Yi Yang
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Research
Publications
2025
Translocating gut pathobiont Enterococcus gallinarum induces TH17 and IgG3 anti-RNA–directed autoimmunity in mouse and human
Gronke K, Nguyen M, Fuhrmann H, Santamaria de Souza N, Schumacher J, Pereira M, Löschberger U, Brinkhege A, Becker N, Yang Y, Sonnert N, Leopold S, Martin A, von Münchow-Klein L, Pessoa Rodrigues C, Cansever D, Hallet R, Richter K, Schubert D, Daniel G, Dylus D, Forkel M, Schwinge D, Schramm C, Redanz S, Lassen K, Manfredo Vieira S, Piali L, Palm N, Bieniossek C, Kriegel M. Translocating gut pathobiont Enterococcus gallinarum induces TH17 and IgG3 anti-RNA–directed autoimmunity in mouse and human. Science Translational Medicine 2025, 17: eadj6294. PMID: 39908347, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adj6294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesToll-like receptor 8Gut pathobiontsHuman adaptive immune responseLong-term sequelaeAdaptive immune responsesHuman T cellsChronic autoimmune diseaseHuman monocyte activationContribution to autoimmunityAutoimmune hepatitisAutoantibody titersAnti-E.Autoimmune pathophysiologyLupus modelT-helperLifelong immunosuppressionTargeted therapyT cellsDisease activityLupus erythematosusAutoantibody responseMonocyte activationImmune responseChildren who develop celiac disease are predicted to exhibit distinct metabolic pathways among their gut microbiota years before diagnosis
Kelley K, Dogru D, Huang Q, Yang Y, Palm N, Altindis E, Ludvigsson J. Children who develop celiac disease are predicted to exhibit distinct metabolic pathways among their gut microbiota years before diagnosis. Microbiology Spectrum 2025, 13: e01468-24. PMID: 39902908, PMCID: PMC11878042, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01468-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBifidobacterium dentium,CD progressorsGut microbiomeMetabolic pathwaysCeliac diseaseAged 1Healthy childrenAge-matched healthy childrenGut microbiome dataHigher alpha diversityCD pathogenesisGut microbiome developmentFecal samplesGut microbiome differencesProspective cohort studyGenetically predisposed individualsBacterial pathogenesisAssociated with CDAlpha diversityMicrobiome dataMicrobiota modulationImmune dysregulationPediatric CDMicrobiome developmentHLA genotypes
2024
A microbiota derived metabolite and pediatric celiac disease pathogenesis
Kelley K, Girdhar K, Dogru Y, Yang Y, Tolstikov V, Kiebish M, Palm N, Ludvigsson J, Soto G, Zhang M, Altindis E. A microbiota derived metabolite and pediatric celiac disease pathogenesis. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 0798_4966-0798_4966. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.212.supp.0798.4966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD progressorsCeliac diseaseLamina propriaVillous atrophyTaurodeoxycholic acidOverexpress IL-15HLA-DQ8 moleculesIncreased IgA responsesNatural killer cellsHLA-DQ8 allelesProspective cohort studyPathogenesis of CDC57BL/B6 micePlasma metabolomeCD4+T cellsKiller cellsT cellsCeliac disease pathogenesisIL-15Autoimmune conditionsHLA-DQ8HLA-DQ2Intraepithelial lymphocytesVilli/crypt ratioCohort studyIntranasal neomycin evokes broad-spectrum antiviral immunity in the upper respiratory tract
Mao T, Kim J, Peña-Hernández M, Valle G, Moriyama M, Luyten S, Ott I, Gomez-Calvo M, Gehlhausen J, Baker E, Israelow B, Slade M, Sharma L, Liu W, Ryu C, Korde A, Lee C, Monteiro V, Lucas C, Dong H, Yang Y, Initiative Y, Gopinath S, Wilen C, Palm N, Dela Cruz C, Iwasaki A, Vogels C, Hahn A, Chen N, Breban M, Koch T, Chaguza C, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Peaper D, Landry M, Schulz W, Grubaugh N. Intranasal neomycin evokes broad-spectrum antiviral immunity in the upper respiratory tract. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2319566121. PMID: 38648490, PMCID: PMC11067057, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2319566121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon-stimulated genesRespiratory infectionsStrains of influenza A virusTreatment of respiratory viral infectionsRespiratory virus infectionsInfluenza A virusMouse model of COVID-19Respiratory viral infectionsNeomycin treatmentExpression of interferon-stimulated genesUpper respiratory infectionInterferon-stimulated gene expressionLower respiratory infectionsBroad spectrum of diseasesAdministration of neomycinRespiratory viral diseasesDisease to patientsUpper respiratory tractIntranasal deliveryCongenic miceIntranasal applicationNasal mucosaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2A virusA host–microbiota interactome reveals extensive transkingdom connectivity
