Entrapment of viral capsids in nuclear PML cages is an intrinsic antiviral host defense against varicella-zoster virus.

abstract：:Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) are trans-envelope machines dedicated to the secretion of virulence factors into eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells, therefore required for pathogenesis and/or for competition towards neighboring bacteria. The T6SS apparatus resembles the injection device of bacteriophage T4, and is ancho...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Felisberto-Rodrigues C,Durand E,Aschtgen MS,Blangy S,Ortiz-Lombardia M,Douzi B,Cambillau C,Cascales E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors determining the functional avidity and its relationship with the broad heterogeneity of antiviral T cell responses remain partially understood. We investigated HIV-specific CD8 T cell responses in 85 patients with primary HIV infection (PHI) or chronic (progressive and non-progressive) infection. The funct...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Viganò S,Bellutti Enders F,Miconnet I,Cellerai C,Savoye AL,Rozot V,Perreau M,Faouzi M,Ohmiti K,Cavassini M,Bart PA,Pantaleo G,Harari A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetherin, also known as BST2, CD317 or HM1.24, was recently identified as an interferon-inducible host-cell factor that interferes with the detachment of virus particles from infected cells. HIV-1 overcomes this restriction by expressing an accessory protein, Vpu, which counteracts tetherin. Since lentiviruses of the ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Jia B,Serra-Moreno R,Neidermyer W,Rahmberg A,Mackey J,Fofana IB,Johnson WE,Westmoreland S,Evans DT

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disease state of amebiasis, caused by Entamoeba histolytica, varies from asymptomatic to severe manifestations that include dysentery and extraintestinal abscesses. The virulence factors of the pathogen, and host defense mechanisms, contribute to the outcomes of infection; however, the underlying genetic factors, ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Nakada-Tsukui K,Sekizuka T,Sato-Ebine E,Escueta-de Cadiz A,Ji DD,Tomii K,Kuroda M,Nozaki T

更新日期：2018-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Blocking neurotransmission, botulinum neurotoxin is the most poisonous biological substance known to mankind. Despite its infamy as the scourge of the food industry, the neurotoxin is increasingly used as a pharmaceutical to treat an expanding range of muscle disorders. Whilst neurotoxin expression by the spore-formin...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Zhang Z,Korkeala H,Dahlsten E,Sahala E,Heap JT,Minton NP,Lindström M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human APOBEC3 proteins are cytidine deaminases that contribute broadly to innate immunity through the control of exogenous retrovirus replication and endogenous retroelement retrotransposition. As an intrinsic antiretroviral defense mechanism, APOBEC3 proteins induce extensive guanosine-to-adenosine (G-to-A) mutagenes...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Kim EY,Lorenzo-Redondo R,Little SJ,Chung YS,Phalora PK,Maljkovic Berry I,Archer J,Penugonda S,Fischer W,Richman DD,Bhattacharya T,Malim MH,Wolinsky SM

更新日期：2014-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006236.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Kalam H,Fontana MF,Kumar D

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an RNA virus in the Family Paramyxoviridae. Here, the activities performed by the RSV polymerase when it encounters the viral antigenomic promoter were examined. RSV RNA synthesis was reconstituted in vitro using recombinant, isolated polymerase and an RNA oligonucleotide template ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Noton SL,Deflubé LR,Tremaglio CZ,Fearns R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unfolded protein response (UPR) in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) constitutes a critical component of host innate immunity against microbial infections. In this report, we show that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) utilizes the UPR machinery for its own benefit. We provide evidence that ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Gao P,Chai Y,Song J,Liu T,Chen P,Zhou L,Ge X,Guo X,Han J,Yang H

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Elucidating the mechanism of action of trypanocidal compounds is an important step in the development of more efficient drugs against Trypanosoma brucei. In a screening approach using an RNAi library in T. brucei bloodstream forms, we identified a member of the mitochondrial carrier family, TbMCP14, as a prime candida...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： de Macêdo JP,Schumann Burkard G,Niemann M,Barrett MP,Vial H,Mäser P,Roditi I,Schneider A,Bütikofer P

