Magnaporthe oryzae CK2 Accumulates in Nuclei, Nucleoli, at Septal Pores and Forms a Large Ring Structure in Appressoria, and Is Involved in Rice Blast Pathogenesis.

abstract：:Protein secretion systems are vital for prokaryotic life, as they enable bacteria to acquire nutrients, communicate with other species, defend against biological and chemical agents, and facilitate disease through the delivery of virulence factors. In this review, we will focus on the recently discovered type IX secre...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Lasica AM,Ksiazek M,Madej M,Potempa J

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades, mass drug treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) has been utilized to treat schistosomiasis, yet reinfection and the risk of drug resistance are among the various factors precluding successful elimination of schistosomiasis. Tractable models that replicate "real world" field conditions are crucial to effective...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Melkus MW,Le L,Siddiqui AJ,Molehin AJ,Zhang W,Lazarus S,Siddiqui AA

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt and effective elicitation of protective immunity is highly relevant for cases of rapidly deteriorating fatal diseases, such as plague, which is caused by Yersinia pestis. Here, we assessed the potential of a live vaccine to induce rapid protection against this infection. We demonstrated that the Y. pestis EV76 ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Zauberman A,Vagima Y,Tidhar A,Aftalion M,Gur D,Rotem S,Chitlaru T,Levy Y,Mamroud E

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial persisters are a small proportion of phenotypically heterogeneous variants with the transient capability to survive in high concentrations of antibiotics, causing recurrent infections in both human and aquatic animals. Transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA), which was encoded by the ssrA gene, was identified as a de...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Yu W,Li D,Li H,Tang Y,Tang H,Ma X,Liu Z

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sortases function as cysteine transpeptidases that catalyze the covalent attachment of virulence-associated surface proteins into the cell wall peptidoglycan in Gram-positive bacteria. The substrate proteins targeted by sortase enzymes have a cell wall sorting signal (CWSS) located at the C-terminus. Up to date, it is...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Yin JC,Fei CH,Lo YC,Hsiao YY,Chang JC,Nix JC,Chang YY,Yang LW,Huang IH,Wang S

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Antifungal agents for the treatment of Candida albicans infections are limited. We recently discovered a novel antifungal small molecule, SM21, with promising in vivo activity. Herein, we employed the newly developed C. albicans haploid toolbox to uncover the mechanism of action of SM21. Comprehensive RNA-Seq analyses...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Truong T,Suriyanarayanan T,Zeng G,Le TD,Liu L,Li J,Tong C,Wang Y,Seneviratne CJ

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococcus faecium is a clinically important pathogen associated with opportunistic infection and multi-drug resistance. E. faecium has been shown to produce membrane vesicles (MVs), but MV production by E. faecium under antibiotic stress conditions and the pathogenic traits thereof have yet to be determined. This s...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Kim MH,Kim SY,Son JH,Kim SI,Lee H,Kim S,Shin M,Lee JC

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt) is a heterotrimeric AB2 toxin capable of inducing lymphocytes, and other cell types, to undergo cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Exposure to Cdt results in binding to the cell surface followed by internalization and translocation of the active...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Boesze-Battaglia K,Walker LP,Dhingra A,Kandror K,Tang HY,Shenker BJ

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleavage and activation of hemagglutinin (HA) by trypsin-like proteases in influenza A virus (IAV) are essential prerequisites for its successful infection and spread. In host cells, some transmembrane serine proteases such as TMPRSS2, TMPRSS4 and HAT, along with plasmin in the bloodstream, have been reported to cleav...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Hayashi H,Kubo Y,Izumida M,Takahashi E,Kido H,Sato K,Yamaya M,Nishimura H,Nakayama K,Matsuyama T

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks modulate their hosts' defense responses by secreting a biopharmacopiea of hundreds to thousands of proteins and bioactive chemicals into the feeding site (tick-host interface). These molecules and their functions evolved over millions of years as ticks adapted to blood-feeding, tick lineages diverged, and host-s...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Mans BJ,Featherston J,de Castro MH,Pienaar R

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia mallei (Bm) is a highly infectious intracellular pathogen classified as a category B biological agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After respiratory exposure, Bm establishes itself within host macrophages before spreading into major organ systems, which can lead to chronic infection,...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Bozue JA,Chaudhury S,Amemiya K,Chua J,Cote CK,Toothman RG,Dankmeyer JL,Klimko CP,Wilhelmsen CL,Raymond JW,Zavaljevski N,Reifman J,Wallqvist A

更新日期：2016-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can cause life-threatening infections in immune compromised individuals. This pathogen is typically acquired via inhalation, and enters the respiratory tract. Innate immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) are the first host cells that encounter C. neoform...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Nelson BN,Hawkins AN,Wozniak KL

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:With major advances in experimental techniques to track antigen-specific immune responses many basic questions on the kinetics of virus-specific immunity in humans remain unanswered. To gain insights into kinetics of T and B cell responses in human volunteers we combined mathematical models and experimental data from ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Le D,Miller JD,Ganusov VV

更新日期：2015-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a rare disease of biodefense concern with high mortality and extreme difficulty in treatment. No human vaccines are available that protect against B. pseudomallei infection, and with the current limitations of antibiotic treatment, the development of new...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Van Zandt KE,Tuanyok A,Keim PS,Warren RL,Gelhaus HC

