Sentences with phrase «exiting host cells»
By teasing apart the structure of an enzyme vital to the parasites that cause toxoplasmosis and malaria, Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a potentially «drugable» target that could prevent parasites from entering and exiting host cells.
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In particular, they have examined the ways in which viruses hijack cell proteins to help regulate their exit and spread from the host cell through the budding process.
«Bacterial and host cell proteins interact to regulate Chlamydia's «exit strategy»: New research suggests major role for calcium ion signaling in release of Chlamydia from infected cells.»
«One of the important points to come out of this work is that it implies a complex of multiple chlamydial proteins that function together to regulate exit mechanisms from host cells,» the authors further explain.
Hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) are the two predominant viral glycoproteins found in the viral envelope, and are the primary targets of the host immune system and are key factors in the entry and exit of influenza particles from host cells.