BolA has been characterized as an important transcriptional regulator, which is induced in the stationary phase of growth and is often associated with bacterial virulence. This study was initiated to elucidate the role of the BolA in the virulence of K. pneumoniae. Using a mous...
Pmk1, a highly conserved pathogenicity-related mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in pathogenic fungi, is phosphorylated and activated by MAP2K and acts as a global regulator of fungal infection and invasive growth by modulating downstream targets. However, the hierarchical CcPmk1 regulatory...
Salmonella Typhimurium establishes systemic infection by replicating in host macrophages. Here we show that macrophages infected with S. Typhimurium exhibit upregulated glycolysis and decreased serine synthesis, leading to accumulation of glycolytic intermediates. The effects on...
Mycoplasma synovise (MS) is a prominent pathogen of poultry, causing considerable economic pressure to the poultry industry. Although we have a basic understanding of MS infection, the research on the pathogenicity and interactions between host and MS especially the metabolic bases of MS infectio...
Fusarium verticillioides (F. verticillioides) is an important fungal pathogen known to infect a variety of economically critical crops, especially maize, causing substantial yield reductions and economic losses worldwide. In addition to its direct damage to agricultural productivity, F. verticill...
The gut-brain axis is an emerging factor in promoting multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the underlying mechanisms and strategies to target this axis are not established. Here, we investigated how the gut environment influences myelin-specific Th17 cell pathogenicity. We used the adoptive Th17 cel...
The emergence of high-virulent Acinetobacter baumannii strains increases the mortality of patients and seriously affects their prognosis, which motivates us to explore novel ways to control such infections. In this study, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was adopted to explore the me...