Key determinants for the development of an allergic response to an otherwise 'harmless'
food protein involve different factors like the predisposition of the individual, the timing, the …

Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) of chlorophyll fluorescence is a valuable feature for
the study of photosynthetic organisms' light utilization and dissipation. However, all too often …

Molecular ON-switches in which a chemical compound induces protein–protein interactions
can allow cellular function to be controlled with small molecules. ON-switches based on …

α1-acid glycoprotein (orosomucoid, AGP) is an Acute Phase Protein produced by liver and
peripheral tissues in response to systemic reaction to inflammation. AGP functions have …

Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that have developed myriad of strategies to get a blood
meal from the vertebrate host. They first attach to the host skin, select a bite site for a blood …

We have previously reported the identification of CghA, a proposed Diels–Alderase
responsible for the formation of the bicyclic octalin core of the fungal secondary metabolite …

Recent advances in AI-based protein structure modeling have yielded remarkable progress
in predicting protein structures. Since structures are constrained by their biological function …

Stable mutualism between a host and its resident bacteria requires a moderated immune
response to control bacterial population size without eliciting excessive inflammation that …

Photosynthetic organisms experience wide fluctuations in light intensity and regulate light
harvesting accordingly to prevent damage from excess energy. The antenna quenching …

T cells that are genetically engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CAR T cells)
have shown impressive clinical efficacy against B‐cell malignancies. In contrast to these …