A well-balanced human diet includes a significant intake of non-starch polysaccharides,
collectively termed ‘dietary fibre’, from the cell walls of diverse fruits and vegetables 1 . Owing to …

Sucrose is the main form of assimilated carbon which is produced during photosynthesis and
then transported from source to sink tissues via the phloem. This disaccharide is known to …

The critical importance of gastrointestinal microbes to digestion of dietary fiber in humans
and other mammals has been appreciated for decades. Symbiotic microorganisms expand …

Polysaccharide utilization loci (PUL) within the genomes of resident human gut Bacteroidetes
are central to the metabolism of the otherwise indigestible complex carbohydrates known …

While the standard regimen of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 includes two
doses administered 3 weeks apart, some public health authorities are spacing these doses, …

Severe SARS-CoV-2 infections are characterized by lymphopenia, but the mechanisms involved
are still elusive. Based on our knowledge of HIV pathophysiology, we hypothesized that …

Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are effective in treating COVID-19, but the mechanism of
immune protection is not fully understood. Here, we applied live bioluminescence imaging (BLI) …

Emerging evidence indicates that both neutralizing and Fc-mediated effector functions of
antibodies contribute to protection against SARS-CoV-2. It is unclear whether Fc-effector …

The standard regimen of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 includes two doses
administered three weeks apart. However, some public health authorities spaced these …

Emerging variants of concern for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
can transmit more efficiently and partially evade protective immune responses, …