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Within-host evolution of a gut pathobiont facilitates liver translocation
Yang Y, Nguyen M, Khetrapal V, Sonnert ND, Martin AL, Chen H, Kriegel MA, Palm NW. Within-host evolution of a gut pathobiont facilitates liver translocation. Nature 2022, 607: 563-570. PMID: 35831502, PMCID: PMC9308686, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04949-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost evolutionGene expression programsCell wall structureNon-synonymous mutationsComparative genomicsIndependent lineagesExperimental evolutionExpression programsDivergent evolutionRegulatory genesBacterial behaviorCritical regulatorBacterial translocationGut commensalsTranslocationE. gallinarumMesenteric lymph nodesInitiation of inflammationImmune evasionWall structureEvade DetectionMucosal nicheLactobacillus reuteriCommensalGut microbiota
2021
Malignant T Cell Activation by a Bacillus Species Isolated from Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Lesions
Dehner CA, Ruff WE, Greiling T, Pereira MS, Redanz S, McNiff J, Girardi M, Kriegel MA. Malignant T Cell Activation by a Bacillus Species Isolated from Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Lesions. JID Innovations 2021, 2: 100084. PMID: 35199089, PMCID: PMC8844718, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2021.100084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT cell activationSkin microbiotaAppropriate genetic backgroundCell activationBacillus speciesCutaneous T-cell lymphoma lesionsUnique microbiotaHuman commensalGenetic backgroundCell explantsClonal T-cell proliferationSkin-homing CD4T-cell lymphomaAdaptive immune responsesCell interactionsT cell proliferationT cell interactionsEnvironmental factorsMicrobial triggersMicrobiotaCommensalCTCL lesionsLymphoma lesionsCytokine secretion