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    Evolutionary unique N-glycan-dependent protein quality control system plays pivotal roles in cellular fitness and extracellular vesicle transport in Cryptococcus neoformans

    Catia Mota, Kiseung Kim ... Hyun Ah Kang
    Precise protein quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum is crucial for Cryptococcus neoformans pathogenicity by modulating glycoprotein processing and extracellular vesicle-mediated transport of virulence factors.
    1. Cell Biology
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    Scrutinized lipid utilization disrupts Amphotericin-B responsiveness in clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani

    Supratim Pradhan, Dhruba Dhar ... Budhaditya Mukherjee
    Nutritional adaptations in Leishmania donovani enable persistent antimony resistance and reduced Amphotericin-B effectiveness by selectively exploiting host lipids and limiting cholesterol mobilization.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
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    Household clustering and seasonal genetic variation of Plasmodium falciparum at the community-level in The Gambia

    Marc-Antoine Guery, Sukai Ceesay ... Antoine Claessens
    Household clustering and seasonal parasite dynamics highlight the need to target asymptomatic carriers for community-based malaria elimination strategies.
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    Wag31, a membrane tether, is crucial for lipid homeostasis in mycobacteria

    Yogita Kapoor, Himani Khurana ... Vinay Kumar Nandicoori
    A novel function of Wag31 in membrane tethering and molecular dissection of the functions of its N- and C-terminal domains.
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    Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor influences periarticular joint inflammation in Borrelia burgdorferi-infected mice

    Qian Yu, Xiaotian Tang ... Erol Fikrig
    Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor suppresses Borrelia burgdorferi infection-induced periarticular inflammation in mice by maintaining anti-protease–protease balance.
    1. Cell Biology
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    A novel SUN1-ALLAN complex coordinates segregation of the bipartite MTOC across the nuclear envelope during rapid closed mitosis in Plasmodium berghei

    Mohammad Zeeshan, Igor Blatov ... Rita Tewari
    The SUN1-ALLAN complex serves as a nuclear envelope–spanning tether that coordinates the segregation of a bipartite microtubule organising center (MTOC) during the unusual mitosis of Plasmodium.
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    The penetration ring is a novel infection structure formed by the penetration peg for invading plant cell membrane in rice blast fungus

    Wenqin Fang, Xiaoyu Zai ... Wenhui Zheng
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    Adaptation of CD4 in gorillas and chimpanzees conveyed resistance to simian immunodeficiency viruses

    Cody J Warren, Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero ... Sara L Sawyer
    Resurrection of ancient forms of CD4 reveals how retroviruses have placed selective pressure on this gene in apes, acting to propagate infection-resistant alleles.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
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    SARS-CoV-2 nsp16 is regulated by host E3 ubiquitin ligases, UBR5 and MARCHF7

    Li Tian, Zongzheng Zhao ... Zhaolong Li
    E3 ligases UBR5 and MARCHF7 restrict SARS-CoV-2 replications through targeting nsp16.