Papillomavirus genomes associate with BRD4 to replicate at fragile sites in the host genome. by Moon Kyoo Jang, Kui Shen, Alison A McBride

“…The papillomavirus E2 protein, in complex with BRD4, tethers the viral genome to host chromatin to ensure persistent replication. …”
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Effect of host microenvironment and bacterial lifestyles on antimicrobial sensitivity and implications for susceptibility testing by Ramon Garcia-Maset, Victoria Chu, Nicholas Yuen, Dalia Blumgart, Jenny Yoon, Benjamin O. Murray, Amelia A. Joseph, Jennifer L. Rohn

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Impact of Choline Intestinal Metabolism on Gut Microbiota and Physiological Indicators of Host Homeostasis by SONG Yu, WU Di, ZHANG Lu, WANG Ting, ZHANG Min, LI Qian

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Fecal microbiota transplantation modulates jejunal host-microbiota interface in weanling piglets by Shankumar Mooyottu, Muhammed Shafeekh Muyyarikkandy, Farnaz Yousefi, Ganwu Li, Orhan Sahin, Eric Burrough, Joy Scaria, Brett Sponseller, Alejandro Ramirez

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Dissection of intratumor microbiome–host interactions at the single-cell level in lung cancer by Yong-Jing Ma, Yuan-Chen Sun, Lu Wang, Wan-Xing Xu, Xiao-Dan Fan, Jun Ding, Christopher Heeschen, Wen-Juan Wu, Xiao-Qi Zheng, Ning-Ning Liu

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A Toxoplasma gondii patatin-like phospholipase contributes to host cell invasion. by Sarah K Wilson, Justine Heckendorn, Bruno Martorelli Di Genova, Lindsey L Koch, Peggy J Rooney, Naomi Morrissette, Maryse Lebrun, Laura J Knoll

“…ΔTgPL3 parasites have defects in host cell invasion, which may be caused by reduced rhoptry secretion. …”
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Editorial: The role of dietary interventions in the regulation of host-microbe interactions, volume II by Xinyi Zhang, Xinyi Zhang, Xinyi Zhang, Yujie Cai, Xia He, Tingtao Chen, Tingtao Chen

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The Impact of “Omic” and Imaging Technologies on Assessing the Host Immune Response to Biodefence Agents by Julia A. Tree, Helen Flick-Smith, Michael J. Elmore, Caroline A. Rowland

“…Understanding the interactions between host and pathogen is important for the development and assessment of medical countermeasures to infectious agents, including potential biodefence pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis, Ebola virus, and Francisella tularensis. …”
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Am I Ready? Competencies and Skill Sets Needed for Virtual Conference Hosts by Lauri M Baker, Matt Benge

“…Whether hiring staff or recruiting colleagues to assemble a team, it is necessary to ensure your team is built based on the specific competency needs for hosting a virtual conference or meeting. Written by Lauri M. …”
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Laboratory Hosts: Postcolonial Parasites, Growth Factors, and the Fabrication of a Molecular Gaze by Charles Kollmer

“…This essay traces a genealogy of experimental practices that gave rise to laboratory hosts. By mimicking or supplanting the functions of living hosts’ bodies, laboratory hosts transformed blood parasites into experimental tools. …”
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Feature selection methods for identifying genetic determinants of host species in RNA viruses. by Ricardo Aguas, Neil M Ferguson

“…Here, we show how feature selection techniques can be used to reliably classify viral sequences by host species, and to identify the crucial minority of host-specific sites in pathogen genomic data. …”
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The SARS-coronavirus-host interactome: identification of cyclophilins as target for pan-coronavirus inhibitors. by Susanne Pfefferle, Julia Schöpf, Manfred Kögl, Caroline C Friedel, Marcel A Müller, Javier Carbajo-Lozoya, Thorsten Stellberger, Ekatarina von Dall'Armi, Petra Herzog, Stefan Kallies, Daniela Niemeyer, Vanessa Ditt, Thomas Kuri, Roland Züst, Ksenia Pumpor, Rolf Hilgenfeld, Frank Schwarz, Ralf Zimmer, Imke Steffen, Friedemann Weber, Volker Thiel, Georg Herrler, Heinz-Jürgen Thiel, Christel Schwegmann-Wessels, Stefan Pöhlmann, Jürgen Haas, Christian Drosten, Albrecht von Brunn

