Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    RBMX2 links Mycobacterium bovis infection to epithelial–mesenchymal transition and lung cancer progression

    Chao Wang, Yongchong Peng ... Yingyu Chen
    Integrative analyses uncover RBMX2 as a pivotal mediator that bridges Mycobacterium bovis infection to epithelial–mesenchymal transition and tumor progression in the lung.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Phospholipid Scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) Regulates Interferon-Lambda Receptor 1 (IFN-λR1) and IFN-λ Signaling in Influenza A Virus (IAV) Infection

    Alina X Yang, Lisa Ramos-Rodriguez ... Yang Zhou
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Redirection of SARS-CoV-2 to phagocytes by intranasal sACE2-Fc as a universal decoy confers complete prophylactic protection

    Jingyi Wang, Jiangchuan Li ... Bo Feng
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Functional genomics reveals strain-specific genetic requirements conferring hypoxic growth in Mycobacterium intracellulare

    Yoshitaka Tateishi, Yuriko Ozeki ... Sohkichi Matsumoto
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Timely vaccine strain selection and genomic surveillance improves evolutionary forecast accuracy of seasonal influenza A/H3N2

    John Huddleston, Trevor Bedford
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    The Mac1 ADP-ribosylhydrolase is a therapeutic target for SARS-CoV-2

    Rahul K Suryawanshi, Priyadarshini Jaishankar ... James S Fraser
    The development of new small molecules demonstrates how pharmacologic inhibition of the coronavirus macrodomain restores innate immunity, leading to reduced viral replication and improved outcomes in severe infection.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    HIV-specific CD8+ T-cell proliferative response 24 weeks after early antiretroviral therapy initiation predicts the subsequent reduction of the viral reservoir

    Pien M van Paassen, Alexander O Pasternak ... the Netherlands Cohort Study on Acute HIV Infection (NOVA) study team
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Stratification of viral shedding patterns in saliva of COVID-19 patients

    Hyeongki Park, Raiki Yoshimura ... Taiga Miyazaki
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    The role of co-infection in the pathogenesis of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of post-acute sequelae: A perspective

    Timothy J Henrich, Christopher P Montgomery ... Maria Laura Gennaro
    Unraveling mechanisms underlying post-acute SARS-CoV-2 sequelae (long COVID) and finding therapeutic solutions require a full understanding of the causative role of SARS-CoV-2 persistence and/or infection with other microorganisms, which may be pre-existing, concurrent, or subsequent to acute COVID-19.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    An in vitro human vessel model to study Neisseria meningitidis colonization and vascular damages

    Léa Pinon, Mélanie Chabaud ... Guillaume Duménil
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    Wendy S Garrett
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States
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    University of Michigan, United States
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    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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