L. Augusto

Synthetic mycolates derivatives as molecular tools to decipher protein mycoloylation, a unique post-translational modification in bacteria.

The paper identifies MytC as the mycoloyltransferase responsible for protein mycoloylation in Corynebacterium glutamicum and demonstrates its specificity for mycolate donors.

Host autophagy is exploited by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii to enhance amino acids levels.

This study shows that Toxoplasma gondii exploits host ER-phagy to increase amino acid levels, which supports its persistence and reduces neurological effects in mice.

Hundreds of antimicrobial peptides create a selective barrier for insect gut symbionts

The paper identifies hundreds of antimicrobial peptides in the insect gut that create a selective barrier for symbionts, with resistance mechanisms crucial for colonization.

Coxiella burnetii deubiquitinates host TRAF6 to modulate the macrophage innate immune response

This paper shows Coxiella burnetii evades macrophage immunity by deubiquitinating TRAF6, disrupting IL-17 signaling and reducing antimicrobial responses.

Response of soil and vegetation in a warm-temperate Pine forest to intensive biomass harvests, phosphorus fertilisation, and wood ash application.

This study evaluates the effects of intensive biomass harvests and nutrient compensation methods on soil and vegetation in a pine forest, finding negative impacts on soil fertility and carbon content despite nutrient additions.

TgIF2K-B is an eIF2α kinase in Toxoplasma gondii that responds to oxidative stress and optimizes pathogenicity

This study identifies TgIF2K-B as an eIF2α kinase in Toxoplasma gondii that mitigates oxidative stress and supports pathogenicity by enabling cyst formation and resisting macrophage activation.

Toxoplasma gondii co-opts the unfolded protein response to enhance migration and dissemination of infected host cells

This study shows Toxoplasma gondii triggers the unfolded protein response in host cells to enhance migration and dissemination of infected cells through IRE1-mediated actin remodeling.

Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe

The paper investigates latitudinal trends in insect herbivory on oak trees in Europe, finding that climatic factors, not latitude, best predict herbivory and leaf chemistry variation.