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The study identified phage surface proteins that act as molecular anchors, allowing phages to attach to and enter human cells.
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Szeged
Who
Gábor Apjok, Tóbiás Sári, Bálint Kintses lab at the HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged
What
The study identified phage surface proteins that act as molecular anchors, allowing phages to attach to and enter human cells.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:33:00 GMT · 3h 7m ago
Where
Szeged ·
Why
This capability could be used to design more precise phage-based therapeutics by enabling better targeting and retention properties.
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How this affects you
Understanding how phages interact with human cells could lead to novel therapeutic strategies and fundamentally reshapes our understanding of the gut microbiome, suggesting direct interactions between phages and human epithelial cells.
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