“FAGOMA: Spanish Network of Bacteriophages and Transducer Elements”—V Meeting Report

The Spanish Network of Bacteriophages and Transducer Elements (FAGOMA) was created to answer the need of Spanish scientists working on phages to exchange knowledge and find synergies. Seven years and five meetings later, the network has become a fruitful forum where groups working on distinct aspects of phage research (structural and molecular biology, diversity, gene transfer and evolution, virus–host interactions, clinical, biotechnological and industrial applications) present their work and find new avenues for collaboration. The network has recently increased its visibility and activity by getting in touch with the French Phage Network (Phages.fr) and with different national and international scientific institutions. Here, we present a summary of the fifth meeting of the FAGOMA network, held in October 2018 in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), in which the participants shared some of their latest results and discussed future challenges of phage research.

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Alphaherpesviruses: Molecular Biology, Host Interactions and Control

10.21775/9781913652555 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Host Interactions ◽

And Control

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Stress goes Far East: meeting report of the Sixth International Workshop on the Molecular Biology of Stress Responses

Cell Stress and Chaperones ◽

10.1007/s12192-008-0080-y ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 227-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Skorn Mongkolsuk ◽

Wolfgang Schumann

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Stress Responses ◽

International Workshop ◽

Far East ◽

Meeting Report ◽

Sixth International Workshop ◽

Sixth International

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When the Cell Stress Society International became South American: meeting report of the IX International Workshop on the Molecular Biology of Stress Responses

Cell Stress and Chaperones ◽

10.1007/s12192-012-0372-0 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 3-9

Author(s):

Mario D. Galigniana

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Stress Responses ◽

International Workshop ◽

Cell Stress ◽

Meeting Report ◽

South American

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF BACTERIOPHAGES T3 AND T7: ROLE OF EARLY PHAGE GENES FOR VIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS

Gene Function ◽

10.1016/b978-0-08-023175-4.50037-1 ◽

1979 ◽

pp. 347-351 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Detlev H. Krüger ◽

Hans A. Rosenthal

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Host Interactions

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Twelfth International Foamy Virus Conference—Meeting Report

Viruses ◽

10.3390/v11020134 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 134 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ottmar Herchenröder ◽

Martin Löchelt ◽

Florence Buseyne ◽

Antoine Gessain ◽

Marcelo A. Soares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Viral Vectors ◽

Foamy Virus ◽

Meeting Report ◽

Virus Structure ◽

Host Interactions ◽

Research Areas ◽

Current State ◽

Foamy Viruses ◽

Viral Host Interactions ◽

Human Primate

The 12th International Foamy Virus Conference took place on August 30–31, 2018 at the Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. The meeting included presentations on current research on non-human primate and non-primate foamy viruses (FVs; also called spumaretroviruses) as well as keynote talks on related research areas in retroviruses. The taxonomy of foamy viruses was updated earlier this year to create five new genera in the subfamily, Spumaretrovirinae, based on their animal hosts. Research on viruses from different genera was presented on topics of potential relevance to human health, such as natural infections and cross-species transmission, replication, and viral-host interactions in particular with the immune system, dual retrovirus infections, virus structure and biology, and viral vectors for gene therapy. This article provides an overview of the current state-of-the-field, summarizes the meeting highlights, and presents some important questions that need to be addressed in the future.

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A Spotlight on Viruses—Application of Click Chemistry to Visualize Virus-Cell Interactions

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules24030481 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 481 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Thorsten Müller ◽

Volkan Sakin ◽

Barbara Müller

Keyword(s):

Click Chemistry ◽

Defense Mechanisms ◽

Fluorescent Labeling ◽

Cell Interactions ◽

Fluorescent Label ◽

Host Interactions ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Genetic Code Expansion ◽

Single Virus Tracking ◽

Microscopy Techniques

The replication of a virus within its host cell involves numerous interactions between viral and cellular factors, which have to be tightly controlled in space and time. The intricate interplay between viral exploitation of cellular pathways and the intrinsic host defense mechanisms is difficult to unravel by traditional bulk approaches. In recent years, novel fluorescence microscopy techniques and single virus tracking have transformed the investigation of dynamic virus-host interactions. A prerequisite for the application of these imaging-based methods is the attachment of a fluorescent label to the structure of interest. However, their small size, limited coding capacity and multifunctional proteins render viruses particularly challenging targets for fluorescent labeling approaches. Click chemistry in conjunction with genetic code expansion provides virologists with a novel toolbox for site-specific, minimally invasive labeling of virion components, whose potential has just recently begun to be exploited. Here, we summarize recent achievements, current developments and future challenges for the labeling of viral nucleic acids, proteins, glycoproteins or lipids using click chemistry in order to study dynamic processes in virus-cell interactions.

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The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Starch Synthesis in Cereals

Functional Plant Biology ◽

10.1071/pp9950647 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 647 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

MK Morell ◽

S Rahman ◽

SL Abrahams ◽

R Appels

Keyword(s):

Molecular Biology ◽

Starch Synthesis ◽

Industrial Applications ◽

Molecular Structures ◽

End User ◽

Biochemical Processes ◽

Starch Quality ◽

Molecular Events ◽

Wide Range ◽

Broad Outline

Starch is a key constituent of plant products finding utility as both a major component of a wide range of staple and processed foods, and as a feedstock for industrial processes. While there has traditionally been a focus on the quantity of starch production, starch quality is of increasing importance to the end-user as consumer demands become more sophisticated and as the range of industrial applications of starch broadens. Determinants of starch quality include the amylose to amylopectin ratio, the distribution of molecular structures within these fractions, and the packaging of the starch in granules. The biochemical processes involved in the transformation of the sucrose delivered to the endosperm cytosol to starch in the amyloplast are understood in broad outline. The importance of particular isoenzymes or processes to the production of starches of specific structures are, however, not well understood. This paper reviews aspects of the physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of starch in plants, with an emphasis on the synthesis of starch in the cereal endosperm. Progress in understanding the linkages between the molecular events in starch synthesis and developing strategies for the manipulation of starch quantity and quality in cereals are discussed.

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