Not exact matches
By exploiting new molecular and genetic insights, the research, done in collaboration with Pierre de Wit from Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands, provides a better understanding of the defense system of crop plants against the
damaging pathogens that grow in the spaces between plant cells.
What's new in the Czech study, explains pathologist Carol Meteyer of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisc., is the confirmation of tissue
damage characteristic of clinical white - nose sydrome: skin being digested
by the
pathogen as the fungi's fibrous segments enter a bat's wing and begin replacing its cells.
Inflammation in response to the Salmonella stressed the
pathogens themselves, and the resulting
damage promoted bacteriophage replication, followed
by rupture of the bacterial cell wall and release of the bacteriophages.
That hyper - response, Miller theorizes, is not unlike what's seen in autoimmune diseases, where the inflammation provoked
by an immune system attack proves far more
damaging than any
pathogen itself.
The
damage was inconsistent with that caused
by two known cattle
pathogens, Borna disease virus and lyssavirus, VLA researchers report in the 12 June Veterinary Record.
Intriguingly, the leaves of acacia colonized
by parasitic ants showed more leaf
damage from herbivores and microbial
pathogens than did the leaves that had mutualistic ants.
The team found that many of the molecular signals present in the blood of sick, infected patients overlap with sepsis, a condition in which the body — in response to infection
by bacteria or other
pathogens — mounts a
damaging inflammatory reaction.
«Fishing line not only causes coral tissue injuries and skeleton
damage, but also provides an additional surface for potential
pathogens to colonise, increasing their capacity to infect wounds caused
by entangled fishing line,» Dr Lamb says.
8.30 Hana Paculová CDK12 connects transcriptional regulation to DNA
damage repair pathway 8.55 Karol Kaiser Wnt secretion during nervous system development 9.20 Simona Hankeová The role of Notch signaling in vasculogenesis 10.00 Coffee break 10.30 Tomáš Doležal Extracellular adenosine regulates complex host -
pathogen interactions through the energy release for the immune response 10.55 Ondřej Bernatík and Igor Červenka Regulation of diverse function of Dvl
by phosphorylation 11.20 Jan Ryneš Dissection of Axin interactome: rational approach for control of signaling cascades via intervention with specific protein - protein interactions 12.05 Targeting opportunities: discussion & sum - up 13.00 Lunch and departure
Since the problem of
damage or the invasion of cells
by pathogens has existed nearly ab initio, maintenance and defense must have arisen early during evolution.
While some of these organisms are harmful to roots
by causing
damage or even plant death, others are beneficial and enhance nutrient acquisition and protect roots against
pathogens.
Bacterial
pathogens are well known to cause tissue
damage by colonization, induction of intense inflammation, invasion of host cells, and production of toxins [59].
In addition, the mechanism
by which the ZIKV infection can cause fetal brain
damage is not known, and some reports suggest that the virus is able to evade the normal immunoprotective responses of the placenta.15 Zika virus is not the only
pathogen associated with neonate microcephaly.
When the body is attacked
by pathogens or suffers an injury or irritation it sends substances to fight the attackers or repair the
damage.
And given the annual production and monetary
damages inflicted
by this
pathogen on wheat, this is news worth both reporting and celebrating!