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Infectious Disease

fighting microbial dangers

Pathogenic bacteria and parasites are pervasive threats to global health. By understanding their molecular and cellular structures, we can find weak points for development of new approaches to fight them.
Related categories: Viruses and Antimicrobial Resistance.

Molecule of the Month Articles (12)

Aminoglycoside Antibiotics

Aminoglycoside Antibiotics and Resistance

Anthrax Toxin

Cholera Toxin

	Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Antibiotic-resistant bacteria build enzymes that destroy drugs like streptomycin
	Aminoglycoside Antibiotics and Resistance Bacteria become resistant to aminoglycosides by destroying them or changing their target.
	Anthrax Toxin Anthrax bacteria build a deadly three-part toxin
	Cholera Toxin Many bacterial toxins have two parts: one that finds a cell, the other that kills it
	Circadian Clock Proteins Circadian clock proteins measure time in our cells
	Injectisome Salmonella bacteria inject a cocktail of effector proteins into cells to disable their defenses.
	Malaria Parasite PTEX The parasite that causes malaria exports hundreds of proteins to remodel the cells that it infects.
	New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Antibiotics can save lives, but antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria pose a dangerous threat
	Penicillin-binding Proteins Penicillin attacks the proteins that build bacterial cell walls
	Pilus Machine A molecular machine with a rotary motor builds a long protein filament involved in bacterial motility and attachment.
	Toll-like Receptors Toll-like receptors warn us about bacterial and viral infection
	Vancomycin The antibiotic vancomycin blocks the construction of bacterial cell walls.

Learning Resources (2)

Antibiotics in Action

(Flyer)

Penicillin and Antibiotic Resistance

(Video)

	Antibiotics in Action Flyer Shown are some classes of antibiotics and their target protein/molecule organized by the biochemical pathway they interrupt.
	Penicillin and Antibiotic Resistance Video Since its discovery in 1928, penicillin and penicillin-related antibiotics helped save countless lives from bacterial infections. However, in the face of overuse and misuse of antibiotics, bacteria evolved resistance mechanisms that allow them to proliferate even in the presence of the newest antibiotics.