2021
Glucose-mediated proliferation of a gut commensal bacterium promotes Plasmodium infection by increasing mosquito midgut pH
Wang M, An Y, Gao L, Dong S, Zhou X, Feng Y, Wang P, Dimopoulos G, Tang H, Wang J. Glucose-mediated proliferation of a gut commensal bacterium promotes Plasmodium infection by increasing mosquito midgut pH. Cell Reports 2021, 35: 108992. PMID: 33882310, PMCID: PMC8116483, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium infectionGlucose metabolismMalaria parasitesCommensal bacteriumMosquito midgutPlasmodium berghei infectionGut commensal bacteriumBerghei infectionMosquito-microbiota interactionsDietary glucoseInfectionMetabolome changesVector competencePlasmodium gametogenesisVector competencyGlucoseImportant determinantPlasmodiumProliferationMetabolismMosquitoesParasitesAsaia bogorensis
2020
Roles of Symbiotic Microorganisms in Arboviral Infection of Arthropod Vectors
Yin C, Sun P, Yu X, Wang P, Cheng G. Roles of Symbiotic Microorganisms in Arboviral Infection of Arthropod Vectors. Trends In Parasitology 2020, 36: 607-615. PMID: 32386795, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The Nuclear Matrix Protein SAFA Surveils Viral RNA and Facilitates Immunity by Activating Antiviral Enhancers and Super-enhancers
Cao L, Liu S, Li Y, Yang G, Luo Y, Li S, Du H, Zhao Y, Wang D, Chen J, Zhang Z, Li M, Ouyang S, Gao X, Sun Y, Wang Z, Yang L, Lin R, Wang P, You F. The Nuclear Matrix Protein SAFA Surveils Viral RNA and Facilitates Immunity by Activating Antiviral Enhancers and Super-enhancers. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 26: 369-384.e8. PMID: 31513772, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsAntiviral AgentsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA Topoisomerases, Type IDNA VirusesHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHerpesvirus 1, HumanHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein UHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon Regulatory Factor-7MiceNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Pattern RecognitionRNA VirusesRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, ViralVirusesConceptsImmune gene transcriptionViral RNAViral RNA sensorsChromatin remodelingTrigger innate immune responsesSuper enhancersGene transcriptionExtranuclear localizationRNA virusesInnate immune responseAntiviral genesDsRNA sensorsRNA sensorsViral dsRNAAntiviral stateAntiviral responseType I IFNDsRNAVSV infectionRobust antiviral responseRNAEnhancerI IFNImmune responseHSV-1
2015
A Neuron-Specific Antiviral Mechanism Prevents Lethal Flaviviral Infection of Mosquitoes
Xiao X, Zhang R, Pang X, Liang G, Wang P, Cheng G. A Neuron-Specific Antiviral Mechanism Prevents Lethal Flaviviral Infection of Mosquitoes. PLOS Pathogens 2015, 11: e1004848. PMID: 25915054, PMCID: PMC4411065, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsAntiviral AgentsApoptosisBrainCell LineCell MembraneDengue VirusDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEncephalitis Virus, JapaneseFemaleHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInsect ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhylogenyProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRecombinant ProteinsViral Envelope ProteinsVirus InternalizationConceptsMosquito nervous systemCentral nervous systemJapanese encephalitis virusNervous systemFlaviviral infectionsDengue virusSindbis virusAntiviral mechanismMembrane targetingDramatic pathologyPlasma membraneAnti-flavivirus activityMosquito cellsSurface envelope proteinMosquito lifespanNatural vectorCulex pipiensHuman viral diseasesNeural cellsFlavivirus infectionEnvelope proteinFunctional blockadeNeural apoptosisMosquito behaviorViral infection