Newly Recognized Antibodies Act as Decoys to Trick Germs Into Sticking to Them

Newly Recognized Antibodies Act as Decoys to Trick Germs Into Sticking to Them

A newly recognized class of antibodies fool disease-causing E. coli into sticking to them instead of to the cells these germs are trying to infect. One of the first lines of attack by many infectious bacteria is to stick tenaciously to the surfaces of targeted human cells. By mimicking molecules on human cell surfaces, these antibodies deceive and intercept the bacteria before they can take hold....