The respiratory syncytial virus polymerase has multiple RNA synthesis activities at the promoter.

abstract：:The tremendous success of S. aureus as a human pathogen has been explained primarily by its array of virulence factors that enable the organism to evade host immunity. Perhaps equally important, but less well understood, is the importance of the intensity of the host response in determining the extent of pathology ind...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Parker D,Planet PJ,Soong G,Narechania A,Prince A

更新日期：2014-02-20 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 life cycle of the mammalian pathogen Trypanosoma brucei involves commuting between two markedly different environments: the homeothermic mammalian host and the poikilothermic invertebrate vector. The ability to resist temperature and other stresses is essential for trypanosome survival. Trypanosome gene expression...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Minia I,Clayton C

更新日期：2016-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 replication normally requires Vif-mediated neutralization of APOBEC3 antiviral enzymes. Viruses lacking Vif succumb to deamination-dependent and -independent restriction processes. Here, HIV-1 adaptation studies were leveraged to ask whether viruses with an irreparable vif deletion could develop resistance to re...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Ikeda T,Symeonides M,Albin JS,Li M,Thali M,Harris RS

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Root-knot nematodes secrete effectors that manipulate their host plant cells so that the nematode can successfully establish feeding sites and complete its lifecycle. The root-knot nematode feeding structures, their "giant cells," undergo extensive cytoskeletal remodeling. Previous cytological studies have shown the c...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Leelarasamee N,Zhang L,Gleason C

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) can cause devastating pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, yet the precise mechanisms underlying inflammation, recurrent exacerbations and transition from chronic stages to acute infection and septicemia are not known. Bcc bacteria are generally beli...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Mesureur J,Feliciano JR,Wagner N,Gomes MC,Zhang L,Blanco-Gonzalez M,van der Vaart M,O'Callaghan D,Meijer AH,Vergunst AC

更新日期：2017-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is the causative agent of both skin/soft tissue infections as well as invasive bloodstream infections. Though vaccines have been developed to target both humoral and T cell-mediated immune responses against SA, they have largely failed due to lack of protective efficacy. Group 1 CD1-restrict...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Visvabharathy L,Genardi S,Cao L,He Y,Alonzo F 3rd,Berdyshev E,Wang CR

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The Spumaretrovirinae, or foamy viruses (FVs) are complex retroviruses that infect many species of monkey and ape. Despite little sequence homology, FV and orthoretroviral Gag proteins perform equivalent functions, including genome packaging, virion assembly, trafficking and membrane targeting. However, there is a pau...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Ball NJ,Nicastro G,Dutta M,Pollard DJ,Goldstone DC,Sanz-Ramos M,Ramos A,Müllers E,Stirnnagel K,Stanke N,Lindemann D,Stoye JP,Taylor WR,Rosenthal PB,Taylor IA

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Translation initiation is a critical early step in the replication cycle of the positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome of noroviruses, a major cause of gastroenteritis in humans. Norovirus RNA, which has neither a 5´ m7G cap nor an internal ribosome entry site (IRES), adopts an unusual mechanism to initiate protei...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Leen EN,Sorgeloos F,Correia S,Chaudhry Y,Cannac F,Pastore C,Xu Y,Graham SC,Matthews SJ,Goodfellow IG,Curry S

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gram-negative bacterium, Legionella pneumophila, is a protozoan parasite and accidental intracellular pathogen of humans. We propose a model in which cycling through multiple protozoan hosts in the environment holds L. pneumophila in a state of evolutionary stasis as a broad host-range pathogen. Using an experimen...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Ensminger AW,Yassin Y,Miron A,Isberg RR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida bloodstream infection, i.e. candidemia, is the most frequently encountered life-threatening fungal infection worldwide, with mortality rates up to almost 50%. In the majority of candidemia cases, Candida albicans is responsible. Worryingly, a global increase in the number of patients who are susceptible to inf...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： de Vries DH,Matzaraki V,Bakker OB,Brugge H,Westra HJ,Netea MG,Franke L,Kumar V,van der Wijst MGP