更新日期：2015-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I interferons (IFN) are important for antiviral responses. Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA-5) and retinoic acid-induced gene I (RIG-I) proteins detect cytosolic double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) or 5'-triphosphate (5'-ppp) RNA and mediate IFN production. Cytosolic 5'-ppp RNA and dsRNA are generated duri...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Nikonov A,Mölder T,Sikut R,Kiiver K,Männik A,Toots U,Lulla A,Lulla V,Utt A,Merits A,Ustav M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) is a potent amplifier of pro-inflammatory innate immune reactions. While TREM-1-amplified responses likely aid an improved detection and elimination of pathogens, excessive production of cytokines and oxygen radicals can also severely harm the host. Studies add...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Weber B,Schuster S,Zysset D,Rihs S,Dickgreber N,Schürch C,Riether C,Siegrist M,Schneider C,Pawelski H,Gurzeler U,Ziltener P,Genitsch V,Tacchini-Cottier F,Ochsenbein A,Hofstetter W,Kopf M,Kaufmann T,Oxenius A,Reith W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent linkage to members of the small ubiquitin-like (SUMO) family of proteins is an important mechanism by which the functions of many cellular proteins are regulated. Sumoylation has roles in the control of protein stability, activity and localization, and is involved in the regulation of transcription, gene expr...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Sloan E,Tatham MH,Groslambert M,Glass M,Orr A,Hay RT,Everett RD

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The RNA synthesis machinery of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) comprises the genomic RNA encapsidated by the viral nucleocapsid protein (N) and associated with the RNA dependent RNA polymerase, the viral components of which are a large protein (L) and an accessory phosphoprotein (P). The 241 kDa L protein contains al...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Tekes G,Rahmeh AA,Whelan SP

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monepantel is a member of the recently identified class of anthelmintics known as the amino-acetonitrile derivatives (AADs). Monepantel controls all major gastro-intestinal nematodes in sheep including those that are resistant to the classical anthelmintics. Previous studies have shown that the Caenorhabditis elegans ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Rufener L,Bedoni N,Baur R,Rey S,Glauser DA,Bouvier J,Beech R,Sigel E,Puoti A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In HPV-related cancers, the "high-risk" human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are frequently found integrated into the cellular genome. The integrated subgenomic HPV fragments express viral oncoproteins and carry an origin of DNA replication that is capable of initiating bidirectional DNA re-replication in the presence of HPV...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Kadaja M,Isok-Paas H,Laos T,Ustav E,Ustav M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phase variable expression, mediated by high frequency reversible changes in the length of simple sequence repeats, facilitates adaptation of bacterial populations to changing environments and is frequently important in bacterial virulence. Here we elucidate a novel phase variable mechanism for NadA, an adhesin and inv...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Metruccio MM,Pigozzi E,Roncarati D,Berlanda Scorza F,Norais N,Hill SA,Scarlato V,Delany I

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In inflammation, pain is regulated by a balance of pro- and analgesic mediators. Analgesic mediators include opioid peptides which are secreted by neutrophils at the site of inflammation, leading to activation of opioid receptors on peripheral sensory neurons. In humans, local opioids and opioid peptides significantly...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Rittner HL,Hackel D,Voigt P,Mousa S,Stolz A,Labuz D,Schäfer M,Schaefer M,Stein C,Brack A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All gammaherpesviruses encode a major glycoprotein homologous to the Epstein-Barr virus gp350. These glycoproteins are often involved in cell binding, and some provide neutralization targets. However, the capacity of gammaherpesviruses for long-term transmission from immune hosts implies that in vivo neutralization is...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Machiels B,Lété C,Guillaume A,Mast J,Stevenson PG,Vanderplasschen A,Gillet L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AraC Negative Regulators (ANR) comprise a large family of virulence regulators distributed among diverse clinically important Gram-negative pathogens, including Vibrio spp., Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Yersinia spp., Citrobacter spp., and pathogenic E. coli strains. We have previously reported broad effects of...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Santiago AE,Yan MB,Hazen TH,Sauder B,Meza-Segura M,Rasko DA,Kendall MM,Ruiz-Perez F,Nataro JP

