Lirui Wang, Derrick E. Fouts, Peter Stärkel, Phillipp Hartmann, Peng Chen, Cristina Llorente, Jessica DePew, Kelvin Moncera, Samuel B. Ho, David A. Brenner, Lora V. Hooper, Bernd Schnabl
{"title":"Intestinal REG3 Lectins Protect against Alcoholic Steatohepatitis by Reducing Mucosa-Associated Microbiota and Preventing Bacterial Translocation","authors":"Lirui Wang, Derrick E. Fouts, Peter Stärkel, Phillipp Hartmann, Peng Chen, Cristina Llorente, Jessica DePew, Kelvin Moncera, Samuel B. Ho, David A. Brenner, Lora V. Hooper, Bernd Schnabl","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.10.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.10.011","url":null,"abstract":"(Cell Host & Microbe <em>19</em>, 227–239; February 10, 2016)","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145306205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huibin Lv, Yang Wei Huan, Qi Wen Teo, Chunke Chen, Tossapol Pholcharee, Akshita B. Gopal, Madison R. Ardagh, Jessica J. Huang, Ruipeng Lei, Xin Chen, Yuanxin Sun, Yun Sang Tang, Arjun Mehta, Mateusz Szlembarski, Kevin J. Mao, Emily X. Ma, Lucas E. Wittenborn, Meixuan Tong, Lucia A. Rodriguez, Letianchu Wang, Nicholas C. Wu
{"title":"Evolution of antibody cross-reactivity to influenza H5N1 neuraminidase from an N2-specific germline","authors":"Huibin Lv, Yang Wei Huan, Qi Wen Teo, Chunke Chen, Tossapol Pholcharee, Akshita B. Gopal, Madison R. Ardagh, Jessica J. Huang, Ruipeng Lei, Xin Chen, Yuanxin Sun, Yun Sang Tang, Arjun Mehta, Mateusz Szlembarski, Kevin J. Mao, Emily X. Ma, Lucas E. Wittenborn, Meixuan Tong, Lucia A. Rodriguez, Letianchu Wang, Nicholas C. Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.015","url":null,"abstract":"The ongoing spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus in animals and its occasional spillover to humans have raised concerns about a potential H5N1 pandemic. Although recent studies have shown that pre-existing human antibodies can recognize H5N1 neuraminidase, the molecular basis of how this cross-reactivity develops remains poorly understood. In this study, we used a phage display antibody library derived from 245 healthy donors to isolate an antibody, HB420, that cross-reacts with neuraminidases of human H3N2 and avian H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses and confers protection <em>in vivo</em>. Cryogenic electron microscopy analysis reveals that HB420 targets the neuraminidase active site by mimicking sialic acid binding through a single Asp residue. Furthermore, the inferred germline of HB420 is N2 specific but acquires cross-reactivity to H5N1 neuraminidase through somatic hypermutation. Overall, our findings provide insights into how neuraminidase antibody evolves breadth, which has important implications for the development of broadly protective influenza vaccines.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145306206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A conserved adaptor orchestrates co-secretion of synergistic type VI effectors in gut Bacteroidota","authors":"Weixun Li, Shuaining Zheng, Xiaoning Xu, Jing He, Xuyao Jiao, Mingyu Wang, Wei Hu, Shengying Li, Xianzhi Jiang, Bentley Lim, Feng Shao, Xiang Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"Interbacterial competition is crucial for shaping microbial communities and is often mediated by type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) that inject effectors into competing bacteria. T6SS effectors are released via structural proteins such as VgrG, but the secretion timing and coordination are unclear. Here, we report two effectors, BtpeA (<em>Bacteroides</em> T6SS phosphatase effector A) and BtaeB (<em>Bacteroides</em> T6SS amidase effector B), within the Bacteroidota T6SS that exert distinct cell-wall destructive activities critical for interspecies competition but whose secretion is interdependent. BtpeA and BtaeB co-secretion requires an adaptor protein, BtapC (<em>Bacteroides</em> T6SS adaptor protein C), that mediates the sequential assembly of the pre-firing complex, VgrG-BtpeA-BtaeB-BtapC. Structural analyses of this quaternary complex elucidate multi-cargo loading mechanisms with a conserved loop in BtaeB serving as a “checkpoint” to ensure BtpeA co-secretion. During mouse colonization, the combined activities of BtpeA and BtaeB significantly exceed the sum of the individual effectors. These findings unveil a T6SS-mediated co-delivery mechanism that ensures functional synergism of effectors, highlighting potential applications in modulating gut microbiota.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145247218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inter-kingdom lipid messengers sustain gut harmony","authors":"Jinglin Hou, Xinyang Song","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"In this issue of <em>Cell Host & Microbe</em>, Czauderna et al. reveal that unsaturated long-chain fatty acids (uLCFAs) accumulate in the gut during immune activation, yet are toxic to commensals, notably <em>Blautia producta</em>. Symbiont-encoded oleate hydratase converts uLCFAs into non-toxic hydroxy FAs that suppress pro-inflammatory T cells, thereby regulating immunostasis.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145241318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep learning helps fight against antibiotic resistance","authors":"Antonio Lavecchia","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"In a recent paper published in <em>Cell</em>, Krishnan et al. present a generative deep learning platform that combines graph neural network (GNN)-based fragment screening with <em>de novo</em> molecular design to identify NG1 and DN1, two lead compounds with potent <em>in vivo</em> activity against multidrug-resistant <em>N. gonorrhoeae</em> and methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"775 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145241316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metabolic tug-of-war: Mitochondria starve Toxoplasma of folate","authors":"Evie R. Hodgson, Diana Stojanovski","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"In a recent <em>Science</em> paper, Medeiros et al. describe how infected cells use mitochondria as metabolic guardians, outcompeting <em>Toxoplasma</em> parasites for folate, an essential vitamin for DNA synthesis. This metabolic immunity strategy transforms the cell’s powerhouse to an active defender, sequestering nutrients away from invaders in a metabolic tug-of-war.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145241737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Misfortunes never come singly: Microbial metabolites link heart failure and chronic kidney disease","authors":"Jingyuan Fu, Nine V.A.M. Knoers","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"Heart failure is life threatening and common in chronic kidney disease patients. In this issue,<span><span><sup>1</sup></span></span> Zheng et al. report that toxin-generating <em>E. coli</em> tryptophan metabolism induces myocardial apoptosis, contributing to heart failure risk with kidney dysfunction. The authors show that a probiotic product reduces this risk in preclinical and clinical settings.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145241319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lost and found: Reconstituting PRR immune function through co-receptor transfer","authors":"Francisco M. Gordillo-Cantón, Isabel Monte","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"Plant immune receptors hold great promise for engineering broad-spectrum disease resistance, but their effectiveness is very limited by restricted taxonomic functionality (RTF). In this issue of <em>Cell Host & Microbe</em>, Zhang et al. reveal that cross-species co-receptor transfer can overcome RTF in rice, pointing to new strategies for crop protection.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":30.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145241320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}