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This is a confocal image of a DIV18 hippocampal neuron taken by Dr. Cheng Fang. The green channel is phalloidin staining showing the dendritic spines where the synaptic transmission occurs. The red channel is tubulin staining showing both dendrites and axons. See Fang et al.
Image Credit: Cheng Fang
Opinion
Fungal Genomics Challenges the Dogma of Name-Based Biosecurity
PLOS Pathogens: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005475
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Location, Location, Location: Five Facts about Tissue Tropism and Pathogenesis
PLOS Pathogens: published May 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005519
Immunizing against Anogenital Cancer: HPV Vaccines
PLOS Pathogens: published May 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005587
Dumpster Diving in the Gut: Bacterial Microcompartments as Part of a Host-Associated Lifestyle
PLOS Pathogens: published May 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005558
Thermal Restriction as an Antimicrobial Function of Fever
PLOS Pathogens: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005577
Review
Determinants of Arbovirus Vertical Transmission in Mosquitoes
PLOS Pathogens: published May 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005548
Research Matters
Conveying Discovery to a Broad Audience
PLOS Pathogens: published May 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005425
How Antiparasitic Drugs Work—And Sometimes Stop Working!
PLOS Pathogens: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005430
Research Articles
Role of Ultraviolet Radiation in Papillomavirus-Induced Disease
PLOS Pathogens: published May 31, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005664
The Telomeric Repeats of Human Herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) Are Required for Efficient Virus Integration
PLOS Pathogens: published May 31, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005666
CD4 T Cell-Derived IFN-γ Plays a Minimal Role in Control of Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Must Be Actively Repressed by PD-1 to Prevent Lethal Disease
PLOS Pathogens: published May 31, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005667
Inhibition of Nuclear Transport of NF-ĸB p65 by the Salmonella Type III Secretion System Effector SpvD
PLOS Pathogens: published May 27, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005653
A Neuronal Culture System to Detect Prion Synaptotoxicity
PLOS Pathogens: published May 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005623
Na+ Influx Induced by New Antimalarials Causes Rapid Alterations in the Cholesterol Content and Morphology of Plasmodium falciparum
PLOS Pathogens: published May 26, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005647
Neutrophil Attack Triggers Extracellular Trap-Dependent Candida Cell Wall Remodeling and Altered Immune Recognition
PLOS Pathogens: published May 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005644
Type I Interferons Direct Gammaherpesvirus Host Colonization
PLOS Pathogens: published May 25, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005654
Opposing Regulation of the EGF Receptor: A Molecular Switch Controlling Cytomegalovirus Latency and Replication
PLOS Pathogens: published May 24, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005655
Nipah Virus C Protein Recruits Tsg101 to Promote the Efficient Release of Virus in an ESCRT-Dependent Pathway
PLOS Pathogens: published May 20, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005659
Antibiotic-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Spread Faster with More Treatment, Not More Sexual Partners
PLOS Pathogens: published May 19, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005611
Direct and Indirect Targeting of PP2A by Conserved Bacterial Type-III Effector Proteins
PLOS Pathogens: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005609
Identification of a Transcription Factor That Regulates Host Cell Exit and Virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
PLOS Pathogens: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005652
Chimeric Mice with Competent Hematopoietic Immunity Reproduce Key Features of Severe Lassa Fever
PLOS Pathogens: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005656
Cysteine Peptidase B Regulates Leishmania mexicana Virulence through the Modulation of GP63 Expression
PLOS Pathogens: published May 18, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005658
PD-1/CTLA-4 Blockade Inhibits Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Lymphoma Growth in a Cord Blood Humanized-Mouse Model
PLOS Pathogens: published May 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005642
Minimal Contribution of APOBEC3-Induced G-to-A Hypermutation to HIV-1 Recombination and Genetic Variation
PLOS Pathogens: published May 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005646
An Oncogenic Virus Promotes Cell Survival and Cellular Transformation by Suppressing Glycolysis
PLOS Pathogens: published May 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005648
A Miniaturized Screen of a Schistosoma mansoni Serotonergic G Protein-Coupled Receptor Identifies Novel Classes of Parasite-Selective Inhibitors
PLOS Pathogens: published May 17, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005651
Macropinosomes are Key Players in Early Shigella Invasion and Vacuolar Escape in Epithelial Cells
PLOS Pathogens: published May 16, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005602
Uropathogenic E. coli Exploit CEA to Promote Colonization of the Urogenital Tract Mucosa
PLOS Pathogens: published May 12, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005608
TAC102 Is a Novel Component of the Mitochondrial Genome Segregation Machinery in Trypanosomes
PLOS Pathogens: published May 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005586
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Stable Translocation Intermediates Jam Global Protein Export in Plasmodium falciparum Parasites and Link the PTEX Component EXP2 with Translocation Activity
PLOS Pathogens: published May 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005618
Ecosystem Interactions Underlie the Spread of Avian Influenza A Viruses with Pandemic Potential
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Genetic Diversity as Consequence of a Microaerobic and Neutrophilic Lifestyle
PLOS Pathogens: published May 11, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005626
Differences in the Selection Bottleneck between Modes of Sexual Transmission Influence the Genetic Composition of the HIV-1 Founder Virus
PLOS Pathogens: published May 10, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005619
Age-Dependent Susceptibility to Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) Infection in Mice
PLOS Pathogens: published May 9, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005616
Crystal Structure of Human Herpesvirus 6B Tegument Protein U14
PLOS Pathogens: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005594
Endothelial Cells Use a Formin-Dependent Phagocytosis-Like Process to Internalize the Bacterium Listeria monocytogenes
PLOS Pathogens: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005603
Lipoprotein Receptors Redundantly Participate in Entry of Hepatitis C Virus
PLOS Pathogens: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005610
Oral Tolerance to Environmental Mycobacteria Interferes with Intradermal, but Not Pulmonary, Immunization against Tuberculosis
PLOS Pathogens: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005614
EGFR Interacts with the Fusion Protein of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Strain 2-20 and Mediates Infection and Mucin Expression
PLOS Pathogens: published May 6, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005622
Influenza Virus Affects Intestinal Microbiota and Secondary Salmonella Infection in the Gut through Type I Interferons
PLOS Pathogens: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005572
Estradiol Enhances CD4+ T-Cell Anti-Viral Immunity by Priming Vaginal DCs to Induce Th17 Responses via an IL-1-Dependent Pathway
PLOS Pathogens: published May 5, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005589
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Chemical Genetic Analysis and Functional Characterization of Staphylococcal Wall Teichoic Acid 2-Epimerases Reveals Unconventional Antibiotic Drug Targets
PLOS Pathogens: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005585
Pathogenic Chlamydia Lack a Classical Sacculus but Synthesize a Narrow, Mid-cell Peptidoglycan Ring, Regulated by MreB, for Cell Division
PLOS Pathogens: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005590
The Staphylococcus aureus Global Regulator MgrA Modulates Clumping and Virulence by Controlling Surface Protein Expression
PLOS Pathogens: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005604
Mnn10 Maintains Pathogenicity in Candida albicans by Extending α-1,6-Mannose Backbone to Evade Host Dectin-1 Mediated Antifungal Immunity
PLOS Pathogens: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005617
Functional and Structural Mimicry of Cellular Protein Kinase A Anchoring Proteins by a Viral Oncoprotein
PLOS Pathogens: published May 3, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005621
Retraction
Retraction: Bacteria-Induced Dscam Isoforms of the Crustacean, Pacifastacus leniusculus
PLOS Pathogens: published May 4, 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005630