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm formation is an important virulence trait of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. We have combined gene overexpression, strain barcoding and microarray profiling to screen a library of 531 C. albicans conditional overexpression strains (∼10% of the genome) for genes affecting biofilm development in mixed-pop...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Cabral V,Znaidi S,Walker LA,Martin-Yken H,Dague E,Legrand M,Lee K,Chauvel M,Firon A,Rossignol T,Richard ML,Munro CA,Bachellier-Bassi S,d'Enfert C

更新日期：2014-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike the pandemic form of HIV-1 (group M), group O viruses are endemic in west central Africa, especially in Cameroon. However, little is known about group O's genetic evolution, and why this highly divergent lineage has not become pandemic. Using a unique and large set of group O sequences from samples collected fr...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Leoz M,Feyertag F,Kfutwah A,Mauclère P,Lachenal G,Damond F,De Oliveira F,Lemée V,Simon F,Robertson DL,Plantier JC

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical aspects of HIV-1 infection occur in mucosal tissues, particularly in the gut, which contains large numbers of HIV-1 target cells that are depleted early in infection. We used electron tomography (ET) to image HIV-1 in gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) of HIV-1-infected humanized mice, the first three-dime...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Ladinsky MS,Kieffer C,Olson G,Deruaz M,Vrbanac V,Tager AM,Kwon DS,Bjorkman PJ

更新日期：2014-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid reprogramming of the macrophage activation phenotype is considered important in the defense against consecutive infection with diverse infectious agents. However, in the setting of persistent, chronic infection the functional importance of macrophage-intrinsic adaptation to changing environments vs. recruitment ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Rückerl D,Campbell SM,Duncan S,Sutherland TE,Jenkins SJ,Hewitson JP,Barr TA,Jackson-Jones LH,Maizels RM,Allen JE

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) represents one of the most important innate immunity responses in a host to combat infections of many human viruses including human herpesviruses. Human N-myc interactor (Nmi) protein, which has been shown to interact with signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins including ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Feng L,Sheng J,Vu GP,Liu Y,Foo C,Wu S,Trang P,Paliza-Carre M,Ran Y,Yang X,Sun X,Deng Z,Zhou T,Lu S,Li H,Liu F

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the roles of neutrophils and macrophages in fighting bacterial infections is a critical issue in human pathologies. Although phagocytic killing has been extensively studied, little is known about how bacteria are eliminated extracellularly in live vertebrates. We have recently developed an infection mode...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Phan QT,Sipka T,Gonzalez C,Levraud JP,Lutfalla G,Nguyen-Chi M

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The progression of a natural bacterial infection is a dynamic process influenced by the physiological characteristics of the target organ. Recent developments in live animal imaging allow for the study of the dynamic microbe-host interplay in real-time as the infection progresses within an organ of a live host. Here w...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Melican K,Sandoval RM,Kader A,Josefsson L,Tanner GA,Molitoris BA,Richter-Dahlfors A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Group IIA secreted phospholipase A2 (hGIIA) is an acute phase protein with bactericidal activity against Gram-positive bacteria. Infection models in hGIIA transgenic mice have suggested the importance of hGIIA as an innate defense mechanism against the human pathogens Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and Group B Stre...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： van Hensbergen VP,Movert E,de Maat V,Lüchtenborg C,Le Breton Y,Lambeau G,Payré C,Henningham A,Nizet V,van Strijp JAG,Brügger B,Carlsson F,McIver KS,van Sorge NM

更新日期：2018-10-15 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

abstract：:Botulinum neurotoxin serotype C (BoNT/C) is a neuroparalytic toxin associated with outbreaks of animal botulism, particularly in birds, and is the only BoNT known to cleave two different SNARE proteins, SNAP-25 and syntaxin. BoNT/C was shown to be a good substitute for BoNT/A1 in human dystonia therapy because of its ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Zanetti G,Sikorra S,Rummel A,Krez N,Duregotti E,Negro S,Henke T,Rossetto O,Binz T,Pirazzini M