更新日期：2012-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased numbers of peripheral blood mononucleocytes (PBMC) and increased IFN-γ secretion following in vitro challenge of blood samples with soluble Leishmania antigen (SLA), have been proposed as biomarkers of specific cell-mediated immunity, indicating that treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been successf...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Botana L,Matía B,San Martin JV,Romero-Maté A,Castro A,Molina L,Fernandez L,Ibarra-Meneses A,Aguado M,Sánchez C,Horrillo L,Chicharro C,Nieto J,Ortega S,Ruiz-Giardin JM,Carrillo E,Moreno J

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm infants are exposed to major perinatal, post-natal, and early infancy events that could impact on the gut microbiome. These events include infection, steroid and antibiotic exposure, parenteral nutrition, necrotizing enterocolitis, and stress. Studies have shown that there are differences in the gut microbiome...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Jayasinghe TN,Vatanen T,Chiavaroli V,Jayan S,McKenzie EJ,Adriaenssens E,Derraik JGB,Ekblad C,Schierding W,Battin MR,Thorstensen EB,Cameron-Smith D,Forbes-Blom E,Hofman PL,Roy NC,Tannock GW,Vickers MH,Cutfield WS,O'Sul

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a significant human pathogen. Upon infection, HSV-1 expresses its immediate early (IE) genes, and the IE transcription factor ICP4 (infectious cell protein-4) plays a pivotal role in initiating the downstream gene-expression cascade. Using live-cell time-lapse fluorescence microscopy,...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Chaturvedi S,Engel R,Weinberger L

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Half of invasive fungal infections lead to death. Amongst pathogenic fungi, the most widespread species belong to the Candida genus and vary in their susceptibility to antifungal drugs. The emergence of antifungal resistance has become a major clinical problem. Therefore, the definition of susceptibility patterns is c...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Delavy M,Dos Santos AR,Heiman CM,Coste AT

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, has been a focus of study in host-pathogen dynamics since the nineteenth century. While the interaction between anthrax and host macrophages has been extensively modeled, comparatively little is known about the effect of anthrax on the immune function of neutrophils,...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Liu JZ,Ali SR,Bier E,Nizet V

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen of the human respiratory tract and is a leading cause of respiratory infections in children and adults. NTHI is considered to be an extracellular pathogen, but has consistently been observed within and between human respiratory epithelia...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Clementi CF,Murphy TF

更新日期：2011-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota serves as a critical indicator for gut health during treatment of pathogenic bacterial infection. Both Pulsatilla Decoction (abbreviated to PD, a traditional Chinese medicine compound) and Levofloxacin Hydrochloride (LVX) were known to have therapeutic effects to intestinal infectious disease. However, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Liu X,He S,Li Q,Mu X,Hu G,Dong H

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The spirochete endoflagellum is a unique motility apparatus among bacteria. Despite its critical importance for pathogenesis, the full composition of the flagellum remains to be determined. We have recently reported that FcpA is a novel flagellar protein and a major component of the sheath of the filament of the spiro...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Wunder EA Jr,Slamti L,Suwondo DN,Gibson KH,Shang Z,Sindelar CV,Trajtenberg F,Buschiazzo A,Ko AI,Picardeau M

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with parasites of the genus Leishmania lead to a rapid, but transient activation of natural killer (NK) cells. In mice activation of NK cells requires a toll-like-receptor 9-dependent stimulation of dendritic cells (DC) which is followed by the production of IL-12. Although NK cells appear to be non-essenti...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Bogdan C

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration accorded restricted approval to Sanofi Pasteur's Dengvaxia, a live attenuated vaccine (LAV) for dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, caused by four antigenically distinct dengue virus serotypes (DENV 1-4). The reason for this limited approval is the conc...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Shukla R,Ramasamy V,Shanmugam RK,Ahuja R,Khanna N

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular bacterial pathogens (IBPs) invade and replicate in different cell types including immune cells, in particular of the innate immune system (IIS) during infection in the acute phase. However, immune cells primarily function as essential players in the highly effective and integrated host defense systems co...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Eisenreich W,Rudel T,Heesemann J,Goebel W

更新日期：2017-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks are vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health worldwide. Nevertheless, the ecological and evolutionary interactions between ticks, hosts, and pathogens are largely unknown. Here, we integrated a framework to evaluate the associations of the tick Ixodes ricinus with its hosts and environmental niches...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Estrada-Peña A,de la Fuente J,Cabezas-Cruz A

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a notorious pathogen often contracted by intake of contaminated water or food. Infection with this agent is associated with a broad spectrum of illness ranging from mild diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis to the potentially fatal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Treating E. coli O157:H7 infec...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Rahal EA,Kazzi N,Nassar FJ,Matar GM

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of new effective vaccines strongly depends on adjuvants and formulations able to stimulate not only strong humoral responses against a certain pathogen but also effector as well as memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (Dubensky et al., 2013). However, the majority of vaccines licensed for human use or currentl...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ebensen T,Delandre S,Prochnow B,Guzmán CA,Schulze K

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes (Stegomya) albopictus is an invasive species that has spread across the world in the last two decades, showing a great capacity to adapt to contrasting climates and environments. While demonstrated in many insects, the contribution of bacterial symbionts in Aedes ecology is a challenging...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Minard G,Tran FH,Dubost A,Tran-Van V,Mavingui P,Moro CV

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Most strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis possess a strong restriction barrier that hinders exchange of DNA. Recently, major advances have been made in identifying and characterizing the restriction-modification (RM) systems involved. In particular a novel type IV restriction enzyme that rec...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Monk IR,Foster TJ

更新日期：2012-04-12 00:00:00