Recent Faculty Publications
Our research has been published in a variety of national and international peer-reviewed journals.
- Tchalla EYI, Bhalla M, Wohlfert EA, Bou Ghanem EN. Neutrophils are required during immunization with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for protective antibody responses and host defense against infection. J Infect Dis. 2020
- Brauer AL, Learman BS, Armbruster CE. Ynt is the primary nickel import system used by Proteus mirabilis and specifically contributes to fitness by supplying nickel for urease activity. Mol Microbiol. 2020
- Siwapornchai N, Lee JN, Tchalla EYI, Bhalla M, Yeoh JH, Roggensack SE, Leong JM, Bou Ghanem EN. Extracellular adenosine enhances the ability of PMNs to kill Streptococcus pneumoniae by inhibiting IL-10 production. J Leukoc Biol. 2020
- Hashimoto H, Kafková L, Raczkowski A, Jordan KD, Read LK, Debler EW. Structural Basis of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase Activation by a Catalytically Dead Homolog (Prozyme). J Mol Biol. 2020; 432(2)
- Learman BS, Brauer AL, Eaton KA, Armbruster CE. A Rare Opportunist, Morganella morganii, Decreases Severity of Polymicrobial Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. Infect Immun. 2019; 88(1)
- Bhalla M, Hui Yeoh J, Lamneck C, Herring SE, Tchalla EYI, Heinzinger LR, Leong JM, Bou Ghanem EN. A1 adenosine receptor signaling reduces Streptococcus pneumoniae adherence to pulmonary epithelial cells by targeting expression of platelet-activating factor receptor. Cell Microbiol. 2019
- Leipheimer J, Bloom ALM, Campomizzi CS, Salei Y, Panepinto JC. Translational Regulation Promotes Oxidative Stress Resistance in the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. mBio. 2019; 10(6)
- Bloom ALM, Jin RM, Leipheimer J, Bard JE, Yergeau D, Wohlfert EA, Panepinto JC. Thermotolerance in the pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is linked to antigen masking via mRNA decay-dependent reprogramming. Nat Commun. 2019; 10(1)
- Leipheimer J, Bloom ALM, Panepinto JC. Protein Kinases at the Intersection of Translation and Virulence. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019; 9
- Armbruster CE, Forsyth VS, Johnson AO, Smith SN, White AN, Brauer AL, Learman BS, Zhao L, Wu W, Anderson MT, Bachman MA, Mobley HLT. Twin arginine translocation, ammonia incorporation, and polyamine biosynthesis are crucial for Proteus mirabilis fitness during bloodstream infection. PLoS Pathog. 2019; 15(4)
- Lis A, Wiley M, Vaughan J, Gray PC, Blader IJ. The Activin Receptor, Activin-Like Kinase 4, Mediates Toxoplasma Gondii Activation of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019; 9
- Brauer AL White AN Learman BS Johnson AO Armbruster CE. d-Serine Degradation by Proteus mirabilis Contributes to Fitness during Single-Species and Polymicrobial Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection.. mSphere. 2019; 4(1)
- Sarute N, Ibrahim N, Medegan Fagla B, Lavanya M, Cuevas C, Stavrou S, Otkiran-Clare G, Tyynismaa H, Henao-Mejia J, Ross SR. TRIM2, a novel member of the antiviral family, limits New World arenavirus entry. PLoS Biol. 2019; 17(2)
- Nganje CN, Haynes SA, Qabar CM, Lent RC, Bou Ghanem EN, Shainheit MG. PepN is a non-essential, cell wall-localized protein that contributes to neutrophil elastase-mediated killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae. PLoS One. 2019; 14(2)
- Baptista CG, Lis A, Deng B, Gas-Pascual E, Dittmar A, Sigurdson W, West CM, Blader IJ. Toxoplasma F-box protein 1 is required for daughter cell scaffold function during parasite replication. PLoS Pathog. 2019; 15(7)
- Florimond C, Cordonnier C, Taujale R, van der Wel H, Kannan N, West CM, Blader IJ. A Toxoplasma Prolyl Hydroxylase Mediates Oxygen Stress Responses by Regulating Translation Elongation. MBio. 2019; 10(2)
- Bou Ghanem EN. mSphere of Influence: Adenosine in Host Defense against Bacterial Pneumonia-Friend or Foe? mSphere. 2019; 4(4)
- Scott EJ, Luke-Marshall NR, Campagnari AA, Dyer DW. Draft Genome Sequence of Pediatric Otitis Media Isolate Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain EF3030, Which Forms In Vitro Biofilms That Closely Mimic In Vivo Biofilms. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019; 8(2)
- Imperiale MJ, Blader IJ. An Expanded Platform for Young Scientists. mSphere. 2019; 4(5)
- McAdams NM, Harrison GL, Tylec BL, Ammerman ML, Chen R, Sun Y, Read LK. MRB10130 is a RESC assembly factor that promotes kinetoplastid RNA editing initiation and progression. RNA. 2019; 25(9)
