Once Hidden Cellular Structures Emerge In Fight Against Viruses

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New UArizona research, led by Department of MCB associate professor and BIO5 faculty Dr. Nancy Horton, has revealed the structure and function of one of bacteria’s latest strategies in the fight against viruses. The findings are part of Dr. Horton's larger research interest in the existence of filament-forming enzymes. Filaments had been largely forgotten to science until 2010, when a handful of labs around the world began investigating them using newer, higher resolution electron microscopes.