{
  "id": 10521999,
  "title": "New tool tracks a hidden protein involved in viral infection and cell cleanup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/new-tool-tracks-a-hidden-protein-involved-in-viral-infection-and-cell",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tool-tracks-hidden-protein-involved.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Viruses such as influenza A and dengue can hijack a cellular system that helps manage protein aggregates. Previous work by FMI emeritus group leader Patrick Matthias and his team showed that a small protein called ubiquitin plays an important role in this process.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}