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a by demonstrating the ability of the β-HPV E6 protein to disrupt DNA repair signaling events following UV exposure. We show that β-HPV E6 more broadly impairs cellular signaling, indicating that the viral protein dysregulates the Hippo pathway (HP). The HP protects genome fidelity by regulating cell growth and apoptosis in response to a myriad of deleterious stimuli, including failed cytokinesis. After failed cytokinesis, β-HPV 8E6 attenuates phosphorylation of the HP kinase (LATS). This decreases some, but not all HP signaling events. Notably, β-HPV 8E6 does not limit senescence associated with failed cytokinesis. Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology.In December 2019, the novel coronavirus Severe Acquired Respiratory Syndrome SARS-CoV-2 emerged in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province, People's Republic of China, as the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has hence spread worldwide causing a global pandemic (1-3).…. Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology.The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) recently emerged in China is thought to have a bat origin, as its closest known relative (BatCoV RaTG13) was described in horseshoe bats. We analyzed the selective events that accompanied the divergence of SARS-CoV-2 from BatCoV RaTG13. To this aim, we applied a population genetics-phylogenetics approach, which leverages within-population variation and divergence from an outgroup. Results indicated that most sites in the viral ORFs evolved under strong to moderate purifying selection. The most constrained sequences corresponded to some non-structural proteins (nsps) and to the M protein. Conversely, nsp1 and accessory ORFs, particularly ORF8, had a non-negligible proportion of codons evolving under very weak purifying selection or close to selective neutrality. Overall, limited evidence of positive selection was detected. The 6 bona fide positively selected sites were located in the N protein, in ORF8, and in nsp1. A signal of positive selection was also detected in the recens in the SARS-CoV-2 genome evolve under different degrees of constraint and are consequently more or less prone to tolerate amino acid substitutions. In practical terms, the level of constraint provides indications about which proteins/protein regions are better suited as possible targets for the development of antivirals or vaccines. We also detected limited signals of positive selection in three viral ORFs. However, we warn that, in the absence of knowledge about the chain of events that determined the human spill-over, these signals should not be necessarily interpreted as evidence of an adaptation to our species. Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology.Bp7 is a T-even phage with a broad host range, specific to E. coli including E. coli K12. The receptor binding protein (RBP) of bacteriophages plays an important role in the phage adsorption process and determines phage host range, but the molecular mechanism involved in the host recognition of phage Bp7 remains unknown. In this study, the interaction between phage Bp7 and E. coli K12 was investigated. Based on homology alignment, amino acid sequence analysis and competitive assay, gp38 located at the tip of long tail fiber was identified as the RBP of phage Bp7. Using a combination of in vivo and in vitro approaches including affinity chromatography, gene-knockout mutagenesis, phage plaque assay and phage adsorption kinetics analysis, we identified that the LamB and OmpC proteins on the surface of E. coli K12 acted as specific receptors and were involved in the first step of reversible phage adsorption. Genomic analysis of the phage resistant mutant strain E. coli K12-R and complementation tests indicated thg the interaction between phage and its receptors will help elucidate the mechanisms of phage with a broad host range and help for understanding the phage infection mechanism based on gp38. Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology.Retroviral replication proceeds through obligate integration of the viral DNA into the host genome. In particular, HIV-1 genome to enter the nucleus, must be led through the nuclear pore complex (NPC). During HIV-1 cytoplasmic journey, the viral core acts like a shell to protect the viral genetic material from antiviral sensors and ensure an adequate environment for the reverse transcription. However, the relatively narrow size of the nuclear pore channel requires that the HIV-1 core reshapes into a structure that fits the pore. On the other hand, the organization of the viral CA proteins that remain associated to the pre-integration complex (PIC) during and after nuclear translocation is still enigmatic. In this study, we analysed the progressive organizational changes of viral CA proteins within the cytoplasm and the nucleus by immuno-gold labelling. Furthermore, we set up a novel technology, HIV-1 ANCHOR, which enables the specific detection of the retrotranscribed DNA by fluorescence microscopy, thereby oploitable points of intervention. Furthermore, we developed and provided a powerful tool enabling direct, specific and high-resolution visualization of intracellular and intranuclear HIV-1 subviral structures. Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology.Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses first emerged in China in 2010 and in 2014 spread throughout Asia and to Europe and The United States via migrating birds. Rapamycin order Influenza A(H5N8) viruses were first detected in the Netherlands in 2014 and caused five outbreaks in poultry farms, but were infrequently detected in wild birds. In 2016, influenza A(H5N8) viruses were reintroduced into the Netherlands resulting in eight poultry farms outbreaks. This outbreak resulted in numerous dead wild birds with severe pathology. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the polymerase genes of these viruses had undergone extensive reassortment between outbreaks. Here, we investigated the differences in virulence between the 2014-15 and 2016-17 outbreak by characterizing the polymerase complex of influenza A(H5N8) viruses from both outbreaks. We found that viruses from the 2014-15 outbreak had significantly higher polymerase complex activity in both human and avian cell lines. No apparent differences in the balance between transcription and replication of the viral genome were observed.
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