CdtR Regulates TcdA and TcdB Production in Clostridium difficile.

abstract：:The viral replication proteins of plus-stranded RNA viruses orchestrate the biogenesis of the large viral replication compartments, including the numerous viral replicase complexes, which represent the sites of viral RNA replication. The formation and operation of these virus-driven structures require subversion of nu...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Lin W,Liu Y,Molho M,Zhang S,Wang L,Xie L,Nagy PD

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of host tissues by Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis requires an unusual family of staphylococcal adhesive proteins that contain long stretches of serine-aspartate dipeptide-repeats (SDR). The prototype member of this family is clumping factor A (ClfA), a key virulence factor that mediates adhesion to...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Hazenbos WL,Kajihara KK,Vandlen R,Morisaki JH,Lehar SM,Kwakkenbos MJ,Beaumont T,Bakker AQ,Phung Q,Swem LR,Ramakrishnan S,Kim J,Xu M,Shah IM,Diep BA,Sai T,Sebrell A,Khalfin Y,Oh A,Koth C,Lin SJ,Lee BC,Strandh M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on the growth rate and metabolism of microbial pathogens that cause long-term chronic infections is limited, reflecting the absence of suitable tools for measuring these parameters in vivo. Here, we have measured the replication and physiological state of Leishmania mexicana parasites in murine inflammator...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Kloehn J,Saunders EC,O'Callaghan S,Dagley MJ,McConville MJ

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Macroautophagy has been shown to be important for the cellular remodelling required for Leishmania differentiation. We now demonstrate that L. major contains a functional ATG12-ATG5 conjugation system, which is required for ATG8-dependent autophagosome formation. Nascent autophagosomes were found commonly associated w...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Williams RA,Smith TK,Cull B,Mottram JC,Coombs GH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread protein secretion apparatus used by Gram-negative bacteria to deliver toxic effector proteins into adjacent bacterial or host cells. Here, we uncovered a role in interbacterial competition for the two T6SSs encoded by the marine pathogen Vibrio alginolyticus. Using c...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Salomon D,Klimko JA,Trudgian DC,Kinch LN,Grishin NV,Mirzaei H,Orth K

更新日期：2015-08-25 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：:Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) causes lifelong infection affecting between 50 and 90% of the global population. In addition to causing dermal lesions, HSV-1 is a leading cause of blindness resulting from recurrent corneal infection. Corneal disease is characterized by loss of corneal immunologic privilege and extensiv...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Wuest T,Zheng M,Efstathiou S,Halford WP,Carr DJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high environmental adaptability of bacteria is contingent upon their ability to sense changes in their surroundings. Bacterial pathogen entry into host poses an abrupt and dramatic environmental change, during which successful pathogens gauge multiple parameters that signal host localization. The facultative human...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Haber A,Friedman S,Lobel L,Burg-Golani T,Sigal N,Rose J,Livnat-Levanon N,Lewinson O,Herskovits AA

更新日期：2017-01-23 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：: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：: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：:Competence stimulating peptide (CSP) is a 17-amino acid peptide pheromone secreted by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Upon binding of CSP to its membrane-associated receptor kinase ComD, a cascade of signaling events is initiated, leading to activation of the competence regulon by the response regulator ComE. Genes encoding...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Zhu L,Lau GW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of Ebola virus (EBOV) infection has been demonstrated in vitro, raising concerns about the detrimental potential of some anti-EBOV antibodies. ADE has been described for many viruses and mostly depends on the cross-linking of virus-antibody complexes to cell surface Fc receptors, l...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Furuyama W,Marzi A,Carmody AB,Maruyama J,Kuroda M,Miyamoto H,Nanbo A,Manzoor R,Yoshida R,Igarashi M,Feldmann H,Takada A

更新日期：2016-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a cellular process that is highly conserved among eukaryotes and permits the degradation of cellular material. Autophagy is involved in multiple survival-promoting processes. It not only facilitates the maintenance of cell homeostasis by degrading long-lived proteins and damaged organelles, but it also pl...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Besteiro S,Brooks CF,Striepen B,Dubremetz JF

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a widely distributed herpesvirus that causes significant morbidity in immunocompromised hosts. Inhibitors of viral DNA replication are available, but adverse effects limit their use. Alternative antiviral strategies may include inhibition of entry. We show that soluble derivatives of th...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Stegmann C,Hochdorfer D,Lieber D,Subramanian N,Stöhr D,Laib Sampaio K,Sinzger C

