Fungal Inositol Receptor Itr4 Links Sugar Sensing to Brain Invasion
A microscopic yeast that can quietly colonize the human brain has just yielded one of its most closely guarded secrets. ...
Tag: virulence
Deadly Toxin Rewires Tuberculosis Bacterium to Survive Tryptophan Starvation
A tuberculosis toxin that destroys only the tryptophan transfer RNA tricks the bacterium into boosting amino acid synthesis while preserving ...
Flexible Tail on Listeria Chaperone Protein Proves Key to Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance
A short serine-rich disordered tail on the Listeria monocytogenes chaperone PrsA2 proves essential for folding the toxin listeriolysin O, driving ...
Hidden RNA switches in a deadly mold reveal new targets against fungal disease
A large-scale re-annotation of the Aspergillus fumigatus genome reveals that many presumed pathogen-specific genes are actually long non-coding RNAs, two ...
Bacterial Toxin Monalysin Blocks Defecation to Keep Infection in Female Flies
A pore-forming toxin secreted by Pseudomonas entomophila suppresses defecation in infected female fruit flies, blocking the gut's defence of pathogen ...
Fungi That Abandon Biofilms Gain a Hidden Edge Inside the Human Body
A new PLOS Biology study of fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis outbreak isolates shows that strains with reduced biofilm production gain metabolic ...
AI Reads Protein Shapes to Unmask Bacterial Weapons
A new multimodal deep learning framework called GeoEPred combines protein language model semantics with predicted 3D structures to more accurately ...
Rice Pathogen’s Dual-Purpose Enzyme Keeps Its Membrane Intact and Its Virulence Sharp
A bifunctional enzyme in the rice blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae doubles as a quorum-sensing signal synthase and an ...
Membrane anchor for bacterial RNA shredder shapes stress survival and virulence
A short membrane-targeting helix on RNase E controls RNA degradosome dynamics, transcript stability, salt tolerance and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Milk Makes Staphylococcus aureus Thicker, Tougher and Harder to Treat
An international team led by INRAE found that Staphylococcus aureus grown in milk builds a three-times-thicker envelope from milk lipids ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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