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Researchers identified phage surface proteins that act as molecular anchors, allowing engineered phages to attach to and enter human cells more efficiently.
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Who
Gábor Apjok, Tóbiás Sári, Bálint Kintses lab at the HUN-REN Biological Research Centre
What
Researchers identified phage surface proteins that act as molecular anchors, allowing engineered phages to attach to and enter human cells more efficiently.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:33:00 GMT · 2h 58m ago
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Why
This ability, not yet fully understood, could be used to design more precise phage-based therapeutics and reshape understanding of the gut microbiome.
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The discovery of molecular anchors on phages that enable them to enter human cells could lead to advanced therapeutic applications, potentially revolutionizing phage therapy and our understanding of the gut virome. This work reshapes traditional views of phage-host interactions.
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