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a quantitative analysis of the HLA restriction, antigen and epitope specificity of human pathogen specific responses in healthy individuals infected with M. tuberculosis (Mtb), in a South African cohort as a test case. The results estimate the breadth of T cell responses for the first time in the context ...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Lindestam Arlehamn CS,McKinney DM,Carpenter C,Paul S,Rozot V,Makgotlho E,Gregg Y,van Rooyen M,Ernst JD,Hatherill M,Hanekom WA,Peters B,Scriba TJ,Sette A

更新日期：2016-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The nervous and immune systems influence each other, allowing animals to rapidly protect themselves from changes in their internal and external environment. However, the complex nature of these systems in mammals makes it difficult to determine how neuronal signaling influences the immune response. Here we show that s...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Anderson A,Laurenson-Schafer H,Partridge FA,Hodgkin J,McMullan R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella spp. are Gram-negative enteropathogenic bacteria that infect a variety of vertebrate hosts. Like any other living organism, protein secretion is a fundamental process essential for various aspects of Salmonella biology. Herein we report the identification and characterization of a horizontally acquired, aut...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Gal-Mor O,Gibson DL,Baluta D,Vallance BA,Finlay BB

更新日期：2008-04-04 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：:In this study, we investigated the significance of a conserved five-amino acid motif 'AELPR' in the C-terminal region of helper component-proteinase (HCPro) for potato virus A (PVA; genus Potyvirus) infection. This motif is a putative interaction site for WD40 domain-containing proteins, including VARICOSE (VCS). We a...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： De S,Pollari M,Varjosalo M,Mäkinen K

更新日期：2020-10-12 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：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis is sensitive to nitric oxide generated by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Consequently, to ensure its survival in macrophages, M. tuberculosis inhibits iNOS recruitment to its phagosome by an unknown mechanism. Here we report the mechanism underlying this process, whereby mycobacteri...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Davis AS,Vergne I,Master SS,Kyei GB,Chua J,Deretic V

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prions are unorthodox infectious agents that replicate by templating misfolded conformations of a host-encoded glycoprotein, collectively termed PrPSc. Prion diseases are invariably fatal and currently incurable, but oral drugs that can prolong incubation times in prion-infected mice have been developed. Here, we test...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Burke CM,Mark KMK,Kun J,Beauchemin KS,Supattapone S

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:African trypanosomes thrive in the bloodstream and tissue spaces of a wide range of mammalian hosts. Infections of cattle cause an enormous socio-economic burden in sub-Saharan Africa. A hallmark of the trypanosome lifestyle is the flagellate's incessant motion. This work details the cell motility behavior of the four...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Bargul JL,Jung J,McOdimba FA,Omogo CO,Adung'a VO,Krüger T,Masiga DK,Engstler M

更新日期：2016-02-12 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：:Schistosomiasis is second only to malaria in terms of the global impact among diseases caused by parasites. A striking feature of schistosomes are their ability to thrive in their hosts for decades. We have previously demonstrated that stem cells, called neoblasts, promote homeostatic tissue maintenance in adult schis...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Collins JN,Collins JJ 3rd

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal pneumonia, septicemia, and meningitis. We have previously shown that in adult mice GBS glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is an extracellular virulence factor that induces production of the immunosuppressive cytokine interleuk...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Madureira P,Andrade EB,Gama B,Oliveira L,Moreira S,Ribeiro A,Correia-Neves M,Trieu-Cuot P,Vilanova M,Ferreira P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylated derivatives of phosphatidylinositol (PIPs) are key membrane lipid residues involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME). CME relies on PIP species PI(4,5)P2 to mark endocytic sites at the plasma membrane (PM) associated to clathrin-coated vesicle (CCV) formation. The highly diverged parasitic protist...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Cernikova L,Faso C,Hehl AB

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Phylogenetic analyses have provided strong evidence that amino acid changes in spike (S) protein of animal and human SARS coronaviruses (SARS-CoVs) during and between two zoonotic transfers (2002/03 and 2003/04) are the result of positive selection. While several studies support that some amino acid changes between an...

journal_title：PLoS pathogens

authors： Sui J,Aird DR,Tamin A,Murakami A,Yan M,Yammanuru A,Jing H,Kan B,Liu X,Zhu Q,Yuan QA,Adams GP,Bellini WJ,Xu J,Anderson LJ,Marasco WA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00