A Homolog Pentameric Complex Dictates Viral Epithelial Tropism, Pathogenicity and Congenital Infection Rate in Guinea Pig Cytomegalovirus.

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：:Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), an enigmatic endothelial cell vascular neoplasm, is characterized by the proliferation of spindle shaped endothelial cells, inflammatory cytokines (ICs), growth factors (GFs) and angiogenic factors. KSHV is etiologically linked to KS and expresses its latent genes in KS lesion endothelial cells....

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Sharma-Walia N,Paul AG,Bottero V,Sadagopan S,Veettil MV,Kerur N,Chandran B

更新日期：2010-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Ebola virus disease afflicts both human and animal populations and is caused by four ebolaviruses. These different ebolaviruses may have distinct reservoir hosts and ecological contexts that determine how, where, and when different ebolavirus spillover events occur. Understanding these virus-specific relationships is ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Judson SD,Fischer R,Judson A,Munster VJ

更新日期：2016-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic disease of cattle caused by Mycobacterium bovis, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex group of bacteria. Vaccination of cattle might offer a long-term solution for controlling the disease and priority has been given to the development of a cattle vaccine against bTB...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Bhuju S,Aranday-Cortes E,Villarreal-Ramos B,Xing Z,Singh M,Vordermeier HM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungal pathogen Candida albicans is frequently associated with catheter-based infections because of its ability to form resilient biofilms. Prior studies have shown that the transcription factor Bcr1 governs biofilm formation in an in vitro catheter model. However, the mechanistic role of the Bcr1 pathway and its ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Nobile CJ,Andes DR,Nett JE,Smith FJ,Yue F,Phan QT,Edwards JE,Filler SG,Mitchell AP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of the HSV-1 life cycle is carried out in the cell nucleus, including the expression, replication, repair, and packaging of viral genomes. Viral proteins, as well as cellular factors, play essential roles in these processes. Isolation of proteins on nascent DNA (iPOND) was developed to label and purify cellular r...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Dembowski JA,DeLuca NA

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis, infects human neutrophils and inhibits mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Bacterial factors involved in this process are unknown. In the present study, we screened a genomic DNA library of A. phagocytophilum for effectors of the type IV s...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Niu H,Kozjak-Pavlovic V,Rudel T,Rikihisa Y

更新日期：2010-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are at the forefront of host-microbe interactions. Molecular and cell-based studies suggest that HSPG-pathogen interactions promote pathogenesis by facilitating microbial attachment and invasion of host cells. However, the specific identity of HSPGs, precise mechanisms by which HS...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Aquino RS,Hayashida A,Park PW

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian prion structures and replication mechanisms are poorly understood. Most synthetic recombinant prion protein (rPrP) amyloids prepared without cofactors are non-infectious or much less infectious than bona fide tissue-derived PrPSc. This effect has been associated with differences in folding of the aggregates,...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Groveman BR,Raymond GJ,Campbell KJ,Race B,Raymond LD,Hughson AG,Orrú CD,Kraus A,Phillips K,Caughey B

更新日期：2017-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Photorhabdus asymbiotica is one of the three recognized species of the Photorhabdus genus, which consists of gram-negative bioluminescent bacteria belonging to the family Morganellaceae. These bacteria live in a symbiotic relationship with nematodes from the genus Heterorhabditis, together forming a complex that is hi...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Jančaříková G,Houser J,Dobeš P,Demo G,Hyršl P,Wimmerová M

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolbachia are maternally transmitted intracellular bacterial symbionts that infect approximately 40% of all insect species. Though several strains of Wolbachia naturally infect Drosophila melanogaster and provide resistance against viral pathogens, or provision metabolites during periods of nutritional stress, one vir...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Rohrscheib CE,Frentiu FD,Horn E,Ritchie FK,van Swinderen B,Weible MW 2nd,O'Neill SL,Brownlie JC

更新日期：2016-09-23 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：:The clinical course of prion diseases is accurately predictable despite long latency periods, suggesting that prion pathogenesis is driven by precisely timed molecular events. We constructed a searchable genome-wide atlas of mRNA abundance and splicing alterations during the course of disease in prion-inoculated mice....

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Sorce S,Nuvolone M,Russo G,Chincisan A,Heinzer D,Avar M,Pfammatter M,Schwarz P,Delic M,Müller M,Hornemann S,Sanoudou D,Scheckel C,Aguzzi A

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax protein hijacks the host ubiquitin machinery to activate IκB kinases (IKKs) and NF-κB and promote cell survival; however, the key ubiquitinated factors downstream of Tax involved in cell transformation are unknown. Using mass spectrometry, we undertook an unbiased pr...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Choi YB,Harhaj EW

更新日期：2014-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection induces an atypical CD8 T cell response, termed inflationary, that is characterised by accumulation and maintenance of high numbers of effector memory like cells in circulation and peripheral tissues-a feature being successfully harnessed for vaccine purposes. Although stability of this...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Baumann NS,Torti N,Welten SPM,Barnstorf I,Borsa M,Pallmer K,Oduro JD,Cicin-Sain L,Ikuta K,Ludewig B,Oxenius A

