Nature Communications
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A Parasite’s Structural Proteins Shed Light on its Perplexing Physiology
Research on understudied proteins in Toxoplasma gondii gives researchers new insights into how this parasite maintains its structural stability and provides a tool for studying a structure previously observed only through electron microscopy
IT’S ALL A MATTER OF TIMING: VIRUS REPLICATION AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS.
Our circadian clock controls many physiological functions, including our metabolism and immune responses. Since our susceptibility to infection is dependent on the time of day, can viruses exploit circadian pathways to their advantage? Our study shows how the circadian regulators Bmal1 and Rev-Erbα regulate flavivirus replication.
