2024
An atlas of human vector-borne microbe interactions reveals pathogenicity mechanisms
Hart T, Sonnert N, Tang X, Chaurasia R, Allen P, Hunt J, Read C, Johnson E, Arora G, Dai Y, Cui Y, Chuang Y, Yu Q, Rahman M, Mendes M, Rolandelli A, Singh P, Tripathi A, Ben Mamoun C, Caimano M, Radolf J, Lin Y, Fingerle V, Margos G, Pal U, Johnson R, Pedra J, Azad A, Salje J, Dimopoulos G, Vinetz J, Carlyon J, Palm N, Fikrig E, Ring A. An atlas of human vector-borne microbe interactions reveals pathogenicity mechanisms. Cell 2024, 187: 4113-4127.e13. PMID: 38876107, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell invasionHost-microbe interactionsArthropod-borne pathogensHost sensingMicrobe interactionsTranscriptional regulationLyme disease spirocheteMicrobial interactionsExtracellular proteinsMicrobial pathogenesisEpidermal growth factorTissue colonizationEnvironmental cuesBacterial selectivityIntracellular pathogensPutative interactionsNext-generation therapeuticsPathogensFunctional investigationsInteractomeVector-borne diseasesImmune evasionPathogenic mechanismsStrainUnmet medical need
2020
A Class II-Restricted CD8γ13 T-Cell Clone Protects During Chlamydia muridarum Genital Tract Infection
Johnson RM, Olivares-Strank N, Peng G. A Class II-Restricted CD8γ13 T-Cell Clone Protects During Chlamydia muridarum Genital Tract Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 221: 1895-1906. PMID: 31899500, PMCID: PMC7213565, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionCD8 T cellsT cell clonesChlamydia muridarum Genital Tract InfectionMHC class IIT cellsTract infectionsClass IIClass IAntigen-specific CD8 T cellsChlamydia genital tract infectionCD8 T cell clonesCD4 T cell numbersMajor histocompatibility complex class IAdoptive transfer studiesT cell numbersT cell responsesHistocompatibility complex class IComplex class IBacterial clearanceIL-13IL-5ImmunopathologyIntracellular pathogensInfection