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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Elaborate sexual signals are thought to have evolved and be maintained to
serve as honest indicators of signaller quality. One measure of quality is health,
which can be affected by parasite infection. Cnemaspis mysoriensis is a diurnal
gecko that is often infested with ectoparasites in the wild, and males of this
species express visual (coloured gular patches) and chemical (femoral gland secretions)
traits that receivers could assess during social interactions. In this paper,
we tested whether ectoparasites affect individual health, and whether signal quality
is an indicator of ectoparasite levels. In wild lizards, we found that ectoparasite
level was negatively correlated with body condition in both sexes. Moreover, some
characteristics of both visual and chemical traits in males were strongly associated
with ectoparasite levels. Specifically, males with higher ectoparasite levels
had yellow gular patches with lower brightness and chroma, and chemical secretions
with a lower proportion of aromatic compounds. We then determined whether ectoparasite
levels in males influence female behaviour. Using sequential choice trials, wherein
females were provided with either the visual or the chemical signals of wild-caught
males that varied in ectoparasite level, we found that only chemical secretions
evoked an elevated female response towards less parasitised males. Simultaneous
choice trials in which females were exposed to the chemical secretions from males
that varied in parasite level further confirmed a preference for males with lower
parasites loads. Overall, we find that although health (body condition) or ectoparasite
load can be honestly advertised through multiple modalities, the parasite-mediated
female response is exclusively driven by chemical signals.
acknowledgement: "We thank Anuradha Batabyal and Shakilur Kabir for scientific discussions,
and help with sampling and colour analyses. We thank Muralidhar and the central
LCMS facility of the IISc for their technical support with the GCMS.\r\nResearch
funding was provided by the Department of Science and Technology Fund for Improvement
of S&T Infrastructure (DST-FIST), the Department of Biotechnology-Indian Institute
of Science (DBT-IISc) partnership program and a Science and Engineering Research
Board (SERB) grant to M.T. (EMR/2017/002228). Open Access funding provided by Indian
Institute of Science. Deposited in PMC for immediate release."
article_number: jeb246217
article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal)
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Arka
full_name: Pal, Arka
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last_name: Pal
orcid: 0000-0002-4530-8469
- first_name: Mihir
full_name: Joshi, Mihir
last_name: Joshi
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Thaker, Maria
last_name: Thaker
citation:
ama: Pal A, Joshi M, Thaker M. Too much information? Males convey parasite levels
using more signal modalities than females utilise. Journal of Experimental
Biology. 2024;227(1). doi:10.1242/jeb.246217
apa: Pal, A., Joshi, M., & Thaker, M. (2024). Too much information? Males convey
parasite levels using more signal modalities than females utilise. Journal
of Experimental Biology. The Company of Biologists. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.246217
chicago: Pal, Arka, Mihir Joshi, and Maria Thaker. “Too Much Information? Males
Convey Parasite Levels Using More Signal Modalities than Females Utilise.” Journal
of Experimental Biology. The Company of Biologists, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.246217.
ieee: A. Pal, M. Joshi, and M. Thaker, “Too much information? Males convey parasite
levels using more signal modalities than females utilise,” Journal of Experimental
Biology, vol. 227, no. 1. The Company of Biologists, 2024.
ista: Pal A, Joshi M, Thaker M. 2024. Too much information? Males convey parasite
levels using more signal modalities than females utilise. Journal of Experimental
Biology. 227(1), jeb246217.
mla: Pal, Arka, et al. “Too Much Information? Males Convey Parasite Levels Using
More Signal Modalities than Females Utilise.” Journal of Experimental Biology,
vol. 227, no. 1, jeb246217, The Company of Biologists, 2024, doi:10.1242/jeb.246217.
short: A. Pal, M. Joshi, M. Thaker, Journal of Experimental Biology 227 (2024).
date_created: 2024-01-22T08:14:49Z
date_published: 2024-01-10T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-01-23T12:13:08Z
day: '10'
ddc:
- '570'
department:
- _id: NiBa
doi: 10.1242/jeb.246217
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- '38054353'
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keyword:
- Insect Science
- Molecular Biology
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Aquatic Science
- Physiology
- Ecology
- Evolution
- Behavior and Systematics
language:
- iso: eng
month: '01'
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title: Too much information? Males convey parasite levels using more signal modalities
than females utilise
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---
_id: '10639'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: With more than 80 members worldwide, the Orthobunyavirus genus in the Peribunyaviridae
family is a large genus of enveloped RNA viruses, many of which are emerging pathogens
in humans and livestock. How orthobunyaviruses (OBVs) penetrate and infect mammalian
host cells remains poorly characterized. Here, we investigated the entry mechanisms
of the OBV Germiston (GERV). Viral particles were visualized by cryo-electron
microscopy and appeared roughly spherical with an average diameter of 98 nm. Labeling
of the virus with fluorescent dyes did not adversely affect its infectivity and
allowed the monitoring of single particles in fixed and live cells. Using this
approach, we found that endocytic internalization of bound viruses was asynchronous
and occurred within 30-40 min. The virus entered Rab5a+ early endosomes and, subsequently,
late endosomal vacuoles containing Rab7a but not LAMP-1. Infectious entry did
not require proteolytic cleavage, and endosomal acidification was sufficient and
necessary for viral fusion. Acid-activated penetration began 15-25 min after initiation
of virus internalization and relied on maturation of early endosomes to late endosomes.