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:APE1 is a multifunctional protein with a DNA base excision repair function in its C-terminal domain and a redox activity in its N-terminal domain. The redox function of APE1 converts certain transcription factors from inactive oxidized to active reduced forms. Given that among the APE1-regulated transcription factors ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Zhong C,Xu M,Wang Y,Xu J,Yuan Y

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The sedentary plant-parasitic nematodes are considered among the most economically damaging pathogens of plants. Following infection and the establishment of a feeding site, sedentary nematodes become immobile. Loss of mobility is reversed in adult males while females never regain mobility. The structural basis for th...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Han Z,Thapa S,Reuter-Carlson U,Reed H,Gates M,Lambert KN,Schroeder NE

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:T-follicular helper (Tfh) cells, co-expressing PD-1 and TIGIT, serve as a major cell reservoir for HIV-1 and are responsible for active and persistent HIV-1 transcription after prolonged antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, the precise mechanisms regulating HIV-1 transcription in lymph nodes (LNs) remain unclear. In...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Banga R,Rebecchini C,Procopio FA,Noto A,Munoz O,Ioannidou K,Fenwick C,Ohmiti K,Cavassini M,Corpataux JM,de Leval L,Pantaleo G,Perreau M

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin recognition complex (ORC) coordinates a series of events that lead to initiation of DNA strand duplication. As a nuclear double stranded DNA plasmid, the papillomavirus (PV) genome resembles a mini-chromosome in infected cells. To initiate its replication, the viral E2 protein binds to and recruits the E1 D...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： DeSmet M,Kanginakudru S,Rietz A,Wu WH,Roden R,Androphy EJ

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system (T6SS) assembles as a molecular syringe that injects toxic protein effectors into both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. We previously reported that the V. cholerae O37 serogroup strain V52 maintains a constitutively active T6SS to kill other Gram-negative bacteria while be...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Miyata ST,Unterweger D,Rudko SP,Pukatzki S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ebola virus (EBOV) is a highly pathogenic filovirus that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans and animals. Currently, how EBOV fuses its envelope membrane within an endosomal membrane to cause infection is poorly understood. We successfully measure cell-cell fusion mediated by the EBOV fusion protein, GP, assayed by the...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Markosyan RM,Miao C,Zheng YM,Melikyan GB,Liu SL,Cohen FS

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting of permissive entry sites is crucial for bacterial infection. The targeting mechanisms are incompletely understood. We have analyzed target-site selection by S. Typhimurium. This enteropathogenic bacterium employs adhesins (e.g. fim) and the type III secretion system 1 (TTSS-1) for host cell binding, the tri...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Misselwitz B,Barrett N,Kreibich S,Vonaesch P,Andritschke D,Rout S,Weidner K,Sormaz M,Songhet P,Horvath P,Chabria M,Vogel V,Spori DM,Jenny P,Hardt WD

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:The HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) composed of the receptor binding domain gp120 and the fusion protein subunit gp41 catalyzes virus entry and is a major target for therapeutic intervention and for neutralizing antibodies. Env interactions with cellular receptors trigger refolding of gp41, which induces close appos...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Buzon V,Natrajan G,Schibli D,Campelo F,Kozlov MM,Weissenhorn W

更新日期：2010-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Since Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV or human herpesvirus 8) was first identified in Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) lesions of HIV-infected individuals with AIDS, the basic biological understanding of KSHV has progressed remarkably. However, the absence of a proper animal model for KSHV continues to impede direc...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Chang H,Wachtman LM,Pearson CB,Lee JS,Lee HR,Lee SH,Vieira J,Mansfield KG,Jung JU

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apicomplexans are obligate intracellular parasites that actively penetrate their host cells to create an intracellular niche for replication. Commitment to invasion is thought to be mediated by the rhoptries, specialized apical secretory organelles that inject a protein complex into the host cell to form a tight-junct...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Beck JR,Fung C,Straub KW,Coppens I,Vashisht AA,Wohlschlegel JA,Bradley PJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal colonization by both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens induces expression of the innate immune protein lipocalin 2 (Lcn2). Lcn2 binds and sequesters the iron-scavenging siderophore enterobactin (Ent), preventing bacterial iron acquisition. In addition, Lcn2 bound to Ent induces release of IL-8 from cultu...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Bachman MA,Miller VL,Weiser JN

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the major risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. Our laboratory has reported that the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway is an early response to infection that is fundamental to the initiation of H. pylori-induced gastritis. H. pylori also induces programmed death lig...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Holokai L,Chakrabarti J,Broda T,Chang J,Hawkins JA,Sundaram N,Wroblewski LE,Peek RM Jr,Wang J,Helmrath M,Wells JM,Zavros Y

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:As targets of adaptive immunity, influenza viruses are characterized by the fluidity with which they respond to the selective pressure applied by neutralizing antibodies. This mutability of structural determinants of protective immunity is the obstacle in developing universal influenza vaccines. Towards the developmen...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Wang TT,Tan GS,Hai R,Pica N,Petersen E,Moran TM,Palese P

更新日期：2010-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The two-component system (TCS) KdpD/KdpE, extensively studied for its regulatory role in potassium (K(+)) transport, has more recently been identified as an adaptive regulator involved in the virulence and intracellular survival of pathogenic bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, entero-haemorrhagic Escherichia c...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Freeman ZN,Dorus S,Waterfield NR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00