Hepatitis B virus hijacks MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex to form its minichromosome. by Kaitao Zhao, Jingjing Wang, Zichen Wang, Mengfei Wang, Chen Li, Zaichao Xu, Qiong Zhan, Fangteng Guo, Xiaoming Cheng, Yuchen Xia

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Host 3' flap endonuclease Mus81 plays a critical role in trimming the terminal redundancy of hepatitis B virus relaxed circular DNA during covalently closed circular DNA formation. by Hu Zhang, Quanxin Long, Yuanjie Liu, Alexander L Marchetti, Cheng-Der Liu, Ning Sun, Haitao Guo

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Clinical isolates of Candida auris with enhanced adherence and biofilm formation due to genomic amplification of ALS4. by Jian Bing, Zhangyue Guan, Tianhong Zheng, Zhijie Zhang, Shuru Fan, Craig L Ennis, Clarissa J Nobile, Guanghua Huang

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CCR2 signaling regulates anti-chlamydia T cell immune responses in the airway. by Shuaini Yang, Jinxi Yu, Xue Dong, Jiajia Zeng, Lu Tan, Hong Zhang, Ruoyuan Sun, Yuqing Tuo, Jing Yang, Chunxiao Wan, Hong Bai

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Alternative splicing expands the antiviral IFITM repertoire in Chinese rufous horseshoe bats. by Nelly S C Mak, Jingyan Liu, Dan Zhang, Jordan Taylor, Xiaomeng Li, Kazi Rahman, Feiyu Chen, Siddhartha A K Datta, Kin Kui Lai, Zhengli Shi, Nigel Temperton, Aaron T Irving, Alex A Compton, Richard D Sloan

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Inhibition of Src signaling induces autophagic killing of Toxoplasma gondii via PTEN-mediated deactivation of Akt. by Alyssa Hubal, Anusha Vendhoti, Charles N Shaffer, Sarah Vos, Yalitza Lopez Corcino, Carlos S Subauste

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Impact of alemtuzumab-mediated lymphocyte depletion on SIV reservoir establishment and persistence. by Benjamin Varco-Merth, Morgan Chaunzwa, Derick M Duell, Alejandra Marenco, William Goodwin, Rachel Dannay, Michael Nekorchuk, Danica Shao, Kathleen Busman-Sahay, Christine M Fennessey, Lorna Silipino, Michael Hull, William J Bosche, Randy Fast, Kelli Oswald, Rebecca Shoemaker, Rachele Bochart, Rhonda MacAllister, Caralyn S Labriola, Jeremy V Smedley, Michael K Axthelm, Miles P Davenport, Paul T Edlefsen, Jacob D Estes, Brandon F Keele, Jeffrey D Lifson, Sharon R Lewin, Louis J Picker, Afam A Okoye

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Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania 2021-2024. by Andrew D Marques, Matthew Hogenauer, Natalie Bauer, Michelle Gibison, Beatrice DeMarco, Scott Sherrill-Mix, Carter Merenstein, Ronald G Collman, Roderick B Gagne, Frederic D Bushman

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Unconventional secretion of unglycosylated ORF8 is critical for the cytokine storm during SARS-CoV-2 infection. by Xiaoyuan Lin, Beibei Fu, Yan Xiong, Na Xing, Weiwei Xue, Dong Guo, Mohamed Zaky, Krishna Pavani, Dusan Kunec, Jakob Trimpert, Haibo Wu

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The R203M and D377Y mutations of the nucleocapsid protein promote SARS-CoV-2 infectivity by impairing RIG-I-mediated antiviral signaling. by Yongkui Li, Moran Li, Heng Xiao, Feng Liao, Miaomiao Shen, Weiwei Ge, Junxian Ou, Yuqing Liu, Lumiao Chen, Yue Zhao, Pin Wan, Jinbiao Liu, Jun Chen, Xianwu Lan, Shaorong Wu, Qiang Ding, Geng Li, Qiwei Zhang, Pan Pan

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Identification of novel PfEMP1 variants containing domain cassettes 11, 15 and 8 that mediate the Plasmodium falciparum virulence-associated rosetting phenotype. by Florence E McLean, Brian R Omondi, Nouhoum Diallo, Stanley Otoboh, Carolyne Kifude, Abdirahman I Abdi, Rivka Lim, Thomas D Otto, Ashfaq Ghumra, J Alexandra Rowe

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Iron-mediated post-transcriptional regulation in Toxoplasma gondii. by Megan A Sloan, Adam Scott, Dana Aghabi, Lucia Mrvova, Clare R Harding

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Distinct roles for intra- and extracellular siderophores during Aspergillus fumigatus infection. by Markus Schrettl, Elaine Bignell, Claudia Kragl, Yasmin Sabiha, Omar Loss, Martin Eisendle, Anja Wallner, Herbert N Arst, Ken Haynes, Hubertus Haas

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Tools for pathogen genetic surveillance: Lessons from the ash dieback invasion of Europe. by Jessica A Peers, Richard M Leggett, Matthew D Clark, Mark McMullan

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A paradoxical population structure of var DBLα types in Africa. by Mun Hua Tan, Kathryn E Tiedje, Qian Feng, Qi Zhan, Mercedes Pascual, Heejung Shim, Yao-Ban Chan, Karen P Day

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Modes and mechanisms for the inheritance of mitochondria and plastids in pathogenic protists. by Sophie L Collier, Sarah N Farrell, Christopher D Goodman, Geoffrey I McFadden

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SIV Env RhmAbs + N-803 at ART initiation prolongs viral decay without disrupting reservoir establishment in SIV-infected infant macaques. by Omotayo Farinre, Tzoalli Anaya, Alexis C King, Kedan Endrias, Anne H Hébert, Alison L Hill, Sherrie Jean, Jennifer S Wood, Stephanie Ehnert, Shan Liang, Gregory M Laird, Rosemarie D Mason, Mario Roederer, Jeffrey T Safrit, Maud Mavigner, Ann Chahroudi

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Genome variation in the Batrachochytrium pathogens of amphibians. by Theresa Wacker, Nicolas Helmstetter, David J Studholme, Rhys A Farrer

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Isoferulic acid facilitates effective clearance of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae through targeting capsule. by Tingting Wang, Huaizhi Yang, Qiushuang Sheng, Ying Ding, Jian Zhang, Feng Chen, Jianfeng Wang, Lei Song, Xuming Deng

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Naturally occurring variation in a cytochrome P450 modifies thiabendazole responses independently of beta-tubulin. by J B Collins, Clayton M Dilks, Steffen R Hahnel, Briana Rodriguez, Bennett W Fox, Elizabeth Redman, Jingfang Yu, Brittany Cooke, Kateryna Sihuta, Mostafa Zamanian, Peter J Roy, Frank C Schroeder, John S Gilleard, Erik C Andersen

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