Amyloid-Based Antiphage Defense in E. coli Uncovered

Amyloid-Based Antiphage Defense in E. coli Uncovered

In a groundbreaking advance that bridges microbiology, immunology, and protein biochemistry, researchers have unveiled an extraordinary antiphage defense mechanism in Escherichia coli that hinges on amyloid-based signaling—a molecular strategy once thought exclusive to multicellular organisms. This discovery not only challenges existing paradigms about bacterial immune systems but also highlights a remarkable conservation of death execution […]