A round-up of preLights posts related to preprints in disease biology, posted between mid-January 2022 and mid-April 2022
Integrative single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis reveal reciprocal microglia-plasma cell crosstalk in the mouse brain during chronic Trypanosoma brucei infection by Quintana et al.
Location matters! Navigating Trypanosoma brucei infection in the mouse brain
Selected by Jessica Chevallier, read the preLight here
Selective inhibitors of JAK1 targeting a subtype-restricted allosteric cysteine by Kavanagh et al.
JAK of 1 trade: researchers discover an inhibitor selective for a Janus tyrosine kinase subtype-specific cysteine residue
Selected by Zhang-He Goh, read the preLight here
Reversible bacteriophage resistance by shedding the bacterial cell wall by Ongenae et al.
Novel bacterial defence strategy: cell wall shedding to prevent phage infection
Selected by Mandy Neumann, read the preLight here
Yersinia pestis genomes reveal plague in Britain 4,000 years ago by Swali et al.
Tracing the plague route: Ancient DNA analysis reveals the presence of Yersinia pestis genome in individuals from Britain 4,000 years ago
Selected by Niveda Udaykumar, read the preLight here
Oxycodone decreases anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus-maze test in male and female rats by Bruijnzeel et al.
Oxycodone-induced anxiolysis in rats: sex matters
Selected by Nándor Lipták, read the preLight here
Bacterial filamentation is an in vivo mechanism for cell-to-cell spreading by Tran et al.
Skilful pathogens: a bacterium that forms filaments to colonise its nematode host
Selected by Angika Basant, read the preLight here
A persistent behavioral state enables sustained predation of humans by mosquitoes by Sorrells et al.
Old papers: mosquitoes follow you by tracking CO2 you exhale
Me: I will hold my breath when a mosquito annoys me
Preprint: Mosquitoes search for up to 14 min after sensing CO2
Me: Argh!
Selected by Dinesh Natesan, read the preLight here
Differential mosquito attraction to humans is associated with skin-derived carboxylic acid levels by De Obaldia et al.
The answer to a buzzing question: Why are some people more attractive to mosquitoes than others?
Selected by Kristina Kuhbandner, read the preLight here