Sonnert N, Rosen C, Ghazi A, Franzosa E, Duncan-Lowey B, González-Hernández J, Huck J, Yang Y, Dai Y, Rice T, Nguyen M, Song D, Cao Y, Martin A, Bielecka A, Fischer S, Guan C, Oh J, Huttenhower C, Ring A, Palm N. A host–microbiota interactome reveals extensive transkingdom connectivity. Nature 2024, 628: 171-179. PMID: 38509360, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07162-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNiche colonizationHost–microorganism interactionsHost-microbiota interactionsInvade host tissuesStrain-specific interactionsHost cells in vitroConspecific strainsEffect of indigenous microorganismsHost biologyHost proteinsSecreted proteinsCommensal microorganismsExoproteinsBacterial strainsDiverse phylogenyMolecular basisMyriad microorganismsTissue of originTissue isolationCells in vitroInteractomeBinding patternsHost tissuesBiological logicHost immune system in vivo
2022
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 microbiotaInterspecies commensal interactions have nonlinear impacts on host immunity
Rice TA, Bielecka AA, Nguyen MT, Rosen CE, Song D, Sonnert ND, Yang Y, Cao Y, Khetrapal V, Catanzaro JR, Martin AL, Rashed SA, Leopold SR, Hao L, Yu X, van Dijk D, Ring AM, Flavell RA, de Zoete MR, Palm NW. Interspecies commensal interactions have nonlinear impacts on host immunity. Cell Host & Microbe 2022, 30: 988-1002.e6. PMID: 35640610, PMCID: PMC9283318, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunological outcomesCell activationIntestinal epithelial cell activationInflammatory bowel disease patientsBowel disease patientsDendritic cell activationMesenteric lymph nodesSystemic antibody responsesEpithelial cell activationImmunological milieuLymph nodesAntibody responseDisease patientsAkkermansia muciniphilaGnotobiotic miceHost immunityCommensal microbesHuman cohortsHuman gut bacteriaGut bacteriaMiceAllobaculumMuciniphilaDiseaseIncomplete penetranceHigh-throughput identification of autoantibodies that target the human exoproteome
Wang EY, Dai Y, Rosen CE, Schmitt MM, Dong MX, Ferré EMN, Liu F, Yang Y, González-Hernández JA, Meffre E, Hinchcliff M, Koumpouras F, Lionakis MS, Ring AM. High-throughput identification of autoantibodies that target the human exoproteome. Cell Reports Methods 2022, 2: 100172. PMID: 35360706, PMCID: PMC8967185, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1Specific clinical manifestationsPatient health outcomesSyndrome type 1Numerous autoantibodiesUnidentified autoantibodiesLupus erythematosusClinical manifestationsHuman extracellular proteinsAPS-1Potent biological effectsAutoantibodiesHealth outcomesDisease severityAntigen profilingType 1Patient samplesFunctional effectsPatientsBiological effectsYeast surface display libraryDisplay libraryCell signalingSurface display library
2019
A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology
Chen H, Nwe PK, Yang Y, Rosen CE, Bielecka AA, Kuchroo M, Cline GW, Kruse AC, Ring AM, Crawford JM, Palm NW. A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology. Cell 2019, 177: 1217-1231.e18. PMID: 31006530, PMCID: PMC6536006, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost physiologyBioactive microbial metabolitesHuman gut bacteriaHost sensingProlific producersG proteinsGut microbiota metabolitesBlood-brain barrierL-PheMicrobial metabolitesOrphan GPCRsGut bacteriaColonic motilityInhibitor administrationMicrobiota metabolitesIntestinal microbiotaSmall moleculesDietary histidineBacteriaPhysiologyMicrobiota metabolomeMetabolitesGPR97Orthogonal approachGPCRs
2017
Nlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells
Zhu S, Ding S, Wang P, Wei Z, Pan W, Palm NW, Yang Y, Yu H, Li HB, Wang G, Lei X, de Zoete MR, Zhao J, Zheng Y, Chen H, Zhao Y, Jurado KA, Feng N, Shan L, Kluger Y, Lu J, Abraham C, Fikrig E, Greenberg HB, Flavell RA. Nlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells. Nature 2017, 546: 667-670. PMID: 28636595, PMCID: PMC5787375, DOI: 10.1038/nature22967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCaspase 1DEAD-box RNA HelicasesEpithelial CellsFemaleImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInterleukin-18Intestinal MucosaIntestinesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPyroptosisReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, Double-StrandedRotavirusRotavirus Infections