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Infection and Immunity in Animals

A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 1104

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Wanglong Zheng

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College Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Interests: infection and immunity; innate immune signaling; comparative immunology; anti-viral immunity
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

(1) We are pleased to invite you to contribute a paper related to our topic, entitled "Infection and Immunity in Animals".

Infectious diseases are considered the largest threat to sustainable development, especially for animals reared in groups or flocks, as infection in one animal can infect the whole herd. Therefore, the prevention and control of animal infection diseases not only meet the urgent needs of animal welfare and the sustainable development of the animal breeding industry, but also benefit human health and societal stability. The method by which to efficiently combat infectious agents, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites, is now more important than ever. Understanding the mechanisms of pathogenesis caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites plays a key role in preventing infectious diseases in animals.

(2) This Special Issue aims to present the latest findings regarding host–pathogen interaction and will cover all topics concerning the pathogenesis, virulence, and control strategies of animal epidemic disease.

(3) In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: infectious diseases of animals and immunity of animals.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Wanglong Zheng
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • pathogenesis
  • bacterium
  • virus
  • parasite
  • innate immunity
  • adaptive immunity
  • immune evasion
  • animal epidemic disease

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How Does African Swine Fever Virus Evade the cGAS-STING Pathway?
by Can Lin, Chenyang Zhang, Nanhua Chen, François Meurens, Jianzhong Zhu and Wanglong Zheng
Pathogens 2024, 13(11), 957; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13110957 - 2 Nov 2024
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African swine fever (ASF), a highly infectious and devastating disease affecting both domestic pigs and wild boars, is caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV). ASF has resulted in rapid global spread of the disease, leading to significant economic losses within the [...] Read more.
African swine fever (ASF), a highly infectious and devastating disease affecting both domestic pigs and wild boars, is caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV). ASF has resulted in rapid global spread of the disease, leading to significant economic losses within the swine industry. A significant obstacle to the creation of safe and effective ASF vaccines is the existing knowledge gap regarding the pathogenesis of ASFV and its mechanisms of immune evasion. The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway is a major pathway mediating type I interferon (IFN) antiviral immune response against infections by diverse classes of pathogens that contain DNA or generate DNA in their life cycles. To evade the host’s innate immune response, ASFV encodes many proteins that inhibit the production of type I IFN by antagonizing the cGAS-STING signaling pathway. Multiple proteins of ASFV are involved in promoting viral replication by protein–protein interaction during ASFV infection. The protein QP383R could impair the function of cGAS. The proteins EP364R, C129R and B175L could disturb the function of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP). The proteins E248R, L83L, MGF505-11L, MGF505-7R, H240R, CD2v, E184L, B175L and p17 could interfere with the function of STING. The proteins MGF360-11L, MGF505-7R, I215L, DP96R, A151R and S273R could affect the function of TANK Binding Kinase 1 (TBK1) and IκB kinase ε (IKKε). The proteins MGF360-14L, M1249L, E120R, S273R, D129L, E301R, DP96R, MGF505-7R and I226R could inhibit the function of Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 (IRF3). The proteins MGF360-12L, MGF505-7R/A528R, UBCv1 and A238L could inhibit the function of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-Κb). Full article
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