HIV-infected SupT1 T cells forming characteristic multinucleated syncytia following virus-induced cell-cell fusion events in cell culture. Photo taken with an iPhone 4 and a light microscope. Compton et al.
Image Credit: Alex Compton
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New Paradigms to Help Solve the Global Aquaculture Disease Crisis
PLOS Pathogens: published February 2, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006160
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Environmental pH modulation by pathogenic fungi as a strategy to conquer the host
PLOS Pathogens: published February 23, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006149
A feast for Candida: Metabolic plasticity confers an edge for virulence
PLOS Pathogens: published February 9, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006144
They Might Be Giants: Does Syncytium Formation Sink or Spread HIV Infection?
PLOS Pathogens: published February 2, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006099
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Resolving host–pathogen interactions by dual RNA-seq
PLOS Pathogens: published February 16, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006033
Research Articles
Release of HIV-1 sequestered in the vesicles of oral and genital mucosal epithelial cells by epithelial-lymphocyte interaction
PLOS Pathogens: published February 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006247
Arsenite-induced stress granule formation is inhibited by elevated levels of reduced glutathione in West Nile virus-infected cells
PLOS Pathogens: published February 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006240
Nematode neuropeptides as transgenic nematicides
PLOS Pathogens: published February 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006237
Structure of a pentameric virion-associated fiber with a potential role in Orsay virus entry to host cells
PLOS Pathogens: published February 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006231
The transcriptome of HIV-1 infected intestinal CD4+ T cells exposed to enteric bacteria
PLOS Pathogens: published February 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006226
OSBPL10, RXRA and lipid metabolism confer African-ancestry protection against dengue haemorrhagic fever in admixed Cubans
PLOS Pathogens: published February 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006220
Replication of CMV in the gut of HIV-infected individuals and epithelial barrier dysfunction
PLOS Pathogens: published February 27, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006202
Hepatic deficiency of the pioneer transcription factor FoxA restricts hepatitis B virus biosynthesis by the developmental regulation of viral DNA methylation
PLOS Pathogens: published February 24, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006239
Extra-epitopic hepatitis C virus polymorphisms confer resistance to broadly neutralizing antibodies by modulating binding to scavenger receptor B1
PLOS Pathogens: published February 24, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006235
Hepatitis C virus infection inhibits a Src-kinase regulatory phosphatase and reduces T cell activation in vivo
PLOS Pathogens: published February 24, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006232
Boosting of HIV envelope CD4 binding site antibodies with long variable heavy third complementarity determining region in the randomized double blind RV305 HIV-1 vaccine trial
PLOS Pathogens: published February 24, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006182
Applying antibody-sensitive hypervariable region 1-deleted hepatitis C virus to the study of escape pathways of neutralizing human monoclonal antibody AR5A
PLOS Pathogens: published February 23, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006214
Precision engineering for PRRSV resistance in pigs: Macrophages from genome edited pigs lacking CD163 SRCR5 domain are fully resistant to both PRRSV genotypes while maintaining biological function
PLOS Pathogens: published February 23, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006206
A mouse model of paralytic myelitis caused by enterovirus D68
PLOS Pathogens: published February 23, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006199
Analysis of the T Cell Response to Zika Virus and Identification of a Novel CD8+ T Cell Epitope in Immunocompetent Mice
PLOS Pathogens: published February 23, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006184
Ex vivo activation of CD4+ T-cells from donors on suppressive ART can lead to sustained production of infectious HIV-1 from a subset of infected cells
PLOS Pathogens: published February 22, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006230
Lipid interactions and angle of approach to the HIV-1 viral membrane of broadly neutralizing antibody 10E8: Insights for vaccine and therapeutic design
PLOS Pathogens: published February 22, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006212
ALPK1 controls TIFA/TRAF6-dependent innate immunity against heptose-1,7-bisphosphate of gram-negative bacteria
PLOS Pathogens: published February 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006224
The thermodynamics of Pr55Gag-RNA interaction regulate the assembly of HIV
PLOS Pathogens: published February 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006221
A high-throughput genetic screen identifies previously uncharacterized Borrelia burgdorferi genes important for resistance against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
PLOS Pathogens: published February 17, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006225
SUMO modification of a heterochromatin histone demethylase JMJD2A enables viral gene transactivation and viral replication
PLOS Pathogens: published February 17, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006216
A calmodulin-like protein suppresses RNA silencing and promotes geminivirus infection by degrading SGS3 via the autophagy pathway in Nicotiana benthamiana
PLOS Pathogens: published February 17, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006213
A single mutation in the envelope protein modulates flavivirus antigenicity, stability, and pathogenesis
PLOS Pathogens: published February 16, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006178
Mucosal stromal fibroblasts markedly enhance HIV infection of CD4+ T cells
PLOS Pathogens: published February 16, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006163
RNA-Seq analysis of chikungunya virus infection and identification of granzyme A as a major promoter of arthritic inflammation
PLOS Pathogens: published February 16, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006155
Salmonella Typhimurium disrupts Sirt1/AMPK checkpoint control of mTOR to impair autophagy
PLOS Pathogens: published February 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006227
Immune-driven alterations in mucin sulphation is an important mediator of Trichuris muris helminth expulsion
PLOS Pathogens: published February 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006218
Multi-layered control of Galectin-8 mediated autophagy during adenovirus cell entry through a conserved PPxY motif in the viral capsid
PLOS Pathogens: published February 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006217
Role of Arf GTPases in fungal morphogenesis and virulence
PLOS Pathogens: published February 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006205
CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity mediates pathology in the skin by inflammasome activation and IL-1β production
PLOS Pathogens: published February 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006196
Functional diversity of secreted cestode Kunitz proteins: Inhibition of serine peptidases and blockade of cation channels
PLOS Pathogens: published February 13, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006169
Identification of several high-risk HPV inhibitors and drug targets with a novel high-throughput screening assay
PLOS Pathogens: published February 9, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006168
Comparative analysis estimates the relative frequencies of co-divergence and cross-species transmission within viral families
PLOS Pathogens: published February 8, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006215
The Malaria Parasite's Lactate Transporter PfFNT Is the Target of Antiplasmodial Compounds Identified in Whole Cell Phenotypic Screens
PLOS Pathogens: published February 8, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006180
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Early endonuclease-mediated evasion of RNA sensing ensures efficient coronavirus replication
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Multiple UBXN family members inhibit retrovirus and lentivirus production and canonical NFκΒ signaling by stabilizing IκBα
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Zika Virus Antagonizes Type I Interferon Responses during Infection of Human Dendritic Cells
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Toxin Mediates Sepsis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis
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Selective expansion of high functional avidity memory CD8 T cell clonotypes during hepatitis C virus reinfection and clearance
PLOS Pathogens: published February 1, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006191