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:PB1-F2 is a 90 amino acid protein that is expressed from the +1 open reading frame in the PB1 gene of some influenza A viruses and has been shown to contribute to viral pathogenicity. Notably, a serine at position 66 (66S) in PB1-F2 is known to increase virulence compared to an isogenic virus with an asparagine (66N) ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Varga ZT,Ramos I,Hai R,Schmolke M,García-Sastre A,Fernandez-Sesma A,Palese P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have identified a correlation between maternal helminth infections and reduced immunity to some early childhood vaccinations, but the cellular basis for this is poorly understood. Here, we investigated the effects of maternal Schistosoma mansoni infection on steady-state offspring immunity, as ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Cortés-Selva D,Gibbs L,Ready A,Ekiz HA,O'Connell R,Rajwa B,Fairfax KC

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pandemic-capable influenza virus requires a hemagglutinin (HA) surface glycoprotein that is immunologically unseen by most people and is capable of supporting replication and transmission in humans. HA stabilization has been linked to 2009 pH1N1 pandemic potential in humans and H5N1 airborne transmissibility in the ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Russier M,Yang G,Marinova-Petkova A,Vogel P,Kaplan BS,Webby RJ,Russell CJ

更新日期：2017-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to switch between yeast and filamentous forms is central to Candida albicans biology. The yeast-hyphal transition is implicated in adherence, tissue invasion, biofilm formation, phagocyte escape, and pathogenesis. A second form of morphological plasticity in C. albicans involves epigenetic switching betwee...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Si H,Hernday AD,Hirakawa MP,Johnson AD,Bennett RJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-component signal transduction systems (TCS) are used by bacteria to sense and respond to their environment. TCS are typically composed of a sensor histidine kinase (HK) and a response regulator (RR). The Vibrio cholerae genome encodes 52 RR, but the role of these RRs in V. cholerae pathogenesis is largely unknown....

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Cheng AT,Ottemann KM,Yildiz FH

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of diverse etiology. Exposure to foodborne pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis produces a long-term risk of CD well into the post-infectious period but the mechanistic basis for this ongoing relationship to disease onset is unknown. We developed two novel mo...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Small CL,Xing L,McPhee JB,Law HT,Coombes BK

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pneumococcal serine-rich repeat protein (PsrP) is a pathogenicity island encoded adhesin that has been positively correlated with the ability of Streptococcus pneumoniae to cause invasive disease. Previous studies have shown that PsrP mediates bacterial attachment to Keratin 10 (K10) on the surface of lung cells t...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Sanchez CJ,Shivshankar P,Stol K,Trakhtenbroit S,Sullam PM,Sauer K,Hermans PW,Orihuela CJ

更新日期：2010-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Epitopes that are conserved among SARS-like coronaviruses are attractive targets for design of cross-reactive vaccines and therapeutics. CR3022 is a SARS-CoV neutralizing antibody to a highly conserved epitope on the receptor binding domain (RBD) on the spike protein that is able to cross-react with SARS-CoV-2, but wi...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Wu NC,Yuan M,Bangaru S,Huang D,Zhu X,Lee CD,Turner HL,Peng L,Yang L,Burton DR,Nemazee D,Ward AB,Wilson IA

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila translocates multiple bacterial effector proteins into host cells to direct formation of a replication vacuole for the bacterium. The emerging consensus is that formation of this compartment involves recruitment of membrane material that traffics between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi....

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Dorer MS,Kirton D,Bader JS,Isberg RR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) nuclear proteins EBNA3A, EBNA3B, and EBNA3C interact with the cell DNA binding protein RBPJ and regulate cell and viral genes. Repression of the CDKN2A tumor suppressor gene products p16(INK4A) and p14(ARF) by EBNA3A and EBNA3C is critical for EBV mediated transformation of resting B lymph...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Ohashi M,Holthaus AM,Calderwood MA,Lai CY,Krastins B,Sarracino D,Johannsen E

更新日期：2015-04-09 00:00:00