In tropical and subtropical regions of the world, leishmaniasis is endemic and causes a
range of clinical symptoms in people, from severe tegumentary forms (such as cutaneous …

Advances in material science have set the stage for nanoparticle‐based research with
potent applications for the diagnosis, bioimaging, and precise treatment of diseases. Despite …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), found in both animals and plants, are used to fend off a wide
variety of invading pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses, etc. Their …

Hampering‐surface presentation of immunogenic peptides by class I/II MHCs is a key
strategy opted by several intracellular protozoan pathogens including Leishmania to escape …

The first step of successful infection by any intracellular pathogen relies on its ability to
invade its host cell membrane. However, the detailed structural and molecular …

NK-2, a peptide derived from a cationic core region of NK-lysin, has emerged as a promising
candidate for new antibiotics. In contrast to classical antibiotics, antimicrobial peptides target …

Despite the significant understanding of phase separation in proteins with intrinsically
disordered regions, a considerable percentage of proteins without such regions also …

Understanding of prion aggregation in a membrane environment may help to ameliorate
neurodegenerative complications caused by the amyloid forms of prions. Here, we …

The first step of successful infection by any intracellular pathogen relies on its ability to
invade its host cell membrane. However, the detailed structural and molecular …

Apolipoprotein AI (apo AI) represents the main component of the Trypanosome lytic factor
(TLF) which contributes to the host innate immunity against Trypanosoma and Leishmania …