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Current health inequities are rooted in more than simple systems failures and inefficiencies. Historical legacy has corrupted health outcomes, and resolution requires both acknowledgment and intention.

Nutrient acquisition is a central challenge for all organisms. For the fungal pathogen Candida albicans, utilization of amino acids has been shown to be critical for survival, immune evasion, and escape, while the importance of catabolism of host-derived proteins and peptides in vivo is less well understood. Stp1 and Stp2 are paralogous transcription factors (TFs) regulated by the Ssy1-Ptr3-Ssy5 (SPS) amino acid sensing system and have been proposed to have distinct, if uncertain, roles in protein and amino acid utilization. We show here that Stp1 is required for proper utilization of peptides but has no effect on amino acid catabolism. In contrast, Stp2 is critical for utilization of both carbon sources. Commensurate with this observation, we found that Stp1 controls a very limited set of genes, while Stp2 has a much more extensive regulon that is partly dependent on the Ssy1 amino acid sensor (amino acid uptake and catabolism) and partly Ssy1 independent (genes associated with filamentous growth, including the regulators UME6 and SFL2). The ssy1/ and stp2/ mutants showed reduced fitness in a gastrointestinal (GI) colonization model, yet induced greater damage to epithelial cells and macrophages in a manner that was highly dependent on the growth status of the fungal cells. Surprisingly, the stp1/ mutant was better able to colonize the gut but the mutation had no effect on host cell damage. Thus, proper protein and amino acid utilization are both required for normal host interaction and are controlled by an interrelated network that includes Stp1 and Stp2.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a serious viral disease affecting the global swine industry. Its causative agent, PRRS virus (PRRSV), is an enveloped virus, and therefore membrane fusion between its envelope and host cell target membrane is critical for viral infection. Though much research has focused on PRRSV infection, the detailed mechanisms involved in its membrane fusion remain to be elucidated. In the present study, we performed confocal microscopy in combination with a constitutively active (CA) or dominant negative (DN) mutant, specific inhibitors, and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), as well as multiple other approaches, to explore PRRSV membrane fusion. We first observed that PRRSV membrane fusion occurred in Rab11-recycling endosomes during early infection using labeled virions and subcellular markers. We further demonstrated that low pH and cathepsin E in Rab11-recycling endosomes are critical for PRRSV membrane fusion. Moreover, PRRSV glycoprotein 5 (GP5) is identified as being cleaved by cathepsin E during this process. Taken together, our findings provide in-depth information regarding PRRSV pathogenesis, which support a novel basis for the development of antiviral drugs and vaccines.

IMPORTANCE PRRS, caused by PRRSV, is an economically critical factor in pig farming worldwide. As PRRSV is a lipid membrane-wrapped virus, merging of the PRRSV envelope with the host cell membrane is indispensable for viral infection. However, there is a lack of knowledge on its membrane fusion. Here, we first explored when and where PRRSV membrane fusion occurs. Furthermore, we determined which host cell factors were involved in the process. Importantly, PRRSV GP5 is shown to be cleaved by cathepsin E during membrane fusion. Our work not only provides information on PRRSV membrane fusion for the first time but also deepens our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of PRRSV infection, which provides a foundation for future applications in the prevention and control of PRRS.

Rohini Singh and Timothy A. Linksvayer

Wolbachia is a widespread group of maternally-transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria that often manipulates the reproductive strategy and life history of its hosts to favor its own transmission. Wolbachia mediated phenotypic effects are well characterized in solitary hosts, but effects in social hosts are unclear. The invasive pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis, shows natural variation in Wolbachia infection between colonies and can be readily bred under laboratory conditions. We previously showed that Wolbachia-infected pharaoh ant colonies had more queen-biased sex ratios than uninfected colonies, which is expected to favor the spread of maternally-transmitted Wolbachia. Here, we further characterize the effects of Wolbachia on the short- and longer-term reproductive and life history traits of pharaoh ant colonies. First, we characterized the reproductive differences between naturally infected and uninfected colonies at three discrete time points and found that infected colonies had higher reproductive investment (i.e. infected colonies produced more new queens), particularly when existing colony queens were three months old. Next, we compared the long-term growth and reproduction dynamics of infected and uninfected colonies across their whole life cycle. Infected colonies had increased colony-level growth and early colony reproduction, resulting in a shorter colony life cycle, when compared to uninfected colonies.