The optimal pH for viral membrane fusion was slightly below 6.0, and penetration
was hampered when the potassium influx was abolished. Overall, our study provides
real-time visualization of GERV entry into host cells and demonstrates the importance
of late endosomal maturation in facilitating OBV penetration.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: This work was supported by INRAE starter funds, Project IDEXLYON (University of Lyon)
within the Programme Investissements d’Avenir (ANR-16-IDEX-0005), and FINOVIAO14
(Fondation pour l’Université de Lyon), all to P.Y.L. This work was also supported by
CellNetworks Research Group funds and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) funding
(grant numbers LO-2338/1-1 and LO-2338/3-1) awarded to P.Y.L., Austrian Science Fund
(FWF) grant P31445 to F.K.M.S., a Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC;no. 201904910701)
fellowship to Q.X., and a ministére de l’enseignement supérieur, de la recherche et de
l’innovation (MESRI) doctoral thesis grant to M.D.
article_number: e02146-21
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Stefan
full_name: Windhaber, Stefan
last_name: Windhaber
- first_name: Qilin
full_name: Xin, Qilin
last_name: Xin
- first_name: Zina M.
full_name: Uckeley, Zina M.
last_name: Uckeley
- first_name: Jana
full_name: Koch, Jana
last_name: Koch
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Obr, Martin
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last_name: Obr
- first_name: Céline
full_name: Garnier, Céline
last_name: Garnier
- first_name: Catherine
full_name: Luengo-Guyonnot, Catherine
last_name: Luengo-Guyonnot
- first_name: Maëva
full_name: Duboeuf, Maëva
last_name: Duboeuf
- first_name: Florian KM
full_name: Schur, Florian KM
id: 48AD8942-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Schur
orcid: 0000-0003-4790-8078
- first_name: Pierre-Yves
full_name: Lozach, Pierre-Yves
last_name: Lozach
citation:
ama: Windhaber S, Xin Q, Uckeley ZM, et al. The Orthobunyavirus Germiston enters
host cells from late endosomes. Journal of Virology. 2022;96(5). doi:10.1128/jvi.02146-21
apa: Windhaber, S., Xin, Q., Uckeley, Z. M., Koch, J., Obr, M., Garnier, C., … Lozach,
P.-Y. (2022). The Orthobunyavirus Germiston enters host cells from late endosomes.
Journal of Virology. American Society for Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02146-21
chicago: Windhaber, Stefan, Qilin Xin, Zina M. Uckeley, Jana Koch, Martin Obr, Céline
Garnier, Catherine Luengo-Guyonnot, Maëva Duboeuf, Florian KM Schur, and Pierre-Yves
Lozach. “The Orthobunyavirus Germiston Enters Host Cells from Late Endosomes.”
Journal of Virology. American Society for Microbiology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02146-21.
ieee: S. Windhaber et al., “The Orthobunyavirus Germiston enters host cells
from late endosomes,” Journal of Virology, vol. 96, no. 5. American Society
for Microbiology, 2022.
ista: Windhaber S, Xin Q, Uckeley ZM, Koch J, Obr M, Garnier C, Luengo-Guyonnot
C, Duboeuf M, Schur FK, Lozach P-Y. 2022. The Orthobunyavirus Germiston enters
host cells from late endosomes. Journal of Virology. 96(5), e02146-21.
mla: Windhaber, Stefan, et al. “The Orthobunyavirus Germiston Enters Host Cells
from Late Endosomes.” Journal of Virology, vol. 96, no. 5, e02146-21, American
Society for Microbiology, 2022, doi:10.1128/jvi.02146-21.
short: S. Windhaber, Q. Xin, Z.M. Uckeley, J. Koch, M. Obr, C. Garnier, C. Luengo-Guyonnot,
M. Duboeuf, F.K. Schur, P.-Y. Lozach, Journal of Virology 96 (2022).
date_created: 2022-01-18T10:04:18Z
date_published: 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-02T13:52:33Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: FlSc
doi: 10.1128/jvi.02146-21
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- '000779305000033'
pmid:
- '35019710'
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isi: 1
issue: '5'
keyword:
- virology
- insect science
- immunology
- microbiology
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906410
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
pmid: 1
project:
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call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: P31445
name: Structural conservation and diversity in retroviral capsid
publication: Journal of Virology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1098-5514
issn:
- 0022-538X
publication_status: published
publisher: American Society for Microbiology
quality_controlled: '1'
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title: The Orthobunyavirus Germiston enters host cells from late endosomes
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