Institut Pasteur

Constitutive natural killer cell features associated with post-treatment control of SIV infection in the pVISCONTI study

Abstract Post-treatment HIV controllers (PTC) offer a unique opportunity to uncover the determinants of durable remission after antiretroviral therapy (ART) interruption. Here, using six PTC and six post-treatment non-controllers from the pVISCONTI study in cynomolgus macaques, w...

Covalently Linked Peptides and Membrane Potential Enable CyaA Segment Translocation

The adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA) from Bordetella pertussis intoxicates host cells by directly translocating its N-terminal catalytic domain across the plasma membrane; however, the forces driving this unique process remain poorly defined. Here, we dissect the membrane transloca...

A modern toolbox to elucidate the role of the human microbiome in modulating mycobacterial gut infections

Abstract Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are a major public and veterinary health concern, but the causes are poorly understood. In this review, we discuss the potential of mycobacteria as causative factors for such diseases. We focus on similarities between the most common hu...

European S2k guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa Part 1. Epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical assessment

BACKGROUND: This first part of the S2k guidelines is an update of the 2015 S1 European guidelines based on the structured assessment of clinically relevant topics by the panel of experts. It is complemented by Part 2, which deals with treatments. OBJECTIVES: These guidelines aim...

The limitations of non-mechanistic methods for characterizing pathogen-pathogen interactions: A simulation study

Abstract Pathogen-pathogen interactions occur when infection with one pathogen influences one’s chance of infection or disease due to another. Increasingly, evidence suggests that interactions are a common feature of infectious disease epidemiology. However, due to both the nonli...

A network-driven antiviral discovery pipeline for emerging RNA viruses: a critical perspective from the Red Mexicana de Desarrollo de Antivirales (RMDA)

INTRODUCTION: RNA viruses impose a disproportionate burden of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases in Latin America, yet antiviral discovery in the region remains fragmented, target-limited, and frequently disconnected from translational pathways. This perspective discusse...

Nuclear activities and interactome of the NS5 protein of tick-borne encephalitis virus

Orthoflaviviruses are RNA viruses responsible for significant diseases in humans, domesticated animals, and wildlife. Their NS5 protein is central in viral replication, functioning both as an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and a methyltransferase, while also modulating cellular pro...

Transient Cytoskeletal Anisotropy Encodes Short‐Term Mechanical Memory in Glioblastoma Cells

ABSTRACT Cells experience time‐varying mechanical cues when navigating complex microenvironments, yet whether and how they retain a short‐term memory of recent deformations remains unclear. Here, we show that glioblastoma cells encode such memory through transient cytoskeletal an...

Guidelines for Studying Mutagenesis in Quiescent Schizosaccharomyces pombe

All living organisms can enter a non-dividing state known as quiescence, which often functions as a survival strategy. In many cases, quiescent cells retain the ability to re-enter the cell cycle when conditions become favorable. Therefore, preserving the integrity of non-dividin...

Community engagement in epidemics – experiences from the SoNAR-Global COVID-19 vulnerability assessment

Since the largest outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease 2014–2016, the concept of community engagement (CE) gained popularity in global frameworks and strategies to tackle infectious disease. Recent studies suggest that CE might be a useful approach to understand and resolve vulnerabil...