“…Neither vaccines nor therapeutics are available against human and animal CoVs. Knowledge of host cell proteins that take part in pivotal virus-host interactions could define broad-spectrum antiviral targets. …”
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Identification of host-targeted small molecules that restrict intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth. by Sarah A Stanley, Amy K Barczak, Melanie R Silvis, Samantha S Luo, Kimberly Sogi, Martha Vokes, Mark-Anthony Bray, Anne E Carpenter, Christopher B Moore, Noman Siddiqi, Eric J Rubin, Deborah T Hung

“…The outcome of infection is determined at least in part by the host-pathogen interaction within the macrophage; however, we lack a complete understanding of which host pathways are critical for bacterial survival and replication. …”
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Stochastic Fluctuations of the Facultative Endosymbiont Wolbachia due to Finite Host Population Size by Jason M. Graham, Joseph Klobusicky, Michael T. J. Hague

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Autophagy in mycobacterial infections: molecular mechanisms, host-pathogen interactions, and therapeutic opportunities by Jinyan Li, Jinyan Li, Haibo Feng, Haibo Feng, Dechun Chen, Dechun Chen, Huanrong Zhang, Huanrong Zhang, Yi Liao, Yi Liao

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Enhancing Ammonia Sensor Sensitivity by CuBr Encapsulation in a Mesoporous Host by Lisa Weber, Virginie Martini, David Grosso, Stephane Burtey, Marc Bendahan

“…A resistive room-temperature ammonia sensor has been developed by CuBr impregnation of a mesoporous SiO₂ host prepared by the sol–gel process and deposited by dip-coating. …”
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Proapoptotic Bcl-2 inhibitor as potential host directed therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis by Medha Singh, Mona O. Sarhan, Nerketa N. L. Damiba, Alok K. Singh, Andres Villabona-Rueda, Oscar J. Nino-Meza, Xueyi Chen, Yuderleys Masias-Leon, Carlos E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Alvaro A. Ordonez, Franco R. D’Alessio, Eric O. Aboagye, Laurence S. Carroll, Sanjay K. Jain

“…Abstract Mycobacterium tuberculosis establishes within host cells by inducing anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, triggering necrosis, inflammation, and fibrosis. …”
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Campylobacter jejuni regulates cell cycle progression to potentiate host cell invasion by Prabhat K. Talukdar, Megan C. Dines, Eric A. Shelden, Brandon A. Toy, Amruta Suresh Kale, Ryan R. Driskell, Lisa M. Gloss, Michael E. Konkel

“…Acute C. jejuni-mediated enteritis requires bacterial invasion of intestinal cells with an ensuing host inflammatory response. Known is that C. jejuni invasion of human epithelial cells is dependent on host cell-focal adhesion components, which link the extracellular matrix to the actin cytoskeleton of a cell. …”
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Targeting T cells with tetravalent bispecific antibodies for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease by Madelyn Espinosa-Cotton, Sayed Shahabuddin Hoseini, Ileana C. Miranda, John Herrick, Nai-Kong V. Cheung

“…Abstract: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an established treatment for hematological malignancies and some genetic diseases. Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is the most common and debilitating side effect with poor survival rates of 5% to 30% for severe cases. …”
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A tumor-secreted protein utilizes glucagon release to cause host wasting by Guangming Ding, Yingge Li, Chen Cheng, Kai Tan, Yifei Deng, Huiwen Pang, Zhongyuan Wang, Peixuan Dang, Xing Wu, Elisabeth Rushworth, Yufeng Yuan, Zhiyong Yang, Wei Song

“…Abstract Tumor‒host interaction plays a critical role in malignant tumor-induced organ wasting across multiple species. …”
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