更新日期：2017-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular metal homeostasis is a critical process for all organisms, requiring tight regulation. In the major pathogen Helicobacter pylori, the acquisition of nickel is an essential virulence determinant as this metal is a cofactor for the acid-resistance enzyme, urease. Nickel uptake relies on the NixA permease and th...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Denic M,Turlin E,Michel V,Fischer F,Khorasani-Motlagh M,Zamble D,Vinella D,de Reuse H

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecotin is a serine protease inhibitor produced by hundreds of microbial species, including pathogens. Here we show, that ecotin orthologs from Escherichia coli, Yersinia pestis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Leishmania major are potent inhibitors of MASP-1 and MASP-2, the two key activator proteases of the complement lec...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Nagy ZA,Szakács D,Boros E,Héja D,Vígh E,Sándor N,Józsi M,Oroszlán G,Dobó J,Gál P,Pál G

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the role of myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) in the outcome of SIV infection by comparing and contrasting their frequency, mobilization, phenotype, cytokine production and apoptosis in pathogenic (pigtailed macaques, PTMs), nonpathogenic (African green monkeys, AGMs) and controlled (rhesus macaques, RMs) SIV...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Wijewardana V,Kristoff J,Xu C,Ma D,Haret-Richter G,Stock JL,Policicchio BB,Mobley AD,Nusbaum R,Aamer H,Trichel A,Ribeiro RM,Apetrei C,Pandrea I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (MAVS) transmits signals from RIG-I-like receptors after RNA virus infections. However, the mechanism by which MAVS activates downstream components, such as TBK1 and IKKα/β, is unclear, although previous work suggests the involvement of NEMO or TBK1-binding proteins TANK, NAP1...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Fang R,Jiang Q,Zhou X,Wang C,Guan Y,Tao J,Xi J,Feng JM,Jiang Z

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Migrating cells are guided in complex environments mainly by chemotaxis or structural cues presented by the surrounding tissue. During transmission of malaria, parasite motility in the skin is important for Plasmodium sporozoites to reach the blood circulation. Here we show that sporozoite migration varies in differen...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Hellmann JK,Münter S,Kudryashev M,Schulz S,Heiss K,Müller AK,Matuschewski K,Spatz JP,Schwarz US,Frischknecht F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A striking feature of human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is chronic inflammation in the spleen and liver, and VL patients present increased production levels of multiple inflammatory mediators, which contribute to tissue damage and disease severity. Here, we combined an experimental model with the transcriptional profi...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Sacramento LA,Benevides L,Maruyama SR,Tavares L,Fukutani KF,Francozo M,Sparwasser T,Cunha FQ,Almeida RP,da Silva JS,Carregaro V

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), remnants of ancient germline infections, comprise 8% of the human genome. The most recently integrated includes human ERV-K (HERV-K) where several envelope (env) sequences remain intact. Viral pseudotypes decorated with one of those Envs are infectious. Using a recombinant vesicular sto...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Robinson-McCarthy LR,McCarthy KR,Raaben M,Piccinotti S,Nieuwenhuis J,Stubbs SH,Bakkers MJG,Whelan SPJ

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytopathogenic ascomycete fungi possess huge effector repertoires that are dominated by hundreds of sequence-unrelated small secreted proteins. The molecular function of these effectors and the evolutionary mechanisms that generate this tremendous number of singleton genes are largely unknown. To get a deeper underst...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： de Guillen K,Ortiz-Vallejo D,Gracy J,Fournier E,Kroj T,Padilla A

更新日期：2015-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides presentation to T cells by MHC class II molecules is of importance in initiation of immune response to a pathogen. The level of MHC II expression directly influences T lymphocyte activation and is often targeted by various viruses. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encoded LANA is known to evade ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Cai Q,Banerjee S,Cervini A,Lu J,Hislop AD,Dzeng R,Robertson ES

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00