Immunity to Cryptosporidium: insights into principles of enteric responses to infection

RD Pardy, BA Wallbank, B Striepen… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Cryptosporidium parasites replicate within intestinal epithelial cells and are an important
cause of diarrhoeal disease in young children and in patients with primary and acquired …

Ghost authors revealed: The structure and function of human N6‐methyladenosine RNA methyltransferases

K Breger, CN Kunkler, NJ O'Leary… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the discovery of modified nucleic acids nearly 75 years ago, their biological
functions are still being elucidated. N 6‐methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant …

m6A demethylase ALKBH5 is required for antibacterial innate defense by intrinsic motivation of neutrophil migration

Y Liu, R Song, L Zhao, Z Lu, Y Li, X Zhan, F Lu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Neutrophil migration into the site of infection is necessary for antibacterial innate defense,
whereas impaired neutrophil migration may result in excessive inflammation and even …

Cryptosporidium uses CSpV1 to activate host type I interferon and attenuate antiparasitic defenses

S Deng, W He, AY Gong, M Li, Y Wang, Z Xia… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cryptosporidium infects gastrointestinal epithelium and is a leading cause of infectious
diarrhea and diarrheal-related death in children worldwide. There are no vaccines and no …

LOX-1 acts as an N6-methyladenosine-regulated receptor for Helicobacter pylori by binding to the bacterial catalase

J Zeng, C Xie, Z Huang, CH Cho, H Chan, Q Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The role of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification of host mRNA during bacterial infection
is unclear. Here, we show that Helicobacter pylori infection upregulates host m6A …

Early immune and host cell responses to Cryptosporidium infection

JR Mead - Frontiers in parasitology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cryptosporidium spp. are opportunistic protozoan parasites that infect epithelial cells of the
small intestine and cause diarrheal illness in both immunocompetent and immunodeficient …

Nurturing gut health: role of m6A RNA methylation in upholding the intestinal barrier

S Wang, Y Yang, X Jiang, X Zheng, Q Wei, W Dai… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
The intestinal lumen acts as a critical interface connecting the external environment with the
body's internal state. It's essential to prevent the passage of harmful antigens and bacteria …

Mutligenerational chronic exposure to near future ocean acidification in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Insights into the regulation of the transcriptome in a …

D Mazurais, V Simon, P Auffret, A Cormier… - Marine Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we examined the effect of near future ocean acidification (OA) on the
transcriptome of a sensory organ in contact with surrounding water, the tongue in adult …

Cryptosporidium Genomics — Current Understanding, Advances, and Applications

F Agyabeng-Dadzie, R Xiao, JC Kissinger - Current Tropical Medicine …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Here we highlight the significant contribution that genomics-
based approaches have had on the field of Cryptosp oridium research and the insights …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular pathogenesis of Cryptosporidium and advancements in therapeutic interventions

Y Lu, X Zhang, Z Guan, R Ji, F Peng, C Zhao, W Gao… - Parasite, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cryptosporidiosis, caused by a Cryptosporidium infection, is a serious gastrointestinal
disease commonly leading to diarrhea in humans. This disease poses a particular threat to …