalent attachment of these proteins to the cell wall is the ...

Tracking interactions between different types of cells in the body can offer clues to an organism’s development, reveal cellular functions, or track tissues’ responses to treatments. However, existing ...

Researchers have devised a new way to use red blood cells (RBCs) to carry drugs and other agents round and round in the bloodstream, potentially for over a month or more. The strategy tethers drugs, ...