Prion-like proteins in Escherichia coli trigger an abortive infection mechanism in response to phage infection—a process similar to amyloid-mediated immune signalling in fungi and animals.

Chitin is the most important nitrogen-containing polysaccharide found on Earth. This polysaccharide is a polymer of an N-acetylglucosamine and it is a…

Cryptococcus neoformans est un champignon qui provoque des infections graves chez les personnes immunodéprimées.

Pathogenic fungal and bacterial cells are enveloped within a cell wall, a molecular barrier at their cell surface, and a critical architecture that constantly evolves during pathogenesis. Understandin...

Immune regulated cell death (RCD) is a defense strategy common to different domains of life involving purposeful sacrifice of infected cells. In animals and fungi, functional amyloids play a role in t...