Dietary cholesterol modulates pathogen blocking by Wolbachia.

abstract：:Francisella tularensis (Ft) causes a frequently fatal, acute necrotic pneumonia in humans and animals. Following lethal Ft infection in mice, infiltration of the lungs by predominantly immature myeloid cells and subsequent myeloid cell death drive pathogenesis and host mortality. However, following sub-lethal Ft chall...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Periasamy S,Le HT,Duffy EB,Chin H,Harton JA

更新日期：2016-12-07 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：:Increasing evidence suggests important roles for long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) as new gene modulators involved in various biological processes. However, the function roles of lncRNAs in lower vertebrates are still unknown. Here, we firstly identify a lncRNA, named MAVS antiviral-related lncRNA (MARL), as a key regulat...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Chu Q,Xu T,Zheng W,Chang R,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-07-17 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：:Eliciting broad tier 2 neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) is a major goal of HIV-1 vaccine research. Here we investigated the ability of native, membrane-expressed JR-FL Env trimers to elicit nAbs. Unusually potent nAb titers developed in 2 of 8 rabbits immunized with virus-like particles (VLPs) expressing trimers (trimer...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Crooks ET,Tong T,Chakrabarti B,Narayan K,Georgiev IS,Menis S,Huang X,Kulp D,Osawa K,Muranaka J,Stewart-Jones G,Destefano J,O'Dell S,LaBranche C,Robinson JE,Montefiori DC,McKee K,Du SX,Doria-Rose N,Kwong PD,Mascola

更新日期：2015-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Host genetic variation modifying HIV-1 acquisition risk can inform development of HIV-1 prevention strategies. However, associations between rare or intermediate-frequency variants and HIV-1 acquisition are not well studied. We tested for the association between variation in genic regions and extreme HIV-1 acquisition...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Mackelprang RD,Bamshad MJ,Chong JX,Hou X,Buckingham KJ,Shively K,deBruyn G,Mugo NR,Mullins JI,McElrath MJ,Baeten JM,Celum C,Emond MJ,Lingappa JR,Partners in Prevention HSV\/HIV Transmission Study and the Partners PrEP Study T

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Paramount to the success of persistent viral infection is the ability of viruses to navigate hostile environments en route to future targets. In response to such obstacles, many viruses have developed the ability of establishing actin rich-membrane bridges to aid in future infections. Herein through dynamic imaging of...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Aggarwal A,Iemma TL,Shih I,Newsome TP,McAllery S,Cunningham AL,Turville SG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amebiasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica (Eh), a potentially fatal disease occurring mainly in developing countries. How Eh interacts with innate host factors in the gut is poorly understood. Eh resides and feed in/on the outer colonic mucus layer and thus share an ecological niche with indi...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Leon-Coria A,Kumar M,Moreau F,Chadee K

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci are robust gram-positive bacteria that are found in a variety of surroundings and that cause a significant number of healthcare-associated infections. The genus possesses a high-efficiency pheromone-responsive plasmid (PRP) transfer system for genetic exchange that allows antimicrobial-resistance determina...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Sterling AJ,Snelling WJ,Naughton PJ,Ternan NG,Dooley JSG

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus-like particles (VLPs) have not been observed in Caenorhabditis germ cells, although nematode genomes contain low numbers of retrotransposon and retroviral sequences. We used electron microscopy to search for VLPs in various wild strains of Caenorhabditis, and observed very rare candidate VLPs in some strains, in...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Dennis S,Sheth U,Feldman JL,English KA,Priess JR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmission of prions between species is limited by the "species barrier," which hampers a full characterization of human prion strains in the mouse model. We report that the efficiency of primary transmission of prions from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients to a wild rodent species, the bank vole (Clethrionomys gla...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Nonno R,Di Bari MA,Cardone F,Vaccari G,Fazzi P,Dell'Omo G,Cartoni C,Ingrosso L,Boyle A,Galeno R,Sbriccoli M,Lipp HP,Bruce M,Pocchiari M,Agrimi U

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were shown effective in animal models, and are currently evaluated in clinical trials. However, use of these antibodies in humans is hampered by the rapid emergence of resistant viruses. Here we show that soft-randomizatio...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Otsuka Y,Schmitt K,Quinlan BD,Gardner MR,Alfant B,Reich A,Farzan M,Choe H

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular bacteria have evolved mechanisms that promote survival within hostile host environments, often resulting in functional dysregulation and disease. Using the Anaplasma phagocytophilum-infected granulocyte model, we establish a link between host chromatin modifications, defense gene transcription and intrac...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Garcia-Garcia JC,Barat NC,Trembley SJ,Dumler JS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepadnavirus covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA is the bona fide viral transcription template, which plays a pivotal role in viral infection and persistence. Upon infection, the non-replicative cccDNA is converted from the incoming and de novo synthesized viral genomic relaxed circular (rc) DNA, presumably through e...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Long Q,Yan R,Hu J,Cai D,Mitra B,Kim ES,Marchetti A,Zhang H,Wang S,Liu Y,Huang A,Guo H

