Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have discovered how a small, naturally occurring RNA molecule in the kidney activates a mutated immune receptor, triggering ...

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

Researchers at the University of Bonn have uncovered how a kidney RNA molecule can trigger autoimmune disease. In mice, a mutation in the RIG-I immune receptor caused it to mistake kidney Y-RNA for ...