Protein structure: Immune system foiled by a hairpin
Monday, January 21, 2013 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
The innate immune system detects invasive pathogens and activates defense mechanisms to eliminate them. Pathogens, however, employ a variety of tricks to block this process. A new study shows how the measles virus thwarts the system, by means of a simple hairpin-like structure.