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Poxviruses subvert the host immune response by producing immunomodulatory proteins, including a complement regulatory protein. Ectromelia virus provides a mouse model for smallpox where the virus and the host's immune response have co-evolved. Using this model, our study investigated the role of the complement system ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Moulton EA,Atkinson JP,Buller RM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov Clinical Trial NCT00594880. ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Chitre AS,Kattah MG,Rosli YY,Pao M,Deswal M,Deeks SG,Hunt PW,Abdel-Mohsen M,Montaner LJ,Kim CC,Ma A,Somsouk M,McCune JM

更新日期：2018-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:After entry into target cells, retroviruses encounter the host restriction factors such as Fv1 and TRIM5α. While it is clear that these factors target retrovirus capsid proteins (CA), recognition remains poorly defined in the absence of structural information. To better understand the binding interaction between TRIM5...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Ohkura S,Goldstone DC,Yap MW,Holden-Dye K,Taylor IA,Stoye JP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA silencing is an evolutionarily conserved sequence-specific gene-inactivation system that also functions as an antiviral mechanism in higher plants and insects. To overcome antiviral RNA silencing, viruses express silencing-suppressor proteins. These viral proteins can target one or more key points in the silencing...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Giner A,Lakatos L,García-Chapa M,López-Moya JJ,Burgyán J

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigenic variation to evade host immunity has long been assumed to be a driving force of diversifying selection in pathogens. Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is central to the organism's transmission and therefore evolution, is limited by two arms of the immune system: antibody- and T cell- mediated i...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Li Y,Gierahn T,Thompson CM,Trzciński K,Ford CB,Croucher N,Gouveia P,Flechtner JB,Malley R,Lipsitch M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many biological processes are controlled by intricate networks of transcriptional regulators. With the development of microarray technology, transcriptional changes can be examined at the whole-genome level. However, such analysis often lacks information on the hierarchical relationship between components of a given s...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Wang D,Amornsiripanitch N,Dong X

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many viruses express factors that reduce host gene expression through widespread degradation of cellular mRNA. An example of this class of proteins is the mRNA-targeting endoribonuclease SOX from the gamma-herpesvirus Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Previous studies indicated that cleavage of messenger...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Gaglia MM,Rycroft CH,Glaunsinger BA

更新日期：2015-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA granules are cellular structures, which play an important role in mRNA translation, storage, and degradation. Animal (+)RNA viruses often co-opt RNA granule proteins for viral reproduction. However, the role of RNA granules in plant viral infections is poorly understood. Here we use Potato virus A (PVA) as a model...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Hafrén A,Lõhmus A,Mäkinen K

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria parasites must undergo a round of sexual reproduction in the blood meal of a mosquito vector to be transmitted between hosts. Developing a transmission-blocking intervention to prevent parasites from mating is a major goal of biomedicine, but its effectiveness could be compromised if parasites can compensate b...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Ramiro RS,Alpedrinha J,Carter L,Gardner A,Reece SE

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type III secretion systems (T3SS) are nano-syringes used by a wide range of Gram-negative pathogens to promote infection by directly injecting effector proteins into targeted host cells. Translocation of effectors is triggered by host-cell contact and requires assembly of a pore in the host-cell plasma membrane, which...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Armentrout EI,Rietsch A

更新日期：2016-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Babesia bovis is an apicomplexan tick-transmitted pathogen of cattle imposing a global risk and severe constraints to livestock health and economic development. The complete genome sequence was undertaken to facilitate vaccine antigen discovery, and to allow for comparative analysis with the related apicomplexan hemop...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Brayton KA,Lau AO,Herndon DR,Hannick L,Kappmeyer LS,Berens SJ,Bidwell SL,Brown WC,Crabtree J,Fadrosh D,Feldblum T,Forberger HA,Haas BJ,Howell JM,Khouri H,Koo H,Mann DJ,Norimine J,Paulsen IT,Radune D,Ren Q,Smith

更新日期：2007-10-19 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：:Mycobacterial infection leads to activation of the RIG-I/MAVS/TBK1 RNA sensing pathway in macrophages but the consequences of this activation remains poorly defined. In this study, we determined that activation of this RNA sensing pathway stimulates ICAM-1 expression in M.avium-infected macrophage through the inhibiti...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Cheng Y,Kiene NJ,Tatarian A,Eix EF,Schorey JS

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, has cholesterol and cholesterol-glycolipids that are essential for bacterial fitness, are antigenic, and could be important in mediating interactions with cells of the eukaryotic host. We show that the spirochetes can acquire cholesterol from plasma membranes of epithel...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Crowley JT,Toledo AM,LaRocca TJ,Coleman JL,London E,Benach JL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered cell metabolism is inherently connected with pathological conditions including cancer and viral infections. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). KS tumour cells display features of lymphatic endothelial differentiation and in their vast majority are ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Yogev O,Lagos D,Enver T,Boshoff C

更新日期：2014-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of intracellular pathogenic bacteria by members of the nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing (NLR) family triggers immune responses against bacterial infection. A major response induced by several Gram-negative bacteria is the activation of caspase-1 via the Nlrc4 inflammasome. Upon ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Suzuki S,Franchi L,He Y,Muñoz-Planillo R,Mimuro H,Suzuki T,Sasakawa C,Núñez G

更新日期：2014-02-06 00:00:00