making people's cells better at killing Mtb by harnessing RNA sensors in our cells, which detect the RNA of invading pathogens. For the first time, researchers have shown that RNA sensing is ...

Scientists have discovered that the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) releases RNA into infected cells. In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the ...

Now, a study in iScience suggests a new approach that might help: making people's cells better at killing Mtb by harnessing RNA sensors in our cells, which detect the RNA of invading pathogens.

Rifampin resistant TB arises when TB bacteria acquire mutations that alter the binding site for rifampin on the enzyme it inhibits in TB bacteria, Mtb RNA polymerase (Mtb RNAP). The alterations of ...

Lead researcher, Dr Mark Paget, said: "Up until recently, we've always thought that RNA polymerase, whether it's in one bacterium or another, is pretty much identical. We now know that Mtb uses ...

Normally, when a gene is turned on, it makes an RNA copy of itself that leaves the nucleus and serves as a message to direct the production of a specific protein. The RNA that is part of this ...

Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud.

In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) releases RNA into ...