Cesar de la Fuente's research reveals a new category of antimicrobial agents called encrypted peptides, found hidden in proteins not previously associated with the immune response.
After exhaustive analysis, De la Fuente's team discovered that 98% of sequenced peptides from various body areas like the eyes are embedded in proteins unrelated to pathogen defense.
These findings suggest a paradigm shift in understanding the immune system, paralleling how junk DNA was reclassified from non-functional to having significant biological roles.
The study, published in Trends in Biotechnology, indicates there are still vast unknowns within the human proteome that could redefine our approach to immunology.
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