Imagine a world where bacteria, typically feared for causing disease, are turned into powerful weapons against cancer. That’s ...

The antibody in this ATC targets CD47, but instead of delivering a chemotherapy payload to destroy the tumor, it delivers a bacterial toxin. Simplified, the CD47 antibody binds to cancer cells, ...

Many bacterial toxins have the ability to enter target cells, most often by using physiological endocytosis pathways, and to modify a specific intracellular target (Table 3). According to the ...

Bacteria commonly produce toxins that are lethal to themselves, but also produce the required antitoxins. These toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems may be useful in modifying bacteria for biotechnology ...

New insights into how gut cells respond to bacterial toxins. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 13, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250225121514.htm ...

Researchers from the Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7 + cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that ...

Microplastics are everywhere. Meanwhile, colorectal cancer rates are rising in young adults. Could there be a connection?

Bacterial pathogens, such as those causing rice bacterial blight, tomato bacterial wilt, and kiwifruit bacterial canker, pose significant threats to global agriculture. However, effective pesticides ...

Toxins Crossing the Intestinal Barrier & Targeting a Remote Organ or Tissue Bacterial toxins produced in the digestive tract, in addition to their effects on the gastrointestinal mucosa ...

The antibody in this ATC targets CD47, but instead of delivering a chemotherapy payload to destroy the tumor, it delivers a bacterial toxin. Simplified, the CD47 antibody binds to cancer cells ...